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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.

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

Sword and the Script

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. Acquisitions PR software company Vocus acquired HARO in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. And now onward with this month’s PR Tech Sum. >>>

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M&A as a Shortcut to Content Marketing Results

Sword and the Script

Content marketing is about the audience. Ask any product manager at a software company for a new feature and these choices are liable to come up: Speed, quality but not cost. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. Educating executives on what content marketing is and isn’t ought to be part of the due diligence.

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The “Smart Communications” Revolution: How to Optimize Earned Media Programs

Cision

Because consumers trust earned media more than any other marketing form. In fact, 73 percent of senior marketers believe earned media is more effective than (or as effective as) paid media. The truth is that PR programs have the potential to generate greater returns than any other kind of marketing. That is, until now.

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Borrowing Trust: The Surprising New Marketing Role of Citizen Influencers

Cision

Digital marketing success is fueled by creating great content and building a targeted audience, but there’s a third piece missing from that equation—ignition. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. Aligning a brand with a celebrity is the oldest type of influence marketing.

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PR Tips On Industry Awards For B2B Tech Companies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To help PR/marketing execs succeed in earning awards, here are a few fundamentals and insider tips to know. When a company shows how a known brand like Home Depot or Mercedes has achieved business objectives using a software solution, for example, it gains instant credibility. Why should I enter for awards? Awards produced by U.S.

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

Sword and the Script

For a while, it was standard operating procedure among marketers to sprinkle the words “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” into every product announcement. While every other vertical market was, perhaps, overpromising what their AI whizbang could deliver, the traditional PR software vendors were largely silent.

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