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This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. There was even an SEO angle: in its heyday, HARO was a backlink magnet and from high-quality new sites. Case in point?

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. PR is a social science. Here are the headlines.

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Media Relations Shrinks as a Public Relations Service; Cliff Notes to 3 Industry Reports

Sword and the Script

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. The report was published in February 2020 – pre-pandemic.

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

Sword and the Script

The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems. The response rate is slightly higher than all of 2022, but it’s lower than all of 2020. PR earns a 45% open rate and 3% response rate on pitches Reporters opened about half of the pitches (45%) they received in Q4 2023 and responded to about 3%. Is that good?

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority. This was up from 50% in 2020.”.

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New Rules That Every PR Person Should Know

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2020. A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media.

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One IPO, One M&A and the Best Media Monitoring Solutions for 2021 [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

The publication also said, SEMrush “reported a $7 million net loss for 2020 on $124.9 SEMrush is better known for its SEO tools, but it moved into PR last year with the acquisition of Prowly in 2020. One of the things SEO tools can do, that most media monitoring solutions cannot, is detect backlinks. million in sales.”.

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