I love the announcement that I’ve just got from Weka: it starts “There is nothing special in a trade publisher relaunching one of its websites.” Absolutely true (I rarely write about relaunched sites). But it was great to see such a realistic and honest press release – and it did convince me to read the whole announcement!

Weka went on to point out that although relaunches weren’t special, they felt that Elektroniknet.de was special, and I guess you can’t argue with any publication that is number one in its market.

Great announcement from Weka – clear, honest and in everyday English (not corporate PR code). Oh, and nice job on the website relaunch – looks great and even someone with my limited German can find what they want quickly and easily.

So I guess this is proof that you don’t need to dress up an announcement to get someone to write about it. I suppose this means I should look again at that release I’ve just written!

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  • Mike Maynard

    In 2001 Mike acquired Napier with Suzy Kenyon. Since that time he has directed major PR and marketing programmes for a wide range of technology clients. He is actively involved in developing the PR and marketing industries, and is Chair of the PRCA B2B Group, and lectures in PR at Southampton Solent University. Mike offers a unique blend of technical and marketing expertise, and was awarded a Masters Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Surrey and an MBA from Kingston University.

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