APO to launch an African dedicated access for Corporate Social Responsibility press release distribution

By APO (African Press Organization)

DAKAR, Senegal, February 26, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release wire in Africa, and the global leader in media relations related to Africa, announces today that it has become the authorized agency in Africa for CSRwire (http://www.csrwire.com), the Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire.

With over 70,000 readers per month, 60,000 News Alert subscribers, 36,100 followers on Twitter, 12,700 on Facebook and 10,000 on Linkedin, CSRwire is the most trusted brand for quality Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability content distribution with 25 categories and multimedia channels.

Through CSRwire, APO will offer its clients comprehensive press release distribution options which include:

− Targeted distribution: Engaging over 163,000 active users

− Syndicated distribution: Over 6.5 million yearly views

− International distribution: Reaching over 224 countries and territories

− Social Media: Averaging 8 to 12 million impressions a month and 4,000 retweets.

− Daily News Alert sent to approximately 20,000 opt-in subscribers

− Dedicated Media Outreach: News organizations regularly pick up CSRwire's press releases

− A remarkable and continually growing Partner Network

− Custom RSS feeds and the popular CSRwire widget

“We are excited about offering CSRwire's services to APO clients,” said APO Founder and CEO, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard.

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APO is the creator of Africa Wire® (http://www.apo-opa.com/press_release_distribution.php), the newswire service for press release distribution and monitoring in Africa. This reaches over 50,000 media outlets, bloggers and social networks, and redistributes content to more than 50 African websites, as well as to Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, Dow Jones Factiva, 250 million mobile subscribers in 30 countries and more.

APO Africa Wire® has a potential reach of 600 million people and guarantees the most efficient media influence in Africa; in turn, this is how APO's clients can directly target audiences in all corners of the continent and the world.

APO is a NASDAQ GlobeNewswireAuthorised Agency for Africa offering unique access to 1.5 million financial and trade media outlets in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East (http://www.apo-opa.com/press_release_distribution.php#anchor2a).

Download brochure: http://www.apo-opa.com/African-Press-Organization-Press-Release-Africa.pdf

More information about the competitive advantages of Africa Wire®: http://goo.gl/KYKZ7d

More information about APO Media Reach: http://goo.gl/eEKlQh

More information about Africa Wire®, the service for newswire press release distribution in Africa, is available at http://www.apo-opa.com/services.php

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About CSRwire

A trusted voice since 1999, CSRwire is a digital media platform for the latest news, views and reports in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. CSRwire has helped to pave the way for new standards of corporate citizenship, earning the international respect of thought leaders, business leaders, academics, researchers, activists and the media. The CSRwire team works on a wide range of traditional and social media services and solutions to support its members' marketing and communications strategies.

CSRwire.com, along with Justmeans.com, SocialEarth.org and 3blmedia.com, are all part of the 3BL Media family of companies and platforms, raising awareness for CSR and sustainability initiatives around the globe.

About APO

APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com) is the sole press release newswire in Africa and is a global leader in media relations relating to Africa.

With offices in Senegal, Switzerland, Dubai, Hong Kong, India and Seychelles, APO owns a media database of over 150,000 contacts and is the main online community for Africa-related news.

It offers a complete range of services, including press release distribution and monitoring, online press conferences, interactive webcasts, media interactions, strategic advice, public diplomacy, government relations and events promotion. To find out more, please visit http://www.apo-opa.com.

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