Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Despite the changing environment and increasing use of technology, one skill remains as relevant as ever: knowing how to write press releases. Here are five mistakes to steer clear of when writing your next press release and advice on what to do instead: 1. Gone are the days of fax machines.

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. But the AI technology is not just about automation. Content generated by AI should be clearly labeled as such.

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PRSay

JULY 25, 2018

Ann Handley starts each day by writing an email to herself. For the Boston-based content strategist and digital marketer, it’s one way that she practices what she teaches: making writing a habit. In her daily emails to herself, “I don’t write about anything in particular,” said Handley, who will be the General Session speaker Oct.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 3, 2021

Guest post by Crenshaw Communications intern, Jordan Farbowitz . Being an intern at a top New York PR agency has exposed me to many things I hadn’t experienced before. So for example, if we want to pitch a story about cybersecurity, we’ll look for people in the technology, IT security, or financial verticals.

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Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

Seek internal experts. You likely have great staff who can help write content, it’s worth your while to try to enlist those experts at your company for their subject matter expertise. Your internal staff are the true experts on your company and your offerings, so don’t hesitate to recruit them to create material.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Intrado Digital Media was a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. And yet despite a myriad of technological and social advancements, this tactic has changed little in the modern era. We’ve been issuing press releases for well over a hundred years — since a train accident in 1906 , to be precise.

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Action PR

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Looking for the right international media contacts can seem like a daunting task, but with these six steps you can get yourself off to a flying start. Subscribe to their newsletters or order in copies of their magazine to get a feel of what they like to write about and the types of content they cover. Do your research. Be perceptive.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 30, 2022

In technology PR, it can be challenging to explain technical issues or products to a general audience. We work with many technology companies who partner with well-known brands, so one way to shortcut a lengthy response is to cite a positive outcome in a customer situation (e.g., Match your language to your audience.

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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. As I wrote this time last month , Notified, Muck Rack, and PRophet both offer gAI based on OpenAI technology. Internal comms.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 26, 2021

Internal communication is just as important as external – and here’s how to improve it. It doesn’t need to be a huge scandal, but an organisation’s reputation is dictated by everything that is said about them, externally and internally. Internal communication is a key part of enabling employees to perform their job well.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2020

Additionally, pulling data internally can be a great way to keep the company involved in the news and add value to those who report on the current news cycles. . Many reporters aren’t willing to write a story about a technology provider without an advertiser or publisher willing to speak about the value proposition.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic. Some may see irony in an AI system that writes reasonably well suggesting writing is a top skill.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A PR agency is a communications consultancy that serves as an external resource, and ideally, an extension of your internal communications function. technology, CPG, financial services, etc.)—make Before you contact them, write down a list of specific questions to ask that will help you evaluate your finalists.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Here are the key elements of a well-rounded communications budget to consider: Team headcount and salaries Agency retainers, including media relations & crisis communications Owned media and contributed content development Technology tools, such as media monitoring, media database and internal communication platforms for employee engagement.

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PRSay

MARCH 29, 2023

Artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT, which can write texts and summarize documents, stand to improve — rather than replace — the work of communicators, said Aaron Kwittken. Then, the generative technology can tell PR practitioners how to make those media pitches more exciting and persuasive.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We write plans that cover several months and in our personal lives we may do the same. But we do have those days where it may be after hours and we need to be connected in case of an emergency, especially working with international media or companies. We are planners – This should come as no surprise.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Technology has enabled me to do the work of five people and has enabled me to do that work in far less time.”. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content. “A More internal comms. More internal comms. Force multiplier. Demands of immediacy.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In my current role, I plan, write and edit industry news stories and oversee a range of regular features and special projects, including weekly longform feature stories in our flagship newspaper and on TTNews.com. In addition, I co-host TT’s biweekly RoadSigns podcast with my colleague, Michael Freeze.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Luckily, assistive technologies and social media accessibility allow people with disabilities to engage in digital communication effectively. Here are some best practices for writing your social media content in plain language: Choose active voice rather than passive. Write unique alt text for each image. Be clear and concise.

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The Awards Blog

AUGUST 30, 2019

Here’s how to write a submission that gets to the top of the judging pile. Writing a brief and succinct description is harder than you think. You have the answers, skills, resourcefulness, and technology to eliminate the villain and save the day. International Business Awards (Stevies). Telling Your Story.

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Business Wire

AUGUST 9, 2017

Always at the technological forefront, and keeping a strong connection with the audience that helped transform what the conference/festival is today, SXSW continues to place the keys to the kingdom in the public’s hands. Now, robots are doing the writing for you. What are these robots looking for in a news story?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2015

It’s impossible to communicate your brand’s value and mission to the general public without first communicating it well internally. So how can you gain cohesiveness in your organization through internal communications? The new ‘ABCs’ of Internal Communication: 3 steps to becoming a business communicator.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. Vendors that white label TVEyes go to lengths to tell me they embed the technology within their own secret sauce to solve UX issues. Cision releases internal DE&I report.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

In another incident, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane caught fire moments into its flight from Miami International Airport on January 18. And on January 20, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 plane lost a nose wheel as it was taxiing for take-off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 26, 2022

Suddenly you’re writing a press release from a foreign country, having a real French press instead of a k-cup at your house, and taking meetings with new cityscapes in the background. Invest in the best technology, leading with Wi-Fi . The biggest draw in being a digital nomad is the freedom and global experience it brings.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology.

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PRSay

APRIL 21, 2022

In a directly practical sense, as communications professionals, we serve the best interests of our clients and organizations, and it’s crucial that we are familiar with the subjects and areas relevant to those interests, so that we can speak and write intelligently about them.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. But it takes time and commitment to identify an actionable noble cause, establish a voice and gather fans,” write Debbie Wetherhead and Mandy Roth for PRSA. Good morning from Atlanta!

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

Since the release of incredible generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bing AI and DALL-E, the world has been astounded by their seemingly human-like ability to tell stories, have conversations, create art and write code.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

When voice recognition technology first became popular, consumers used it to have funny conversations with AI or ask their Bluetooth speakers to play their favorite songs. People still do that, even as they increasingly turn to voice search technology for answers to their questions. Write content that answers questions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal slack messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture. ” In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees. It’s a red flag.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

The first reason is to acquire a new piece of technology. Over the course of my career, I’ve lived through two acquisitions, contributed to internal and external comms for several more, and at different organizations, and even did a divestiture. Shama Hyder writes a contribution for Forbes comparing Cision, Meltwater and Propel.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. That acquisition opened up the potential for a new technology competitor in PR – attacking from the flanks. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology. Case in point? PR tech mentions.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Proactively look for opportunities to meet internal customer and all stakeholder needs . Writing User Stories for new products / Creating Wireframe. Ability to master new technologies quickly . Provide ad-hoc support on specific tasks for projects run by functional managers.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. Staffbase has started a podcast dedicated to internal comms. Employee engagement.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As senior-level PR and marketing professionals, we’ve spent much of our careers focusing on appearances — helping clients make decisions about what they should say, wear, do, sell, promote and write. Executive leadership begins, though, with looking on the inside.

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