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Describe what each sentence is all about and what editor is writing, and how he or she is communicating with his or her audience.
Step 3: Innovate with your own information.
Using success model as a guide, you now write sentences, one at a time, which match length, tone and function of sentences and paragraphs you see in article you are using as a model.
As you do this, something very interesting and magical will happen.
You will come really close to matching editorial interest, readership interest and style of USA Today, or whatever publication you are aiming at. You are putting yourself in position of writer as if one is writing a news release so that an editor can use it for an article.
At top you place “News Release” or “For Immediate Release” and contact name and phone number.
To this you add name or title or description of whatever you are offering, price and ordering information plus words. You also express offers to media for free media kits and review copies, high-resolution color photography, and contact information with statement “available for interview”.
Then you are done. You can transmit your news release. You can send it to your specific target media and every other media in similar and related categories of potential interest.
You can uncover some very interesting trends when you do this exercise on a particular publication.
You will learn what editors want. You will find out whether they like it long and wordy or short and punchy. You will find out whether short means good, or long means bad, or visa versa.
You will learn whether they need to know number of pages and publisher of book, ISBN and other contact and cost and ordering information.
You will learn whether or not you should even make any mention of how your product, service or book is being marketed. Some publications will provide contact information in articles and some won't. Most of biggest ones won't. Is this a surprise? It shouldn't be. However it is disappointing. You get publicity because you’ve persuaded editor that you are newsworthy, but you don't always get your toll free number mentioned.
Use “3 I Technique” to assess best way to design a news release and adapt your approach to any publication you want to be in or any broadcast show on radio or TV you want to be on.
Listen to radio talk shows or watch key TV shows and learn what producers want and demand of their guests. Then use 3 I Technique to design your news release and create an approach that will be persuasive with decision-makers. Match their needs and do your best to give them what they want. Use your news release to show them you've done your homework and prepared to address their needs. When you go extra mile, they are far more likely to respond favorably.
Use “3 I technique” to evaluate style, editorial interest and readership or audience interests and nature of information your target publication needs. Factor what you uncover into your news release and approach.
This technique can help anyone create a really great news release. Use it. You give editors exactly what and they in turn will give you what you want .
Free publicity.
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