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Jul 2019
12m 39s

How to Write a Digital Press Release

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About this episode
Back in the day, press releases were typed up then mailed or faxed out to news organizations. Today, thankfully, we can toss the snail mail and fax machines and email them out. But because of the changes in technology, communications professionals need to change their methods if they want their news releases to get picked up by the media and published. How ... Show More
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