24-7 Press Release vs. Notified Public Relations Solutions with GlobeNewswire

Well suited for increasing digital presence for traditional and online businesses or brands. Can't think of any situation where smart use of 24-7 Press Release isn't relevant.

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This service might be more well suited for large corporations with a lot of press coverage that they need to get out on a very regular basis. GlobeNewswire may be much less appropriate for smaller organizations that cannot commit to the annual spend of the contract and adhere to its strict nature and aren't sending out regular releases. Note that they did not work with us on contract flexibility once signed, so just be sure that you will fully utilize the service and really stay on top of the cancellation date because if you miss it, you will be automatically locked in for another year. Thus for smaller companies it will be best to stick to an a-la-carte service that will be flexible and work with you on your changing needs. That is definitely not GlobeNewswire.

• Increases search engine optimization.
• Builds awareness.
• Bumps up social media engagement.

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• Allows you to see coverage from numerous sources: print, online, broadcast, etc.
• Allows you to track coverage for numerous clients in one organized place.
• Allows you to receive incoming coverage via email.

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• Distributing to even more sites
• Their higher tier packages have at over a 1 day turnaround and make it inconvenient for very fresh news

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• Marketwired has recently changed its online platform. It is more complex than necessary. I used it many times and still often had to call the help desk for advice. Sometimes there would be 'bugs' in the system that were out of my control and even the help desk struggled to resolve it.
• I used to simply email the news release & photos to the help desk and they'd get it out for me on time. It was effective and I appreciated the excellent customer service. Now the help desk are no longer allowed to distribute on a client's behalf, which is frustrating - even if you struggle using the online system.
• The section of the online platform I found most confusing was around which media a news story would be distributed too. There are a lot of choices and it wasn't obvious to me as to how they were sub-divided. I often had to check with the help desk to ensure I'd made the best selection for the news story.
• The level of customer service has declined. My account manager who previously provided excellent service was moved to another role as part of an internal restructure. Many team members at my agency voiced frustrations with the level of customer care.

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Their customer service is great and has been very supportive when we've needed it. Their team checks up on us regularly to ensure we are getting the most out of our service.

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24_7 Press Release is far cheaper than Newswire. However Newswire has stellar customer service. Press 24_7 has decent customer service. I also appreciate that they do not discriminate organizations seeking to send out news as I did not receive permission from Newswire to promote without any explanation. I appreciate the feedback 24_7 Press Release gives to PRs when they are not approved and that your credit is not used up when they reject a PR.

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We have only ever used GlobeNewswire and have had such success that we don't feel the need to evaluate competitors or switch to another solution in over 5 years.

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• Some PRs have appeared on some first searches of Google. This is good
• Distribution can sometimes be stagnant (i.e - the same sites only) thus results don't look like they're growing.

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• Circulates news on our company which raises credibility for us in the industry and to clients.
• Being able to use our releases as a resource to point to have had a positive impact on our social media presence.

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