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Media & Communication: 3 Ways to Drive Higher ROI from Press Releases

By Nicholas Gaffney
November 01, 2018

According to the Museum of Public Relations, the first actual press release was issued in 1906. Its purpose was to ensure that the reporters covering a Pennsylvania Railroad train derailment had accurate information. Since then, the purpose of a press release, and the perception of its value, have evolved.

In an age where law firms can quickly disseminate news to target audiences via multiple social media platforms as well as their own websites, is it finally time to put the press release out to pasture? Do the benefits of a release outweigh its substantial cost? Do firms continue to churn out releases simply because they always have, regardless of the ROI? These are questions that have been debated, with relish, among legal marketing professionals for years now.

If you'd like some answers, once and for all, you've come to the right place. So here they are: The press release is a valuable PR tool that deserves to live on. Executed correctly, the benefits outweigh the cost. And yes, many firms draft and distribute releases out of habit in a way that is indeed a waste of time and budget.

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