The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s time to start thinking about your 2024 marketing and PR strategies. Now is not the time to pull back on PR and marketing efforts. These PR and marketing trends can help you thrive in 2024. And in the current climate, it’s vital to keep your finger on the pulse of your digital PR and marketing campaigns. Rand Fishkin.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Since 2012, AirPR Software has provided PR and content marketing professionals with reporting and analytics that actually matter to the C-Suite and core stakeholders. AirPR Analyst’s new navigation and search/filter functionality were designed to mirror the workflow of a PR or marketing pro’s daily activities.

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Software Analysis Comparison Trends 207

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. I kept thinking about this example as Aaron Kwittken demoed the software his company, PRophet , is developing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This blog published 51 posts this year – the 12 th year of publishing for Sword and the Script. However, the cadence of publishing still meets one absolute requirement of content marketing : consistency in publishing matters as much as anything else. We’re an extension of your marketing and PR team. If you want social proof….

Blogging 135

Blogging Software Google Content Marketing 135

Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

G2 Crowd, the leading independent business software review company, has compiled a report that compares top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack. Can other teams benefit from PR analytics data and shared ROI? The answer is yes!

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How To Software Media Analytics 397

Cision

MARCH 10, 2021

How to make the case for investing in better PR technology.

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Software Marketing Technology How To 227

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

So, says Propel, which provides PR software. Studies show the average email marketing campaign has a 20% open rate and 2% CTR. If this sounds interesting, consider reading my in-depth briefing on their platform : Propel is a viable alternative for all-in-one PR software. Is that good? What exactly is that?

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, we reviewed the ROI rankings of the top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack, based on the G2 Crowd 2021 report. Global Marketing Strategy, IFAW. The G2 Crowd Report for User Satisfaction Ratings is one of the most trusted voices in the industry.

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Media Comparison Software Enterprise 370

Cision

JULY 6, 2017

Blogging can (and should) do more than just update readers on the latest news and events of the day. For those unfamiliar with marketing speak, this process is known as collecting leads. How to Collect Quality Leads for Your Blog. You’re an infopreneur with exclusive blog content. It seems easy enough.

Blogging 168

Blogging How To Privacy Mobile 168

PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of using email marketing to further your company’s goals sounds simple enough. Most believe the success of their email marketing campaign depends on compelling copy and a clean visual presentation. Here are five basics to keep in mind before your email marketing campaign takes off in 2022: 1. Everyone can send an email.

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Marketing Apparel Data Software 210

Onclusive

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As we’re closing out this year, we’re also wrapping up our 2021 top media monitoring and PR analytics software comparison blog series with one final review of what each provider offers in terms of product direction and customer support. Are they thinking about where the market will be in 1, 3 or 5 years from now?

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Technology Comparison How To Software 195

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

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Software Tools Publicity System 115

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The following is a post from Cision’s new Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Lynch. I hopped the proverbial fence from journalist to vendor to work in marketing. In the process, I became a software product nerd. Ok, so those were the personal reasons I came to lead Cision’s marketing team.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The world of marketing and PR evolves rapidly. Conferences and other gatherings of like-minded marketing professionals provide key learning opportunities, introductions to others who can help you hone your craft, and team-building experiences unlike any other. Digital Sales and Marketing World. Dates: Feb 25 – 26, 2020.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Talkwalker hired a new CEO and new CMO in late 2022 and appears to have done a round of layoffs in sales and marketing, according to multiple social media updates I’ve observed. In April, it acquired Klear , an Israeli influencer marketing platform for $17.8 What does it do? What’s different about that?

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Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There’s a good case to be made that B2B marketing organizations should produce less content and place greater emphasis on distribution. Whenever the “thing” is done – white paper, ebook, video – marketing is onto the next thing. There are caveats to this of course, and a well-run company blog is a good example. No feedback loop.

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B2B eBook Engineering Blogging 93

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

BuzzSumo edges into PR with journalist database for SMBs; Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms; why don’t PR software vendors follow basic PR standard practices? According to the release the software uses employee behavioral data to “identify content themes and gain insights into audience engagement.” Kick-ass” PR blogs.

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Analysis Tools Software SMB 144

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. Software solutions are expensive, and buyers under pressure to make the right choice seek as much information as possible to vet the quality of a SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, or data product. It’s a long-term proposition that sets them up for market leadership.

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B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. Acquisitions PR software company Vocus acquired HARO in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. It was among the first cloud software companies, and almost certainly the first ever SaaS model for PR technology or comms tech. based customers were impacted.

