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NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy

Bill Hartzer

Recently, Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes , advertorials for a business. Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release does not pass any SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) value to the website it’s linking to.

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PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent

Adam Sherk

Press release search engine PRFilter came out of beta last week. It aggregates press releases from 10 wire services and distribution services and pulls them in directly from 60+ technology and media companies. Press releases from PR Newswire, Business Wire, PRWeb and Marketwire frequently appear in the listings.

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How to Write a Press Release in 2013

Proactive Report

Webinar August 28, 2013, Sally Falkow APR and Lisa Buyer discuss the new Google rules for writing a press release. Unfortunately, the SEO community saw the possibilities of using optimized press releases long before the PR industry did. So how should you write a press release today? Register here.

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. Another 50% brought on an agency partner based off an industry specialty or experience reaching a particular audience. Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

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How to Tie Social Strategy into Broader Communications Strategy

Social Media Strategies Summit

Press Releases: Still Relevant or Yesterday’s News? The “traditional” formal press release seems far removed from the contemporary world of government on social media. And if so, when should you publish a press release rather than simply announcing the news on social media? The word spreads organically.”.

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Google Schools the PR Industry

Proactive Report

Several SEO experts opined that the reason for this drop was the proliferation of “spammy” press release content on these newswire websites. ” Recommended press release content quality factors. One of the major effects of the Panda 4.0 PR Newswire and other wire services know this.

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Changes in News Delivery Give New Power to Press Releases

Proactive Report

We need to understand the current media landscape: What journalists need today, how best to work with them, where the opportunities lie for PR news material — and what that means for Press Releases. How does this affect the way we write a press release? The press release is available here.).