Press Release Writing Tips Raleigh NC

A press release is an announcement of a newsworthy item that is issued to journalists and other media representatives. And it is a document that is generally formatted in a basic manner across the publishing industry for quick, efficient handing across the board of your news by media professionals. With regards to the basics of press release writing, here are seven basic elements that every press release should contain:

Local Companies

Continental Communications
(919) 783-9488
3901 Barrett Dr
Raleigh, NC

Bewley Lawrence & Associates
(919) 834-4801
5 W Hargett St
Raleigh, NC

Blast Public Relations
(919) 833-9975
128 E Hargett St
Raleigh, NC

Capstrat
(919) 828-0806
1201 Edwards Mill Road
Charlotte, NC

Capstrat
919-828-0806
1201 Edwards Mill Rd
Raleigh, NC

Averitt Lee & Associates
(919) 786-4566
3409 Horton St
Raleigh, NC

Carolina Public Relations Marketing Inc
(919) 828-0806
1201 Edwards Mill Rd
Raleigh, NC

S&A Cherokee
800-608-7500
301 Cascade Pointe Lane
Cary, NC

Articulon
919-232-5008
2841 Plaza Place
Raleigh, NC

Business Services Associates Inc
(919) 844-0064
9413 Greenfield Dr
Raleigh, NC

A press release is an announcement of a newsworthy item that is issued to journalists and other media representatives. And it is a document that is generally formatted in a basic manner across the publishing industry for quick, efficient handing across the board of your news by media professionals.

With regards to the basics of press release writing, here are seven basic elements that every press release should contain:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: These words should appear in the upper left-hand margin and you should capitalize every letter.

Contact Information: Insert this after the release statement above and list the contact information of the company spokesperson.

Headline: This should be written after the contact information.

Dateline: List the city of origin for your press release.

Lead Paragraph: The first paragraph needs to grab the reader's attention and should contain the relevant information to your message such as the five W's (who, what, when, where, why).

Text: Next comes the main body of your press release where your message should develop fully.

Last Paragraph: Make sure to alert the reading audience where to turn for more information; i.e. a postal address, phone number and website link. Plus offer something free for them; a report, newsletter or other gift.

To learn what's hot and what's not in your particular industry, check out PRWeb(r) at PRWeb.com for current press releases. No need to re-invent the wheel. See what's working there and treat the information as a general guideline for your own news format and presentation.

You can also head to Content Propulsion Lab. It's the place for "Do It Yourself" companies who would love the benefits of a high-end Public Relations firm but lack the budgets, online at http://www.ContentLabInfo.com , a Division of Content Desk, available at http://www.ContentDeskInfo.com .

Copyright: Copyright c 2006-2008 Diana Barnum

About the Author:

By Diana Barnum, president of Moving Ahead Communications.

Article Source: thePhantomWriters Article Submission Service

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(919) 783-9488
3901 Barrett Dr
Raleigh, NC

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