Updated September 2026 · Written and maintained by the Progression Agency strategy team
Press release examples are easy to find and mostly useless, because they show you a finished document without telling you which decisions made it work. This page does the opposite: six annotated examples across the announcement types businesses actually send, a part-by-part word budget totalling about 400 words, the test that tells you whether a release deserves to exist at all, and a list of real company newsrooms where you can read genuine releases rather than constructed ones. Every example here is clearly labeled as written for illustration — none of them is a real announcement by a real company.
The short answerA press release is one document for one reader: a journalist deciding in roughly ten seconds whether there is a story. Keep it under about 400–500 words, put who/what/when/why-it-matters in the first sentence, include one checkable fact, use one quote a person would actually say, and carry exactly one piece of news. Write the headline last. And distribution is not coverage — putting a release on a wire is something you paid to publish, not a journalist choosing to write.
All six examples below were written for this page as illustrations. They use invented company names and invented figures. They are not real announcements, and no real company’s release has been reproduced here.
What makes a press release work
Answer first: one piece of news, stated in the first sentence, with a checkable fact attached and a named person willing to take questions. Everything else — structure, wording, distribution — is secondary to whether something actually happened that someone outside the company would care about.
The ten-second test
Read only your headline and first sentence. If a journalist covering your sector could tell from those two lines what happened, when, and why it matters to their readers, the release has a chance. If they would need to read paragraph three to find out, it does not.
Why ‘we are excited to announce’ fails
Answer first: because it describes the company’s emotion rather than the reader’s interest, and it delays the news by five words. Journalists have read the phrase thousands of times and it reliably signals that the news is thin. Start with what happened.
The word budget: about 400 words, part by part
| Part | Words | Job | Commonest failure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | 10 – 14 | State the news plainly | Written first, promises more than the body |
| Subhead | 20 – 30 | Add one more fact | Repeats the headline |
| Lead paragraph | 35 – 45 | Who, what, when, why it matters | Buries the news behind context |
| Body one | 60 – 80 | The detail and the proof | No number, date or name |
| Quote | 35 – 50 | One person, one real sentence | Corporate filler nobody said |
| Body two | 60 – 80 | Context or what happens next | A second announcement |
| Boilerplate | 70 – 90 | Who the company is | Marketing copy instead of facts |
| Contact | 10 – 20 | A name, email and phone | A generic info@ address |
The conclusion: that totals roughly 340 words before contact details. Releases run long because they contain more than one announcement, and a release carrying three stories carries none.
Six annotated press release examples
Answer first: the six types below cover almost everything a business actually sends. Read the annotation rather than the text — the decisions are the transferable part.
Example 1 — funding announcement (illustration)
Northbridge Analytics raises $6.2m to expand its supply-chain forecasting platform
LEEDS, 14 March 2026 — Northbridge Analytics has raised $6.2m in Series A funding led by Calderwood Ventures, taking total funding to $8.9m. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team from 14 to 40 people over the next 18 months.
Northbridge’s platform forecasts component shortages for mid-sized manufacturers. It currently serves 62 customers across the UK and Germany, up from 21 a year ago.
“We took this round because our customers kept asking for European coverage and we could not build it fast enough,” said Priya Raman, chief executive of Northbridge Analytics.
Calderwood Ventures partner Tom Alderidge joins the board.
Contact: Sam Okafor, sam@example.com, +44 113 496 0000
Why it works: The number is in the headline, the growth figure (21 to 62 customers) is checkable, and the quote explains a decision rather than expressing enthusiasm. The board appointment is one line, not a second announcement.
Example 2 — product launch (illustration)
Halden Tools launches a cordless torque wrench aimed at wind-turbine maintenance crews
SHEFFIELD, 2 June 2026 — Halden Tools has begun shipping the HT-900, a cordless torque wrench rated to 1,200 Nm and designed for turbine nacelle work where compressed air is impractical.
The tool weighs 4.1kg and holds calibration for 12 months under the company’s testing protocol. Halden says three UK maintenance contractors trialled it across 40 turbines before release.
“Crews were carrying two tools up the tower because nothing handled both the small and the large fasteners,” said Elena Marsh, head of product at Halden Tools.
The HT-900 is available from 15 June, priced at £2,150.
