Do-It-Yourself PR – Tips, Tools & Templates
Do it yourself public relations? Yes you can do it yourself and reap the rewards without hiring a high-powered and expensive PR agency. The emphasis here is on simple, practical do-it-yourself PR tips, public relations tools and useful PR templates that can help you get media coverage and publicity in a big way. Don’t hesitate, jump right in…
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9 Tactics That Can Amplify Your Press Coverage
Nine simple ways to improve media coverage.
10 Critical Press Release Writing Tips
10 tips that will help you get your news release right.
10 Tips for Moderating a Great Panel
This practical ice will help you produce an effective panel discussion.
10 Tips for Writing Your Story
Just the basic for writing effectively.
13 Tips for Pitching Your Story
These 13 tips will get you pitching with the best.
15 Do It Yourself PR Ideas
15 public relations ideas to help kick-start your publicity.
22 Ways a Blog Can Rock Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Campaign
Though for nonprofits, John Haydon’s tips are valuable for all. 22 excellent ways to benefit from blogging. W
A Practical Guide to Investor Relations: London Stock Exchange
43-page guide is packed with intelligence and essential tips for IR managers at public companies in any jurisdiction. Highly recommended reading. W
A Simple Formula for Success
Learn what your most important audiences are thinking and then go about changing or modifying their perceptions and you will have PR success according to Robert Kelley.
A Winning Public Relations Game Plan
Bob Kelley writes about how to influence public opinion as a foundation for winning PR programs.
Advertising Versus Public Relations: What’s the Difference?
Ana Ventura talks about the basic differences and benefits of PR vs. advertising.
Amateurism hurts PR field
Andy Marken describes the pitfalls and pratfalls of PR amateurs.
Analyze your audience for greater PR results
Ana Ventura shows how audiences should be accounted for to deliver speaking success.
Best List of Free Press Release Distribution Sites
A list of more than 30 free news release distribution sites from Tough Nickel.
Brushing Up on Some Press Release Basics
10 tips for better press releases from Ben Silverman.
Care and Feeding of the Press
The Internet Press Guild’s Esther Schindler provides updated and comprehensive guide to media relations. W
Conducting Successful Public Relations and Media Interviews
Quick overview of PR programs and successful media interview tactics.
Creating a Target Media List
Create a target media list before you approach the media. The effort you take to do this now will save you time, money energy and ensure the best results.
Creating Publicity Without a Big Media Buy
Good tips for the budget strapped.
Dealing with the Press
Richard Beamish has a comprehensive basic guide to media relations that’s an excellent primer.
Developing a Press Kit for Your Small Business
All about putting together a basic print press kit. Don’t forget digital.
Don’t Blame Us… Some Areas Can’t be Controlled by PR Pros
Watch out for these hard to control pitfalls.
Entrepreneurs’ Exchange
An excellent source for free templates for PR, marketing, sales and other tools. W
Five Do-It-Yourself PR Tactics
Forbes offers five quick DIY PR tips.
Forget the Press Release – Here’s How to Pitch Like Roger Clemens
Your ability to sell your story to a journalist is what it’s all about. All the pitch basics from Bill Stoller.
Four mistakes that will land your press release in the trash
When you know not to do these things, results will follow.
Getting Stories on Local TV News
Basic how-tos for getting coverage on TV news.
Headline or Trash: How to Ensure Your Press Release is Used by the Media
Focus on what editors and readers will find most interesting and follow these three guidelines to ensure success.
How Does the Media Pick News Ideas? [Video 1:53]
Whitney Keyes tells some of the ways media pick story ideas.
How Public Relations Works
Learn how PR works and how to make it work for you or your business.
How to Bootstrap Your Public Relations
Solid DIY PR tips from Inc magazine.
How to Choose a PR Firm for Your Business
Define objectives; ask for referrals; ask for media referrals; screen by phone; set a meeting; look for rapport; know who will handle your account; and watch for warning signs.
How to Communicate with Journalists
Calling to report bias in TV news or dashing off angry letter to editor? Check FAIR’s advice on communicating with journalists by letters to editors, op-eds, and meetings with editorial boards or news management.
How to Create an Online Newsroom
Eight great tips to guide your start up newsroom.
How to Deal with the Press
Be honest; don’t duck; speak plainly; get bad news out fast; and tell the truth. Best ways to win says Rick Griffin.
How to Develop a Communications Plan
Nancy Rathbun Scott provides this detailed guide to a PR plan. Also useful are three different sample PR plans from PRSA, ARA and King County Library for reference. Worthwhile. W
How Do You Explain Public Relations to a on-public Relations Audience
Good PR is all about perceptions, communication and the resulting changes in behaviours.
How to Get Free Publicity for Your Business
20 ways to make your small business newsworthy from David Frey.
How to Get the Media to Cover Your Story
Keep the media’s needs, the reader’s needs, and your needs in mind, and your PR skills will be top-notch.
