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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    24-7 Press Release

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/A24-7 Press Release is a press release distribution platform from the Canadian company of the same name.N/A

    3BL

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/A3BL Media's content distribution platforms and Brand Studio promote the environmental, social, governance (ESG) initiatives of companies, nonprofits and NGOs.N/A

    Cision PRWeb

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACision PRWeb aims to impact customer behavior by providing efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels including search, social media and with industry-specific partner websites, bloggers and influencers.

    $99

    per news release

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    24-7 Press Release3BLCision PRWeb
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    Basic
    $99
    per news release
    Standard
    $205
    per news release
    Advanced
    $305
    per news release
    Premium
    $405
    per news release
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    24-7 Press Release3BLCision PRWeb
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    24-7 Press Release3BLCision PRWeb
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    24-7 Press Release
    Chose 24-7 Press Release
    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 …
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    User Ratings
    24-7 Press Release3BLCision PRWeb
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    1.0
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    Usability
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    7.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    24-7 Press Release3BLCision PRWeb
    Likelihood to Recommend
    24-7 Press Release
    It is very well suited for quick distribution to +100 sites usually. It would be good if it would also distribute more internationally and to more sites as well as this helps with spreading the news. If possible, it would be nice if they also offered same day distribution. Outside of this it does what I need it to do.
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    3BL
    I would (and do) recommend 3BL Professional to any company/org trying to expand the reach of it's CR programs. Often communications is how we justify the budget for our program work (communications help us increase brand reputation, reach potential employees, reach investors and ESG analysts). The 3BL platform is an incredible way to get your impacts and initiatives out to the world so that people know about the incredible programs you're running. Would recommend for any CR/ESG/Sustainability team.
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    Cision
    Wire press release distribution is often a luxury purchase, especially at the price point. In my experience Cision acts as if it's destined to win everyone's business just because of its name. Too often we've found ourselves being turned off by the arrogance and taking our business (and our clients' business) to alternative companies that are happy to have us.
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    Pros
    24-7 Press Release
    • Increases search engine optimization.
    • Builds awareness.
    • Bumps up social media engagement.
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    3BL
    • sourcing and amplifying relevant content across a large network
    • critically assessing current industry trends and determining the best plan for our campaigns and content
    • professionally managing out content, drafting mock-ups and promoting articles in a timely manner
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    Cision
    • PRWeb is fairly easy to use to issue press releases. They have a review process that will look over your release before submission although this review is not going to catch spelling and grammatical errors.
    • I've seen our press releases posted on industry relevant websites thanks to the reach that PRWeb provided us.
    • Although I never used it because we subscribed to a different service, PRWeb allows you to create and send email blasts within their OutMarket marketing platform.
    • I enjoy the ability to add a quote call out in the release.
    • I also like that images or videos can be added to the release.
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    Cons
    24-7 Press Release
    • 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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    3BL
    • Could use detailed description of difference between page views and impressions and how these are differently experienced by people who could see the content on various channels
    • It would help to know a ballpark figure of impressions served up by Reuters, AP and other services that pickup 3BL content
    • It would help if quarterly reporting could track with our fiscal year quarters instead of calendar year quarters
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    Cision
    • Increasing the volume of media that can receive communication would help - going from 5,000 to 7,500 or 10,000 would be a massive help.
    • Providing a social media platform in which to send out either X posts, LinkedIn, and Facebook posts to media as an alternative communication would help
    • Increasing the number of podcasters and there contact details would help.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    24-7 Press Release
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    3BL
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    Cision
    We are unlikely to renew PRWeb because I feel that the costs outweigh the benefits of the service. For a company like ours (small business with about 60 employees) we don't have enough press that warrants monthly coverage. We may look at using PRWeb on an as needed basis, 3-4 times a year for single submissions, but that would be the extent of it. I could see PRWeb being much more beneficial for large companies that are constantly needing to issue press.
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    Usability
    24-7 Press Release
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    3BL
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    Cision
    The Cision PRWeb platform is mostly intuitive. It is broken into Monitoring, Social, Insights, and Outreach sections. The way Mention Streams are set up and organized has confused employees who are new to the dashboard. Under Outreach, the Launchpad and Activities tabs are a little bit redundant and could probably be consolidated.
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    Support Rating
    24-7 Press Release
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    3BL
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    Cision
    I have only required support from PRWeb on two separate occasions and they handled my issues without any problems. I was a bit confused at first not sure if they had received my requests but shortly after I received responses and was able to move forward with my press release.
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    Implementation Rating
    24-7 Press Release
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    3BL
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    Cision
    Implementation of PRWeb required very little of Strouse. It was a quick process and we were almost immediately ready to use the platform.
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    24-7 Press Release
    Affordable. Easy to use. Effective.
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    3BL
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    Cision
    It is not an "either-or" situation. If a company really wants to put a release out on the wire, one service might be better suited for it than the other. For when a company wants to target certain countries or vertical markets (e.g. Latin America), PR Newswire would be the proper choice.
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    Return on Investment
    24-7 Press Release
    • 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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    3BL
    • A lot of staff time saved on PR which is not our expertise.
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    Cision
    • It was definitely a cost decision for us, but the ability to have access to their media database was by far the most useful and needed tool for us.
    • For tracking media hits, it saved us time tracking the majority of hits. Where it didn't save us time was with smaller, more niche media.
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