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A quick look back at 18 PR statistics summarizing the profession in 2023

Sword and the Script

Pitching media remains a challenge; Twitter is still a journalist favorite; PR dabbled with generative AI as businesses worried about misinformation Regular readers know I publish a weekly post every Tuesday. At the end of the year, I go back through all my writings and pick out some of the statistics that stand out to me.

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M&A: The Top Reasons Why One Company Acquires Another [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Cision announces plans to acquire Brandwatch; BuzzSumo introduces journalist profiles; Forbes contributor compares PR tech tools; PR tech vendor posts supporting Black History Month. Buy a competitor and fold it or starve it of resources. BuzzSumo introduces journalist profiles. BuzzSumo rolled out journalist profiles.

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PR Tools That Don’t Rhyme with Focus or Vision

Journalistics

I’ve used products from Vocus , Cision , BurrellesLuce , PRNewswire , BusinessWire, and Marketwire in the past, and they’ve all helped me get my work done faster and deliver stronger results for clients. There is also a wide range of free products out there ( HARO comes to mind) that deliver tremendous value to PR pros.

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The Reykjavik Press Release—ChatGPT

Doctor Spin

“Every once in a while I’ll sit down with a jug of Jack Daniels and a bottle of Advil and dig through old press releases to see if PR agencies have learned how to write.” — Mark Ragan This is the Reykjavik press release. And make no mistake about it—much will be said in the coming weeks, months, and years.

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C.H.A.M.P. Outreach Method (That Got Me Thousands of Links)

Buzzstream

We’ve all been there. I’ve been sending emails for years and getting pretty good links. Your outreach strategy should never make the other person do all the work. When the target page has multiple sections, suggest a section where you believe your resource would be a good fit. Is the subject line not grabbing them?

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Nine ways to use public relations to grow your business.

Prohibition

No wonder then, that this communications technique has been used to inspire, engage and convert audiences for years. A good question, and one that has plagued the mind of many business owners and decision makers for years… often with little sign of a solution. Write and distribute press releases. PR is different. Speech writing.

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How I 1st-Drafted an 87,000-Word Self-Help Book over 46 Days in 2018*

ZudePR

In this 8,000-word article , you’ll discover how I – a 45-year-old Brit with no writerly mates – turned my pipedream into a not-so-shitty first draft of 87,000 words. In 2014, I spent the entire year obsessed with SEO and digital marketing. That’s where it all started for me. #2 I didn’t mind, I was learning.

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