DIY PR TOOLS

Below are links to several free templates and tools we've designed to help you on your journey to DIY PR success.

2021 Media Pitch Calendar (Excel)

Press Release Template (Download)

Media Alert Template (Download)​

Media Pitch Template (Download)

Pitch Calendar Template (Download)

Media List Template (Download)
 

DIY PR RESOURCES

Below are links to a number of outside services and resources commonly used by PR professionals and DIY-ers alike. Those marked with an asterisk are the ones we use in our own public relations client work at 418 Communications.

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Media Databases

• Cision*

• Muck Rack

• Meltwater

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Press Release Distribution

• PRWeb*

• PR Newswire

• BusinessWire

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Reporter Inquiries

• HARO*

• ProfNet

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Social Media Management

• Buffer*

• HootSuite

• Sprout Social

• CoSchedule

OTHER RESOURCES

Below are links to a number of outside services and resources that can help with effective PR, but aren't strictly "PR tools".
 

Full-Service Public Relations

• 418 Communications

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Website Development, Hosting

• Wix

• Shopify

• SquareSpace

• GoDaddy

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Graphics, Images

• Canva

• Unsplash (free stock images)

• Pixabay (free stock images)