Contact: Dan Whitely, press@example.com, +44 114 496 0000
Why it works: Specifics carry it: 1,200 Nm, 4.1kg, 40 turbines, a date and a price. The quote describes the problem the product solves rather than praising the product, which is what makes it quotable.
Example 3 — senior appointment (illustration)
Verrow Group appoints Aisha Bello as chief operating officer
MANCHESTER, 8 January 2026 — Verrow Group has appointed Aisha Bello as chief operating officer. She joins from Pentland Logistics, where she spent six years and latterly ran European operations across nine distribution centers.
Bello takes responsibility for Verrow’s warehousing and last-mile operations, which handled 4.1m deliveries in 2025.
“The last-mile network was built for a company a third of this size, and rebuilding it is the job I came to do,” said Bello.
She starts on 2 February and reports to chief executive Marcus Hale.
Contact: Rosa Lindqvist, media@example.com, +44 161 496 0000
Why it works: An appointment release lives or dies on whether the person says something. Bello names the actual task rather than expressing delight, which gives a trade journalist a reason to call.
Example 4 — research or data release (illustration)
Two in five small manufacturers delayed equipment purchases in 2025, survey finds
BIRMINGHAM, 11 September 2026 — Forty-one per cent of UK manufacturers with under 50 employees delayed a planned equipment purchase during 2025, according to a survey of 612 firms conducted by Ledbury Research between June and August 2026.
Of those that delayed, 58% cited financing cost as the primary reason and 22% cited uncertainty over energy prices. The full methodology and question set are published alongside the findings.
“The financing figure surprised us, because it was not the leading reason in either of the two previous years,” said Dr Owen Castell, research director at Ledbury Research.
The report is available at example.com/manufacturing-2026.
Contact: Priya Nair, research@example.com, +44 121 496 0000
Why it works: Sample size, fieldwork dates and published methodology are what make data coverable. A statistic without those three is not something a careful journalist can use, however striking it sounds.
Example 5 — partnership (illustration)
Caldrey Foods and Renwick Farms sign five-year supply agreement covering 2,400 hectares
NORWICH, 19 April 2026 — Caldrey Foods has signed a five-year agreement with Renwick Farms to source oats from 2,400 hectares in Norfolk and Suffolk, replacing imported supply that previously accounted for around 60% of its oat volume.
The agreement covers harvests from 2027 to 2031 and includes a fixed minimum price per tonne.
“We were exposed to shipping costs we could not forecast, and a fixed domestic price removes that,” said Grace Tullo, procurement director at Caldrey Foods.
Contact: Ben Achterberg, comms@example.com, +44 1603 496 000
Why it works: Partnership releases usually fail because both parties want equal billing and neither says anything concrete. Here there is a scale figure, a term, a substitution percentage and a stated commercial reason.
Example 6 — response or correction statement (illustration)
Statement from Aldwych Care regarding the 12 May inspection report
LONDON, 13 May 2026 — Aldwych Care has received the inspection report published on 12 May and accepts its findings on staffing levels at its Hillcrest site.
The company has recruited nine additional care staff since March and will report progress against each finding to the regulator on 30 June. Chief executive Martin Rowse has written to the families of all residents at the site.
“The report is accurate and we are not going to argue with it,” said Rowse. “Families deserve to know what we are changing and by when.”
Contact: Helena Voss, press@example.com, +44 20 7496 0000
Why it works: A response statement should accept what is true, state what is being done with a date, and name the person accountable. What it must not do is dispute the framing or lead with mitigation — both read as evasive and extend the story.
Where to read real press releases
Answer first: read them at the source rather than in a listicle. Company newsrooms and the wire services publish genuine releases continuously, and reading twenty in your own sector teaches you more about house conventions than any template.
| Source | What you will find | Why it is useful |
|---|---|---|
| PR Newswire news releases | Live wire distribution across sectors | Volume, and the house format most companies follow |
| Business Wire newsroom | Financial and corporate announcements | Disclosure-grade releases, tightly written |
| GlobeNewswire newsroom | Global corporate and financial news | Multi-market announcement conventions |
| SEC EDGAR company filings | Filed corporate disclosures in the US | What must be said, versus what a company chooses to say |
| GOV.UK news and communications | UK government announcements | Plain-language public-sector style |
| NASA news releases | Science and mission announcements | Unusually clear technical writing |
| Google’s own blog | Product and policy announcements | How a large company handles a complex launch |
The conclusion: pick the three outlets that actually cover your sector, read what they published from releases last month, and write to that. House conventions differ far more by sector than any general guide admits.
