Layout1. 1-2 pages in length.2. Double-space.3. 1.5 to 2 inch margins.4. Use company stationary with logo and slogan.5. Avoid bright or dark-colored paper.6. Center "News Release" at top.7. Place a "release date" under "News Release".8. On second page, type "page 2".9. Use company stationary with logo and slogan on page...
A musician spends years honing his craft. He writes world-class songs and performs them in a manner that moves his listeners to tears. He records a demo tape and sends it to record labels. He gets a contract and becomes rich, famous and adored.The lesson: demo tapes are the secret...
Want to get radio interviews and coverage in print publications to sell more books? Master the art of writing magnetic media releasesthat attract attention of editors and publishers. A media release (which also goes by its former name, the press release) is a one page, double spaced, single-sided document designed...
If you're like most publicity seekers, you probably think oneproject at a time. You've got a new product coming out in April,so you send out a release in March. You've hired a new executive,you'll put out a release when she's on board, etc. For hard-core publicity insiders, though, there's a...
It's safe to say that we live in interesting times. It seems wehardly have a breather between wars, tragedies, scandals,epidemics, circus trials and other events that capitalize themedia's attention. For the business seeking publicity, the "newshole" for more traditional stories -- new product reviews,business features, offbeat promotions -- keeps shrinking...
In an ideal world, your business would be overflowing withnewsworthy stories, and the media would be waiting with batedbreath for your next press release, ready to give you front pagecoverage. In the real world, however, it's not always so easy to generatereal news. There are only so many hot new...
Southern grandmothers have often said, "there are only three times a respectable person's name should be in the paper: when you are born, when you are married, and when you die." This is the one area in which I part company with my grandmothers. Publicity...
To many marketers, the press release is something of a "one sizefits all" proposition. You want to get media coverage, you knockout a press release, send it to some journalists and sit back andwait. Of course, smart Publicity Insiders already know that's aprescription for failure. You know that your press...
Considering how fundamental they are to the publicist's trade,it's always amazed me how lousy almost all press kits truly are.Your typical press kit is a bloated folder filled with puffery,hype, irrelevant information and worse. The vast majority ofthese monstrosities do little besides stop trees and clognewsroom trash baskets. The good...
Stripped down to its core, publicity is little more than oneperson persuading another. You, the publicity seeker, mustpersuade a journalist that your story is worthy of receivingprint space or air time. Your ability to sell your story to ajournalist is what it's all about. If you've ever sat with an...
While scoring anice story in BusinessWeek or USA Today is something tocelebrate, there are times when you need to grab attention a bitcloser to home. If your business draws its clientele from a specific town, cityor region, focusing your energy on getting an elusive nationalpublicity hit may be overkill, especially...
You know that getting publicity is vital to the health of yourbusiness. You probably also know that e-mail is the way mostpublicity seekers get in touch with reporters to score thatprecious coverage. Here's what you don't know: The vastmajority of e-mails sent to journalists never get read. Bottom line: if...
What is the one thing that all of the best public relationsagencies do every year? They research and compile editorial calendars from publicationsthat are pertinent to their client's business. You should too. What's an editorial calendar? Editorial calendars are schedules of what topics a publicationplans for cover for a particular...
From time to time, people ask me how public relations has changedduring the two decades in which I've been seeking publicity. Myanswer: technology. Twenty years ago, the fax machine was anewfangled novelty. Our primary means of communicating withjournalists was the telephone and the US Mail. The advent of e-mail and...
You worked hard to get a story on your business in a popularwebsite or your local paper. Don't let your efforts ends there --here are seven tips to help you maximize your online and offlinepublicity: 1) Reprint, Reprint, Reprint! A favorable article on your company or products is marketing gold-...
When your book is mentioned on television, sales go up....
Strong for business, non-profit and association managers when they use...
When is your best advertisement not an advertisement? When it's...
Once considered the stepchild of the publishing industry, custom publishing...
You never want to inundate a reporter with information, but...
Quality public relations does something positive for business, non-profit and...
Things are pleasant for many business, non-profit or association managers...
When starting a successful business venture or launching a new...
How do you make a good relationship with a newspaper...
Do you dream of being on Oprah Winfrey's television show?...
Mark Twain once said the rumors of his stop had...
The reason might be this simple: as a business, non-profit...
You know, where you do something positive about the behaviors...
Powerful is a strong word. But it fits here. As...
News releases (also called press releases) are an important part...
When I search Google News for "surveys," I get nearly...
Fiercely combative business, non-profit and association managers use every PR...
Are you working as hard as you can in your...
Do small-business owners always have to rely on large PR...
Did you Know That Even TV Remote Control Units...
Sometimes there seems to be no client news worthy of...
How you answer questions depends on many factors. Example what...
E-mail is becoming the preferred way to receive media releases....
I heard a speaker recently who was talking about how...
Every organization has issues that could affect its operation. The...
Think carefully! You're a department, division or subsidiary manager for...
Because it can alter individual perception and lead to changed...
There are a lot of things that make a business...
Most business, non-profit and association managers live to tell about...
What do your customers say about your company?Would you let...
The annual detailing of the Kentucky Derby Train is an...
The notion that a business, non-profit or association manager can...
What do you do with junk mail? Are you like...
NUMBERS, NUMBERS EVERYWHEREYou just placed a terrific story on the...
Some folks see the word "strategic" as a needlessly tiresome...
Everything, that is, if you ignore those folks whose behaviors...
You do if you're a business, non-profit or association manager...
You've probably noticed, if you live on this planet, that...
This guide to "SEOing" your PR efforts can help you...
I've worked in media and public relations for 20 years,...
You have been if you're a business, non-profit or association...
In previous articles for marketing-minded financial planners, I've discussed what...
Leaders in the business world need public relations big time,...
Reporters, by nature, are curious people.If you can get them...
Demand that it pull its own weight in your boat...
What may be the more appropriate question is: What makes...
Public Relations (or P.R.) is a wonderful, yet often overlooked...
There'll never be a better time for a manager working...
Almost every day, I hear the same question, over and...
A press release telling about "Stevie, the Water-Skiing Squirrel" will...
Public Relations Public Relations |