How to Get the Press on Your Side
No problem, just make yourself newsworthy says Shel Horowitz. Good basic tips for successful news releases.
How to Hack the PR Machine
7 steps to DIY public relations from [Inc] magazine.
How to Manage Your Own PR
Inc magazine shares practical tips on managing your own public relations.
How to Pitch a Story [Video 2:11]
Two senior Associated Press editors offer excellent advice on how to pitch a story. W
How to Tell Your Story in the Media
Four hints to get the media interested in telling your story.
How to use Press Releases…to Get Free Publicity…
Frugal marketer Shel Horowitz tells how to get media coverage on the cheap.
How to Write a Comprehensive Public Relations Plan
Craig Miyamoto shows how to write a solid PR plan with an outline and description of the key sections needed in a good plan.
Is Your Public Relations Investment Paying Off?
Five steps, that can help you hit the public relations bullseye on your next public relations venture.
Make the Most of Media Interviews
Practical interview tips to help you make the most of media interviews from Grounds Maintenance magazine.
Making the Pitch [Video 1:37]
Whitney Keyes tells you how to pitch a TV show and what to include.
Managers Need Basic PR
An impactful public relations plan can deliver the behavior results you want.
Managing the Media: A Guide for Activists
Planning peace demonstration or blockade? Learn how to manage media and the story from Carol Fenelly and Community for Creative Non-violence in this very complete guide. W
Marketing Your Organization’s Website
Successful internet marketing is a never-ending process. New Web sites, newsgroups, lists, emerge regularly and others disappear. Track new sites to link and new lists to announce your organization says Jayne Cravens.
Media Interview Reminders
Rick Griffin provides a selection of helpful media interview tips and how-to suggestions.
Meeting Checklist
Extensive meeting checklist will help you hold a successful event.
Meeting Planning Tools: Online Meeting Guide
Brief, simple tips for more productive meetings. Included are checklists for: focus groups, online training, press conferences, product launches, special events, town hall meetings, and training sessions. Helpful and practical. W
News Conferences – Communications Toolkit
Planning a news conference? Here’s how to make it pay off in media coverage from the WK Kellogg Foundation. Many other DIY PR resources.
News Releases
This practical news release how-to is from Michael Turney.
Nine Musts of a Good Press Release
Nancy Rathbun Scott shares nine good news release tips.
Op-Ed Checklist
Here’s how to plan, write and get your op-ed published.
Perfect Pitch [Video 0:56]
Kathe Stanton says the perfect pitch includes a concise subject line in your email pitch.
PR Helper
Excellent resource for free PR templates. Well worth reviewing. W W
PR Tools
Andy Marken has a list of PR tools to jog your thinking.
PR Tools Tell Your Story
Basic PR tools profiled and explained in simple terms to help you cut through the clutter if you’re doing it yourself.
PR Tools That Don’t Rhyme with Focus or Vision
Excellent rundown of useful PR tools and services by Jeremy Porter.
Pitching a Story
Here’s how to pitch your story to the media effectively and a sample pitch letter.
Planning Form for Meetings
Use this checklist to back yourself up and get the job done.
Press Release Template
PRW has a press release template to help you write your own.
Public Relations Plan
NALC provides a sample plan and detailed guidelines for preparing and using a PR plan.
Public Relations Press Conference – Tips for PR Consultants
Need to plan a news conference? Here’s a refresher on how to do it right.
Public Relations Writing Tips
Learn the basics of writing for PR for effective presentation and better results.
School Public Relations Strategies
NW Educational Resource Lab offers up basic PR tips and suggestions to guide you in doing PR yourself, especially for a school. Includes a sample plan.
Simply Stupendous Press Kits
Does your kit impress or perplex the media? Think substance.
The Power of Public Relations: A Basic Guide to Getting Noticed
Texas Commission on the Arts has extensive guide to PR including writing tips, checklists, how to build media database and much more. W
The Ten Most Common PR Mistakes
Alan Caruba says mind these common-sense things not to do and you’ll do better in your PR efforts.
Things I Wish I Knew When Securing a Celebrity Spokesperson
Practical PR advice worth studying.
Using Media Lists [Video 2:32]
Kathe Stanton shares practical tips on using media lists productively.
What Is Newsworthy About Your Business?
How to find the news in your business.
What’s a Media Alert? [Video 2:19]
Kathe Stanton shows the ins and outs of media alerts, how to use them and how they’re different from news releases. W
Why the media need you
Here’s why the media need you as a resource from Inc.
Year round public relations plan
Hitting the seasonal ebbs and flows will help you get publicity results according to Bill Stoller.
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This do-it-yourself PR resource is curated by Jeff Domansky. Follow him on Twitter @ThePRCoach or his Scoop.it curation site Public Relations & Social Media Insight
