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The Do-it-Yourself Press Release Makeover
How To Turn a So-so Release
into a Wildly Successful One

Joan Stewart interviews Marcia Yudkin

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  • Why writing a news release is so painful—and how to remove the pain
  • The most important thing to do BEFORE you sit down to write a release
  • Why Marcia and media people hate “mystery meat” headlines
  • 3 examples of vague, pointless headlines she found on the Internet
  • Why “cute” doesn’t count when writing a release
  • The 2 things you must include in a headline if you are publicizing an event
  • Things other than your news release that compete for the reporter’s attention
  • The beauty of subheads, and why they are so effective
  • The 2 audiences you must keep in mind when writing your release
  • Which of those 2 audiences is most important
  • The 3-letter word you must never use when writing a news release
  • How to use effective quotes in your release
  • Marcia’s favorite news release headline
  • The 3 most important traits of a great headline
  • How to use alliteration in your headlines
  • 2 things to consider when writing releases for the Internet
  • Where to put your web site URL in news releases for the Internet
  • What to put in the subject line of a news release you are e-mailing
  • When to use a news release and when to use a pitch letter
  • Why you shouldn’t cram everything you have into a news release
  • A great technique to use that will make your news releases irresistible
  • The advantage of putting a landing page URL in your news release
  • How to entice the media to include your URL in the news story
  • 5 details to include in every release
  • satisfaction413The last thing to do before your news release goes out the door
  • How to double-check phone numbers and URLs

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