Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

The first reason is to acquire a new piece of technology. Years later, I’d land the company that bought the divested business as a client, so it was interesting to see the outcome compared with the rationale for buying and selling at the time. There are several reasons why one business would acquire another. Did you know?

Company 150

Company Tools Technology Software 150

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 29, 2021

A discussion in The House of Marketing, Media and PR community of practice suggested that R&D tax relief credits provided a direct intervention for established companies. This is a government incentive aimed at encouraging innovation among UK companies. Companies can claim relief across a range of costs.

Agency 171

Agency Enterprise Software Financial 171

PRSay

JANUARY 22, 2021

The effects will be felt this year and beyond and fuel the10company’s top 10 2021 communications trends, each with significant implications for companies and executives: 1. The imperative is creating a unique culture for all employees when many will not be in the office full-time — or at all. Empathy is essential. Everyone gets a vote.

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Trends Communications Skype Employee 186

PRSay

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For instance, if a client just yelled at me because I sent a press release out with errors in it, then I could choose to beat myself up about it and think that I’m a terrible employee, which may cause me to feel incompetent, stupid or depressed and could lead to my making more mistakes, procrastinating the next assignment or avoiding the client.

Leadership 177

Leadership Financial Employee Google 177

5W PR

MARCH 12, 2020

5WPR is celebrating Women’s History Month internally, by thanking our female employees for everything they do, and externally, by highlighting female founded startups that are making an impact. Ruby Love is an apparel company rooted in the belief that periods should never stop women from doing, being and going. The Financial Gym.

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Apparel Financial Community Employee 152

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Though I do my best to keep tabs on news from PR technology providers for these roundups, I occasionally I miss one. The database indicates the company has raised $47 million (including debt) in five rounds from four investors. The company has since rolled out a new logo and company website. Or thereabouts.

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Internal International Tools Software 147

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Increased focus on internal communications As companies transition to the “new normal,” remote work is here to stay and everything we do will become increasingly digital. Growth of in-house PR When it comes to communications, no one can understand the company culture and products more than the people actually working in it.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. In 2020, the company quietly went IPO raising $400 million.

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Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 149

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

There are several forces in play: Areas of the economy that shut down are reopening and organisations are firmly in recovery-mode The pandemic has created a new set of roles is areas such as employee engagement and sustainability Entry level roles are reopening as organisation begin to figure out the balance between home and office working.

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Publicity Government Crisis Employee 199

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

By Amanda Munroe, SVP, Technology Practice. In our Workplace Tech and Services practice at SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients on building up narratives around the resulting labor shortage and what it means to the American worker, workplace technology adoption and the future of work. But we’re planning for a change in the narrative.

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Brand Branding SEO Employee 78

PRSay

APRIL 29, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic forces companies to lay off workers, businesses need communications services more than ever. In health care, “our clients have come to a screeching halt,” she said, but opportunities still exist in areas such as technology and financial services. and president of PRSA’s Silicon Valley Chapter.

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Marketing Financial Crisis Communications Print 177

PRSay

JUNE 23, 2021

companies faced 65,000 attacks during 2020, in which their computer systems and data were held hostage by cybercriminals. Identify and engage a team with the skills and experience needed to simultaneously defend your company’s systems, reputation, customer relationships, and legal and financial interests. Enlist employees.

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Crisis Insurance Insurance Exercises 146

Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How can organizations confidently take advantage of the benefits associated with modern technology while avoiding negative impacts on surrounding communities? The companies that adopt these proactive measures are then able to ensure they are not unintentionally propagating bias.”

Local 99

Local Community Ethics Education 99

Critical Mention

JUNE 13, 2018

Over the past couple of years, there’ve been some serious PR blunders, leaving companies red-faced and scrambling to rebuild their image and win back the public’s trust. When a company faces a crisis, its CEO must step up and restore his or her organization’s PR image in a crisis. Wells Fargo.

Company 87

Company Banking Crisis Facebook 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Now, five weeks into the lockdown that has decimated so many business sectors, many companies have settled into a new normal. Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. It’s not about the logo. ” I tend to agree.

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Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

PR has a reputation for being notoriously slow to adopt technology – so if you want an easy way to get ahead of your peers – try experimenting with this stuff a little bit. ” The company’s platform uses two different AI tools. To that end, the company also announced two other AI related features, which I believe are proprietary.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 146

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Most companies hire PR agencies to help them get out positive news. This comes after Susan Fowler, who spent an eventful year as an Uber engineer, wrote a blog post detailing a culture of relentless sexual harassment, gender bias, and cutthroat competition at the company. What’s an honest company to do?

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Reputation How To Employee Financial 159

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.”

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Survey Corporate Communications Financial 81

PRSay

APRIL 8, 2020

Meanwhile, the need for continuity in these unnerving times falls on the shoulders of an organization’s leaders, who are now navigating operational upheaval and changing financial outlooks. During any crisis, the well-being of employees is always paramount, especially now, as both health and budgetary factors are colliding.

