LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In keeping with the commitment to actively educate and inform today’s PR, IR and communications industries, Business Wire on Wednesday released a new guidance report titled “A Guide for Press Release Optimization.” The paper is a free download and is available now.
The report focuses on the major changes to search algorithms and audience behavior that impact how effective press releases are written and what factors now influence search rankings. In addition to offering a look ahead at SEO and social trends in 2014, the paper provides 10 tips to be used as a reference when crafting a press release.
“In recent years we have seen many press releases more focused on SEO-keywords and strategically placed links — at the expense of quality content. Our new research report provides a welcome path for PR practitioners to return their focus on quality writing. Well-written press releases with engaging multimedia content continue to be among the most powerful and cost-effective communications tools available. We are thrilled to see that quality writing and quality content are at the top of PR best-practices for SEO in 2014,” said Tom Becktold, senior vice president of marketing for Business Wire.
The guidance report details some of the biggest news discovery changes in more than a decade made by Google, including how links are treated in a press release, how quality content is ranked and the transition from a keyword-based, Boolean search, to what is referred to as a semantic search: mobile-friendly speech queries.
The Business Wire guidance report tips include:
- How to research and learn the behaviors of key constituents
- Complete overview of the latest algorithms, and how to benefit from these updates
- Recommended press release layout improvements
- How to properly use links
- What you need to know about press release keywords and keyphrases
- The importance of high quality content
- The role multimedia plays in increasing discovery and action in 2014
- How to use social media strategically
- Using a responsive design webpage for mobile
- How to choose the proper news distribution method
To download this free guide in its entirety, visit http://go.businesswire.com/guide-to-press-release-optimization
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