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How to Write an Effective Press Release

Want editorial coverage for your products? A well written press release can greatly improve your c!ances for gaining positive e"posure# Here are tips for creating t!is important marketing tool# Make it easy for editors# Remem$er% you&re competing against do'ens of ot!er companies for attention# Editors are swamped wit! new product announcements and t!ey can only select a few of t!em to s!are wit! t!eir audience# Make it easy for editors to c!oose your product over t!e rest ( follow t!e guidelines $elow and you&ll increase your c!ances of reac!ing customers# Keep it simple# An effective press release arranges information into an easy to use standardi'ed format# T!e more closely you follow t!e format) t!e more likely you&ll get coverage# Be concise# For $est results keep your press release to a single page# Avoid over$lown !ype# Present t!e facts in a vi$rant yet streamlined fas!ion# Dont forget the basics# *nclude t!e key elements listed $elow# * Email% Even $efore you send your press release via email) make sure you&ve taken care of t!e $asics# Subject Line is the most important part of the email# +eep it simple and easy to identify amid a crowded email in$o"# A good e"ample to follow% ,Your Company Name *ntroduces -ew Product Name for .uitarists#/ *nclude t!e recipients& email addresses in t!e 011 section of your email# And don&t forget to attac! your press release and product p!otos to t!e email2 * Press release% Always su$mit your press release in a document format t!at can $e cut) edited and pasted# Do NOT send a PDF unless it is also accompanied by easy-to-edit te t file! * Photo% 3our press release s!ould include a !ig! resolution 4566 d#p#i#7 #8pg file t!at clearly depicts your product# T!e ideal format is a !ig! res #8pg appro imately " -# me$ in si%e ( a$out 9/ " :/ dimensions# &l'ays sho' your product a$ainst a 'hite bac($round )*catalo$+ style, so it-s easier for editors to cut a clippin$ path around the product! * .ompany Lo$o / .ontact 0nformation% *n a prominent location always include a contact name) p!one num$er 4wit! e"tension if necessary7) email address and company we$ site info# T!is is t!e most important part of t!e press

release% it tells editors w!ere t!ey can learn more a$out your product) and !elps insure t!at correct information goes out to readers# * 1eadline and sub-headline% .ive t!e key facts in ;9 words or less# <u$!eads are optional ( use t!em to fles! out t!e main marketing message# * Date and place% Answers t!e =uestions ,w!en and w!ere is t!is press release from?/ * Product o2er2ie'% *n > 5 sentences answer t!ese =uestions# W!at does your product do? W!o is it for? W!at key advantage4s7 does it offer? W!y is it different from ot!er products? * Features and benefits% W!at does t!e musician?user need to know a$out t!is product? @ist t!e most relevant attri$utes in a few $ullet points# Ase no more t!an si" $ullet points) ot!erwise t!e press release loses focus# <pell out features and $enefits# E"amples% Feature% 9 $and parametric EB CCCC 0enefit% *mproved control of tone Feature% -eodymium speakers CCCC 0enefit% @ig!ter weig!t) ease of transport * Special hoo(s and an$les% *f you&ve got an especially newswort!y angle) flaunt it# 0ig name artists using your product? Hig! profile designers? Awards or !onors? *nteresting tie in wit! TD) film) sports) events) video or online? *f so) mention it succinctly# * Price 3 distribution 0nfo4 *nclude M<RP) as well M#A#P# ,street/ pricing# *f t!e product is availa$le direct online or $y mail order) $e sure to include t!at information# * .ompany bac($round boilerplate% Adding two or t!ree sentences at t!e end of all your releases can !elp your $randing efforts and provide useful $ackground information# T!e following pages contain sample press releases from fictional companies# Any similarity to real world manufacturers is purely accidental#

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