How to get your information into 85239.com

It is 85239.com’s job and role to get the word out about events, announcements and issues of interest to people who live and work in Maricopa or who might be planning to do so. We want to spread whatever information you have that our readers would care about. At the bottom of this page are links to download a news release form, a sample of how it might be filled out and a link to an actual news brief showing what it might look like to the readers.

Here are a few things to do and to make sure your information is as widely and prominently distributed as possible and appropriate.

DO

• Make the key information as clear, concise and complete as possible. Give us all the salient info; don’t leave out, for example, the date or some media organizations will discard it or it will run incomplete, lessening your audience.
• Double-check all your key information, including email, web site and phone contacts, times and dates.
• Send it to us well in advance so we can get the information on our calendar and perhaps other presentations. That should be at least 2 weeks in advance (but if you haven’t sent it on time, still send it in – just don’t count on as good of results).
• Include any critical information even if it isn’t specified on the form, such as a registration deadline.
• Tell us about (a sample list): New business opening; major expansion; honors, awards and designations; new key staff members; events (other than sales); new location(s); promotions; events open to the public; new local organizations forming; landmarks in your organization; almost anything that’s not an ad and would interest the community.
• Send mug shots, logos or appropriate photos that might be included with the information (but don’t expect that will occur in every instance).
• Email us at news@85239.com or call us at (520) 568-0040 if there is something you don’t understand or know how to fill in.

DON’T

• Expect releases that really should be advertisements, such as announcing a sale, to be included in editorial content.
• Fill the release with exclamation points!!!!! Don’t include hyperventilated language about how wonderful it is – just the facts, please.
• Give it to us at the last minute and expect prominent play.

Click here to download the 85239.com news release forum

Click here to download a SAMPLE 85239.com news release form

Click here to download a Business Profile form