Press Release

Press releases are often used by companies to generate publicity. They are usually in the form of one typed page, and directed towards those who work in the news media. For a press release to be "picked up" it must be considered newsworthy. If it sounds like a dressed up sales letter you can bet it won't be read and published. The media's job is to publish news, not fluff. There's a certain format that most journalists look for in the layout of a press release and effective releases will adhere to this strict standard.

There are many ways to distribute a press release. They can be mailed, faxed, and even emailed. One can hire an outside service to do this, or a little online research will yield hundreds of press release submission sites to submit to.

People who write press releases will find plenty of blogs that will be informative about the press release process and its benefits. If one writes press releases and includes keywords that are related to one's website and then posts the releases online, they can also help with search engine ranking.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Press Release”

• Make your advertisement effective and efficient

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 840
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• Corbin Theatre presents nostalgic look at "Christmas Past”

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 840
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• Black Teens Enjoy Bareboating Vacation

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 840
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Kansas City, Missouri - November 12, 2009- When her sons learned to swim while in grade school they had never heard of bareboating, Virgin Islands or catamarans. These words were not “household words” in their home or community. In fact, none of their acquaintances would put the three ...
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• The Black Party VI - NYE 2009 returns to Californos

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 840
  The Black Party will again take place at Californos this year! The Black Party VI will again be Kansas City’s premier event for the young professional crowd! This years sponsors include INK Magazine, The Wilson Group, The Kansas City Sport and Social Club, Bud Light, Bud Select, Svedka Vodka, RED BULL and more!!! ...
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• Jinchuan Group Ltd. Press Release

  
  MINING.com News — Authority: 171
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• OpenSuSE 11.2 is out now

  
  Technology and information news at inertz.org — Authority: 430
  The openSUSE Project, a worldwide project sponsored by Novell, announced today that openSUSE 11.2 is immediately available for download at http://software.opensuse.org . openSUSE is a secure and stable Linux-based operating system that is easy to use and includes everything needed to get started with Linux on the ...
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• iLoop Mobile Contributes to New Books on iDirect and Social Media Marketing

  
  RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution — Authority: 440
  iLoop Mobiles Michael Becker a Contributing Author to Reinventing Interactive and Direct Marketing and Social Media Marketing for DummiesTwo important new books on social and interactive marketing have been published, with Michael Becker, VP of mobile strategy at iLoop Mobile,...
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• LPM: Celebrating Our Court Victory – Reflecting on our Struggle

  
  Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign — Authority: 478
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• Casio’s camera for golfers - Exilim Hi-Speed - improves your swing

  
  Today's Review — Authority: 166
  Cameras usually have the primary function of taking pictures, but one, just released by Casio has the primary function of improving your golf swing. Rather than holding your arms and talking about posture to you in the manner of a more traditional coach, the Exilim Hi-Speed EX-FS10 videos your swing and then ...
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• Update on Mitchells Plain Traders Facing Eviction

  
  Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign — Authority: 478
  Mitchells Plain Concerned Traders and Hawkers Association (CHATA) held a meeting and workshop today for its members. CHATA is opposing the relocation process of the Traders in the Town Centre. They have been a driving force in encouraging the city to postpone the relocation process as they have pointed out that it has ...
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• Mortgage Mergers Jump

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  Select Mortgage Group Ltd. was acquired by Wright-Patt Credit Union, an announcement indicated. Amtec Funding Group LLC is acquiring Merchants Home Loan, a press release indicated. The Memphis Business Journal reported that American Mortgage Services Inc. acquired DeSoto Home Mortgage, while Merchants & Planters ...
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• Pet food company fined after three injured in explosion

  
  What's new at HSE — Authority: 144
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• Go Old School When Writing

  
  Internet Marketing Blog — Authority: 131
  There are many ways in which online press releases differ from their traditional contemporaries. Old style press releases are simply too dry to work in their traditional form online. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the writing. The principles of old-fashioned press release writing are fairly simple. ...
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• Hundreds protested yesterday in Mandela Park after assault by Chippa security guards. Demostrations to continue…

  
  Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign — Authority: 478
  Anti-Eviction Press Release On behalf of Mandela Park Thursday 12 November 2009 Click here for some photos of last night’s mass protest . For high resolution photos, email us using this link . Yesterday morning, two Mandela Park residents were assaulted by four Chippa security guards at the instruction of ...
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• Trends and Techniques for Creating Publicity Webinar

  
  Free Webinar News — Authority: 137
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• Jaguar R Performance Academy

  
  YourAutoStuff.com — Authority: 108
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• Get High Search Engines Ranking For Your Small Business – MediaChannel.org

  
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• China: Secret “Black Jails” Hide Severe Rights Abuses

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 680
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• More disgusting back-room dealmaking shenanigans in Congress

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 536
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