Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 1, 2014

PITCH submission comes from Lindsay Bell, the fabuloso content director over at Spin Sucks. There is a certain irony that, as PR professionals who earn a living based on our pitching skills, our own industry blogs are smothered with a constant deluge of bad pitches. We also run a popular eCommerce marketing blog.

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Pitching Guidelines Facebook Advertising 173

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. How does PR’s use of gAI compare to marketing? The results present a stark contrast to the number of marketers that are using AI.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 149

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. B2B tech companies are on the right track by investing in their marketing at launch, but in order for that marketing to be effective, they need to build a full content funnel for each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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B2B Company Marketing SEO 177

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Did you know?

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015. For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. Its founders – Dan Gaynor and Shann Biglione – have impressive backgrounds in PR and marketing. CommsTech does seem like the broader category. Cision US Inc.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As we explored in a previous pos t, even the most astute online tutorial will not provide the average marketer or business owner with the tools or skills to succeed. Myth #2: PR is free advertising. Advertising, on the other hand, can be completely controlled in terms of content and placement. But it’s inaccurate.

Advertising 147

Advertising Advertising Pitching B2B 147

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 21, 2019

Because earned media confers credibility, it can be decidedly more powerful than marketing and advertising. Crenshaw client Bizzabo, a leading event software company, wanted to take action after research confirmed that tech events overwhelming feature male speakers and attendees to the tune of 70% and 80% respectively.

Company 174

Company Conference Corporate Leadership 174

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

“The business enterprise has two – and only two – basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs.” – Peter Drucker. Should marketing be a profit center? Worse, it’s not just dangerous to marketing, it risks the model and focus of the business.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Avid podcast listeners consume an average of five a week – listening for four hours and 10 minutes (chart nearby used with permission by The Marketing Companion ). Not only is this a significant amount of time – but it’s quality time and so marketing has joined the crowd. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

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Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In its latest software update, the media monitoring tool Talkwalker says it’s now pulling data from more than 100 review sites. That’s solving a very real problem for marketing leaders today. If you make this part of your regular marketing cadence, you are less likely to be caught by surprise. Should you?

Software 17

Software B2B Marketing Data 17

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years. It’s not just the 6:1 ratio of PR people to journalists that has led to these abysmally low engagement rates.

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Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. The research continues to reinforce that video is king and smart marketers will continue to find innovative ways to incorporate it into their programming. 2017 PR Takeaways.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 122

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 122

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While it centers on the marketing of law firms, there are several parallels the B2B technology community struggles with as well, including: “drop the formalities and legalese to humanize”. love awards and accolades” which are an “elaborate scheme to sell advertising”. Is it different than illegal marketing?

Marketing 69

Marketing Ethics Interviews Meeting 69

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. The tool also breaks down the pitching activity of each team member, including metrics for open, response and coverage rates.”. Most PR vendors try to serve as an email marketing tool, and they do a clunky job.

Analytics 68

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 68

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. How is public relations different from marketing? Public relations (PR) and marketing are related, but they are not the same thing. It’s not a bad take.

Interviews 101

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 101

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

The one-time crowdsourced feature for new hire announcements or appointments in a local market will cost $250. And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. Blending editorial and advertising. The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Other forms of marketing communications have been automated and scale very well. When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. Can you automate the pitching process? Where are PR’s scalable technologies of persuasion? Why not PR?

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

The Salesforce announcement of Einstein this week — impressive as it was — reminded me that marketers sometimes use terms like machine learning , artificial intelligence (AI) and even automation interchangeably. In marketing, most of the tech tools are simply automation, described with great editorial liberty.

Marketing 60

Marketing Creativity B2B Ethics 60

Konnect Agency

MARCH 29, 2021

As markets continue to become oversaturated, we help you to focus on creating effective and unique communication strategies that align with your company goals. The majority of strategies will include anything from social media, advertisements and press releases. ROI and Marketing.

