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35 Quick Tips for Writing A Press Release

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... Read More

Smashing the Myth of the Press Release

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... Read More

10 Tips for Tantalizing News Releases

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... Read More

The Four Seasons of Publicity - Building an All-Year Publicity

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... Read More

How to Tie-In With News Events to Score Publicity

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... Read More

Publicity From Thin Air

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... Read More

Grandma Says...

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... Read More

Press Releases for Every Occasion

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... Read More

Press Kit Elements That Work

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 kill trees and clognewsroom trash baskets. The good... Read More

Forget the Press Release - Heres How to Pitch Like Roger Clemens

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... Read More

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Hardik Pandya has been punished. Can we now talk about the epic PR fail it was? DailyOActions have consequences. Hardik and Rahul deserve to be punished. But there are others in the picture here as well.

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Portland hires Diageo's head of society communications PRWeekPortland hires Diageo's head of society communications. From PR Week.

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Hanover wins Mondelez trade PR pitch PRWeekFood and drinks giant Mondelez International has chosen Hanover Communications as its trade communications agency following a competitive pitch. News.

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The PR Week 1.18.2019: Hot Paper Lantern's Ted Birkhahn PRWeekTed Birkhahn, president of the recently launched Hot Paper Lantern, joins the podcast to talk about why he and his partner, CEO Ed Moed, split from ...

ANALYSIS: At UN, another PR ‘victory’ for Abbas The Jerusalem Post - Israel NewsOne official called it a “major public relations victory for President Abbas and Palestine.”

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From Boardroom to Living Room: How Facebook’s Many PR Initiatives Intertwine to Deliver Its Messaging AdweekOn the bad side of the news spectrum, Facebook has been dealing with crisis after crisis after crisis after crisis. On the good side, the social network continues to ...

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Crisis and PR Experts Are In Agreement About R. Kelly’s Future VultureR. Kelly needs to keep his mouth shut and disappear. That's the near-unanimous feeling of the millions of people who watched Lifetime's Surviving R. Kelly ...

Ashish Tiwari, head digital marketing and PR at Hero Cycles, steps down ETBrandEquity.comHe was also behind one of the most successful moment marketing initiative during Kerala floods, which was appreciated by the likes of Mr Shashi Tharoo..

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Puerto Rico leaders meet to fight rise in brazen violence ABC NewsHundreds of government officials and community leaders are meeting in Puerto Rico's capital to brainstorm ways to fight drug trafficking and other crimes as the ...

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Facebook got into hot water for hiring this PR firm. The EPA was another one of its clients. GristThis story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Newly obtained emails reveal that officials ...

PR: ACD and Bitcoin.com Have Teamed up to Launch Payments With Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin NewsBitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver has announced a strategic partnership within the cryptocurrency space between his company and the Tokyo-based ACD Inc ...

Puerto Rico Picks Bidders for Ailing Power Utility Wall Street JournalPuerto Rico took an important step toward privatizing its bankrupt public power monopoly and bringing in new investment to help modernize the utility and ...

LIVE: AFC Asian Cup 2019 – Thailand vs China PR FOX Sports AsiaThe group stage of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 is done and dusted with and we're all set for the commencement of the round of 16 of the continental showpiece.

The weekend the wheels fell off the Royal PR machine Daily MailREBECCA ENGLISH: In the twilight of her remarkable reign, the Queen could be forgiven for sitting back with a quiet smile of satisfaction.

The White House calls food stamp funds for Puerto Rico 'excessive and unnecessary' GristThe White House is all about providing piles of fast food to elite college athletes, but when it comes to funding Puerto Rico's post-hurricane food stamp program, ...

Karl Stefanovic: PR experts reveal what went wrong for Today hosts NEWS.com.auFor years, Karl Stefanovic's loveable larrikin schtick ensured he was one of Aussie TV's most bankable stars — until it all came crashing down.

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Did Kapil Sharma just call his wedding with Ginni Chatrath a PR stunt? Daily News & AnalysisAce comedian Kapil Sharma is grabbing the eyeballs once again, this time for a couple of things that he said on the latest episode of his comedy show.

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Arcadia University Takes on Puerto Rico for Winter Training SwimSwamDivision III Aracadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania escaped the Philadelphia winter break from December 31st through January 7th for a trip to Puerto ...

Editorial: As ‘Hamilton’ Plays in Puerto Rico, St. Croix Should Seize the Publicity Opportunity Saint Croix SourceBefore Alexander Hamilton was "young, scrappy and hungry" in New York, he was fending for himself on a small island in the Danish West Indies. That island ...

Puerto Rico’s $18 Billion Bond Restructuring Nears Completion Wall Street JournalPuerto Rico's federal supervisors are making a final push to write down $18 billion in sales-tax bonds under a settlement that would mark their largest ...

More than 30 members of Congress will visit Puerto Rico during Hamilton's opening week CBS News"They'll get to experience firsthand the needs of the island," said Lin-Manuel Miranda's father, Luis Miranda.

Violence in Puerto Rico: Top FBI official says there's a "crisis of violence" in Puerto Rico CBS NewsVega Alta, Puerto Rico — The top FBI official in Puerto Rico said the island is facing a "crisis of violence" and has asked the agency for more personnel and ...

Why You Should Visit The Iconic El San Juan Hotel In Puerto Rico ForbesMore than $65 million was invested in extensive renovations at the The El San Juan hotel in Puerto Rico, and the hotel is better than ever. One of the island's ...

Trump tried withholding disaster relief funds from Puerto Rico MSNBC"Not *content* to simply throw paper towels at the people of Puerto Rico's suffering," says Chris Hayes, "Donald Trump has been working actively from the White ...

Why Puerto Rico Is No. 1 on Our Places to Go List The New York TimesRecovering from Hurricane Maria, in 2019 the island represents so many fragile spots around the globe.

'Win-win:' Manchester plant searching to fill positions hires 8 new employees from Puerto Rico telegraphherald.comMANCHESTER, Iowa — Growing up in Puerto Rico, Christian Arroyo dreamt of one day living in Alaska.

Less hurricane aid, slower response to Puerto Rico than to Texas, Florida University of Michigan NewsANN ARBOR—The federal response to hurricanes Harvey and Irma was faster and more generous than the help sent to Puerto Rico in preparation and in the ...

WARREN to Puerto Rico — MAYORS say HOUSING is top issue — BAKER'S climate change plan PoliticoGOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. THE 2020 FIELD IS GROWING — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is in Puerto Rico today, and she'll travel to South Carolina for ...

Elizabeth Warren heading to Puerto Rico next week | TheHill The HillSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is planning a trip to Puerto Rico next week amid reports that President Trump is considering diverting hurricane relief funding to ...

PR: ABCC To Suspend Release Of AT Tokens CoingapeSingapore: ABCC Exchange, the Cryptocurrency Exchange based in Singapore, has recently announced that it will be stopping the release of AT tokens under ...

WATCH: Rob Schmitt Confronts Sen. Menendez on Puerto Rico Beach Photo Fox News Insider"Fox & Friends First" host Rob Schmitt tracked down Sen. Bob Menendez in Puerto Rico Monday after the New Jersey lawmaker was photographed on a beach ...

Puerto Rico's former police chief won't go outside after 6 p.m. amid violence, officer shortages CBS NewsSo far this year, 22 people have been murdered on the island that was devastated by Hurricane Maria nearly 16 months ago.

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