Advertorials generate leads and build trust in your brand and product offerings. They are a great way to reach a different type of audience to other forms of advertising and give you an ideal opportunity to support a property launch or introduce a new service.
There are many different approaches you can take when writing a press release or news story designed to directly or indirectly promote your company, brand, product or service. However, 7 simple rules will help make sure your article is read by as many people as possible:
Often this will be your only chance to attract the attention of your audience, and you have limited time to do so this, so make it count!
This is a line or two that should be your "hook" into the story. Remember that you don't want to give the reader so much information that they don't need to click through and read the whole thing!
The attention span of most readers is very short, so you need to make sure that once they've clicked through to your story, you keep them there. Some possible approaches include posing a question, making a controversial statement, creating a sense of urgency, offering something for nothing or including a call to action.
Write in a simple, easy to read language style. Informal beats formal every time. Remember check your spelling!
A natural flow through the article is critical to ensuring that the reader gets to the end and absorbs the full message that you are trying to convey. If you jump around - conceptually - you will confuse the reader and they will quickly lose interest.
This is vital. You need to engage with your audience. It helps to be humourous, opinionated, ironic or witty so that your words come to life, but don't overdo it!
Finally, and this is particularly relevant to press releases, you should include a notes section at the end, where you can include the company name, website and contact details and background information that might be useful to journalists.
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