Strategy 52

Strategy Communications Software Data 52

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As it turns out, he got his start selling radio and television advertising and only later went to work in the CPG industry after earning an MBA. He’s hung a shingle and runs a consultancy focused on marketing technology. 1) How would you characterize the state of marketing in 2018? Today he’s on his own. In a word: confusion.

Technology 61

Technology Marketing Retail Interviews 61

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The last couple of years has seen an intense debate on how automation will impact the job market. Hours have been invested in establishing and nurturing relationships with the journalist and creating tailored pitches which we know add value and will actually be opened. By Andree Latibeaudiere, Senior Account Manager, Hoffman UK.

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Agency Industry Tools Software 74

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

It’s important to underscore that this briefing is the primary source of my observations and that I didn’t actually touch the software. A good marketing or sales operations team would be able to, over time, attribute sales to PR or at least give partial credit under a multi-touch attribution model. This is the really good stuff.

Case Study 118

Case Study Software Data Web 118

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

At the beginning of every new month, I take a look back and the news and notes stemming from the software developers that make tools for PR pros. Q4 sells customizable investor relations (IR) websites, webcasting, for quarterly earnings with analysts, and marketing intelligence. Here we go…. via BurrellesLuce.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2018

PR , advertising, and marketing should be working together as well-oiled gears in a powerful machine that propels a brand toward success. For smaller firms, PR can reduce marketing spend. If you’re a scrappy startup or an early stage tech company, you may not have the capital for massive advertising budgets.

Advertising 178

Advertising Advertising B2B Reputation 178

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 192

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 192

Flack's Revenge

JULY 11, 2018

The pitch is delivered, building to a crescendo – the “a ha” moment in which the idea comes into focus. Most who are familiar with the concept of a Big Idea know it from the world of advertising. Usually delivered via the pitch, the big idea captivated agency clients and brought each episode to a climax. Or maybe Dracula.

Insurance 204

Insurance Insurance Advertising Advertising 204

Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. And so, I’ve been on both sides of the fence – editorial and marketing. I started off in advertising sales for IDG.

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Ethics Travel Writing YouTube 82

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

3 statistics from the newest B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report shows the “subscribed audience” is missing from most content marketing efforts. I had a chance to be a judge for the annual content marketing awards hosted by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) this year. Not even a little bit.

Content Marketing 124

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 124

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

A subsidiary of the private equity firm GTCR subsidiary, called Blue Canyon , makes a public offer of 775 million in Swedish Krona (SEK) to for a majority stake in Cision, a provider of PR software and services such as, media monitoring, media list building, distribution and analysis. 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. million about six months later.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. The other day, I asked ChatGPT to do a pitch for me, and it gave me this four paragraph long pitch.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

JUNE 2, 2015

He had just moved to Virginia from San Francisco to take the top marketing job at tech start-up. As a new CMO , he was in the hot seat to make something out of nothing, to put that start-up on the map and help it figure out how to win some customers and define a market. by Frank Strong. I’ll never forget that new CMO. No one. * * *.

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Agency Construction Leadership Corporate 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

1) I’ve modified the list to only cover those software providers that are in my assessment primarily or heavily focused on PR and communications. All-in-one PR software incumbents. Blog post: The Making of Cision – A Brief History of 18 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Tech Market into One Company.

Technology 93

Technology Software Resources Pitching 93

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

For a while, it was standard operating procedure among marketers to sprinkle the words “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” into every product announcement. While every other vertical market was, perhaps, overpromising what their AI whizbang could deliver, the traditional PR software vendors were largely silent.

Software 121

Software Technology Advertising Advertising 121

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2017

Because consumers trust earned media more than any other marketing form. In fact, 73 percent of senior marketers believe earned media is more effective than (or as effective as) paid media. The truth is that PR programs have the potential to generate greater returns than any other kind of marketing. That is, until now.

Communications 185

Communications How To Media Measurement 185