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The success of your new product press release getting published in the news can often decide on the success of your product/sales.

In this guide, I’ll show you how you can how to write a press release for a new product to grab the attention of journalists and media influencers and ultimately get your product seen by your target audience.

Towards the bottom, you’ll find a few useful new product launch press release examples that’ll get you inspired.

If you’re short on time, check out our new product announcement press release template. It includes everything you need to have the correct format. However, for the best results, I recommend reading this whole post.
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Remember the basics of writing and pitching a press release

Writing and pitching product launch press release is no different from any other press release.

You still need the standard press release format.

You still need to be pitching to relevant journalists & bloggers interested in your topic/industry.

You still need to remember about trying to establish a human connection with whoever you’re writing to, and not mass mailing everybody.

Let’s go over these press release basics in regard to writing about a new product.

Product launch press release format

Include the following in your product press release:

• Headline – an attention-grabbing headline about your product. Make it count!
• Lead – a brief overview of the story, including answers to the questions: Who? What? When? Why? With what effect?
• Dateline – to confirm that you’re providing the most up-to-date information.
• Body – an explanation of the information provided earlier in the lead, starting from the most newsworthy info about your product and finishing with secondary details.
• Company info – a short paragraph about your company and its products to help journalists understand the nature of the business and make writing about it easier.
• Media contact information – the author or company’s/agency’s contact information.

Find journalists and media influencers interested in your specific product

A key factor in getting your press release picked up by the media is pitching to relevant journalists and bloggers—people that are interested in writing about your type of product.

An easy way to find relevant media contacts interested in your product is by using a media contacts database^[3].

You can refine your search by filtering where a journalist is located, or what topics/industries he or she is interested in. This is a much better approach than the “spray and pray” method, hoping that someone will be interested in your story.

Media lists^[4] often have an extensive list of topics that journalists are focused on, ranging from beer or cosmetics to cloud computing.

If you have a bit of time, it’s worth doing some more in-depth research.

For example, if you’re writing a press release about a new line of natural beauty products or cosmetics, check which journalists that you found are actually interested in natural and organic products, and not just cosmetics in general. It’ll improve the chances of your product press release getting picked up and published.
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Write a press release headline that gets your product noticed

The headline of your press release (and also the subject of your media pitch email) is crucial to getting your press release read or even email opened.

I recommend spending a bit more time on it and making sure it’s attention-grabbing and mentions your product’s USP (unique selling proposition).

Add exciting features and benefits that’ll make people stop what they’re doing and read what your product has to offer. Try including numbers in your headline/e-mail subject – they’re proven to improve open rates.

Remember – your headline needs something that’ll get your audience intrigued. Stay away from boring titles such as [Company] Launches “New Product”.

If readers are asking themselves “so what?”, then you’re doing it wrong.

If you’re out of ideas – Grammarly has a guide on creating a catchy headline^[6].

Focus on the unique features and benefits of your product

It’s doesn’t make sense to write about a product that seems just like every other, does it?