Onclusive

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This week, we’re wrapping up our blog series about building a perfect pitch with an overview of how to measure your success, optimize your strategy and nurture your media relationships for the long-term. You’ve done the research, crafted your powerful pitch, and sent your media campaign out into the world.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 4, 2023

Fusion PR President Bob Gellar recently organized a podcast panel to break down the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in public relations (PR). The podcast covers the following: PR tech vendor landscape , adoption of AI AI to generate & analyze content, monitor media, and hone and target pitches. How has PR Changed?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

Through our private cloud tenant, we ensure that all non-public information used during the drafting process is kept secure.” ( Source ) Muck Rack. First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” Those pitches are limited to 200 words or less.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Muck Rack focuses on public relations management; Prowly enhances media database; new execs at Meltwater and Signal AI The term “public relations management” sounds like an advanced college class but shaping up for something else. Most draw analogy to customer relationship management, or CRM.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

I am the finance and technology reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business , covering the startup sector in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as the region’s banks and lenders, such as Rocket Mortgage and UWM. The mortgage lenders had an insane year and all went public, so much of that has been dominating coverage.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 2, 2023

Short PR pitches – 150 words or less – had a better response rate (5.89%) than long pitches (1.46%) – 500 pitches or more, according to data analyzed by Propel. That response rate is consistent with the company’s previous reports. The report also found: “Pitches mentioning AI had a 91% open rate but a 1.96% response rate.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

However, most of the journalists attending these events are more consumer-product-oriented, and these receptions tend to lend themselves to smaller, table-top type product displays, rather than active vehicle technology demonstrations. 3,273 exhibitors in 2023, including 1,051 start-ups, attracted reporters from all over the world.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 26, 2023

If you’ve worked in the public relations industry over the past decade or more you’ve had a front row view of the disruption of the media industry. Many public relations practitioners start their career working with the media. Roxhill suggests that you need to pitch early if you want reach a news desk or business desk.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’m a Senior Reporter at InsideEVs. My beat encompasses electric vehicles, autonomous driving, charging infrastructure and anything else that’s fascinating at the intersection of sustainability, technology and transportation. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … riding one of my many bikes.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 17, 2023

Adoption of AI in public relations is slow, hindered by skills and organisational investment A USC Annenberg and WE Communications report - Fascinated and Frightened: How are communications professionals viewing the ai opportunity ahead? finds that the public relations industry is slow to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 21, 2022

CES 2023 will be one of the most competitive trade shows we’ve seen in our 30 years of doing business-to-business public relations. Challenge: With such a large group of exhibitors, automotive suppliers and mobility technology providers face intense competition for journalists’ attention. It’s logistically impossible.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Jerry Hirsch is the technology and innovation editor at Automotive News. Everything about advanced transportation technology for light vehicles, commercial vehicles and heavy-duty Class 4-8 trucks, VTOL aircraft, drones, and micromobility such as scooters and e-bikes. Don’t pitch things outside of my interest area.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

I am currently a news anchor and automotive reporter for NEWSnet. As an automotive reporter I cover anything from mobility and electrification, to artificial intelligence and product pieces. As an automotive reporter I cover anything from mobility and electrification, to artificial intelligence and product pieces.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 1, 2020

“PRophet” says it has analyzed millions of stories from thousands of reporters to produce the probability of a journalist covering your story. More recently, and since I started doing these monthly summaries of PR technology news nineteen months ago, I’ve seen this story at least twice. Reporters get pitched – a lot.

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PRSay

MAY 22, 2020

Among them, a clear picture emerges of when, where and how journalists prefer to be pitched. When is the best time to pitch a journalist? When it comes to getting your pitch to stand out in a journalist’s inbox, timing is everything. To that end, most journalists (64 percent) told us that they prefer to be pitched before noon.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 5, 2022

July is usually a slow month for this monthly roundup of technology news across the PR landscape – and this month is no exception. A statistic in a new report on PR technology caught my eye. Reporters change beats and publications so often that the cost to keep media databases up-to-date is high. Content picks.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

If the big-name media feature is the show horse, then trade publication coverage is the less glamorous workhorse of PR. Those hours, of course, include studying trade journals, reviews, and analyst reports. Wired describes itself as covering the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2018

The word is a little misleading, because it sounds like you’re giving the story to only one reporter. Let’s use this model to get the scoop on pitching media exclusives for B2B technology programs. The $ pitches are no-brainers. “Big-name” pitches may also warrant an exclusive. What is the story?

