Not enough companies include visuals when they send out press releases and other material. This is a visual medium, and a great shot or two really adds some context and helps people get their heads around what’s being announced. But not all photos are good. Every now and then I get what are known as [...]

Anyone who’s had just a passing experience or two with social media engines like Facebook and Twitter could pretty fairly conclude it’s a big swamp they don’t need to wade into. BUT, there’s strong reason to start heading in. The waters get clearer over time and the value grows more evident. This sector is a [...]

No, but it’s certainly evolving, and if you push out releases, you need to make sure you are evolving with the medium. Some keys: 1 – In this sector, press releases are not enticements to get editors to write stories. They are the stories. The formulaic corporate style of traditional press releases just annoy trade [...]

On Twitter this morning, a European software company breathlessly hyped how something big was coming, and then two hours later released the exciting news that a “preview” version of its Website was now live!!! So please come by and please pass the excitement along … Dutifully, I clicked through because I had not heard of [...]

I don’t write about companies to embarrass them, so I almost never actually run the company name in the post. Most people will know who this is anyway, but here goes: BLANK, a premier provider of digital signage and networked media solutions, today announced the addition of team members in the roles of business development, [...]