Writing Effective News Releases...: How to Get Free Publicity for Yourself, Your Business, or Your Organization

Editorial Review:

Describes how to write an attention getting news release.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Best Press Release book I've seen:

This is the best book on writing press releases I've seen. I have written many press releases in my job over the years and this book is an excellent guide. I recommend to everyone.

Buy this book!:

If you're thinking of purchasing this title, do it! I studied it over the course of one week. The next week, I drafted my news releases. The third week, I sent them out to 35 newspapers and two of them picked up the story. This is a hit rate of almost 10% and I know I wouldn't have achieved it without the principles I learned in this book. And by the way, this was the first news release I'd ever written. This book WILL teach you what you need to know.

Insider's take:

Did I get on the front page after reading this? Definitely NOT.
Did it give me insight on what an editor may be thinking when I write? Absolutely.
The examples are very to the point on what format to do and not to do. Very down to earth, a lot of examples, pretty well written. It covers a range of examples, from announcements for retirement parties to press releases for products.

"How I Got On The Front Page Of My Newspaper After Reading This Book!":

I bought this book: Writing Effective News Releases...: How to Get Free Publicity for Yourself, Your Business, or Your Organization and my 'publicity life' has never been the same.
I have literally turned into a local star in my city. But more importantly, I've learned the secret of not only getting publicity but how to turn that publicity into more than 15 minutes of fame. Now why is that important?
Well, once you know how to do that - which this book taught me - then you can literally write your... more info

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