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2017

Pitching is an integral part of the PR process and communicators are always looking for ways to build meaningful media relationships for themselves and their clients. Here are a few ways you can streamline your pitching process. publication frequency, last 3 articles written, etc.). Pitching to Canadian media?

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Wadds Inc.

OCTOBER 12, 2023

AI tools can help public relations practitioners work more efficiently and effectively, but the focus on generative AI content overlooks more strategic and disruptive applications. View AI in public relations and management on Beautiful.ai New technologies become embedded into workflow over time. That’s a saving on 1 to 1.5

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2024

This PR software company was started by a former PR agency owner; pitch analytics is where Propel really shines I have a soft spot for startups because I’ve been employed or consulted with many of them over my career. That’s true in any market – and public relations (PR) is notwithstanding. So, he sold his agency and started Propel.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

I’m the Technology Editor at IndustryWeek magazine. I write for the C-suite and technology leaders in the manufacturing industry about technologies and their practical benefits. I think it’s essential to make clear that technology initiatives are not the exclusive purview of huge companies with matching budgets.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

These days, I’m a freelance reporter, editor and consultant. I also consult on audience and editorial strategies for a few startup publications in the tech and automotive spaces. I started my career as a crime reporter and put those skills to use in that story. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Report Automotive Media 84

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 22, 2023

During work hours when I’m not reporting, I’m usually on the phone checking in with sources, trying to connect with new sources and looking for story ideas and interesting angles on stories. I reported on NASA and crime, local government, League City, the bedroom community close to Mission Control/Johnson Space Center.

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Automotive Meeting Report Real Estate 75

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In my last post we offered eight tips on maximizing public relations success for tech clients. Now, let’s take a look at the anatomy of an effective tech media pitch. She chooses a pitch based on the game situation, the skill of the other team, and weather conditions. A media pitch is not very different. The Stare Down.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Media relations is typically a key part of a good technology PR program. One thing entrepreneur-led startups and enterprise technology businesses have in common is a desire to generate positive earned media coverage in widely read publications from TechCrunch to BloombergBusinessWeek. Pitch a story – not your client.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 16, 2021

Are you a college student or recent grad looking to gain experience in a top B2B technology PR agency? Crenshaw Communications is seeking a paid intern to join our dynamic B2B technology PR team and to assist with our pro bono work for a leading marketing association. Monitor and track media; report trends, create reports as needed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 14, 2019

Hardly anyone thinks it’s useful to follow up, or worse, actually pitch a story by phone. In my experience, more than 90% of the time when I do connect with someone by phone, they end the call requesting the email pitch. Mind you, it’s the same email pitch I already sent. The email pitch they never read.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2016

In our occasional series, “A Public Relations Situation,” we examine real-life PR agency incidents and how our team has dealt with them. Here are a few recent examples of “reporters gone rogue” and how we turned the potential lemons into lemonade. When a reporter does an interview, then vanishes.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 8, 2021

Cronin challenges the role of public relations in society and its contribution to organisational purpose. Public relations corrupts conversation in the public sphere and has contributed to a breakdown of the social contract. This is public relations capitalism. In turn society has been redefined.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Technology companies gearing up for a new product launches know full well they’re adding to a crowded marketplace. But no tech company can afford to overlook the power of public relations to create anticipation, credibility, and impact for a new offering. Save the sales pitch for customers. Tap into the larger story.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. It was a very humbling experience.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2024

Shankman hosts “office hours” for HERO Peter Shankman has re-booted a version of the ever-popular HARO that he’s calling Help Every Reporter Out (HERO). Much like the old service, the new one will aggregate queries from reporters who need sources for stories they are working on. a reporter has all the sources they need.

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s always an exciting time of the year when we get to look back at what trends and tactics were successful, and which emerging practices can be implemented by a public relations agency to make our clients “All-Stars” in the new year ahead. Why You Need A Public Relations Agency To Help You Keep Up With Trends. With hybrid events!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since many of our PR clients are high-growth technology businesses, it’s essential to know what’s trending. I feel good about the meeting because our media outreach has gained lots of momentum, and we have a lot to report. 10:00 am I study a report on a client competitor that shows three media mentions for the month.

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