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You bet it does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Images: Visualizing Your Release<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-11.52.08-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7902\" width=\"412\" height=\"261\"\/><figcaption><em>Example of press release that have included images to capture their audience&#8217;s attention.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Images are commonly <em>included<\/em> in stories. They give life to the words on paper. Readers want images to better understand the story, and images help visualize. Having a photo to look at enhances the experience of reading the story\/article about your company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories with images are <strong><em>more appealing<\/em><\/strong>. Don&#8217;t make a journalist scour through your website or online for relevant images to include in their story. Provide them with images off the bat. This helps make the process of writing your story easier. Plus, they are able to use images you approve of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Videos: Telling and Showing the Story<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you rather sit and read a 1,000 page book or watch a 2 minute video summary? A majority of people would go with the video, but there are a handful that would be more than willing to sit down and read the book! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7903\" width=\"322\" height=\"242\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cover your grounds and make sure you appeal to everyone. Try creating a short video snippet that <strong><em>conveys<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>the<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>message<\/em><\/strong> of your release or makes the viewer to <em>want<\/em> to read it. Videos are appealing because of the moving parts it has. It&#8217;s easy for people to sit down and watch a video, get lost in it. They make conveying a message better. It gives the journalist a little more freedom to write a shorter piece that will <em>highlight<\/em> the video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Including visual assets, such as images and videos in your press release can help enhance your message Getting your message across the <strong>right<\/strong> <strong>audience<\/strong> at the <strong>right<\/strong> <strong>time<\/strong> is <em>very<\/em> important when it comes to your press release. So why not include a couple ofages and a video? 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