FAQ: How Do I Get My Company Covered?Pardon this post if you're a tech media civilian, but this common question comes in a variety of forms, so it's worth discussing a bit here. There's a single editorial staff for the ChannelWeb site, CRN, VARBusiness and our other print publications. Each of our editors have specific areas of coverage. In terms of industry news, whether you're a solution provider with an interesting case study, or a vendor with a new product, the best way to get on our radar is to find the specific editor covering your type of company. Get to know our site, search out articles about companies like yours, and refer to the editorial beats list. Then, e-mail the appropriate editor directly with your news, and be particularly clear on why that news is significant to our solution provider audience. If we're interested, we'll want to talk to your CEO and channel chief, as well as some of your solution provider partners. (For the best/funniest set of PR Tips I've seen, see this post from Barry Ritholtz's Big Picture blog. But please note, he's not from here.) Fred Paul at bMighty also has some tips, as does Information Week's Cory Doctorow. Related Questions: What awards does ChannelWeb (CRN, VARBusiness) give out? How can I apply? See our Directories and Awards FAQ. How do I get my executive, (product, company) included in ChannelWeb's directories? See our Directories and Awards FAQ. Is there a single contact to send press releases to? No, see above. Does ChannelWeb publish bylined submissions from vendor executives? No. From time to time, we do publish viewpoints from solution provider executives. Again, contact the editor whose beat is covering companies like yours. Can I post my press release on ChannelWeb? No. We do have a feed of press releases online, but those come solely via our sister company, PRNewswire.
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