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Newswire offers quick and easy press release distribution
July 28, 2022

Newswire offers quick and easy press release distribution

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

Overall Satisfaction with Newswire

I rely on Newswire for large-scale press release distribution and find that releases published using Newswire are picked up by major outlets, including the AP and Yahoo News, within a few hours. This helps us spread the word about company news, new products, and award wins very easily and has led to numerous stories after our release was noticed by writers and editors from various publications that we have targeted based on their coverage. Whenever we have an item that needs widespread attention, I trust Newswire's distribution service for our press releases.
  • Press release distribution
  • Distro stats and outreach
  • Pricing model
  • Constant outreach to upsell
  • Cleaner interface
  • More dedicated media outreach personalization
  • Increased website traffic
  • Improved media coverage
  • Increased brand awareness
Usability is very good. Once you make it past the numerous screens of upsell opportunities, it's very easy to create or even copy/paste your press release. Uploading logos, images to accompany the story, or even videos is very easy to do. Their stats page that can be accessed once the press release is live is intuitive and provides a wealth of information about where the press release was picked up and published, how many times it's been shared on social media or appeared in Google search, etc.
Newswire is more expensive. However, their platform is cleaner and easier to use, their review process is much more thorough, and their distribution is a far wider range and, in my experience, much more targeted to the types of publications we want to be in. Additionally, we have found that scheduling future releases in Newswire is much easier. When we pick a future time and date, the PR is guaranteed to be released exactly then.

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 well suited to quickly distribute messaging and press releases to help announce company news and initiatives. Their review process is timely and, on occasion, has pointed out areas that needed to be clarified or better worded after I have submitted a press release to them for distribution. Over time I have found that due to their pricing model, Newswire is better suited for larger-scale press releases vs. local only distribution.