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The Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2021

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This blog published 51 posts this year – the 12 th year of publishing for Sword and the Script. PR Agency Owner Started Making Homegrown PR Software; Today it’s a VC-backed Startup; Off Script No. The post The Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2021 appeared first on Sword and the Script.

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Is this a nostalgic goodbye to the HARO brand? [PR Tech Sum 51]

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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. A blogger from some tech company’s blog will always be included. This is an age-old debate within HARO.

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Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR

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PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. What: PR pitching amidst the continuing media layoffs When: February 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. So, says Propel, which provides PR software. Is that good?

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

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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. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Measurement templates. Reddit data.

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Dealmaking Sizzles Again Among PR Software Providers and Here Comes Another Side Dish of Generative AI for Comms [PR Tech Sum]

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Universal Information Systems pitches itself as a “concierge service” for all things media monitoring. Factmata uses AI to identify and track narratives online through articles, blogs, tweets and other social chatter, highlighting the ones that could either help or hurt brand reputation and value.” The company raised $6.2

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PR Tech Recommends Reporters You Should Pitch [PR Tech Sum]

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OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. In a video tutorial, the company says it will start making recommendations after you’ve sent three or more pitches.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications.

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