PR Fuel: Press Release News, Resources & Public Relations Tips - Page 61 of 108

It’s no big secret that print journalism isn’t doing so great right now. With 24 hour news stations, the Internet, and even online versions of their own editions, newspapers and magazines are looking for ways to stay relevant in an increasingly electronic world.

However, their heartbreak and struggle c… Read more

Public relations is all about communication. These days, there are more ways to communicate with your audience — whether it be the media or customers — than ever before. One highly effective way to communicate is through video.

People spend hours each month browsing video sharing sites like YouTube, wat… Read more

Sometimes, you need to pick up the phone to talk to a journalist. Maybe you want to follow up on a press release you sent them, or maybe you need to get in touch with them quickly to retract a press release you sent too early or to correct some information you gave them.

Whatever the reason, when you pick up the pho… Read more

Apostrophes are tricky things for many people. I see them misused all the time, in blog posts, press releases, marketing materials, etc. And while you might think a misused apostrophe is nothing to call the grammar police over, I beg to differ. Misusing an apostrophe can change the meaning of words and an e… Read more

Links in Press Releases

By now, you probably already know about the SEO benefits of press release distribution. Placing links in your press release that point back to your website can be helpful in boosting your search engine rankings (even though it shouldn’t be the only link building tactic you use).

Ho… Read more

Fun facts: It’s estimated by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association that upwards of 34 million people are playing fantasy football this year in the U.S. and Canada. This is up by approximately 60 percent in the last 5 years. In fact, if you are a male, odds are 1 in 5 that you are playing fantasy football. I think … Read more

For some time now, Yelp has led the way in providing useful information to would-be consumers. I can’t tell you how any times I’ve been looking for a place to eat or some form of entertainment and turned to my trusty Yelp app for help. Now having said that, I’ve also become skeptical as of late because of ads lik… Read more

Standing out at your PR internship can open up a slew of career opportunities, but it’s not always easy for interns to get noticed. Simply being a good intern isn’t enough. You have to really work hard if you want to be the intern your boss thinks of when an entry-level position opens up.

So, how can you stand ou… Read more

Do you struggle with getting people to read your press releases? Maybe it’s not that the content is bad. Maybe it’s that you’re not presenting the content in a way that’s appealing to your audience’s natural reading tendencies.

Countless studies have been performed that track the way people read content … Read more

Recently, I shared some impressive statistics about the popularity of Instagram and discussed some of the different ways you can use this social media app for PR. Today, I want to delve a little deeper into the subject and talk more about the approaches your business can take and the general etiquette you n… Read more