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Writing a Press Release for Associations

GrowthZone

The purpose of a press release is to get attention, make news, and generate publicity. Keep your website at the top of search engine results through blogging. Download How to Write an Association Blog People Will Read. The Basics of Crafting a Press Release: Make it newsworthy; it’s not an ad, it’s a news article.

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Add your press release to a blog.

AE on the Verge

If you email or fax your association press release to the media, consider what else you should do with it: 1. Post it to your association blog. and include your blog address in the press release. Add pictures of whoever you quote on your blog to make it easy for the media to grab a picture if they need one.

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Blogging Elsewhere: Winter 2011

Reid All About it

I’ve been a busy blogging bee lately. Here are a few of my posts on other blogs. Give New Life to Your Press Release. With the rise of social media, some pundits have declared the press release dead. Others say that’s an extreme view; a good release still plays an important role. Read more….

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The Big Picture: Most overused phrases in press releases

The Big Picture

Most overused phrases in press releases. Factiva Insight has issued a new report listing the most overused used phrases in press releases for 2006 for the US, the UK and globally. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Most overused phrases in press releases : Comments. is "next generation."

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You’ve Got to Read This: August 23, 2011

Reid All About it

If you have trouble coming up with good content for your organization’s blog, you’ll like these 5 Sources for Great Blog Post Ideas by Joseph Wesley Putnam at Blogtweaks. Once you have a good topic, review The Ultimate 8-Point Checklist for Remarkable Content by Pamela Seiple on the Hubspot blog. I love Twitter.

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You’ve Got to Read This: October 11, 2011

Reid All About it

I never get tired of sharing this type of post because I know many people are stumped when it comes to blog content. Jackie Roy at TMG Media’s Engage blog (a must read in my book) provides 7 Ways for Your Company to Break the Ice with the Blogosphere. Standard press releases are often misdirected, irrelevant and boring.

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How to Get More Patients Leads with Healthcare Marketing

CMA Solutions

They can include press releases detailing newsworthy achievements, non-promotional contributions to trade publications, or—in the case of VSC, which capitalized on headline monitoring and timely pitching—interviews on health-related topics with magazines, podcasts, and TV newscasts. Businesses that blog have 434% more indexed pages.