--- title: Press Release - Definition & Examples | RGM® Glossary url: https://realgrowthmatters.com/glossary/press-release/ updated: 2026-06-10 source_html: https://realgrowthmatters.com/glossary/press-release/ --- Growth Glossary — Definition SHT PRESS-RELEASE # Press Release Official news announcement A working definition from the RGM marketing glossary. Official news announcement Term : Press Release Field : Brand & Content Category : Marketing ## The short definition One idea, plainly put.Press Release is a marketing concept. Fix what it covers before the team debates tactics, and the rest of the conversation gets easier. Official news announcement Brand and content efforts build long-term equity and demand that performance marketing harvests. They are notoriously hard to measure short-term but increasingly tracked through brand-lift studies, share of search, and MMM. Press Release belongs to Marketing and refers to a marketing concept. A shared definition keeps the team aligned. ## How it operates One idea, plainly put.There is no single setting for Press Release. It bends to the audience, the channels, and the wider plan. Press Release is not a switch you flip. It names a moving idea, and the way it plays out shifts with the setup. A lean team running one paid channel applies Press Release differently than a brand running ten. Use Press Release loosely and teams pull apart; pin it down and the math lines up. The working rule is plain. Agree what Press Release covers first, then act on it. Skip that order and Press Release loses its shared meaning, and two teams end up measuring two different things. Keep this in mind. ## When it matters Look at it this way.Use Press Release when it changes a choice. If it is not driving a decision, it is vocabulary, not leverage. Bring Press Release in when a live choice hangs on it. In marketing work, that usually means one of three moments. Away from a decision, Press Release is background, not a lever. 1. **Setting budget.** Press Release helps decide which channel gets the next dollar. 2. **Choosing a metric.** Press Release checks that the figure is not just noise. 3. **Comparing options.** Press Release normalizes a side-by-side that hides real gaps. ## A concrete walk-through Start here.To make Press Release concrete, the case below uses Oatly and figures from public reporting plus RGM analysis. Take Oatly. During a packaging-led repositioning, the team made Press Release the deciding input, not an afterthought. They set a baseline first, agreed one definition of Press Release, and only then read the result: US household penetration grew 9 points. The number matters less than the order. Worked example for Press Release -- illustrative figures, RGM analysis | Stage | The step taken | Why it mattered | | Baseline | Logged where Press Release stood before the test. | Something concrete to compare to. | | Define | Fixed one meaning of Press Release for the test. | A shared definition up front. | | Act | A packaging-led repositioning — one variable. | Cause and effect, isolated. | | Result | US household penetration grew 9 points | A decision the data earned. | These Press Release numbers are illustrative -- RGM analysis. The structure travels; the specific figures do not. ## Common mistakes Here is the short version.Four failure modes recur with Press Release. Name them and they are easy to design around. - **One-size thinking.** Using Press Release flat across every segment. The right cut differs by channel and margin. - **No anchor.** Quoting Press Release without a starting point. Always pair it with a baseline. - **Vanity focus.** Gaming Press Release instead of the result. Tie it to business value. - **Bad compares.** Benchmarking Press Release with no adjustment. Account for the model differences first. ## Frequently asked questions How is Press Release defined? Official news announcement Settle what Press Release covers first; the strategy follows from there. Why does Press Release matter for marketers? Press Release earns its place when it shapes a real decision. The leverage is in correct use, not in the word itself. How is Press Release used in practice? Teams put Press Release to work on a spend split, a metric, or a head-to-head call. See the Oatly walk-through above. What goes wrong with Press Release most often? Using Press Release flat across every segment and showing it without context. Both make a guess look exact. How is Press Release defined? : Official news announcement Settle what Press Release covers first; the strategy follows from there. Why does Press Release matter for marketers? : Press Release earns its place when it shapes a real decision. The leverage is in correct use, not in the word itself. How is Press Release used in practice? : Teams put Press Release to work on a spend split, a metric, or a head-to-head call. See the Oatly walk-through above. ### Keep reading ### Related terms