One of my favorite episodes of QM Radio. Pay close attention to what Kevin says, he is a goldmine of marketing ideas.
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107 Reasons to Write A Press Release According to PR News Guru and SEO Expert Michael Taggart6/10/2016 Why write a press release? Why would it help my business? What would I write it about? These are all questions I have been asked by agents, and the good news is there are almost an infinite number of reasons to write one. As you will see from the list compiled by SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert and marketing strategist Michael Taggart, 107 reasons come to mind.
The strategic use of press releases is a technique I learned from Michael that is great for SEO, for enhancing authority, increasing online social proof, and also increasing your company visibility in search engines. One of the new programs being offered by Quantum Marketing System is called Authority which is a comprehensive approach to help increase consumer confidence, shorten your sales cycle, increase your credibility and elevate your status online. You can get more info here http://www.quantummarketingsystem.com/authority.html A consistent and strategic deployment of press releases can quickly rank your keywords in google and also provide extensive 3rd party social proof and authority. One of the biggest benefits for your business is SEO. Of course writing a press release that is designed for SEO can be a technical rabbit hole that most agents don't want to go down, because it can be a difficult and time consuming undertaking. Michael’s 107 reasons for a PR News Release should keep your marketing pipeline full of newsworthy ideas to share with the world about your business. Many of our agents tell us they want to submit a press release, but can’t think of what to write about. Well, I’m here to tell you that’s crazy! A press release can be submitted for almost any reason. Once ideas start flowing, it’s almost too easy. Each release is a new opportunity to rank in Google and get in front of customers. I believe that any company can benefit from running multiple releases per month. *Remember, you don't have to write them yourself -- just give us a topic and we will write them for you as a part of the Quantum Authority program! 107 Reasons To Write A PR News Release Today Every Time You… 1. Launch a new product or service 2. Rewrite or create your company's mission statement 3. Create a helpful IFTTT.com recipe for your customers or industry 4. Donate to charity 5. Write a helpful blog post with free tips 6. Join a social network with scheduled content releases and ask for followers 7. Release an E-book, report or white paper 8. Piggyback on a recent news story by announcing related expert information 9. Serve your 10,000th (or X#) customer 10. Discover any impressive milestone while analyzing company records 11. Run a webinar 12. Run a local in-person workshop 13. Share a particularly exciting customer testimonial in the form of an inspiring news story 14. Create a "Day" for your industry (i.e. National Pizza Day) 15. Sponsor a local event 16. Warn against a negative trend you see in your industry 17. Celebrate a positive trend you see in your industry 18. Appear on TV, radio or another platform 19. Run a holiday sale 20. Run a sale or giveaway related to an outrageous, trending news story 21. Disprove a myth related to your business with absolute authority 22. Hold a contest 23. Implement a popular new business concept (i.e. six sigma) 24. Implement a new technology or piece of machinery 25. Start sourcing materials or employees exclusively within your country 26. Win a major new client 27. Join a new association or club 28. Earn a new certification 29. Host a celebrity event, book signing, etc. 30. Lower your prices 31. Celebrate the anniversary of your company's founding 32. Book a speaking engagement 33. Create a Meetup.com group 34. Start a podcast 35. Create a YouTube channel 36. Run a small study and explain its consequences 37. Put together a Lunch n' Learn event 38. Create a scholarship 39. Convince a notable affiliate to promote your product 40. Create an industry-wide award ceremony 41. Give an employee a creative award 42. Give a customer of the month award 43. Interview your competition about a common issue 44. Form your own industry association with competitors 45. Celebrate the promotion of an employee 46. Poll your customers and announce the results 47. Develop a creative new use for your product 48. Volunteer with employees for a local cause 49. Tally how much your company gave back to the community this year 50. Celebrate a longstanding employee on their anniversary of X# years 51. Debunk a particularly false social media article related to your industry 52. Trademark a new process or system in grand fashion 53. Change how your business operates due to a new scientific breakthrough 54. Invite colleagues to an open debate 55. Enhance an existing product 56. Tell the unique and emotional reason that you started your business 57. Host a customer appreciation day 58. Appoint someone to your board of directors 59. Earn an "A" rating from the BBB 60. Exhibit with a booth at a trade show 61. Do an open house tour of your office, factory etc 62. Offer an internship opportunity 63. Create a plan to go "green" 64. Take a stand on a newsworthy topic 65. Publicly challenge someone to something 66. Celebrate the retirement of a respected employee 67. Protest local anti-business legislation 68. Provide free consultations (generate leads) 69. Provide an annual reminder (e.g. get a flu shot) 70. Attend a major conference or expo and report your view on something interesting 71. Launch an affiliate program 72. Promote that you've become an affiliate for another business' new product launch 73. Start a customer referral program 74. Start a rewards program for loyal customers 75. List your product on a new sales channel, such as Amazon.com 76. Book a guest speaker for a live event 77. Pull a creative publicity stunt in your town 78. Start a petition 79. Create an entertaining viral video 80. Open a new office or warehouse 81. Celebrate an employee winning a leadership position or award in your community 82. Re-brand a product in some way 83. Develop a proprietary algorithm or method of solving a problem 84. Lock in an exclusive or unique vendor arrangement 85. Hire a new employee 86. Win a big sales contract 87. Get an article published in a prestigious publication 88. Announce your availability for certain work, such as consulting or giving speeches 89. Launch a new website 90. Acquire or merge with a different company 91. Raise capital 92. Meet an internal goal set within the company 93. Write a new sales letter and announce its publication 94. Expand your customer service hours 95. Improve employee benefits 96. Run a large space ad in a notable publication 97. Start a monthly client newsletter 98. Mail a seasonal product catalog 99. Run a 3-day "flash sale" on a hot item 100. Buy local radio ads 101. Rent a newsworthy billboard in a highly visible place 102. Get a vanity phone number 103. Announce a "cross promotion" with a related business (i.e. gym offers marketing flyers for free local chiropractic consultations) 104. Add a new bonus item that comes with your core product 105. Offer a student or senior citizen discount 106. Start accepting Bitcoin payments 107. Scan Techcrunch.com, the business section of your local paper and other news sources for your own ideas! With all of these ideas there is no way you cannot think of at least 10 ways your business could benefit from Press Releases! "Sell everything."That harrowing advice is from The Royal Bank of Scotland, which has warned of a "cataclysmic year" ahead for markets and advised clients to head for the exit. Do not wait. Do not pass go.
"Sell everything except high quality bonds," warned Andrew Roberts in a note this week. He said the bank's red flags for 2016 -- falling oil, volatility in China, shrinking world trade, rising debt, weak corporate loans and deflation -- had all been seen in just the first week of trading. "We think investors should be afraid," he said. Related: Fear & Greed Index Morgan Stanley warned this week that oil could touch $20 a barrel. RBS says if it falls below $30, then $16 is on the horizon. The world is in a global recession, Roberts wrote. This terrible cocktail means investors should now be thinking about getting a "return of capital, not return on capital." Click here to continue reading. Ok Monty Python, perhaps this program is not really for the lazy agent — instead, it's for you if you want to work smart.
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