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104 Ideas for Press Releases Infographic

  by Edward M. Yang Never run out of ideas for writing press releases! Here are 104 ideas to get your brain going.    

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SEO and PR Strategy: Using Awards

One of the things any good marketer needs to do these days is to keep up with all the changes in the field. This includes learning from those who specialize in particular parts of a field. Brian Dean is one of them. His blog, Backlinko, is a must-read for anyone serious about SEO. Having purchased …

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The Art of the Exclusive

While the goal of public relations is always to get press coverage for your company, your products or your executives, there’s always been this mystique about the “exclusive”. Truth be told, most stories simply aren’t interesting enough to be considered for “exclusive”. Remember, the first rule of PR is that you need to put yourself …

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6 Steps to Building Trust Online (So Google and Prospects Love You)

Let me take you back to a story from 2013: the apparent online girlfriend hoax of Notre Dame Heisman finalist Manti Te’o. For those that aren’t familiar with the story, linebacker Manti Te’o was an extremely popular linebacker for the Notre Dame football team. Te’o finished second in votes for the Heisman Trophy, and played …

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Why and How to Include Links in Press Releases

Most marketers understand how press releases fit into the scheme of public relations. It’s a very useful tool in that regard. What they may not be aware of is that a press release can kill two birds with one stone. Done properly, you can use a press release to help build natural links to your …

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When No Amount of PR Can Save You

As a partner in a public relations and marketing agency, I like to think that both can have a huge positive impact on the outcome of a business. The truth of the matter is, sometimes the fundamentals of a business are in such poor shape, and the trajectory is going in such a terminal way that no …

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See How Much You Save With Firecracker PR

See How Much You Save With Firecracker At Firecracker, we understand that controlling costs is one of your top priorities. That’s why we’ve built our business on providing marketing services at rates up to 40% less than traditional agencies. How do we do it? Simple, we keep overhead costs to a minimum by utilizing virtual …

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How PR is Like Sales

There’s the old saying that the only function that matters in a company is marketing. After all, without a market or customers, there are no sales and ergo no company. Another truism that is just as appropriate in public relations should be that all PR is simply sales. Think about this for a moment. In …

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