Press release templates help ensure your branding is consistent and formatting is accurate across the board.
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Before formatting a template or Outreach, we recommend reading through our Tips and Tricks for Formatting a Better Press Release.
Creating a New Template
Click Media Relations from the left-hand side navigation bar
Select Outreach
Select Actions in the top right-hand corner
Select Create Outreach Template
Give your template a name
Your template design can be customized within the editing box with the same built-in features available when sending your release. If you have an existing press release design saved in a document you can copy and paste it into the editing box. Advanced formatting can be done via HTML under the <> Source Code
Once you've finished editing your template, select Send Preview
Enter your email address to send yourself a copy to review the formatting within your email clients, such as Gmail or Outlook
Select Done in the bottom right corner to finalize your design
If you'd like assistance in formatting your press release template or design, please reach out to our team via Live Chat.
Submitting an Existing Template
If you have a template you've already been using within Outreach or that has been designed for you, you can contact our Support team for assistance converting it to a saved template.
To request assistance, email the following details to help@meltwater.com:
Name for the new template
Attachment of the template design in an editable format (e.g. word doc, separate images for banners, etc) or the name of the template currently within Outreach
Managing Your Templates
All saved templates can be accessed under the Templates section of the Outreach tab.
Click Media Relations from the left-hand side navigation bar
Select Outreach
Select Templates
Note: You can save up to 50 templates.
From here you can edit, delete, or duplicate a template.
Editing Existing Templates
Click Media Relations from the left-hand side navigation bar
Select Outreach
Hover over the template you want to edit
Select the kebab menu
Select Edit
Deleting an Existing Template
Click Media Relations from the left-hand side navigation bar
Select Outreach
Hover over the template you want to edit
Select the kebab menu
Select Delete
Duplicating an Existing Template
Click Media Relations from the left-hand side navigation bar
Select Outreach
Hover over the template you want to edit
Select the kebab menu
Select Duplicate
You can also create Outreach from a template. This will load the Outreach editor with your template, where you can input your pitch copy and make additional edits.
When crafting outreaches from scratch you can also select a template from the drop-down at the top of the editor.
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