Cfn Marketing Press Distribution

Press Release Distribution Skill

Overview

Manage press release distribution through PR Newswire, Business Wire, and other distribution services. Track pickup metrics and distribution status.

Operations

1. distribute-press-release.sh

Distribute press release through wire services.

Parameters:

• --title (required): Press release headline
• --body (required): Full press release text
• --outlets (required): Target outlets (national/regional/trade/tech)
• --embargo-date (optional): Embargo date/time (ISO 8601)
• --contact-name (optional): Media contact name
• --contact-email (optional): Media contact email

Example:

./.claude/skills/cfn-marketing-press-distribution/operations/distribute-press-release.sh \
  --title "Company Launches New Product" \
  --body "Full release text..." \
  --outlets "national,tech" \
  --contact-name "Jane Doe" \
  --contact-email "jane@company.com"

Response:

{
  "distribution_id": "pr_abc123",
  "status": "scheduled",
  "estimated_reach": 500000,
  "distribution_time": "2025-10-29T14:00:00Z"
}

Exit Codes:

• 0: Success
• 1: Invalid parameters
• 2: API error
• 3: Validation error

2. get-distribution-status.sh

Check press release distribution progress.

Parameters:

• --distribution-id (required): Distribution ID from distribute operation

Example:

./.claude/skills/cfn-marketing-press-distribution/operations/get-distribution-status.sh \
  --distribution-id "pr_abc123"

Response:

{
  "distribution_id": "pr_abc123",
  "status": "distributed",
  "pickup_count": 45,
  "top_outlets": ["TechCrunch", "Bloomberg", "Reuters"],
  "distributed_at": "2025-10-29T14:00:00Z"
}

Exit Codes:

• 0: Success
• 1: Invalid parameters
• 2: API error

3. get-pickup-metrics.sh

Retrieve detailed pickup metrics for distributed release.

Parameters:

• --distribution-id (required): Distribution ID
• --timeframe (optional): Metrics timeframe (24h/7d/30d, default: 7d)

Example:

./.claude/skills/cfn-marketing-press-distribution/operations/get-pickup-metrics.sh \
  --distribution-id "pr_abc123" \
  --timeframe "24h"

Response:

{
  "distribution_id": "pr_abc123",
  "total_pickups": 67,
  "estimated_reach": 2500000,
  "outlets_by_type": {
    "national": 12,
    "regional": 23,
    "trade": 18,
    "online": 14
  },
  "top_outlets": [
    {"name": "TechCrunch", "reach": 500000},
    {"name": "Bloomberg", "reach": 800000}
  ]
}

Exit Codes:

• 0: Success
• 1: Invalid parameters
• 2: API error

4. list-templates.sh

List available press release templates.

Parameters:

• --category (optional): Template category (product/funding/partnership/award)

Example:

./.claude/skills/cfn-marketing-press-distribution/operations/list-templates.sh \
  --category "product"

Response:

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "id": "tmpl_product_launch",
      "name": "Product Launch Template",
      "category": "product",
      "sections": ["headline", "lead", "quote", "features", "availability", "boilerplate"]
    },
    {
      "id": "tmpl_product_update",
      "name": "Product Update Template",
      "category": "product",
      "sections": ["headline", "lead", "enhancements", "quote", "boilerplate"]
    }
  ]
}

Exit Codes:

• 0: Success
• 1: Invalid parameters
• 2: API error

Environment Variables

• N8N_BASE_URL: n8n instance URL
• N8N_API_KEY: n8n API authentication key

Integration

All operations use n8n webhooks for PR distribution service integration (PR Newswire, Business Wire).