Draft a future-thinking press release for a product launch, then add a collaborative to equip your team with the most pertinent information. Press release (PR)
Heading
Name the product in a way the reader (i.e. your target customers) will understand. (Short name)
Subheading
Describe the customer for the product and what benefits they will gain from using it. (One sentence only)
Summary
Start with the city, media outlet, and your proposed launch date. Give a summary of the product and the benefit. (2-4 sentences)
Problem
This is where you describe the problem that your product is designed to solve. Make sure that you write this paragraph from the customer’s point of view. (2-4 sentences)
Solution
Describe your product in some detail and how it simply and easily solves the customer’s problem. (2-4 sentences, but for more complex products, you may need more than one paragraph.) Illustrations and embeds from Miro, Figma, etc are a plus! Type /embed to see your options.
Quotes & getting started
Add one quote from you or your company's spokesperson and a second quote from a hypothetical customer in which they describe the benefit they are getting from using your new product. Describe how easy it is to get started, and provide a link to your website where customers can get more information and get started. (1-3 sentences)
Internal quote
Customer quote
Getting started
Describe how to start using this product/feature. (1-3 sentences)
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Add new questions that external customers or the internal team members may ask once the product is launched.
If you’re the type of person who likes to see a template fully filled out, here’s a good example: