ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. PR firms expand service offerings.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 129

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. If it works out for the ACBJ – good for them – but for business communicators, it’s just another example of the four big media trends that are upending the landscape. Blending editorial and advertising.

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

All the sessions were recorded, including the panel I participated on for media relations. PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. This seems to give you access to your media list right from an email. 1) Israeli vendor builds CRM tool for PR.

Analytics 71

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 71

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The social distancing rules and economic impact of Covid 19 seem to have hastened conversations about automation (from software to robotics), with many organisations including PR agencies and publications looking at where it can improve efficiencies. Keeping the ‘relationships’ in media relations.

Agency 74

Agency Industry Tools Software 74

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

Ad Optimization: AI-powered advertising platforms leverage learnings to optimize ad targeting and placement. Imagine your grandpa trying to download software on his new iPhone, and you get the picture. Pair that with the ability to pinpoint specific journalists and topics, and you have a winning media relations strategy!

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A big misconception about public relations is that the only thing PR pros do is media relations. Here's how the Public Relations Society of America defines public relations : “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.”.

Media Relations 97

Media Relations Media Social Media Internal 97

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

Writing 200

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 200

Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. I started off in advertising sales for IDG. We’re doing something a little bit different this week. And he was not a happy camper with us whatsoever.

Ethics 83

Ethics Travel Writing YouTube 83

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

1) I’ve modified the list to only cover those software providers that are in my assessment primarily or heavily focused on PR and communications. All-in-one PR software incumbents. The all-in-one category are those vendors that offer a contact database, email distribution and media monitoring, analytics and reporting.

Technology 93

Technology Software Resources Pitching 93

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

A subsidiary of the private equity firm GTCR subsidiary, called Blue Canyon , makes a public offer of 775 million in Swedish Krona (SEK) to for a majority stake in Cision, a provider of PR software and services such as, media monitoring, media list building, distribution and analysis. Now imagine that world, but in software.

Technology 13

Technology Software Company Marketing 13

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. The other day, I asked ChatGPT to do a pitch for me, and it gave me this four paragraph long pitch.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Compared to digital marketing and advertising, which has only become more automated over time, our methods — particularly the generation of earned media — are exquisitely inefficient. Even top PR and media relations professionals need to refresh their methods with new tools and technologies. Use new tools.

Television 120

Television Interviews Engineering Tools 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, it’s not at all unusual to see a company announcement first posted on their own blog or newsroom (including being optimized for search engines), promoted on social media and pitched to the media with an accompanying release. Earned media is the lifeblood of media relations, a core component of public relations.

Pitching 40

Pitching Writing Engineering Wikipedia 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. Tressa Robbins , Customer Onboarding VP/Content & Social Media Manager, Burrelles. A reset on advertising spend.

Marketing 198

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 198

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

AI hunts bias in a new “media war room” by Israeli startup Propel Propel, an Israeli startup that’s building out an all-in-one PR platform, has packaged its software into an offering it’s calling the “Media War Room” that leverages AI for managing crisis communications. Onward with this month’s PR Tech Sum.

Employee 144

Employee Software Survey Tools 144

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Media databases provide detailed information about media outlets, like contact info and past coverage. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. 9/mo for Individual plan.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Media databases provide detailed information about media outlets, like contact info and past coverage. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. 9/mo for Individual plan.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

There are a few benefits I’d add to that: a) Media relations. Content marketing is pivotal to media relations and done well, media relations will, in turn, help your content marketing; and. Leads to a reputation for thought leadership. b) Integrated marketing. A Word of Caution.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 81

Flatiron Communications

MAY 2, 2017

I thought I’d list a handful of those on which I’ve come to depend: MuckRack : Some years ago, I co-developed an app called MatchPoint, which surfaced the names of reporters to “pitch” based on their body of work versus their job titles or reporting beats alone.

Tools 45

Tools Twitter Report Pitching 45

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. They are adding owned media, paid media, and shared media to their traditional earned media offering. An example media relations workflow is set out below.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

1) Security risk and ransomware visits PR software vendors. Clearly, it has a lot of broadcast media to monitor, given the Democratic caucuses in Iowa and campaigning in other early-voting states happening this week. TVEyes wasn’t the only PR software company to feel the pinch of cybersecurity risks recently. Sign up here.

Software 105

Software Analysis Data Tools 105

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

More and more prospects are seeking counsel of friends and peers in making buying decisions for software and other products. Jennifer Tomlinson | Qorus Software. Every employee needs media training. Public relations won’t become any easier in 2021. Frank Strong | Sword and the Script Media , LLC.

Marketing 176

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 176

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. Exhibit A: The Death Knell of “Advertising’? What is even worse is that I know the people who are making it now that I’m going to hate it.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48

PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

Public relations success in today’s world requires consistently reviewing and revamping metrics, and that’s something you can see from the leaders in the industry. For example, we recently used our software to measure conversations on social media about the Democratic and Republican nominees for the 2016 presidential race.

Data 106

Data Meeting Measurement Guidelines 106