A media release is a handy tool used to share with the media about something newsworthy. A comet dropping on your own front lawn is newsworthy. The President popping into your host to business is newsworthy.
The truth that you believe your product or service is the better in the market is NOT newsworthy.
A newsworthy press release has to seize the attention of the reporter or editor and the intended audience trend press news. So if your company creates gift baskets you need your press release to seize the attention of certain reporters and your target market (e.g. Christmas gift shoppers, parents, etc.).
Now that we're clear on which we mean by newsworthy let's examine how to make a media to push out a magnet for the audiences.
Find your News Hook
First you've got determine the angle for the release. Because what you're selling isn't by itself "newsworthy" doesn't mean you can't tie it into something that's newsworthy.
I'm likely to illustrate this time with our gift basket example. Gift baskets are generally filled up with items which are comforting, tasty and/or visually attractive. Again, that alone isn't newsworthy.
But if a media release was discussing how students and parents struggle with end-of-year gifts for school teachers the release may just get the attention of education and lifestyle reporters trying to find interesting angles for the education or lifestyle beat.
The point being made this can be a importance of the current environment when looking for a news hook for the media release. Consider holidays, local festivals, political activity, trends in the economy and any number of environmental news factors that you could use to offer your media to push out a news hook.
Share Objective Data
In addition to describing a fascinating aspect of your product or service and why it's vital that you your target market, try to include some objective statistics. Reporters love facts, as do readers.
As an example, if our hypothetical gift basket business owner was to generally share some statistics about the popularity of gift baskets and recent trends in the types of gift baskets preferred by consumers, the release becomes more than merely a campaign and instead a supply of useful information for any number of people.
Facts that support whatever you assert in your press release helps to construct interest and credibility in the info you share. A fascinating and credible release is more likely to attract reporters who will write articles that may attract YOUR target market.
The target of your press release is to greatly help grow your company so you need to make the creation and distribution of this promotional tactic a vital part of your marketing plan.