Comments on: How to Select the Best Wire Service to Distribute Your News Release http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/ Creating understanding and practical uses for Social Media marketing and Public Relations in business Mon, 02 May 2011 13:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Suzi Craig http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 Suzi Craig Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:32:55 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-4419 Robert -- Thank you for this. I found the info extremely helpful as I am preparing to take on a very sensitive and targeted news release for a client. Any chance you'd be able to loop back with an update on each service? Many thanks again -- very helpful! Robert — Thank you for this. I found the info extremely helpful as I am preparing to take on a very sensitive and targeted news release for a client.

Any chance you’d be able to loop back with an update on each service?

Many thanks again — very helpful!

]]> By: Ellen Seebold http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Ellen Seebold Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:57:52 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-3713 Robert - thanks for this very clear analysis and points of differentiation between the wires. Sales people are often unable to clarify specific points - and I also appreciate the response you received from PR Newswire. I am please to have found your helpful blog ( and, full disclosure, am also an SU Grad!) No wonder you write so well. cheers, Ellen Seebold Principal, Seebold Marketing Communications Robert – thanks for this very clear analysis and points of differentiation between the wires. Sales people are often unable to clarify specific points – and I also appreciate the response you received from PR Newswire. I am please to have found your helpful blog ( and, full disclosure, am also an SU Grad!) No wonder you write so well.

cheers,
Ellen Seebold
Principal, Seebold Marketing Communications

]]> By: Robert Beadle http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 Robert Beadle Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:19:12 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-3553 Hi Brad, Checkout www.websitegrader.com for a useful tool on analyzing websites. Hi Brad,

Checkout http://www.websitegrader.com for a useful tool on analyzing websites.

]]> By: Brad Blickstein http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 Brad Blickstein Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:30:12 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-3549 Hi Robert, Any chance you'd publish the metrics you cited above? eg. inbound links, Alexa Traffic Rank, Google Index Pages or national distribution price I did some research on the 4 a few years ago (just by working with reps from each) and I could not find really any difference between the big 3. I've been using Marketwire because it was least expensive - and PRWeb for the budget conscious. But I'd love to re-evaluate between PRN, BW and MW. Thanks Brad Hi Robert,
Any chance you’d publish the metrics you cited above? eg. inbound links, Alexa Traffic Rank, Google Index Pages or national distribution price I did some research on the 4 a few years ago (just by working with reps from each) and I could not find really any difference between the big 3. I’ve been using Marketwire because it was least expensive – and PRWeb for the budget conscious. But I’d love to re-evaluate between PRN, BW and MW.
Thanks
Brad

]]> By: Marc LeVine http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Marc LeVine Wed, 19 May 2010 13:51:16 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-1998 It appears we are BOTH fellow Syracuse University graduates. No wonder why you really know your stuff in this field. Verry helpful offerings on your blog. I will highly recommend it to others. Let's Go Orange, Marc LeVine SU, Class of '78 It appears we are BOTH fellow Syracuse University graduates. No wonder why you really know your stuff in this field. Verry helpful offerings on your blog. I will highly recommend it to others.

Let’s Go Orange,

Marc LeVine
SU, Class of ’78

]]> By: Robert Beadle http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Robert Beadle Thu, 06 May 2010 21:24:23 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-1768 Thanks for the clarification, Sandy. Much appreciated. The data and my opinions for this post are based on telephone conversations I had with the PR Newswire sales staff, so you may wish to ensure they have this information. PR Newswire is the only service to comment or contact me regarding this article (to date). That in itself says positive things about your company. Best Regards, Robert Thanks for the clarification, Sandy. Much appreciated. The data and my opinions for this post are based on telephone conversations I had with the PR Newswire sales staff, so you may wish to ensure they have this information. PR Newswire is the only service to comment or contact me regarding this article (to date). That in itself says positive things about your company.

Best Regards,
Robert

]]> By: Sandy Azzollini http://www.robertbeadle.com/2010/03/09/how-to-select-a-wire-service-to-distribute-your-news-release/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Sandy Azzollini Thu, 06 May 2010 20:37:49 +0000 http://www.robertbeadle.com/?p=208#comment-1765 Hi Robert, PR Newswire does host news releases on our websites indefinitely (and did in March '09 as well). Previously we had limited our search function to 30 days of content but in September 2009, with the launch of our new site, we increased our own search function to 180 days of content. Even though we have limits on our search, news releases are not removed from our website. Also, we stand behind the long-term SEO benefits that sending a news release through PR Newswire provides, with statistics from third parties demonstrating how we have the largest market share of downstream search traffic of any other website in our industry. We would be happy to provide you with the specifics, just send me an email. Sandy Azzollini Director of Online News and Analytics Hi Robert,

PR Newswire does host news releases on our websites indefinitely (and did in March ’09 as well). Previously we had limited our search function to 30 days of content but in September 2009, with the launch of our new site, we increased our own search function to 180 days of content. Even though we have limits on our search, news releases are not removed from our website. Also, we stand behind the long-term SEO benefits that sending a news release through PR Newswire provides, with statistics from third parties demonstrating how we have the largest market share of downstream search traffic of any other website in our industry. We would be happy to provide you with the specifics, just send me an email.

Sandy Azzollini
Director of Online News and Analytics

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