January 5, 2012 – 9:44 am
What can the most-viewed press releases of 2011 on BusinessWire.com tell PR people and marketers about what makes a successful release?

October 14, 2011 – 6:13 am
Business Wire sets up camp at the PRSA International Conference this weekend. Come by and say hello at Booth #401/403 where you can register for a chance to win an iPad2 and get a free online newsroom consultation. 

By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged #PRSAIcon, business wire, Greg Jarboe, Laura Sturaitis, mobile alerts, multimedia press releasees, online newsrooms, PR, PR conference, PR measurement, press release measurement, PRSA, PRSA 2011, PRSA International Conference, public relations
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October 13, 2011 – 6:13 am
When trying to get relevant search engine results from Google, it helps to know your defaults. Here’s some tips for improving your searching from our resident datadiva, Sandy Malloy.

September 9, 2011 – 1:44 pm
A weekly compilation of news from around the world of investor relations. Compiled and edited by Pam Agnew, ABC. IR Service Provider of the Week Pristine Advisers LLC is a one stop Investor & Public Relations company offering its customers custom and prepackaged services. We operate internationally while giving customers local one on one support. [...]
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Powerful Pitches Hosted by Business Wire Cleveland Just about everything in a communications professional’s life involves some form of pitching. A successful pitch involves a great deal of persuasion and creativity. Join Business Wire Cleveland for a breakfast seminar featuring Jim Kukral, web entrepreneur, blogger, professional speaker, educator and author of two books – Attention! This [...]

By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs, Media relations
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Also tagged Amy Wagner, Boardroom Communications, Brian Deagon, Burger King, business wire, Business Wire Events, crisis comm, Crisis Communications, Don Silver, Elianne Gonzalez, G4, G4TV, G4tv.com, how to pitch, how to pitch media, Insurance Information Institute, Investor's Business Daily, Jim Kukral, journalism, Kevin Kelly, LA tech media, LABJ, Laura Vann, Los Angeles Business Journal, Lynn University Marketing and Communication, media tips, Natalie Jarvey, pitching tips, PR, Press Release Tips, public relations, South Florida Sun Sentinel, tech media, Wayne Roustan
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Google algorithm changes cause a spike in traffic for press releases at Business Wire, while other press release distribution services suffered dramatic decreases.

Do you find yourself believing the three myths of B2B content marketing? The NFL labor dispute is the first pro-sports labor problem of the social media era. How’s that playing out in the PR world? “O, press release, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways . . .“ More than 100 [...]

Meet the Richmond Media Hosted by Business Wire Washington, DC Join Business Wire DC for breakfast and a panel discussion with Richmond editors and reporters. Jon Newman of The Hodges Partnership will moderate the panel, including: Scott Bass, News Editor, Style Weekly; Rachel DePompa, Richmond Reporter, NBC12; Gregory Gilligan, Business Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch; and Susan [...]

By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, Business Wire Events, Cleveland media, DC media, Editors, Gregory Gilligan, how to pitch media, Jim Kukral, media tips, NBC12, pitching tips, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, public relations, Rachel DePompa, RBride, RHome, Richmond Magazine, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Scott Bass, Style Weekly, Susan Winiecki, Washington DC Media
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February 28, 2011 – 6:13 am
Editor’s Corner: Having a good caption is just as important as having a good photo. Your picture may be worth a thousand words, but with another sentence or two, you can turn it into something that will really shine.


By Amy Yen, Marketing Specialist, Business Wire
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged business wire, captions, Editor's Corner, Editors, Lori Brown, multimedia, photo captions, press release captions, press release multimedia, press release photo captions, press release photos, press release pictures, Press Release Tips
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February 3, 2011 – 8:45 am
Writing a Good Headline Has Never Been More Important. Join us for free webinar featuring a veteran newspaper editor and SEO specialist to learn tips on how to make your headline more effective.

By Monika Maeckle
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Posted in Industry Blogs
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Also tagged All Things Press Release, business wire, Business Wire Events, Education, how-to press release, Monika Maeckle, new media, PR, Press Release, press release 2.0, Press Release Optimization, Press Release Tips, Press Release writing, social media, Webinars
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