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It’s 8:40 on a Thursday night, and a reporter has twenty minutes to close her page. Her story about your company is nearly done. All she needs is a founder photo, a one-line description, and the right spelling of your CTO’s name. She won’t call you. She’ll search her inbox for the press kit you sent, and if it isn’t there, she’ll quote someone else instead. MediagraphixPR has spent twenty-five years building these kits for brands, and this guide explains what belongs in one and why journalists keep asking for it.<\/p>\n

A press kit is a ready-to-use folder of facts and files that lets a journalist write about you accurately without chasing you. It usually holds a company overview, a fact sheet, founder bios, logos, photos, product details, recent coverage, and one named contact. Good ones are short, current, and easy to find. Bad ones are outdated, locked behind a permission request, or buried in a footer. Below, you’ll see exactly what to include, a simple folder structure you can copy, how startups can keep theirs lean, and the mistakes that quietly cost brands coverage. It’s written for founders, marketers, and anyone who’s ever scrambled to send a logo at the last minute.<\/p>\n

Quick Answer:<\/strong> A press kit is a package of verified facts and ready-to-use assets that helps a journalist write about your company without chasing you. It typically includes a company overview, a one-page fact sheet, founder and leadership bios, high-resolution logos and photos, product details, links to recent coverage, and one named press contact. Journalists ask for it because it saves time and prevents errors, so keep it current and easy to find.<\/div>\n

Why Journalists Keep Asking for a Press Kit<\/h2>\n

Journalists don’t ask for a kit because they’re lazy. They ask because every story has three clocks running at once: the deadline, the editor, and the fact-checker. Every minute spent chasing a logo or confirming a job title is a minute taken from the story itself. A press kit answers most of those questions before anyone has to ask them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
What the reporter needs right now<\/th>\nWhat happens without it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
The exact name and title of your founder<\/td>\nA guess, then a correction request after publishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A clear one-line description of your company<\/td>\nA paraphrase that gets the product slightly wrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A usable photo and logo<\/td>\nA screenshot from your website, or no image at all<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A number she can verify<\/td>\nAn old figure from your last interview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Someone to call<\/td>\nAn unanswered email and a story that runs without your side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

None of these are favors. They’re basic accuracy, which is why a good kit protects you as much as it helps the reporter. It also signals something quieter: that you’re organized and that working with you will be easy.<\/p>\n

A Reporter’s Twenty Minutes With Your Kit<\/h2>\n

Here’s what actually happens when a reporter finds a good one.<\/p>\n

A reporter is working on a story that mentions your company
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\nShe searches your website and her inbox for a media page or kit
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\nShe copies the company description and checks your founder’s name and title
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\nShe downloads a logo and a photo that are good enough to print
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\nShe confirms one number against your fact sheet
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\nShe sends a single question to the contact listed and gets an answer the same day
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\nThe story runs with your facts, your images, and your name spelled correctly<\/p>\n

Now imagine each of those steps failing. Usually one broken link is enough to send her to a competitor’s quote instead.<\/p>\n

What Is in a Press Kit? The Eight Pieces Journalists Look For<\/h2>\n

People often ask what is in a press kit beyond a logo and a paragraph. The answer is eight pieces, and each one exists because a journalist once needed it and couldn’t find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Piece<\/th>\nWhat Goes In It<\/th>\nWhy Journalists Want It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Company overview<\/td>\nWhat you do, who you serve, and why you started, plus a short boilerplate<\/td>\nGives context and a paragraph they can quote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fact sheet<\/td>\nOne page with founding year, headquarters, team size, product, and funding stage<\/td>\nThe fastest way to check the basics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founder and leadership bios<\/td>\nA short version and a longer one, with a headshot<\/td>\nDifferent stories need different lengths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Logos<\/td>\nPNG and SVG files, in color and in white<\/td>\nPrevents blurry or stretched logos in print<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photos<\/td>\nFounders, team, and product, captioned and large enough to print<\/td>\nPublications need original, usable images<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Product or service details<\/td>\nA plain explanation, screenshots, and a demo link<\/td>\nHelps reporters describe it correctly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recent coverage<\/td>\nLinks to your best articles, not just publication logos<\/td>\nShows credibility and saves them research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Press contact<\/td>\nOne named person, an email, and a phone number<\/td>\nTells them exactly who to ask<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Keep each item in its own file with a clear name. A reporter on deadline won’t open one long document and hunt for the single thing she needs.<\/p>\n

Press Kit Template: A Folder Structure You Can Copy Today<\/h2>\n

Here’s a simple press kit template you can copy this week. It’s just a folder, and the numbering keeps everything in a predictable order.<\/p>\n

Company-Name-Press-Kit\/\r\n  01-Company-Overview.pdf\r\n  02-Fact-Sheet.pdf\r\n  03-Founder-Bios\/\r\n    Founder-Short-Bio.txt\r\n    Founder-Long-Bio.txt\r\n    Founder-Headshot.jpg\r\n  04-Logos\/\r\n    Logo-Color.png\r\n    Logo-White.png\r\n    Logo-Vector.svg\r\n  05-Photos\/\r\n  06-Product-Info\/\r\n  07-Recent-Coverage.pdf\r\n  08-Press-Contact.txt<\/pre>\n
The fact sheet is the page journalists use most, so it deserves extra care. Here’s a sample for a fictional company. Every name and number in it is made up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Field<\/th>\nExample Entry<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Company<\/td>\nNirmal Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/td>\n2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters<\/td>\nHyderabad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founders<\/td>\nPriya Reddy (CEO) and Arjun Rao (CTO)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Team size<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What we do<\/td>\nHelps small clinics book and follow up with patients over WhatsApp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage<\/td>\nSeed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Press contact<\/td>\n[name], [email], [phone]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
A few small habits make the whole folder easier to use:<\/p>\n