If you work in the hosting industry at any capacity, you should be familiar with Parallels, a software company dominating the industry with their new virtualization and automation products. Back in December 12, 2007 Parallels announced their rebranding initiative, changing the name from SWSoft to the now popular Parallels. The new brand took off as expected, thanks to the genius marketing team led by Kurt Daniels, senior vice president of marketing and online at Parallels.

I talk to people in the software and hosting industry daily. And since one of my most popular services is press release writing and distribution, Parallels always comes up in the conversation. Either my client mentions the name first or I ask them to give me their 30 second history on the company. To date, everyone I talk to in the industry accurately describes the company's history. So how does a software company develop a new brand, launch the new brand, and become a well known name in the industry - and do it in less than three months?

Parallels® (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating system, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

I personally think Parallels has an impressive marketing strategy, dating back to Plesk, their hosting control panel company. The marketing team at Parallels knows exactly what it takes to build a brand and gain recognition in the industry. Based on what I see everyday in hosting news related sites, Parallels takes advantage of press releases. From mid January 2008 to today, Parallels has released at least 15-20 press releases. That's an average of five a month. I recommend to my clients they should release at least 1-2 times a month and if budget allows, distribute press releases four times a month.

Imagine what Parallels (or your company) could achieve if they utilized optimized press release writing services. 

In the future I hope to interview the brilliant minds around the new Parallels brand. Hopefully I can chat with Kurt Daniels to learn more about the new Parallels initiative. I am most curious to see how well their press release marketing strategies help increase sales for their flagship products:

Parallels Desktop for Mac
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
Parallels Plesk Control Panel

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I recently published another article in Ping! Zine web hosting magazine called "Marketing With Press Releases" that list the top 10 rules for a winning press release marketing strategy. I have extracted those top 10 rules for you and placed them in their own document at Winning Press Release Marketing Strategy. The article makes my 10th contribution to the magazine.

As someone who practices professional writing daily, I have first-hand experience with how powerful a press release marketing strategy can be for companies. When you combine the 10 rules I listed in the article with optimized press release writing and optimized press release services, you can generate more traffic and more exposure to your potential customers, partners, and anyone interested in your products and services.

In the coming weeks and months I plan on writing posts and developing case studies on how well optimized press release writing works for my clients. The companies interviewed will be sharing the top benefits they receive from our regular press release writing, optimization techniques, and press release distribution methods. 

People often ask, "How do I get started marketing my products and services?" The first and foremost way to start marketing your products and services is to distribute a series of press releases. Whether you represent a new organization or your company sees a lot of success, implementing a solid press release marketing strategy will help you achieve your goals faster - and without breaking your marketing budget. So how do you get started with press release marketing?

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