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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Pubs Converting Contributed Articles to Native Ads is Another Reason to Build Your Own Audience

Sword and the Script

For a long time, the venerable contributed article has been a mechanism for surfacing new or big ideas. Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”. That may be changing.

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What’s Going On With Media – And How Does It Impact Your Public Relations Strategy?

Stern + Associates

Ad spending – the historic lifeblood of mainstream media – has plummeted as people spend more time on social media platforms where advertisers can reach them directly. Every time one would think media outlets can’t cut more staff they find a new bottom: 2023 saw massive layoffs which have continued into 2024.

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AI to Identify Story “Boundaries” and Filter Ads in Broadcast Monitoring [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

This was true of every industry, except PR technology. I think it suggests a general lack of R&D among the traditional technology providers in PR. Here’s a list of PR technology companies I’m watching , and here’s how vendors can get on my radar. >>> For the most part, they still are silent.

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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

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Journalism and News Trends for PR Pros

Cision

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Cognitive and behavioral science aren’t new to marketing and advertising and as our understanding of human cognition increases, so does the research of how it applies to communications.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

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.

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