Flack's Revenge

JULY 11, 2018

Most who are familiar with the concept of a Big Idea know it from the world of advertising. Usually delivered via the pitch, the big idea captivated agency clients and brought each episode to a climax. PR is not as well-known as advertising or associated with glitzy pitches or Mad Men style theatrics. Big Ideas in PR.

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Insurance Insurance Advertising Advertising 204

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Cision, Meltwater and Kantar are aimed at the enterprise agency and in-house market and are expensive.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. Background on PRophet Kwittken is a former PR agency leader. I’ll dig into that more in a moment. So how does it work?

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Software Media Relations Pitching Media 85

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Those splashy advertising efforts get undermined when brands publish a handful of safe, boring blog posts, devoid of storytelling or new ideas, written by marketers without editorial chops. It’s not something you can just outsource to agencies, which aren’t built for day-to-day editorial work.

Brand 145

Brand Branding Healthcare Enterprise 145

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

The most common approach to social media management is an agency or junior member armed with a monitoring tool and limited ability to feedback to operational areas of the business. Forward-thinking organisations are using new technologies as a means of listening and engaging with employees. There are exceptions but they are limited.

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Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology. Production: Creating intelligent content. Production.

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Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. .

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. .

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. .

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Though I do my best to keep tabs on news from PR technology providers for these roundups, I occasionally I miss one. >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Critical Mention named Vishal Padhye as chief technology officer; Padhye joined the company in 2013 as a network and systems engineer.

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Internal International Tools Software 147

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This summary of PR technology news – the PR Tech Sum – is back after a two-month hiatus. Digimind’s technology uses AI solutions and machine learning to provide global social media listening and comprehensive analysis across all major social platforms,” the company said in a press release. I do have a sense of humor. PR content picks.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

My team and I have worked with numerous enterprise brands, so I understand the magnetic pull of Facebook’s return on investment (which overshadows most platforms besides Google AdWords ). Journalism teaches writers to pivot and learn quickly when new technologies or angles change a story. But that wasn’t the case.

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Enterprise and workplace. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. Agency executives. Strategists.

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Flack's Revenge

JUNE 28, 2017

Focuus : Their vision is to automate the entire marketing analysis process, helping advertisers and agencies to scale easily and become market leaders. FirstPoint : They offer comprehensive and unique cellular cyber security solutions, protecting enterprise mobile and IoT devices. Focuus shows campaign KPIs in real time.

Real Estate 120

Real Estate Wireless Mobile System 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. 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. To that end, this year’s roundup is uh-mazing.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Ad agencies, SEO services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, know how to scale their promotional work through technology. Where are PR’s scalable technologies of persuasion? When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. Humans do not scale.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. Agency executives. Strategists.

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

This latest survey polled 362 senior marketers and I’ve culled through the 95-page report to review the data from B2B product segment and the technology vertical, which are the markets I serve. In the technology vertical, budget growth is expected to grow even more – to 12.4% As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7%

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. The feature enables “enterprises to analyze customer conversations from owned data sources” and let the Talkwalker AI engine analyze it.

Internal 63

Internal International Data Media 63

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

A smart move would be incorporating user-generated content, actively participating in industry conversations and of course, targeted social boosts (advertising) to ensure that your brand is established amongst a wider audience. Managing interactions through social media effectively builds brand credibility with minimal advertising costs.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Its clients are a mix of enterprise brands such as Heineken, Mazda, NBC and Paramount and advertising agencies such as BBDO, Group M and Mother. #2 It’s why we invest in our people as much as our technology. This provides insights at an earlier stage in the marketing planning cycle.

Marketing 60

Marketing Analytics Tools Data 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Just in case you’re not familiar, CMI is the leading global content marketing education and training organization, teaching enterprises how to attract and retain customers through compelling, multi-channel storytelling. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. A: Start with your email database.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It seems like maybe the C-suite is much more aware of the value that communications and reputation can add to an enterprise. Chris Lynch: I think they are, and I think that’s being driven in part by just how granular we can look at communications now due to the technology that we have in place to measure it.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to the first PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) of 2020. For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. What does this have to do with PR technology?

Software 101

Software Analysis Data Tools 101

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

An influencer in B2C consumer goods will have little sway and even less impact to an enterprise B2B SaaS company. The very best influencers work with brands, advertisers, communicators, and agencies to provide data back to their sponsors. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Data-Driven. Christopher S.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Data B2C 60

OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

His career has spanned the intersection of business, technology, and communications. Important tip: if you’re a blatant advertisement for your company, you’ll never be invited back. It lives at the intersection of business, technology and communications. Give me some background context on what’s happening and why it’s important.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interviews Pitching Energy 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

Recently, I’ve begun looking more closely at PR technology , companies. This is an effort to illustrate some of the interesting innovations occurring within the PR vendor community – and provide an agnostic source of information on tools and technologies I believe PR professionals should have on their radar.

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Case Study Software Data Web 116

Sword and the Script

APRIL 17, 2018

It led him down the path of B2C advertising and it all seemed fine until he stumbled into the world of B2B and was hooked. He says he spent the next several years as a small agency partner focused on technology clients and “the redeye from San Jose to Atlanta became my new nightmare.”. But it also brought experience.

Marketing 62

Marketing Technology Data System 62

MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

Message To Space,” created by agency Innocean Worldwide, depicts how Hyundai worked with a 13-year-old girl who appears to be Stephanie Virts of Houston, daughter of NASA astronaut Terry Virts, to send a message to her father as he circles the Earth in the International Space Station. million views on YouTube?

Film 48

Film Marketing YouTube Advertising 48

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

There’s a lot that’s happened over the last month among vendors that make technology for public relations (PR) professionals – and I can’t wait to show you this month’s summary of news from the PR technology community. TrendKite has become the primary technology for the Cision media monitoring capability.

Marketing 63

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 63

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

As technology advances, we require up to the minute information quickly and efficiently. Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

Ethics 52

Ethics Communications Print Television 52

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. We recommend that our clients advertise on at least one of their social channels to their target market. For business-to-consumer (B2C) brands, Facebook and Instagram tend to be the most powerful channels.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Throughout his career, Jeff Drew has led communications programs for a variety of public and privately-held high-technology, healthcare and public policy organizations. We represent public companies, innovative start-ups and every type of technology company in between. 3) You specialize in technology.

Marketing 50

Marketing Wireless Software Journalism 50