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What is a Press Release: Anthony Morrison Defines All about Press Release

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Posted 7th April 2013 at 09:44 AM by anthonymorrison

Any individual related to internet marketing can understand the importance of press release while promoting any business. Press releases are an important part of the marketing campaign. However, with the passage of time, their role, strategy of distribution, content and style of writing has been changed drastically. Press releases were used way before arrival of the internet. At some time in history, press release was the only way to distribute news regarding businesses or events.


Keeping in mind this multidimensional role of press release in marketing, Anthony Morrison has provided a complete informative package on what a press release is. Anthony Morrison is an expert internet marketer. He has successfully used different tips and tricks in his internet marketing campaigns. He has been working in the field of internet marketing since he was a teenager.
Today Anthony is a bestselling author, a successful entrepreneur and a millionaire.

Definition:
A Press Release has many definitions, because of shortage of space; here we are sharing just a few from most recognized sources.
According to Wikipedia, free encyclopedia, "A press release, news release, media release, press statement or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy."
A press release is a public pseudo news story, written in third person, and as a small business communicator, it's your job to make every word count. (Bill Stoller)

Who is the Founder of Press Release?
Ivy Lee first introduced this excellent piece of business communication in 1900. Lee is considered founding father of modern public relations. Lee wrote first press release on October 28 1906 after a brutal accident. More than 50 people lost their lives in a three-car train accident at Atlantic City. Lee convinced the train authorities to issue a public notice following accident. He also urged them to provide special train service to the site of the accident. The service was demanded for the press to cover accident.

This first press release was published in New York Times on October 30, 1906 and was named as Statements from the Road.

Main Factors of a Press Release:
Press release is one of the most debated topics in public relations. However, in internet marketing, its sole purpose is to deliver information about any new event, launch of product and onset of services. Gone are the days when press release was meant just for the media personnel. Public was only shown glimpse of the result.

Today, press release is more like news announced publicly. Keeping in mind vast area covered by press release, let us discuss main factors of a press release.

Reader Friendly Writing:
Number one fundamental aspect for any press release is its writing. The writing must be clear and concise. It must deliver message in most clear way. It should not contain difficult words; instead use a vocabulary that is understandable for a majority of the readers. If the press release is published online, also trim its SEO components. However, easy to understand, grammatically correct content is more necessary than Search Engine Optimization.

Headings and Subheadings:
Headings and subheadings are used to arrange the content. Headlines are also used to get higher search engine rankings. However, it is more necessary to make heading readable. You can also include keywords at the right place, and if they fit in the phrase.

Hyper Link:
Hyper link keywords. Make sure that the hyperlinked keywords lead to the correct pages of your website.


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    J. Barry Mandel's Avatar
    Hi Anthony,

    That's a good informative post you put up!

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    Thanks,

    J. Barry
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