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Bad News Releases: 25 Press Release Turkeys | The PR Coach

Bad News Releases: 25 Press Release Turkeys | The PR Coach | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it

Need a news fix? How about rack of goat; a score of new websites; 10% retail savings; a two-month old talk show appearance; NYPD Nudie cop; 50 year-old abs; aerospace engineers and car repairs; albinos in Tanzania; air hockey and better relationships; the end of a store sale?

 

We’ve got it all in the 2nd installment of our Bad News Releases feature.

 

Our first collection of bad press releases was our most popular post in 2010. We’ve got 25 brand new press release turkeys that will never get past the editor’s or reporter’s inbox.

 

Here are seven reasons why these news releases fail...

 

[Just in time for the holiday, an old favorite: 25 Press Release Turkeys ~ Jeff]

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Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices

Twitter Background Design How-To and Best Practices | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
Check out this overview of best practices to stand out from the crowd with your Twitter theme and follow the tutorial to create your own profile from scratch.

 

With Twitter quickly becoming the hottest site to be seen on, everyone wants to stand out from the crowd. There has already been a range of quality designs showcased on various sites, which has shown an emergence of trends such as the ‘sidebar’. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices around Twitter background design and get to work creating our own.

 

We all recognise the default blue Twitter background right? It’s not a bad design, it’s clean and trendy but it doesn’t stand out when the majority of Twitter users also have the same look. Furthermore, if you’re keen to achieve more followers, removing this background would probably help out by showing that you’re an active user, or if you’re tweeting on behalf of your company or service, it helps prove that you’re not a spammer.

 

Generally speaking, there are three main approaches when it comes to creating your Twitter background (other than a boring solid colour!):

 

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Via Martin Gysler
John van den Brink's comment, May 17, 2012 1:11 PM
Thank you Martin.
Martin Gysler's comment, May 17, 2012 3:22 PM
You're welcome John, I'm glad you like it!