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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]

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One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. The research firm Burson Taylor puts the PR software market at $4 billion , but it’s an educated guess.

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PR Software Vendors Wrestle with Cybersecurity [PR Tech Sum]

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For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. If you haven’t signed up for Ned’s JOTW email newsletter , and you are looking for a new job in communications, or have one to fill, you should. Sign up here.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

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

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The vendor community that serves PR has published a handful of reports over the last few months. So, says Propel, which provides PR software. 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?

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An $8 Billion Lesson in Strategic Decision-Making

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A software company down the street from me got acquired this past year for $8 billion. Qualtrics was just another growing company in the community. It was a deeply entrenched strategic decision top management made to create an entirely new category of software. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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The 21 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

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What does generative AI use in PR look like? [PR Tech Sum No. 45]

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Aaron Kwittken, founder and CEO of PRophet and CEO of Stagwell Marketing Cloud’s Comms Tech Unit gave me a tour of the product previously which I wrote up here: This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software 2. Layoffs at internal comms platform. Top challenges facing PR.

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