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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

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In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence. Need an extra pair of hands in 2024?

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Meet the Media: Tim Levin, Senior Reporter at InsideEVs

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A summer internship at Forbes in 2016 introduced me to actual, fact-based journalism. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I was an editor for my high school’s paper, helming the Onion -inspired satire section. It was all made up, but I guess you could say that was my first newsroom job.

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Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? 42 marketing and communications predictions for 2024

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In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024.

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A CRM with Real Analytics for Public Relations, M&A Report, Geoffrey Moore on PR Technology; PR Tech Sum: Propel, Burton-Taylor, Cision, Edelman and Onclusive

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PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. The tool also breaks down the pitching activity of each team member, including metrics for open, response and coverage rates.”. Testing features – A/B testing – to assist in seeing which pitches are performing.

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45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020

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PwC doesn’t see this market recovering to last year’s size until some time after 2024.”. The deluge of PR pitches. According to a survey of journalists by Muck Rack, 48% of journalists responding to this survey said they get between 1-5 pitches a day; 18% get between 5-10; 12% get upwards of 10-20; and 13% get 20 plus pitches a day.

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Meet the Media: John Baxter, Freelance Writer

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I’m presently working on an article relating to the emissions systems that diesel engine makers will utilize to significantly reduce both NOx and particulate for 2024, while at the same time reducing fuel consumption. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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