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    Warning: I offer you a free software program at the end of
    this entry! Do not read if you don’t like free stuff.

    The good old press release is still one of the stock tools for
    any business that wants to use public relations as a key lead
    generation tool.

    I know a lot of businesses don’t look at PR as lead generation
    but that’s what it is for the small business. Remember, the
    marketing challenge for the small business is to break through
    all the clutter and become known and trusted. Nothing does
    that like a good story in the local daily.

    Now, back to the press release. I have struggled for years to
    get small business owners to understand how to write and
    use a press release, so I decided to take what I know and
    see if I could create a software program that allowed anyone
    to write and perfectly format a press release.

    So…introducing Instant Press Release – this free program
    will teach you most of what you need to know to write a
    good press release and then automatically format your
    press release just like the media wants it.

    Grab your copy of Instant Press Release and pass it on to
    your blog readers, customers, friends, and subscribers freely.

    Maybe together we can make the small business PR world
    a better place.

    By the way, I showed this program to some professional PR folks
    and they got very threatened by its effectiveness – they claim that
    no one can write a press release by simply filling in some blanks
    and answering some questions. . . must mean it’s a good tool!

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    Posted by: John Jantsch on Nov 05, 04 | 4:04 pm
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    • Your software is awesome! I used it this week for my community service group (that happens to so a lot of projects for our local Ronald McDonald House) and it turned out a great-looking document. I'll definitely recommend it to the club's future PR chairs (assuming I'm ever allowed to give up the job!).
    • Writing a press release is only half the battle. PR firms shouldn't be threatened by a little knowledge on the client side. In fact, a little local success whets the appetite of a small business for a more comprehensive PR strategy and that is a huge opportunity for PR firms that really know their stuff.
    • John Jantsch
      Andy,

      Everybody's doing it!
    • I am so jealous! I want my own software too!

      Downloaded it and gonna play with it tonight.
    • John Jantsch
      This runtime error has been fixed and you should be just fine installing the program now.
    • LSF
      When I try to run the software I get an error -

      Runtime error '339'
      Component 'MSINET.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.

      I hope this helps.
    • John --

      Leave it to you to develop a tool that makes the life of small business owners easier. Congratulations! As you know, I too am an advocate of news releases as a way to "get the word out" and will be happy to share this new tool with my clients.

      Kudos!

      Denise O'Berry
      Small Business Expert
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