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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. We’ve lost some battles but won others.

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PR Software Pricing Estimates [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Here’s the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. Yet Gina Nowicki penned a piece that estimates the pricing of PR technology tools for Prowly. The company was acquired by the SEO tool SEMrush in late 2020. SocialChorus was acquired by Sumeru in July of 2020. Beyond Bylines ).

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After a Recent Three-Way Tie Up, Onclusive Acquires Critical Mention

Sword and the Script

I took a business ethics course when I was studying for my MBA. Vendors that white label TVEyes go to lengths to tell me they embed the technology within their own secret sauce to solve UX issues. Prowly was acquired by Semrush in 2020, in a move I think could be interesting. Third largest in the U.S.

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

Sword and the Script

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Public relations statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

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Press Release Pricing: How Much Does Press Release Distribution Cost? [and other FAQs]

Sword and the Script

Over my career, I’ve used every major distributor, or wire service as they are known, and even worked for a company that owned one, so I’m familiar with the business, technology and press release pricing. Do press release distribution services have SEO value? 2020 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

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Meeting the COVID-19 agency start-ups

Stephen Waddington

GDP fell by more than 20% in Q2 2020 according to data published yesterday by ONS. Authentic Comms | Adam Driver | April 2020. We help brands, organisations and businesses develop and deploy measurable communications through PR, internal comms, digital marketing, SEO, social media and advertising. Adam Driver. What’s your why?

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Rather, AI will be used to create a lot of filler and SEO bait. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom. Greg Galant , CEO and cofounder, Muck Rack.

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