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How To Crisis Employee Resources 192

Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 1, 2022

How do some rare companies unleash the power and passion of their employees and their broader networks to achieve tremendous innovation and growth, while many organizations’ know-how is trapped in silos? Smart collaboration is the best way to accomplish a company’s strategic, financial, and talent goals. Dr. Heidi K.

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Measurement Automotive Employee Financial 62

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Global insurance brokerage company Willis Towers Watson reports, “Among FTSE-350 companies, 85 percent of their corporate value is intangibles, a large proportion of which is reputation.”. The proliferation of data, technology and automation has transformed the composition of companies’ assets. Employee abuse.

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Insurance Insurance Exercises Reputation 97

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. It doesn’t happen often, but we’ve seen software companies in the PR space run this play before. Innodata, the parent company of the soon-to-be-formed Agility PR Solutions swooped in an bought the publication in bankruptcy.

SEO 132

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 132

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

It is one of the most important reports a company does for responsible investors and key stakeholders. Yet, our experience with first-time reporters, together with our analysis of the quality and level of ESG reporting by the world’s biggest companies, has yielded fresh insights about ESG reports. And it doesn’t end here.

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Report Company Data System 79

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I was 27, and my wife and I didn’t have any personal savings to fall back on, so the loan gave me a six-month financial runway to make it work. 31, 2021, I sold PR 20/20 to Blue Cypress , a family of companies owned and led by Amith Nagarajan that is dedicated to building purpose-driven businesses. The Next Phase of Growth.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Cision

JULY 27, 2017

From the vantage point of the C-Suite, we tend to assess our brand’s success based on financials. It’s easier than we like to admit to become out of touch with what’s really happening in the marketplace, as well as what the image of our company is. Talk to Customers & Employees. When money’s coming in, we’re happy.

Brand 231

Brand Branding Employee Data 231

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2020

Early efforts have been led by African-American CEOs, entrepreneurs, and companies that serve a diverse customer base, but nearly all major brands have stepped up. One glaring example is the technology sector. Overall, nearly every company on the top-tier list has fallen short of their announced goals. There seems to be none.

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Technology Company Enterprise Community 248

Reputation Us

AUGUST 25, 2022

Now, as the world moves toward Web3 with employees still working remotely and perhaps living a Metaverse life, we predict the focus on good “reputation hygiene” will become widely recognized as essential. It is described as the “new web,” characterized by decentralization and blockchain technology. Solidify good habits today, on Web2.

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Reputation Web System Data 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This summary of PR technology news – the PR Tech Sum – is back after a two-month hiatus. The corporate reputation sector saw some consolidation this week, as Signal AI, which bills itself as a global external intelligence company, acquired KELP Inc., Signal AI currently bills itself as a “ global external intelligence company.”

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Landis PR

JUNE 28, 2021

During COVID, we heard a lot about companies recognizing the serious toll the pandemic took on the mental and emotional well-being of employees. Employees were more than just workers; they were people, some like family, going through trauma. Many companies answered the important call to address their employee’s trauma.

Industry 85

Industry Retail Employee Crisis 85

Shift Communications

JUNE 21, 2022

“To me,” he writes, “the answer begins with rejecting the binary” that technology can be either good or bad. It’s not only possible, but normal, for a technology to do both good and harm at the same time. crypto markets are now in a freefall that’s bringing companies and their employees down with them.

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Marketing Financial System Conference 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Meltwater to become a private company upon completion of the transaction.” the ‘Offeror’) is a newly incorporated private limited company incorporated and registered under the laws of the Netherlands acting as special purpose acquisition vehicle in connection with the Offer and will be indirectly majority owned by Altor and Marlin.”

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A high-growth tech company with financing behind it is in a perfect position to make the most of a public relations agency partnership. A new company has very distinct needs and goals. Another key ingredient to PR success is a real commitment backed by necessary resources, both financial and human. No differentiation.

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Agency Pitching Internal International 205

Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Shipping companies have had to navigate record-high fuel prices. This isn’t the kind of news most companies care to celebrate, nor should they. The first for-profit company of the set is thankful for a different but equally important stakeholder group. 3) Pierson Computing Connection, Inc. :

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Nonprofit Banking Retail Insurance 84

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

How do leaders create workplace cultures that inspire true inclusiveness and make all employees feel like they belong? And in her interactive keynotes and workshops, she encourages managers to consider how inclusive leadership strengthens organizations culturally, financially, and competitively. Empowering Women Leaders to Succeed.

Leadership 62

Leadership Crisis Management Crisis Financial 62

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2021

The company says it wants to bring attention to the burgeoning problem of student debt, which helps explain the firm’s valuation of the exhibit at $470 million--the average total cost of a four-year college education times 2,600 degrees. However, higher ed’s steeply-sloped expense history is more complicated.

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Education Financial Transportation Engineering 126

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

This year the report sampled responses from 679 in North American B2B companies. Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. It’s higher in large companies (5), defined as 1000+ employees, and lower in small companies (3), defined as 1-99 employees.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137