How to Get
Free Publicity for Yourself, Your
Business, or Your Organization
Would you like to have your business featured in
hundreds of newspapers and magazines, and on radio and TV stations around
the country? Would you like your name, service, event, or organization
advertised at little or no expense?
You can do just that by using news releases. A
large part of the information the public receives from the media is
generated through news releases. If you want to publicize anything but
have a limited budget, you can get the publicity you need through news
releases.
This book, written in easy to understand language,
will show you how to write effective news releases. The author gives
clear step-by-step instructions to help you understand the essential
elements of a good news release and provides numerous examples that have
proven to be successful.
You will learn what information to include and what
mistakes to avoid, how to structure the release for the greatest effect and
how to incorporate news values that will make your news release newsworthy
and spark the interest of editors and program directors. Includes
dozens of valuable tips on dealing with the media to assure the best results
from your efforts. A must for any business, club, or organization.
Contains many examples of effective news releases
used by clowns, magicians, and other entertainers as well as other
professions, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Catherine V. McIntyre is a successful
newspaper columnist and reporter as well as an experienced advertising
copywriter.
"Catherine McIntyre describes how to write effective
news releases by focusing on the news values that are required for any
well-written story. These are not difficult to understand, but they
are often neglected, especially by the novice writer of news releases...Writing
Effective News Releases...will generate more publicity for you
organization."
- Del Hood
Associate Editor, The Daily Californian
"Every writer, business person, employee, etc. needs
this book...Examples are perfect. This is great!!"
- Jean Ross Peterson
Author and Financial Expert
"Having read Writing Effective News Releases,
I must urge individuals and publicity chairpeople seeking publicity to use
this book as their definitive guide. It's right on target."
- Eldonna P. Lay
Advertising, Marketing, and
Publicity Consultant
"Very interesting, informative and useful.
Your book will surely be an excellent tool for those who do not have the
access to professional resources."
- Dorothy J. Johnson,
Publicity Chairperson
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