After some comparison, I decided to send a press release through MarketersMedia. After making some edits suggested by their editor, my press release was approved a couple of hours after submission. The report came in another 12 hours, and there are direct links to hundreds of publications as promised on their sales page, which is great.
Truth be told, I didn't expect organic inquiries after the publication (for me, it was more of a branding practice,) but to my surprise, we received sizeable inquiries in the inbox after the press release. A few even converted after my sales guy stepped in. All in that, MarketersMedia went beyond my expectation and the experience was excellent! Will revisit them for my future press releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There isn't much to dislike. But perhaps, if I were to nitpick, it is the fact that not all of their publications come with follow links. Some of them are nofollow and may be less valuable in terms of SEO link juice. But in the end, the bigger ones come with follow links, so everything is still good. Plus, I see sending press releases as a branding & marketing function, not primarily an SEO one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
