PR Newswire & Content Marketing Institute Present Free Webinar on Effectively Using Press Releases to Support Marketing Initiatives

NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire & the Content Marketing Institute invite you to join an informative webinar,  Press Releases: The Content Marketer's Not-So-Hidden Treasure, to discuss how the effective use of press releases can help support marketing initiatives and drive action on the part of your target audiences.

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Scheduled for Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 3 pm EDT, the webinar will be moderated by Joe Pulizzi, Founder of Content Marketing Institute, and will feature Bob Canaway, Director, Marketing for Ektron, as well as Michael Pranikoff, Global Director of Emerging Media for PR Newswire. They will lead a conversation that will focus on the ever growing value of press releases and the key role they play in content marketing. They will also explore how to utilize press releases as a cost-effective lead generation tool and the impact of multimedia assets on press release visibility and engagement.

For more information and to register, click here.

PR Newswire is a proud sponsor of the following webinar, which is presented to you by the Content Marketing Institute.

As an industry thought leader, PR Newswire regularly produces and hosts topical webinars aimed at keeping  public relations, investor relations and marketing professionals informed of the latest trends and providing advice and strategies necessary to reach their communications goals.  Visit PR Newswire's Knowledge Center for a list of upcoming events and webinars or to listen to PR Newswire's archived webinars.

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