BEER MEDIA:
Send an email to the following beer media with the press release attached and a link to some images (images saved in Google drive). See email templates below for sending and following up.
Bloggers:
Girl + Beer, Pia, [email protected]
New South Ales, MC, [email protected]
Ale of a Time, Luke, [email protected]
Beer Is Your Friend, Glen, [email protected]
Beers Are A Changing, Mark, [email protected]
Sessionable, Tom, [email protected]
Sydney Beer, Tim, [email protected]
Beer News Websites
The Sip, Ross, [email protected]
The Shout, Andy, [email protected] OR Deborah Jackson [email protected]
BrewsNews, Matt, [email protected] / [email protected] OR Megan Sahli [email protected]
CraftyPint, James, [email protected]
Beer & Brewer, Gifford Lee [email protected]
National Liquor News, Deb, [email protected]
Executive Style, Good Food, Halliday & Voyeur, James Atkinson, [email protected]
Email Template For Sending Press Release
Hi [NAME],
Hope you're week is going well.
We've just released Australia's Ultimate Top 50 Beers for 201[Y] and thought this would be of interest to you and your readers at [INSERT PUBLICATION / WEBSITE].
The list combines over 100,000 votes/ratings from Untapped, Beer Advocate, RateBeer and GABS Hottest 100.
I have attached Press Release, the list and a link to our Blog which has the list.
{INSERT THIS THE CORRECT BLOG ADDRESS WITH THE LIST}
Some key take outs from this list:
- INSERT KEY TAKE OUT WHICH WAS IN PRESS RELEASE
- INSERT SECOND KEY TAKE OUT WHICH WAS IN PRESS RELEASE
If you would like to talk through anything drop me a line 0402 485 987.
Cheers,
Geoff
LONG VERSION Email Template For Following Up On Press Release (follow up within a couple days of sending the first email above)
Hi [NAME},
Just following up to see if you had any questions / if you were thinking of putting Australia's Top 50 Beer List out to your readers?
If you needed an image you can access some via this link: [INSERT LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE WITH 3-5 HI RES LOW KB IMAGES]
Cheers,
Geoff
SHORT 9 WORD EMAIL VERSION Email Template For Following Up On Press Release (follow up within a couple days of sending the first email above)
Hi [NAME],
Seeing if you were thinking of sharing Australia's Ultimate Top 50 Beers with your readers?
Cheers.
Email Template if article written but missing an embedded link to our website / blog post.
Hi [NAME],
Just a quick email to say thanks for sharing the press release and the write up on [INSERT PUBLICATION]!
I was wondering if it was at all possible to embed a link to our blog post somewhere within the article?
[INSERT LINK TO THIS YEARS BLOG POST]
Cheers
Email Template for Thank You.
Just a quick email to say thanks for sharing the press release and the write up!
Have a great weekend.
Cheers.
PRESS RELEASE WEBSITES
Submit the press release to the following free press release websites.
Free PR Directories (logins all saved in LastPass:
https://www.onlineprnews.com -
select free option
choose Food, Retail and Shopping category
copy and past headline and synopsis (one liner) from the press release that was written. Synopsis below could also be used as an alternative.
Synopsis: Online retailer Beer Cartel has combined the top 50 from RateBeer, Beer Advocate, Untappd and GABS Hottest 100 to create the Ultimate Top 50 Beers of 2019.
Use Sydney, Australia as city and location.
copy the body of the press release into the body section
select "do follow" link
enter the blog address as the URL
enter email and address details
tick review terms and service checkbox
click preview button
if all looks OK on preview screen click submit press release
http://www.openpr.com/news/submit.html
Enter name, email, phone number
Company name / Archive is Beer Cartel
Copy and paste title and body of press release
Business Portrait Blurb:
Beer Cartel is Australia’s leading craft beer bottle shop, stocking over 1,000 craft beers from Australia and overseas. Purchases can be made through the Beer Cartel website (www.beercartel.com.au) and its Sydney store.
Full Postal Address:
Beer Cartel
9/87 Reserve Road Artarmon NSW 2064 Australia
[MEDIA CONTACT NAME]
[MEDIA CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS]
[MEDIA CONTACT PHONE NUMBER]
Category: Leisurem, entertainment, Miscellaneous
Enter verification code
Image file: upload the blog header image (must be a jpg and no bigger than 1530px x 1000px)
Caption: e.g. Australia's Ultimate Top 50 Beers Revealed
Notes: e.g. for immediate release or any other notes for the editors
Tick terms and conditions box, tick privacy box.
Click preview
Review the press release and if all OK then click save at the top of the page.
Once saved an email will be sent to the email used when submitting the press release. Go to that email and click the link to approve the press release.
Login and go to Submit A News Article
Click Go in the first column which has the heading "Free"
Copy and paste headline and the body of the press release.
Type > Press Release
Category > Food & Drink
Company Name > Beer Cartel
Company Location > Sydney, Australia
Enter media contact name, phone number and email address
Click Submit News Article