Press Release Writing Tips San Francisco CA

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:

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Atomic Public Relations
(415) 703-9454
1379 A Harrison St
San Francisco, CA
Rodman Consulting, LLC
(415) 218-1618
280 Fell St., Ste. 402
San Francisco, CA
Alternative Resource
(415) 431-6360
800 Duboce Ave
San Francisco, CA
Hart Event Marketing
(415) 751-9061
2130 Fillmore St., PMB 237
San Francisco, CA
Frith PR
1.415.848.3035
795 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA
Landis Communications Inc. (LCI)
(415) 561-0888
1388 Sutter St., Ste. 901
San Francisco, CA
Storefront Political Media
(415) 834-0501
250 Sutter St., Ste. 650
San Francisco, CA
Graham & Associates Inc
(415) 986-7212
111 Maiden Ln
San Francisco, CA
Pike & Company
(415) 585-2100
132 Hamerton Ave.
San Francisco, CA
Barbary Coast Consulting
(415) 364-0000
660 Market St., 5th Flr.
San Francisco, CA

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.


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