10 Tips to Make Your Media Release Stand Out Through Traditional PR
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Make sure your information is newsworthy.
It needs to be something unique, or something that will tweak the media’s attention.
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Take the time to research your relevant target market
You wouldn’t send a beauty product release to an extreme sports magazine, would you?!
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Give the media as much information as needed
Don’t be vague as media require details.
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If you can’t write professionally, learn to
Take a writing course or alternatively employ a PR expert to write your media releases for you.
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Be realistic in your expected outcomes
Put your energy into a tight campaign that is not spread too.
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Build relationships with key media
Once they know you are reliable they know they can trust you, whenever an opening comes up in your field, they will contact you first. Nothing can replace personal contact don’t just send am email and hope for the best.
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Make the journalist’s/editor’s life easy
With staff cuts affecting more media outlets than ever, journalists will appreciate a media release that they can use ad hoc, simply adding their name as the byline. It’s easy for them as they won’t have to rewrite what you have provided.
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Provide quality images
Use high quality, eye catching photos and supply high resolution jpegs with your release. It often makes it much easier to use a photo provided.
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Be vigilant and act fast
Keep an eagle eye out for a response and get back to the media as soon as possible. If a journalist requests further information, images or interviews, waiting a day or more will probably mean you will miss out. Journalists often want extra information when they are on deadline and need it within a few hours.
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Be creative
Think outside the square. Utilise all angles of your news/story that could possibly be of interest to media other than your key target media.
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