1. August 11, 2011

    How to Write Perfect Email Pitches

    Ah, the perfect email pitch. If such a thing exists, it’s extremely hard to nail down. And even a “perfect pitch” would need to be altered depending on who you’re sending it to, so it’ll never be the same. (Read more…)

  2. July 6, 2011

    Do You Understand the Real Purpose of Press Releases?

    We spend a lot of time on this blog discussing tips for writing better press releases and interacting with reporters more effectively, but I think it’s important that we take a step back and remind ourselves what the true purpose of the press release is. Thanks to online press release distribution websites, more and more people are treating press releases as the finalized version of a story that’s ready to be printed, but that’s not what a press release is supposed to be. (Read more…)

  3. May 17, 2011

    Do Your Press Releases Suffer from TMI?

    Put yourselves in the shoes of a journalist. Every day, you’re getting dozens of pitches from PR people seeking coverage for their clients. Your inbox is flooded with press releases, and the phone is ringing off the hook. You don’t have the time or energy to read every single press release and pitch that you get, so you just glance over them quickly to absorb the major details and find the stories that are most interesting. (Read more…)

  4. May 4, 2011

    Tactics for Stronger Opening Paragraphs in Your Press Releases

    When it comes to press releases, first impressions are everything. If the opening (or “lead”) paragraph of your press release doesn’t quickly grab the attention of the reader, everything else you’ve written is for nothing. Your press release won’t get picked up, and your story will die. It’s pretty simple. (Read more…)

  5. February 16, 2009

    Press Release Tips: Hook Editors with Strong Openings

    If you want your press release to get an editor’s attention, you need to get to the point as quickly as possible. Dozens of press releases stream into a newsroom every day. Most of them end up in the trash because an editor simply didn’t have time to read through the whole release to grasp the writer’s point. (Read more…)