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For <\/strong>small business owners<\/strong>, finding the time to do communications is tough. <\/strong>
\nYou’re so busy managing your business that marketing and communications can land up being the last thing on your mind.
\nHowever, you know that if you don’t spend time publicizing<\/a>\u00a0your business, customers won’t just come knocking at your door. And we’re all aware that nobody can survive in a vacuum.<\/strong>
\nThus, building relationships should be crucial for you, and the primary way to do that is by being an excellent communicator.
\nAs a result, you need to work actively with it.
\n*This is part of a ongoing PR series, courtesy of our friends at Mynewsdesk, the leading PR management tool in the Nordics. <\/em><\/p>\n

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However, not only do small business owners lack the time to do communications, they also don\u2019t have the budget or resources – they need all the free help they can get.
\nAnd this is why templates can become your best friends.
\nTemplates are huge time-savers. They map out exactly \u2018how\u2019 to do something – all you have to do is fill in the \u2018what\u2019. For this reason, we created 5 practical templates to help you kickstart your communications.
\nFrom writing a press release to creating and measuring your communication efforts, this template kit will set you up for a successful strategy.<\/strong>
\nCheck out the communication kit below.
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Plan, execute, and measure your communications with one kit<\/h3>\n

Being one in the team in charge of content for Mynewsdesk, I’ve become aware of what our customers are looking for and in what areas they need help in.
\nWith that aim, I\u2019ve compiled some of our most popular and most useful templates and infographics all in one place.
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\nWhether you are a business owner looking to grow your business or a one-person-band in a small organization in charge of marketing and PR, this communication kit can help you start off on the right foot.
\nYou will learn in the kit:<\/p>\n

1. How to write a press release with an easy-to-use template<\/h2>\n

From our own research, we know that\u00a0<\/strong>9 of 10 journalists<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0still use press releases to source their stories. And we\u2019re not just saying that because we are a news and PR distribution platform. Use email if you like, but don\u2019t stop creating and distributing press releases, please.
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Our press release template covers the essential parts of the press release, providing three quick tips and a checklist too of what you need to think about for every time you write one.<\/p>\n

By using this template in the beginning, writing press releases will become second nature.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In short, practice makes perfect and you will soon be rolling them out in no time.<\/p>\n

2. How to create a solid PR and Communication plan<\/h2>\n

A simple truth: Communicators who plan are more effective than those that don\u2019t.
\nRecently I held a webinar on brand storytelling<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and discovered that many of our participants said they need support in this area. I wasn\u2019t surprised as I find it difficult myself to find the time to think ahead.
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\nAnyhow, we have created a simple template that should help you cover all the things you need to execute. Because let\u2019s face it, planning is usually the most difficult part of your strategy – executing it is easy.
\nIn this PR plan template, \u00a0we take you through:<\/p>\n