Which announcements deserve a release at all
Answer first: a release is warranted when something changed that someone outside the company would care about. A new website, a junior hire or an office move are blog posts. Sending them as releases spends credibility with journalists that you will want later for something that matters.
The alternatives, and when each fits
- A blog post — for anything internal or incremental.
- A direct email to one journalist — for a genuine story, which almost always outperforms a wire.
- An exclusive offer — for something significant, to one outlet, with a deadline.
- A LinkedIn post — for hires and culture news, where the audience actually is.
- Nothing at all — the correct answer more often than anyone admits.
Distribution: wire services versus direct outreach
Answer first: they do different jobs and are constantly confused. A wire distributes your text and creates a citable URL; it does not make a journalist write anything. Direct outreach to a named journalist on the right beat is what produces coverage for a genuine story.
| Wire service | Direct outreach | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Publishes your text widely | Puts your story to one journalist |
| Typical cost | $300 – $1,500 per release | Time |
| Produces coverage? | Rarely, on its own | Yes, when the story is real |
| Best for | Disclosure, financial, citable record | Anything genuinely newsworthy |
| Creates a URL | Yes | No |
| Needs a media list | No | Yes, with named people |
| Counts as coverage | No | No — coverage is what they write |
The conclusion: if your PR firm reports wire distribution as coverage, that is a reporting problem rather than a distribution problem. Ask for the pitch log instead.
Timing and what happens after you send
Why being unreachable kills more stories than bad writing
Answer first: because a journalist on deadline will move on within the hour. Whoever is named on the release must be available on the day it goes out — not in a meeting, not on a plane. This is the single most avoidable failure in public relations.
How many follow-ups
One, and then stop. A second follow-up on a story a journalist has already passed on damages a relationship you will want for the next announcement, and it does not change their decision.
Formatting conventions people ask about
| Convention | What it is | Does it still matter? |
|---|---|---|
| Dateline | City and date before the first sentence | Yes — it is expected |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | A header line at the top | Largely vestigial; harmless |
| ### or -30- | An end marker after the body | Optional; still used on wires |
| Boilerplate | A standing ‘about the company’ paragraph | Yes — keep it factual and unchanged |
| Third person | Writing about the company as ‘it’ | Yes, in the body; quotes are first person |
| Embargo line | A stated do-not-publish-before time | Only when genuinely warranted |
| Contact block | Named person, email, phone | Yes — a generic inbox loses stories |
The conclusion: the only conventions that still earn their place are the dateline, the boilerplate, third-person body text and a named contact. The rest are habits, and following them will not save a release with no news in it.
Common questions about press release examples
How long should a press release be?
About 400 to 500 words, and 400 is better. That is roughly 12 words of headline, 40 of lead, two body paragraphs of 60 to 80, one quote of 35 to 50, and a boilerplate of 70 to 90.
What goes in the first sentence?
Who, what, when and why it matters. If a journalist covering your sector cannot tell all four from the headline and first line alone, the release will not be read further.
Should I write the headline first?
No, last. A headline written first tends to promise more than the body delivers, and journalists notice that gap immediately. Write the news, then summarize it.
Do press releases still work?
As a document for a journalist, yes. As a route to coverage on their own, rarely — the release is the artefact; the pitch to a named person is what produces the story.
Is wire distribution the same as coverage?
No. Distribution is something you paid to publish. Coverage is a journalist choosing to write. Any report that counts the first as the second is inflating itself.
What makes a quote worth including?
That a person would actually say it out loud. A usable quote explains a decision or names a problem; an unusable one expresses excitement or repeats the headline in longer form.
Can I announce three things in one release?
No. A release carrying three announcements carries none, because the journalist cannot tell which is the story. Send the biggest one and hold the others.
What should the boilerplate contain?
What the company does, where it operates, and one or two factual figures such as founding year or number of employees. It stays the same across releases and should not read as marketing copy.
