At one time, news releases reigned supreme in the PR world. They were the fastest, easiest way to get important information out to the media – like product announcements, new hires, and what event your company just sponsored – which in turn got your message out to your audience. News releases were the cornerstone of every public relations plan’s content strategy. Oftentimes, releases were distributed two to four times a month, depending on what your company had to say. But as technology changed, so has the way companies reach their audiences. It isn’t that the news release has gone completely by the wayside, but they have taken a bit of a backseat to a variety of different ways that companies reach their target market.