We hear the lament that press releases are dead every so often. It's true that the old press release, as it was first used more than 100 years ago now, is indeed no longer effective. However, the humble press release, along with everything else PR, has had to adapt and change with the shifting media landscape. MEDIA SOURCE According to the 2016 Global … [Read more...]
New SEO Tip: Google’s New SERP Display
If you're one of the smart PR pros who has learned how to optimize content for search engines you've been writing pithy headlines that are under 65 characters. Well, here's a head's up. Google has changed the way they display content on a search results page. They're not judging the length of a title tag or headline by the number of characters anymore, but by pixel … [Read more...]
Multimedia with Press Releases Gets More Views and Engagement
Every so often we hear that press releases are dead. Just recently the Google updates about treating press releases as advertisements had PR folk jittery once again. However, there is ample evidence to show that the digital age has given press releases a new lease on life. These digital releases are not your grandmother's releases - you do have to craft them very … [Read more...]
Timeline of PR News Content
It's just over a hundred years since the first press release was issued by a company in an effort to tell their story in the media. In 1906, after a railroad accident, the company hired a journalist to help them deal with the disaster and the media coverage. Soon press releases and media relations became a core part of public relations. In the 1930s radio was a part of most … [Read more...]
The Press Release is not Dead Yet!
Great news for PR practitioners: Despite rumors to the contrary, the trusty old press release is not dead. Text 100 surveyed 72 journalists and found that the press release is still the preferred format for receiving corporate news. While you are celebrating this news, there is one caveat: text only releases don't do much for you. PR Newswire reports that a study … [Read more...]
