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What do you like best about News Direct?

Ease of use, great customer support, cutting edge communications tools and extensive reach Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

Lack of login on home page. Would be even easier if we could come into the site that way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

Comprehensive options for disseminating releases to a customized target audience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

News Direct Overview

What is News Direct?

News Direct provides news & content distribution for PR, IR, Corporate Communications and Marketing professionals. Our platform delivers a completely-reimagined, intuitive workflow, industry-leading security, transparent, flat-rate pricing and actionable performance reporting. And News Direct has deployed an array of innovation including advanced automation, isolation cloud technology and custom software for the most dynamic, efficient and flexible platform available today.

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News Direct provides news & content distribution for PR, IR, Corporate Communications and Marketing professionals. Our platform delivers a completely-reimagined, intuitive workflow, industry-leading security, transparent, flat-rate pricing and actionable performance reporting. And News Direct has deployed an array of innovation including advanced automation, isolation cloud technology and custom software for the most dynamic, efficient and flexible platform available today.


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Year Founded
2019
HQ Location
Norwalk, CT
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@AiProton
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Scammers"
We have recently got a guest post on their website, we agreed on the content everything. They said post is premanent and won't be removed. After pa...
Paul J.
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Paul J.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best I've Used"
The pricing model is simple and it's easy to use.
Joe C.
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Joe C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"News Direct makes creation and distribution seamless"
I like how intuitive the platform is. The support provided has been stellar as well.
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What do you like best about News Direct?

We have recently got a guest post on their website, we agreed on the content everything. They said post is premanent and won't be removed. After paying the amount we were checking the guest post a days later and its removed. We chargedback. Don't trust these monkies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

Scammers. They post articles and remove it after you pay Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

They refused to send a refund but its not a problem since we chargedback Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joe C.
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What do you like best about News Direct?

I like how intuitive the platform is. The support provided has been stellar as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

I honestly cannot think of anything I don't like. It's different than newswire but you get used to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering News Direct:

News Direct is a digital-age PR distribution platform that is more tech-savvy than legacy options. They enable us to quickly and effectively distribute news items to relevant wires while also allowing us to target based on keywords or tags. The logo and social media integration is extremely fluid and easy to use. There are convenient features like saving standard boilerplates and multi-org tenancy, plus, more advanced elements related to analytics and reporting that help guide our future release strategy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a quick process, so it helps our team meet deadlines or distribute a precise times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paul J.
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What do you like best about News Direct?

The pricing model is simple and it's easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

If you go crazy with add-ons costs can jump. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am accessing hard-to-reach audiences in Africa, and I've seen pickup for clients at a wide variety of media. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris B.
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PR Representative
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What do you like best about News Direct?

I really like how easy it is to use News Direct and their entire team is extremely helpful and straightforward. Very transparent, easy-to-understand flat fee billing as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

I honestly have no complaints. I was an early user of the service and have been happy with the product and client service I receive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've been able to find a press release distribution service that is made to be flexible. I like that I can send a stand-alone video, or a press release with photo, and there's no unnecessary extra work involved. The platform is very easy for me to use because I'm used to publishing content online so it reminds me of Wordpress with actual distribution capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about News Direct?

Their prices are inexpensive and the platform seems easy to use. But if you make a mistake, watch out. They will not provide any kind of forgiveness and if they do, they only offer it for a short period of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

They seem to be money hungry and their offer of forgiveness for making an honest mistake is taken away if not paid immediately. It's a really disturbing way to treat valued clients. I'd much rather pay more at PR Newswire while getting more coverage anyway.

Their client relations is not great at building lasting relationships with the way they do business. I would never recommend this company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

I thought I was saving on budget costs by working with News Direct. I also thought I was getting better customer service. Turns out I wasn't. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Martha Pearlstone of News Direct

Dear User

We are very sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with our service.

While our self-guided platform is very intuitive, has built-in checks and balances throughout the workflow, as well 24/7 live Customer Support, we understand that sometimes user errors occur.

We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer support and when these rare situations arise, we work quickly and diligently to minimize the impact of the user error as best we can. We value every customer and strive to make their experience with News Direct as pleasant, efficient, and productive as possible. We would welcome the opportunity to further discuss your particular experience and determine if we can help in any other ways.

Bryan K.
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What do you like best about News Direct?

The good people at News Direct are kind, honest, responsive, professional, and most importantly, get results! I can not emphasize how easy the process was and how amazing they are to work with as a partner. I will never use another wire service again—outstanding leadership and technology. Highly recommend them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

There was not a single part of the News Direct process that I was not highly impressed with the service and the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

We now have an efficient way to distribute our press releases promptly that we manage in their fantastic portal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about News Direct?

Very intuitive to use, great user-interface and has multi-region distribution functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

Loading pics can be distracting. Often you upload a pic and the platform drops it at the end of the press release copy and you have to drag it around (which can sometimes affect formatting - easily fixable but an 'extra thing to do'). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

Reach. News Direct is able to get my client stories reach and I find it resonates with journalists who have picked up wire announcements and written organic pieces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about News Direct?

As a public relations professional, I find it extremely useful that the News Direct platform provides the easy feature to edit and re-schedule releases before crossing the wire. Often times, clients provide last minute edits to content, which can be frustrating to update in other platforms. With News Direct, it’s a seamless process to collaborate with team members, make final tweaks, and publish releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

N/A - News Direct has solved all of the minor tech glitches we encountered from the agency side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

From the agency side, News Direct allows us to quickly and efficiently collaborate with team members and upload releases on our client's behalf. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance
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What do you like best about News Direct?

The release page looks nice (decent fonts, readability, looks modern) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

Releases don't get syndicated anywhere; you might as well post the news release on your blog instead. For being something that you pay for, that's kind of ridiculous. I've used several different release services over the last decade and this is by far the most underwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering News Direct:

Choose a different wire service if you would like to have wide distrubition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

Press release distribution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Martha Pearlstone of News Direct

Hello -

We are sorry to hear that you were unhappy with your results. Our global distribution network is on par, and in some cases, surpasses the reach of the top legacy wire services. Our customer’s news reaches the full AP network, as well as a robust worldwide network of other leading media agencies, news outlets, and trade press. We also offer more customizable geographic options than any other wire service.

While no coverage is ever guaranteed (and we would caution anyone from working with a service that makes such guarantees), our online distribution reaches over 130 sites including AP.com, Bloomberg, Reuters, Yahoo! Finance, Dow Jones, Factiva and many more. Our performance reports include screenshots of every posting along with a click map, social media interaction, and other meaningful metrics.

Our Customer Success team would like to review your performance report with you, please contact at your convenience.

Eric N.
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What do you like best about News Direct?

News Direct was exactly what I was looking for when I started my agency in 2020. They are a refreshing alternative to others in this space. I'm happy with the decision, as are my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about News Direct?

They just fixed their platform to toggle between clients. That was my only complaint previously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is News Direct solving and how is that benefiting you?

Amplifying my clients' news. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.