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Coleman, Kestin & Smith Entertainment Public Relations

Fee Schedule

General Campaign
Fees: $50/hour plus expenses
Minimum: 10 hours per month ($500/month plus expenses)
Recommended: 25 hours per month ($1250/month plus expenses)

Contractual Terms: 3 months and up
Minimum: 3 months
Recommended: 6-12 months
Effective publicity campaign terms are generally 6-12 months.

Options
~ Other hourly plans available: $750/month (15 hours), $1000/month (20 hours)
~ Coleman, Kestin & Smith Entertainment PR can be retained on a monthly basis with a retainer fee of $2000/month. This retainer offers up to 44 hours per month including 4 free hours beyond 40. Clients are billed on a monthly basis for expenses incurred on their behalf by CKS Entertainment PR. With this campaign, expenses are for mailing costs only.
~ We also work on a per project basis. Call us for fees.

Payment Terms
One month retainer deposit is required upon contract signing. Retainers below $1000 per month are due in full for the minimum three month term on the onset of your campaign. We do not accept monthly payments for retainers below $1000. Retainer payments to SDC OmniMedia Group's CKS Public Relations are due on the first of each month during the contractual term unless they are below $1000, in which case full payment for three months is due upon contract signing. Expenses for the month are billed on our around the first day of the following month. Expense payments are due 15 days after receipt of invoice.

Here is a list of 15 press release distribution sites, a mix of free and paid options, for you to explore.

1. 1888PressRelease.com: A free and paid service that provides a number of options, including distribution outlets, visibility and tracking statistics.
2. 24-7 Press Release: A free and paid service with varying formatting and distribution options.
3. Business Wire: A paid service (requires membership) that will distribute your press release to geographic, trade and industry media, and search engines.
4. Express Press Release: A paid service that includes distribution to state-based sites, industry-specific blogs and a PR forum.
5. i-Newswire: A free service that will allow you to submit one release per week to a global audience.
6. Media Syndicate: A free service that focuses on distributing press releases for small and medium sized businesses.
7. PR Leap: A paid service that distributes releases to all major search engines, newswires and websites.
8. PR Newswire: A paid service (requires membership) that will submit your release to a number of outlets, including newsrooms, bloggers, financial portals, social media networks, web sites, and search engines.
9. PR Urgent News: A free and paid service that allows up to three live links, targeted keywords and a thumbnail image with each release.
10. PR.com: A free and paid service that provides an option that includes a full company profile in addition to distributing your release.
11. PRBuzz.com: A paid service that distributes press releases to online news sites and blogs.
12. PRLog: A free service that allows you to include HTML links in the press release body, creates a PDF version of your release and allows you to submit to specific categories.
13. PRWeb: A paid service that distributes your site to numerous sites and lets you track and analyze results.
14. SBWire: A paid service that allows you to submit releases for geographical and industry targeting. They also distribute your releases via RSS to numerous third party sites.
15. The Open Press: A free and paid service that distributes press releases to numerous websites, blogs and RSS feeds.
16. Mi2n Press:  Musicians Press Release:  A FREE service of Mi2n Music.

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