Preparing Your Media Release

Publicity Material

The Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards generate a considerable amount of local, regional, national, and international (via the website) publicity and media coverage. It’s important that information about your business is readily available, so you will need to supply us with a media statement. Your media statement will become part of the awards publicity campaign – particularly in the preparation for the announcement of the winners.

All entrants must include a media statement.

In 300 words your media statement must include:

1. Category entered
2. A brief history of the business or project entered
3. Two interesting quotes from the official spokesperson (who may differ from the entry contact person so please detail name, title and contact details for official spokesperson)
4. Information of anything new or different about the organisation or project
5. Any available digital images, photos, press clippings, videos, etc. that showcase your organisation, its people and its activities - keep your category in mind.