Why You Shouldn’t Leave Sales Up to Your Press Release
Writing by Brick Marketing on Sunday, April 6, 2008
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When you write a press release, getting sales may be your ultimate goal. However, it is essential that you don’t rely of your press releases to make the sales.
The goals of writing a solid press release should be to get the information out there - the information that people are already looking for. You can do that by optimizing the content of your press release around the search terms that they are using to find information they’re looking for. You can also word your press release to build excitement around your products and services - an excitement that leads readers to head to your website to learn even more and, ultimately, to buy your products or services.
Getting sales, however, should not be simply a matter of optimizing your press releases - just as getting sales shouldn’t be all about marketing your website with articles or print advertising. Getting sales is something that is the result of solid marketing, optimized websites, accurate sales pitches and good selling technique and customer service.
Finally, another great reason why you shouldn’t leave sales up to your press releases is a very basic one: getting sales isn’t what press releases are designed for. Press releases are meant to get information and attention for your products, and they will not be effective if you focus on getting sales rather than getting the word out.
Will sales come from using press releases effectively? Absolutely - provided the rest of the pieces are in place as well. Focus on the big picture; understand what press releases are all about. Getting sales will follow.
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