Press Release Writing: Understanding the Press Release

Writing by Brick Marketing on Tuesday, 29 of April , 2008 at 2:32 pm

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When you’re looking into using press release writing as a way of marketing your business, there are a few things that you need to be sure that you understand. One of those things is what makes a press release different from other marketing messages that you send out.

“A press release can be differentiated from any other news content in that they are written in order to present to people something new that might require some exploring.” (source)

In other words, one of the things that you need to be sure of when you’re writing a press release is whether or not you’re giving people the basic information that they need - the who, what, where, when, why and how of your product, service or event - as well as whether or not you’re giving readers too much information.

Press release writing is all about getting the details out there, but it is also about encouraging readers to get more interested in your company and what you have to offer; you want to be sure that when you’re writing press releases, those who see the news will want to learn more - which is, of course, why press release writing can be so effective for SEO and attracting more hits to your company website.

Because of this, when you are writing press releases for your business, look at all of your goals: that will help you to remember what separates a press release from other marketing materials.

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