Partnership Press Release Template

Announce a strategic partnership, integration, or joint venture. A full example release, the copy-paste skeleton, and an AI prompt tuned for this announcement type.

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What is a partnership press release?

A partnership press release announces two organizations doing something together: an integration, a co-developed product, a distribution deal, or a joint venture. The failure mode of this format is announcing the relationship instead of the result. "X partners with Y" is not the news; what a customer can do now that they could not do last month is.

When should you use one?

Announce when there is something usable: the integration is live, the joint product ships, the first location opens. A signed memorandum of understanding earns no coverage. Both partners approve the final text before it moves and both distribute it, so agree on the quote lineup and the send date up front; partner sign-off is the step that slips.

Example partnership press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alpine Payroll and TimberTrack Launch Integration for Forestry Contractors

The two-way sync moves verified field hours into payroll automatically; it is live today for shared customers.

SPOKANE, Wash. — September 22, 2026 — Alpine Payroll, a payroll provider for natural-resource employers, and TimberTrack, maker of crew-management software for logging operations, today launched a two-way integration that moves verified field hours from TimberTrack directly into Alpine Payroll runs. The integration is live today for shared customers at no additional cost.

Crew hours logged in TimberTrack, including hazard-pay classifications and per-unit piece rates, sync to Alpine Payroll nightly, replacing the spreadsheet exports that both companies say are the most common source of payroll disputes in the field. The companies count roughly 300 shared customers across the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast.

The integration can be enabled in both product dashboards today. Setup documentation and a joint onboarding webinar on October 1 are available at alpinepayroll.example.

"Logging payroll has piece rates, hazard classes, and crews that move counties twice a week, and none of that fits a generic timesheet," said Ruth Callahan, chief executive officer of Alpine Payroll. "TimberTrack already speaks that language, so connecting the two systems was the obvious move for our shared customers."

About Alpine Payroll — Alpine Payroll is a payroll and compliance provider in Spokane, Washington, serving forestry, agriculture, and mining employers in 14 states. Learn more at alpinepayroll.example.

Media Contact Marcus Webb Communications Lead, Alpine Payroll [email protected] (509) 555-0164

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Example partnership press release (fictional, for illustration).

Why this example works

Headline: Both companies, what launched, and who benefits. "Partners with" says nothing; "launch integration" is the news.

Lead: What the partnership produces and the fact that it is live today. Usable beats signed.

Body: The shared-customer number is attributed to the companies. It tells an editor exactly who this story is for.

Quote: One CEO explaining why the combination makes sense. Add a matching quote from the second company if the agreement calls for it.

Boilerplate: The issuing partner's boilerplate. When both companies distribute, each uses its own contact block.

Copy-paste partnership press release template

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[Company A] and [Company B] Launch [The Thing] for [Who It Serves]

[Subheadline: what customers can do now, and that it is available today]

[CITY, State] — [Month Day, Year] — [Company A], [one-line description], and [Company B], [one-line description], today announced [what the partnership produces: an integration, a joint product, a distribution deal]. [Availability: who can use it today and at what cost.]

[How it works and who it is for: the concrete customer outcome, plus one shared number (customers, markets, volume) with attribution. 3-4 sentences.]

"[Why this combination makes sense, from one partner's leader]," said [Full Name], [Title] of [Company A]. "[Optional second sentence; or add a matching quote from Company B.]"

[Availability details: where to turn it on, documentation, joint events. End with the relevant URL.]

About [Company A]
[Boilerplate.]

About [Company B]
[Boilerplate. Both partners appear when both distribute the release.]

Media Contact
[Name, Title, Email, Phone]

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Partnership press release AI prompt

Fill in the facts section, then paste the whole thing into ChatGPT, Claude, or the Press Ranger AI writer.

AI prompt: partnership press release

Write a partnership press release using the facts below. Follow these rules exactly:

- Third person throughout. First person only inside quotes.
- Structure: headline naming both companies, what launched, and who it serves (under 100 characters); one-sentence subheadline with the customer outcome and availability; dateline paragraph opening "CITY, State — Month Day, Year —" introducing both companies in one line each and stating what the partnership produces and its availability; a how-it-works paragraph with one shared number attributed to the companies; one quote from a named leader at the first company (add a second from the partner only if provided); an availability paragraph ending with the URL; an About boilerplate for each company; a media contact block.
- No author byline. No first-person narration. Attribute any statistic to a named source. Around 400 words. Plain text, no markdown.

MY PARTNERSHIP FACTS (replace before running):
- Company A: {NAME, ONE-LINE DESCRIPTION}
- Company B: {NAME, ONE-LINE DESCRIPTION}
- What launched: {INTEGRATION / JOINT PRODUCT / DEAL, IN PLAIN TERMS}
- Customer outcome: {WHAT CUSTOMERS CAN DO NOW}
- Availability: {WHO CAN USE IT TODAY, COST}
- Shared number: {CUSTOMERS, MARKETS, OR VOLUME, WITH SOURCE}
- Quote from: {NAME, TITLE, COMPANY} (optional second: {NAME, TITLE, COMPANY})
- Boilerplates: {COMPANY A DESCRIPTION} / {COMPANY B DESCRIPTION}
- Contact: {NAME, EMAIL, PHONE}

The rules in the prompt produce a release formatted to pass wire editorial review: third person, no bylines, attributed statistics.

Frequently asked questions

Should both partners be quoted?

One quote from each company is the convention, and one each is the maximum. The two quotes should say different things: one on why the combination makes sense, one on what customers get.

Who distributes a partnership press release?

Usually both companies, with identical body text and each using its own boilerplate and contact block. Agree on the send date and time in writing; simultaneous publication is part of most partnership announcements.

Is a signed agreement newsworthy by itself?

Rarely. Coverage follows things customers can use. If the integration ships in six months, announce it in six months when someone can turn it on.

How do I distribute a partnership press release?

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