Click Consult - Internet Marketing

Online Press Release (PR) Writing

How to Write an Attention Grabbing Press Release

(No Ratings Yet)

Filed under: Online Press Release (PR) Writing by Dan @ 10:21 am

It is wise to keep in mind that when you are writing a press release that it publicity you are after and that you are trying to get the attention of reporters and editors.

Your online press release should emulate a news story because if it looks like an advertisement it will not cut the grade and will probably stop there.

Criteria

A successful online press release will list important news or important facts. It will be written in the same font found in any news story and will contain the Who, the What, the When and the Where.

The body of a press release will contain interesting and important information as well as background to the facts and the data needed to support it. It should include relevant data and relevant quotes which have to be from credible sources and must be attributed to these sources, do not plagiarise.

It will explain why your company or product has the solution they are looking for and must contain information as well as benefits, it can also include something personal which will be of interest to them. Filling the bulk with additional data and interesting items is nice, but not that important. And all available contact details must be listed.

Writing a press release differs from that of writing an essay or a short story. The writing should be in short sentences and contain very few descriptive words and those words should be simple with sentences and paragraphs kept short.  Include a headline grabber fact which is immediately related to your subject.

Importantly, research your information or data and be prepared to back it up if necessary.

Related posts:

  1. How To Keep Your Press Release Simple
    A good online press release is simple. Of course, the composing of a good online press release can be a very complicated process, but the actual end product needs to be very straightforward. It can be difficult to stick with simplicity, especially if you’re composing your online press release yourself....
  2. The 411 On Writing Effective Press Releases
    An effective online press release does not just consist of a bunch of words slapped together on a page to tell some feeble story that might just get you noticed. Oh no, an online press release has to be so much more in order to be effective. You need to...
  3. Press Releases Should Not Be Overly Verbose
    A press release is a relatively short and entirely factual piece of writing. In the same way there is no room for advertising or marketing, there is also no room for fluff or pointless filler. The most effective press release should be clearly outlined and well planned and the writing...
  4. The Ins And Out Of Getting A Good Press Release
    It is easy to fall into the trap of using an online press release purely for marketing purposes. Although a press release serves as a marketing tool it should not include any direct marketing and should only include the newsworthy new development, event or achievement that you are writing about....
  5. Press Release Guide for Newbies
    Writing press releases is not difficult; it becomes an art, through, to write press releases that are attention grabbing. All newbies have to start somewhere and having a general guideline handy can save a lot of wasted effort. The fundamental rule for all press releases is to write about something...

Learn more about Online Press Releases.

Link to us

If you want to link to this blog, copy and paste the following HTML code to your website.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 10:21 am. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed.

Responses to “How to Write an Attention Grabbing Press Release”

  1. How to Write an Attention Grabbing Press Release - Online Press … | thepressreleasesecrets Says:

    [...] Go here to read the rest:  How to Write an Attention Grabbing Press Release – Online Press … [...]

Leave a Reply

Search Blogs

Highest Rated Blogs

Tag Cloud

Recent Posts

Blog Categories

Affiliate Marketing
About Affiliate MarketingAffiliate Marketing Glossary
Affiliate Marketing ManagementAffiliate Marketing Networks
Affiliate Marketing ProgramsAffiliate Marketing Reporting
Affiliate Marketing Set UpAffiliate Marketing Strategy

Audio Podcasts

Click Consult Press Releases

copywriting

Email Marketing
About Email MarketingEmail Marketing Creation
Email Marketing GlossaryEmail Marketing Management
Email Marketing Reporting

General Industry Blogs
Internet Marketing

mobile search

Online Press Release (PR)
About Online Press Releases (PR)Online Press Release (PR) Glossary
Online Press Release (PR) ManagementOnline Press Release (PR) Reporting
Online Press Release (PR) Writing

Pay Per Click (PPC)
About Pay Per Click (PPC)Content / Search Advertising
Google AdwordsMicrosoft adCenter
Pay Per Click (PPC) GlossaryPay Per Click (PPC) Management
Pay Per Click (PPC) PoliciesQuality Score
Yahoo! Search Marketing

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
About Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)Off Page Search Engine Optimisation
On Page Search Engine OptimisationSearch Engine Optimisation Glossary
Search Engine Optimisation SubmissionsSEO Tips
Social Media Optimisation

Video Podcasts

Web Design
About Web DesignContent Management Systems
Web Design GlossaryWeb Design Tips
Web Hosting

Blog Archives

September 2010August 2010
July 2010June 2010
May 2010April 2010
March 2010February 2010
January 2010December 2009
November 2009October 2009
September 2009August 2009
July 2009June 2009
May 2009April 2009
March 2009February 2009
January 2009December 2008
November 2008October 2008
September 2008August 2008
July 2008June 2008
May 2008April 2008
March 2008February 2008
January 2008December 2007
November 2007
Click Consult Resource Centre for PPC, SEO and Internet Marketing
Click Consult TV - Internet Marketing Blog
W3C XHTML Valid W3C CSS Valid W3C WAI  Internet Marketing RSS Feed for Click Consult