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Building a perfect pitch? The story is in the data

Onclusive

Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. Spend the time to read, listen to and note what impactful authors write about, how often and in which publications. Earning their attention.

Pitching 370
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3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]

Sword and the Script

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. It’s higher in large companies (5), defined as 1000+ employees, and lower in small companies (3), defined as 1-99 employees. 2) Blogging benchmarks. 2-4 posts per month.

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11 Top Reasons to Write a Press Release for ESG

Newsfile

It’s no wonder then that many businesses choose to write a press release about ESG news. Write a Press Release About 11 Newsworthy ESG Topics Forbes reports that businesses that invest in ESG outperform others and have higher market values. In addition, there is a major trend towards increasing climate financial reporting.

Writing 52
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Content analysis tool BuzzSumo adds journalist database for SMBs [PR tech sum no. 48]

Sword and the Script

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. I do a lot of work in fintech – and all those vendors have financial professionals on staff.

Analysis 147
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What does generative AI use in PR look like? [PR Tech Sum No. 45]

Sword and the Script

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. Poppulo “laid off 80 employees at the end of April, including 20 workers in Colorado,” according to the Denver Post.

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$100 Million M&A for Internal Comms Tool: What’s Older is Still News in Marchlyjunetember [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

The announcement said, “financial backers Kohlberg Ventures and Arrowroot Capital will continue as significant investors in the company, alongside the founders and management.” In my assessment, SocialChorus is an interesting internal communications platform – in a time when employee communications is more important than ever.

Internal 147
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Is this a nostalgic goodbye to the HARO brand? [PR Tech Sum 51]

Sword and the Script

For example, I just pulled up a HARO email as I write this and found a query looking for case studies on CRM implementations. A blogger from some tech company’s blog will always be included. Further, some vendors, like HubSpot, actually run their blogs like a news site. Employee engagement. Tried and true pitching tips.

Brand 152