10 Essential Tips to Press Release Success

eReleases Editorial Director Heather Fuller told me she was thinking about the model of Jiffy Lube’s 21-point signature service and whether a similar model could be applied to press releases. She came up with the following 10 essential tips that should be considered before sending your next press release.

Is the topic newsworthy?

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Is the first paragraph strong, essentially summarizing ...

the release and containing the 5Ws?

Is the press release too short or too lengthy?

Does the press release follow AP Style and is it grammatically sound?

Does the press release set an appropriate tone, avoiding over-description, exaggeration, editorialization and ad copy?

Is the press release fact-based and adequately documented?

Is the contact information complete, including a person’s name, telephone number and email address?

Does your message match your target audience?

Is your press release media-friendly (not link-heavy or unorthodox)?

Need to Brush Up on Press Release Writing Basics?

For tips on writing your next press release, visit http://www.ereleases.com/howtowrite.html. You can also view press release samples and a press release template.

Study Winning Press Releases

Here’s a another little trick. Look at successful press releases. To view press releases that gained media attention, visit our customer reviews. You can see what media pickup some of our most successful clients obtained as well as a link to the actual press release that created all the attention.

This article is written by Mickie Kennedy, founder of eReleases (http://www.ereleases.com), the online leader in affordable press release distribution. To subscribe to PR Fuel, visit: http://www.ereleases.com/prfuel/subscribe/.

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