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Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video)

Adam Sherk

At my first PR job I had to type in contact addresses from the hard-copy Bacon’s guide so we could mail merge and send out the press materials. Or stand over the fax machine feeding through one press release at at time. Seriously though, did you get my press release? –My press release.

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Five Newsworthy Stories for Your Next Press Release

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Most bloggers understand that online press releases can drive traffic. Press releases are powerful ways to reach people through search. ProBlogger has offered reasons to use press releases to promote a blog, and very sound editorial guidance on how to turn a press release into a blog post.

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Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com by Adam Sherk on August 14, 2009 Recently I wrote about the importance of including meaningful content in videos embedded in press releases. So far Google seems to agree.

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Be Careful When Choosing an SEO for Google Panda or Penguin Recovery

Bill Hartzer

Subject: Google Panda Recovery Services Using Top 10 Rankings By Content Marketing ! All our links are submitted by our SEO experts in relevant niches with local listing, social bookmarking, document sharing, article directories, press releases, etc. I have embedded this presentation at the top of this post.

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Types Of HTML 5 Content | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

Here they are in a nutshell: Metadata Flow Content Sectioning Content Heading Content Phrasing Content Embedded Content Interactive Content All of these types of content are in current use, of course, but HTML 5 provides definitions for them and specific protocols for deploying them within the HTML code. With Web 2.0

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Link Building Tactics for Publishers

Adam Sherk

It is one of the many reasons that content marketing has become so popular, as brands in other industries put an emphasis on content development and promotion and essentially become publishers themselves. See Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips for more information). Media relations. Blogger and influencer outreach.

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The New Exclusive

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Think about Jessica Simpson's latest situation: she doesn't need a publicist to draft up a superfluous press release or run around getting her hair and make-up done to answer the television entertainment news programs. For brands and marketers, this means something completely different and interesting. press release.