You Suck at Press Releases: Secrets that will get your press releases published

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Learn 5 Industry secrets that will making your news go viral. Implementing this will help you pitch better, get your press releases printed, and develop a better understanding of the PR-Journalist relationship.

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YOU

SUCK AT

PRESS

RELEASES!

5 INDUSTRY SECRETS

TO GOING VIRAL

THE RULES OF PR HAVE CHANGED. THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW IT IS EVOLVING. THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS …

… IS A HISTORY

OF A BATTLE FOR

WHAT IS REALITY

AND HOW PEOPLE

WILL SEE AND

UNDERSTAND

THAT REALITY.

SERIOUSLY,

?

SERIOUSLY,

NOW THAT YOU KNOW YOU MUST SHAPE REALITY, HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW…

?

INDUSTRY SECRET #1:THE NEWS NEEDS

****.

INDUSTRY SECRET #1

THE NEWS NEEDS

NEWS.

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM …

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

JOURNALISTS

HAVE TONS

OF PAGES

TO FILL

BY THE

END OF

THE DAY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE HELPED YOU

FINISH YOUR TO-DO LIST

AT WORK – UM, HELL YEAH!

YOU

SUCK AT

PRESS

RELEASES,

REMEMBER?!

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY… YOU SHOULD DO IT YOURSELF!

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY… YOU SHOULD DO IT YOURSELF!

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY… YOU SHOULD

NAAAH!

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY… LOOK FOR SOMEONE WITH THE RIGHT MINDSET

RIGHT!

WTHIS THE RIGHT

MINDSET ?!

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:YOUR STORIES ARE MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE

**********.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

SO WHAT KIND OF UNCENSORED ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:

YOUR STORIES ARE MOST

LIKELY GOING TO BE

UNCENSORED.

MOST MEDIA

PUBLICATIONS ARE THE

SAME OR

SOMEWHAT

THE SAME AS THE

PRESS RELEASE

YOU

ORIGINALLY

SUBMITTED.

MOST MEDIA

PUBLICATIONS ARE THE

SAME OR

SOMEWHAT

THE SAME AS THE

PRESS RELEASE

YOU

ORIGINALLY

SUBMITTED.

OMG

WRITE YOUR PRESS RELEASES LIKE

YOU’RE WRITING THE

ARTICLE YOU’RE HOPING

TO SEE IN THE NEWS!

WRITE YOUR PRESS RELEASES LIKE

YOU’RE WRITING THE

ARTICLE YOU’RE HOPING

TO SEE IN THE NEWS!

PROBLEMSOLVED!

SOMETIMES…

WHAT WHAT

YOU WANT THEY WANT

TO SAY TO

KNOW

SOMETIMES…

WHAT WHAT

YOU WANT THEY WANT

TO SAY TO

KNOW

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

PRESS

RELEASE

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

PRESS

RELEASE

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

PRESS

RELEASE

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY… LOOK FOR SOMEONE WITH THE RIGHT ???????

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

YOUR

MINDSET

WHAT YOU WANT TO

SAY

WHAT THEY

WANT TO KNOW

WRITER’S

MINDSET

INDUSTRY SECRET #3:MOST WRITERS HEARABOUT STORIES FROM

** ****.

INDUSTRY SECRET #3:

MOST WRITERS HEARABOUT STORIES FROM

PR PROS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #3:

MOST WRITERS HEARABOUT STORIES FROM

PR PROS.GOOD

RIGHT!

WTHIS A GOOD

PR PRO ?!

GOODPR

PRO

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

GOODPR

PRO

WRITES INFORMATION AS

A STORY

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

GOODPR

PRO

WRITES INFORMATION AS

A STORY

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

GAS

GOODPR

PRO

WRITES INFORMATION AS

A STORY

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

G. IVES KNOWLEDGEA. NSWERS QUESTIONS

S. OLVES PROBLEMS

GOODPR

PRO

WRITES INFORMATION AS

A STORY

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

G. IVES KNOWLEDGEA. NSWERS QUESTIONS

S. OLVES PROBLEMS

DON’T SELLTHEY TELL

GOODPR

PRO

WRITES INFORMATION AS

A STORY

EXPLAINS WHY ITS IMPORTANT TO

KNOW

G. IVES KNOWLEDGEA. NSWERS QUESTIONS

S. OLVES PROBLEMS

READER’S MIND DOESN’T LIKE

THAT!

