Great tool for low budget release and DIY
April 23, 2022

Great tool for low budget release and DIY

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Newswire

Newswire is an effective self-service tool that we use occasionally to publish press releases. We used to have a PR company but saw little value in the engagement (they were pretty expensive), and now we are able to distribute press releases on an as-needed basis using our existing in-house resources. We found it to be pretty effective and simple to use compared to other tools.
  • User-friendly - we had no previous experience and it was easy
  • Cost-effective - it's like 5% of what we'd pay our PR firm
  • On demand - quick and efficient service that we could rely on when we needed it
  • Having actual journalist connections would be valuable
  • Better control over outreach options could be helpful
  • We use the product when we need to, but we used to get a lot of emails and sales requests that were a bit annoying
  • We could link our activity on Newswire back to any particular metrics.
It's just extremely simple to use. This was the absolutely first time I distributed a PR myself, and the fact I managed to do this within minutes just shows how simple the process is.

Do you think Newswire delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Newswire's feature set?

Yes

Did Newswire live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Newswire go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Newswire again?

Yes

Newswire is an excellent solution for anyone who is in a similar situation to ours. If you have a specific need to distribute a press release and are looking for a cost-effective way of doing that, Newswire is a fantastic solution. I would however say that expectations need to be realistic. This is still a highly automated release service, and if your story isn't amazing - no one will pick it up.