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

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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. Reddit data.

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

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There was no announcement that I’m aware of, but a quick search shows some chatter about it on Twitter and Reddit , among other virtual watercoolers. HARO is a name universally recognized brand, so the rebrand doesn’t make sense to me at all. This view was echoed in some of the remarks about the rebranding on Reddit.

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

Sword and the Script

I do a lot of work in fintech – and all those vendors have financial professionals on staff. This feature fine-tunes content, aligns tone with brand guidelines”; Recommended topics. Members will be able to earn status by actively contributing to the community and then receive branded gifts. Why do vendors in PR skip this part?

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Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications

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Many respondents believe part of a company’s valuation is driven, in part, by non-financial factors. More specifically: 74% “believe that at least 20% of a company’s valuation is impacted by non-financial factors”, and. About half (49%) “say that at least 30% of a company’s valuation is impacted by non-financial factors.”.

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The Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

And it seems brands are rushing to weigh in. Brands are deeply saddened ,” as Edward Nevraumont wrote. “As As much as we personify brands, we need to remember that they cannot feel anything.” The company also says it has doubled “the amount of content from Reddit” for media monitoring. But I did watch, listen and read.

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Surviving the Covid News Agenda & How to Futureproof Digital PR and Link Building

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But by the end of the summer, we’d onboarded a number of household name brands and were hiring again. I have a question for you: should your brand be talking about that specific topic or theme? Finances – What’s the financial impact of the situation? 1 – Relevancy. Now, think again. How do they lead that?

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Cliff Notes to Effective Media Relations: A Summary of 3 Surveys of Editors, Reporters and Journalists

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Here’s how the numbers break down specifically: 83% of reporters said Twitter was most valuable; 40% said Facebook; 26% said LinkedIn; 21% said Instagram; 13% said Reddit; 12% said YouTube; 8% said WhatsApp; 5% said Signal; and. 1% said SnapChat. Reporters review business social media profiles. Reporters say Twitter tops Facebook.

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