Press offices are the most cost-effective, professional and measurable way for you or your PR company to distribute your press releases on the front page of ITInews.co.za and within its regular newsletters to all industry professionals.

The ITInews community channel will give you comprehensive access to your target market. It could be your one-stop shop for all your media relation needs.

The ITInews Virtual Press Office product is the perfect solution for any company that produces press releases. It guarantees exposure of your news to ITInews's reader base.

Our innovative Virtual Press Office product allows you to conduct your public relations in the most fertile environment, delivering your news to the media, investment community and the general public, in the most accurate, appropriate and innovative manner in order to add value for your prospects, customers and suppliers.

This service includes:

• Creating a company's Press office templates on ITInews - typically newsroom pages and contact details. 
• Linking to the company's website
• Teaser campaign to ITInews's email newsletter database

The annual service fee includes:

• Publishing releases on public areas of ITInews as well as in the client's press office
• Maintaining the press office according to the set-up structure (lead story, breaking headlines, etc) 
• Distributing quarterly press release usage reports

A press office is the most affordable way to create brand awareness and build your presence in South Africa's financial services industry.

Each ITInews press office client has access to the following features:

• Free listing on ITInews
• Separate login to the Press Office
• Content manager for publishing news articles
• Automated email distribution
• Advertising and branding
• Event Planning
• Recruitment Listing

ITInews rates are very competitive and the service includes training and telephonic support.

You also become eligible for preferential advertising rates in the Insurance Times and Investments magazine.

Please see the rates page here.

ITInews also offers a range of further services

• Campaign management
• Research Surveys and Market Analyses, Call Centre and Support
• Marketing & Distribution, e-mail branding
• Application Development and Graphic Design

The ITInews offers a centralized location, via the Internet, for journalists and organizations to access and exchange targeted news and press materials.

Read this most interesting artcle from www.MarketingProfs.com The Evolution of the Press Release, ". . . using releases as a strategic weapon to reach key audiences across the digital divide is smart PR." by Harry Hoover, June 28, 2005

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