News release example, media release example, press release example — the same document
Answer first: a news release example, a media release example and a press release example all describe the same document. ‘Press release’ is the standard term in the United States, ‘media release’ is more common in Australia and parts of Asia, and ‘news release’ is used interchangeably in both and preferred by some organizations that dislike the word ‘press’.
| Term | Where it is common | Any real difference? |
|---|---|---|
| Press release | United States, United Kingdom | The default term |
| News release | US and UK, corporate and public sector | None — avoids the word ‘press’ |
| Media release | Australia, New Zealand, parts of Asia | None |
| Statement | Anywhere, for responses | Yes — usually shorter and reactive |
| Announcement | Informal usage | Vague; may not be a formal release at all |
| Press note | Occasionally in South Asia | Same document, regional term |
Are news release examples different from press release examples?
Answer first: no. Searching for news release examples or media release examples returns the same kind of document as press release examples, and the six annotated examples above apply unchanged to all three. Only house style differs — some organizations mandate one word over another in their own communications policy.
Looking for the best press release examples?
Answer first: the best press release examples are the ones published last month in the outlets that cover your sector, not the ones collected in a guide. Sector conventions differ far more than general advice admits — a biotech release and a consumer product release look almost nothing alike, and copying the wrong one is worse than copying nothing. The same applies to news release samples collected by tool vendors: they demonstrate a format, not a story.
What about press examples more broadly?
Answer first: if you are looking for press examples in the wider sense — media coverage rather than releases — that is a different artefact. A release is what you write; coverage is what a journalist writes afterwards. Confusing the two is what leads agencies to report distribution as though it were results.
Related reading
Adjacent guides: what a backgrounder is, what PR firms charge, PR in New York, crisis communications and how to write a brochure.
Updated August 2026. Every press release example on this page was written for illustration using invented company names and invented figures; none reproduces a real company’s announcement. Word counts are practical working ranges rather than rules. Links in the ‘where to read real press releases’ table point to the publishers’ own newsrooms so you can read genuine releases at source.
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New product launch: what a product press release has to carry
A press release for a new product is the most requested example and the one most often written wrong. A product launch press release fails when it announces existence and nothing else. What makes a new product news release usable to a journalist is a specific, checkable claim — what the product does that nothing in the category did last month, what it costs, when it ships, and who it is for. A sample press release for a product launch that says ‘revolutionary’ and gives no price or date gives an editor nothing to write from. Structurally, product press releases follow the standard shape: a headline stating the news in plain language, a dateline, a first paragraph that would stand alone if everything after it were cut, one or two quotes that add information rather than adjectives, availability and pricing, then the boilerplate.
Headlines, statements and boilerplate
Three components account for most of the difference between releases that get read and releases that do not. Press release headline examples that work state the news and stop — subject, verb, the thing that happened — because an editor scanning fifty of them is looking for the fact, not the phrasing. A press statement, as distinct from a full release, is the short attributable paragraph issued in response to an event; an example of a press release statement is typically two or three sentences plus a named spokesperson, with no headline or boilerplate at all, and it is what you issue when the news is not yours. The boilerplate in a press release is the fixed ‘About [company]’ paragraph at the foot: what the organization does, when it was founded, where it operates, and a URL. Good news release boilerplate examples are short, factual, and identical across every release, because the whole purpose is that a journalist can lift it without verification.
What famous press releases have in common
The releases that get taught — the ones announcing a landmark product, a merger, a resignation, a recall — share very little in style and one thing in substance: the news was genuinely news, and the release got out of its way. Popular press releases and the best press releases circulate because of what they announced, not because of how they were written; PR writing examples collected for training purposes tend to illustrate restraint rather than flourish. The practical lesson is unglamorous. A release cannot manufacture interest in a non-event, and the effort is better spent on whether the thing being announced is worth announcing. A press release tweet example follows the same logic in a shorter form: state the fact, link the release, resist the adjectives.
How to write a press release: worked examples of each part
Most requests for a PR press release example are really requests for one of four things, so it helps to separate them. Press release writing examples for the headline: state the news and stop. For the lead: write the paragraph you would keep if everything below it were cut. A press release product launch example needs a price and a ship date in the first hundred words, because without them there is nothing to publish — a press release about a new product with neither is an advertisement. And boilerplate press release examples are the easiest part to get right and the most often neglected: the boilerplate in a press release examples is drawn from is always short, always factual, and always identical release to release. If you want to write a press release example to work from, draft those four pieces separately and assemble them last — a PR press release sample written top to bottom in one pass almost always buries the news.
Frequently asked questions
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