Tag Archives: Press Release Tips

LA-Area Communicators Discuss Video and SEO

On August 19, Business Wire LA hosted a media breakfast and panel discussion titled “Video & SEO: Best Practices for Effective Marketing & PR” at the Olympic Collection in west Los Angeles. Our expert panel discussed the increasing popularity of online video in brand communications and shared tips with the audience of LA area communicators [...]

PR Peeps Poll: Almost 70% Tweet the Links to Press Releases

Almost 70% tweet the links to their press releases, Business Wire’s August PR Peeps Poll finds

Follow the Top Unique Leading Leader

- by Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist It’s a topic we’ve addressed before — buzzwords and jargon in press releases — but Mark McClennan at Schwartz Communications has come at it from a unique way. He took Adam Sherk’s list of the most overused words and phrases in press releases, and made a word cloud [...]

Twitter Tips Result from our What to Expect When You Tweet Your Press Release Webinar

Press Releases and Twitter: Twitter Tips result from our What to Expect When you Tweet Your Press Release

Land Your Features Story in the New York Post

Tips from Daily Features Editor Mackenzie Dawson by Nikelle Feimster, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/New York I recently had a chance to talk with Mackenzie Dawson, Daily Features Editor of the New York Post. Having worked in the PR industry, Dawson fully understands the challenges publicists face when it comes to working with the media. [...]

What can Public Relations Professionals Learn from TBD.com?

by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire/DC TBD.com, which launched today, is taking a unique approach to providing hyperlocal news.  Unlike AOL’s recently launched Patch.com, which hired reporters to cover local communities in California, New York and other states, TBD.com will partner with more than a hundred community blogs to provide the most comprehensive [...]

Tuesday Mornings the Best Time to Send a Press Release According to PR Peeps Poll

PR Peeps Polled said Tuesday Mornings are the best day to send a press release

Upcoming Business Wire Event: Chicago – August 4

Join Business Wire experts in your area for media breakfasts, panel discussions and other insightful events. We bring local media members and industry thought leaders to your market to discuss today’s most relevant topics, from writing for SEO to marketing with social media. Best of all, Business Wire events are usually free of charge. Check [...]

Editor’s Corner – July Edition: What’s all the Hype about Hyperlinks?

With 30 bureaus around the world and more newsrooms than all of our competitors combined, Business Wire is proud to provide local expertise and superior service, backed by the most accurate editors in the world. In Editor’s Corner, we ask some of our best to chime in on how to get the most out of [...]

Media Relations in the Digital Age Event Recap

by Cecile Oreste, Media Relations Specialist, Business Wire DC Members of the Business Wire/DC team were in attendance at Media Relations in the Digital Age held at the US Navy Memorial & Heritage Center on Wednesday, July 14th.  The event, which was organized by the Professional Development Committee of the PRSA – National Capital Chapter, [...]