RIGHT!

WTHIS THE READER’S

MINDSET ?!

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR TARGET

******.

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:

YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR

TARGET MARKET.

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:

YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR

TARGET MARKET.

SINGLE

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:

YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR

TARGET MARKET.

SINGLE

MOST

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:

YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR

TARGET MARKET.

SINGLE

MOSTIMPORTANT

INDUSTRY SECRET #4:

YOU MUST ALWAYS KNOW YOUR

TARGET MARKET.

SINGLE

MOSTIMPORTANT

?

MEN BOTH WOMEN

AGE

EDUCATION

INTERESTS

SOCIAL STATUS

INCOME

RACE

RIGHT!

WTHDOES THE READER

WANT TO READ!?

WHAT

WHAT WHY ITS IMPORTANT

WHAT WHY ITS IMPORTANTHOW DO YOU DO THAT?

WHAT WHY ITS IMPORTANTHOW DO YOU DO THAT? WHAT DO

I DO NOW?

INDUSTRY SECRET #5:

KNOW YOUR

*****.

INDUSTRY SECRET #5

KNOW YOUR

PLACE.

INDUSTRY SECRET #5

KNOW YOUR

PLACE.

SERIOUSLY

WAIT!

ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT THE *****

MINDSET ?!

WAIT!

ARE YOUTALKING

ABOUT THE RIGHT

MINDSET ?!

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

1. BE SPECIFIC

MAKE

IT EASY TO

GET

PUBLISHED!

2. WRITE WHAT THE

READER WANTS

MAKE

IT EASY TO

GET

PUBLISHED!

3. BE EASY TO

CONTACT

MAKE

IT EASY TO

GET

PUBLISHED!

4. DON’T ASK A WRITER

FOR AN AD!

MAKE

IT EASY TO

GET

PUBLISHED!

INDUSTRY

SECRET #1:

THE NEWS

NEEDS NEWS.

INDUSTRY

SECRET #1:

THE NEWS

NEEDS NEWS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:YOUR STORIES ARE MOST LIKE GOING TO BE UNCENSORED.

INDUSTRY

SECRET #1:

THE NEWS

NEEDS NEWS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:YOUR STORIES ARE MOST LIKE GOING TO BE UNCENSORED.INDUSTRY

SECRET #3:MOST WRITERS HEAR STORIES FROM

PR PROS.

INDUSTRY

SECRET #1:

THE NEWS

NEEDS NEWS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:YOUR STORIES ARE MOST LIKE GOING TO BE UNCENSORED.INDUSTRY

SECRET #4:YOU MUST

ALWAYS KNOW YOUR TARGET MARKET.

INDUSTRY SECRET #3:MOST WRITERS HEAR STORIES

FROM PR PROS.

INDUSTRY

SECRET #1:

THE NEWS

NEEDS NEWS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #2:YOUR STORIES ARE MOST LIKE GOING TO BE UNCENSORED.INDUSTRY

SECRET #4:YOU MUST

ALWAYS KNOW YOUR TARGET MARKET.

INDUSTRY SECRET #3:MOST WRITERS HEAR STORIES

FROM PR PROS.

INDUSTRY SECRET #5:KNOW YOUR

PLACE.

YOU

SUCK AT

PRESS

RELEASES!

5 INDUSTRY SECRETS

TO GOING VIRAL

YOU

AT

PRESS

RELEASES!

5 INDUSTRY SECRETS

TO GOING VIRAL

YOU

ROCK AT

PRESS

RELEASES!

5 SECRETS FROM VIRAL

AGO