8 of the worst press release mistakes | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

As much as I would love for the press release to die, it’s still a very effective tool when used correctly.

As Mickie Kennedy from eReleases wrote last month, Google has saved your news release. Gone are the days of keyword-stuffing to make certain you rank high in search results. Google now rewards beautiful prose again.
That said, people still make huge mistakes with their press releases. It's not just limited to PR pros, either. Top-level executives all the way down to interns get them wrong at times.

Let’s look at eight of the top news release mistakes....