This document provides a PR calendar template to help small businesses plan their public relations and media exposure activities for 2015. It includes suggested activities for each month, such as releasing press releases, commenting on other news stories, setting up systems to source story ideas, placing feature articles, attending events, and maintaining social media presence. The calendar is meant to help businesses establish credibility, build their reputation, maintain their media profile, plan for opportunities, and be more effective with their time and resources.

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PR Calendar 2015
Get your small business the
press and media exposure it deserves.
Debbie Leven
http://prcoach.co.uk

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Your PR Calendar will help you to:
Put the right systems and processes in
place
Establish your credibility
Build your reputation
Maintain your profile
Plan for opportunities
Be more effective with your time and
other resources
Plan Your 2015 PR Calendar

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Activity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Press releases
Commenting on the back of other stories
Systems in place to source stories
Feature article placement
Guest blog opportunities
Information guide
Events/ meetings
Speaker opportunities
Exhibitions
Blog on website
Website
Materials – leaflet, annual review, hard
copy newsletter
E-communication – e-newsletter
Branded items
Monitoring coverage, keywords, stories,
competitors
Social media
Stunts
Outline example of a PR Calendar

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What next?
For more ideas on how to get the media interested in you
and your business, and to get them to come to you, have a
look at:
7 quick and easy ways to get media visibility