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Reddit Software B2B Technology 176

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales. One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how John Wall put it on a recent episode of Marketing Over Coffee.

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Company Marketing B2B Software 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 2, 2017

Here are the top 10 tech blogs you need to read to prepare for promoting clients across a range of industries, including IoT, ad-tech, tech products and services and wearable technology. Our tech team recommends this list of blogs for the best information on relevant news, competitive moves, trends, and data insights. The TED Blog.

Blogging 136

Blogging B2B Technology Pitching 136

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

Yet, it’s important to pay attention to this stuff if your business buys PR software. You wind up seeing the products you used to love get watered down, stripped and mashed into other software in weird ways. Whether you are in the market to buy this year or not, spend some time looking at the newer or independent vendors on this list.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2023

million seed round Twice in my career, I’ve worked for companies that acquired several software companies with the intent of mashing them together. In the PR software space, I think we have yet to see that – period. Most of the PR software tools I’ve looked at are white-labeled versions of ChatGPT. You don’t see that too often.

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Software Reddit Technology B2B 132

Axia PR

JANUARY 17, 2018

A few years ago, Axia Public Relations made the transition to HubSpot, a developer of inbound marketing software products, and we’ve been tremendously pleased with the results. It gives us the ability to manage all our clients’ blogs as well as make updates to various website pages.

Blogging 69

Blogging Software Publicity Marketing 69

Cision

JULY 6, 2016

Here are a few ways you can regain your freedom when it comes to certain marketing tasks. That number might be even higher if you’re the one sending the marketing, sales or customer service emails. Start by using a scheduling tool to instantly publish your new blog posts to your social profiles. Get Smarter with Your Emails.

Marketing 159

Marketing Customer Service Software Tools 159

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 11, 2023

There are clear applications for artificial intelligence (AI) content generation tools in marketing and public relations but make sure that you fact check. The combination of GPT-3 and audio and video transcription software such as Otter.ai The shiny new toy is an ethical minefield. There is no doubt that language models will improve.

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Publicity Wikipedia Marketing Training 98

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI. Of the marketers who responded to Wyzowl’s State of Video Marketing 2023 report , 92% say video gives them a good return on their investment. And brands noticed.

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Video Strategy Marketing Instagram 89

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Legal technology (legal tech) is a vertical market in which I specialize from a marketing and PR perspective. market alone. As such, there’s venture funding going to startups, tons of M&A by the larger players, which are typically part of holding companies, and currently a very frothy market for private equity activity.

Content Marketing 96

Content Marketing Marketing Print Software 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Public relations and content marketing are powerful when they work together, particularly for B2B PR programs designed to educate prospective customers and push them down the funnel to a point of purchase. But when they work in concert, PR and content marketing are a 1+1+3 situation. Never discount earned media.

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Content Marketing Pharmaceuticals Marketing Software 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 9, 2023

Your sales team is more likely to use the content B2B marketing products when it is presented by a high-performing peer in sales – rather than a sales leader or a product marketer. If you’ve worked in B2B marketing for a minute, you already know the sales team doesn’t like to use marketing content. Everyone is doing it!

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B2B Storytelling Marketing Case Study 81

Frederik Vincx

JULY 25, 2023

Lead product design and marketing. Till then, they had been managing their media outreach with Excel and Outlook and blogs. And later creating an inbound sales engine via content marketing and conversion optimization. The below presentation gives a visual overview of the process we used to find product-market fit.

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Onclusive

MARCH 29, 2018

Gaining respect, trust and social capital with PR and digital marketing influencers in your space is fast become the holy grail of online marketing. Using a variety of analytics, AI-driven insights and social metrics can help you map influence across social platforms and identify patterns with the key players in your market.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

So you bet the next time I am in the market for a new pair of shoes, I will refer back to that Slack thread. This example illustrates that word-of-mouth marketing absolutely works. But what’s important to remember is that word-of-mouth marketing isn’t the only type of marketing that works. Here’s why.

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Strategy Marketing Case Study Study 84

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2017

This is where NewsAI , an emerging PR software platform, solves a big problem in the media relations process. While email marketers have had these sort of analytics for years, it has not been adapted for PR, with the nuance required for media relations – and with the simple elegance that matches what NewsAI is providing.

Software 69

Software Tools Pitching Media Relations 69

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2017

Some say the goal of a great PR program should be to build brand reputation, while sales and marketing actually drive sales. The reality is that the lines between PR and marketing are getting blurrier all the time. Looking to buy enterprise software? The two can and should work together – much like brick and mortar.

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