Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Based on our 30+ years of PR experience, many of those supporting automotive clients at CES, we’ve identified several key media relations facts, challenges your company could face and the opportunities that could potentially surround them: Even with millions of square feet of CES exhibit space, it goes fast.

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Agility PR Solutions

MAY 22, 2023

Achieving true digital transformation is a challenge for many brands and businesses, most of which haven’t figured out that it requires more than adopting modern technologies.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

I am the finance and technology reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business , covering the startup sector in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as the region’s banks and lenders, such as Rocket Mortgage and UWM. Covering the mortgage companies like Rocket and UWM going public has been quite the experience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Twitter is an essential resource for PR pros whose job requires them to stay up-to-date and engaged with reporters across different sectors. How can PR specialists stay abreast of security news to create opportunities for client companies? Start by following these 20 cybersecurity reporters. ZDNet) Catalin Cimpanu | @campuscodi.

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PRSay

APRIL 24, 2020

When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21. Smaller staffs and reduced resources continue to challenge reporters.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 21, 2022

As such, it’s important for exhibitors – especially the vehicle technology providers and automotive mobility suppliers we serve – to fully understand the media landscape of this massive event to ensure success, set realistic targets and appropriately manage executive expectations about media attention you may or may not garner at the show.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’m a Senior Reporter at InsideEVs. My beat encompasses electric vehicles, autonomous driving, charging infrastructure and anything else that’s fascinating at the intersection of sustainability, technology and transportation. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … riding one of my many bikes.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2024

All these years later, a new report by 6sense, penned largely by a former Forrester analyst, has come to the same conclusion: when buyers first contact a seller, they are “69% of the way through a buying cycle.” The report did not state a margin of error that I observed but it did say the report had a confidence interval of 95%.

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Landis PR

APRIL 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Many awards aiming to measure large companies’ ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance suffer from non-transparent jury selection processes. Furthermore, all companies that take part in the award receive an evaluation of the quality of their reporting. No jury here! 11 and 12 in Germany.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 7, 2020

NEW YORK — Critical Mention, the leading earned media platform, has announced the promotion of Vishal Padhye to Chief Technology Officer. As exciting as this is for me personally, I am even more excited to be leading an incredible team of technology professionals into a new era at Critical Mention.”. “As About Critical Mention.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Doing your first ESG (environmental, social and governance) report is not as simple or straight-forward as it seems. In no way are we trying to deter you from producing your first ESG report. It is one of the most important reports a company does for responsible investors and key stakeholders.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 16, 2019

We’ve seen companies like British Airways and T-Mobile fall victim to extreme ransomware and cyber breaches in the past year, and the worst thing about it is that most companies are woefully unprepared to deal with the threat. PR tips for cybersecurity companies. Create marketable quarterly/weekly reports.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 1, 2021

ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting is rapidly becoming the hottest trend for mobility, automotive and vehicle technology suppliers. adults say they want to work for a company that places a priority on ESG practices, according to a recent survey from multi-national manufacturing and service companies network SK Group.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

I’m the Technology Editor at IndustryWeek magazine. I write for the C-suite and technology leaders in the manufacturing industry about technologies and their practical benefits. I think it’s essential to make clear that technology initiatives are not the exclusive purview of huge companies with matching budgets.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 5, 2022

July is usually a slow month for this monthly roundup of technology news across the PR landscape – and this month is no exception. A statistic in a new report on PR technology caught my eye. Reporters change beats and publications so often that the cost to keep media databases up-to-date is high. What’s the statistic?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Jerry Hirsch is the technology and innovation editor at Automotive News. Everything about advanced transportation technology for light vehicles, commercial vehicles and heavy-duty Class 4-8 trucks, VTOL aircraft, drones, and micromobility such as scooters and e-bikes. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The new research follows Greentarget’s reports in 2020 and 2021 , which examined how journalists can counter fake news. For communicators, here are some takeaways from our report “ Next-Gen Journalists: Navigating Misinformation, AI & The Future of Journalism.”

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

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.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

A handful of companies that make software for public relations are staking a claim on the term. Managing customer relationships is a business process that’s virtually impossible to perform at scale without technology, even as the term CRM has become synonymous with the technology. Welcome to the second half of 2020!

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5W PR

MAY 13, 2022

Threats these days are a lot more different compared to how they used to be in the past, and with different types of cyber threats, innovative technology companies are also being developed in the cyber security industry that can help other businesses defend themselves from threats and attacks. Thought Leadership. Valuable Content.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2024

Those companies that are in the early stages of a startup building a product stand to gain “the greatest” valuation benefit from marketing About half (45%) of all B2B technology startups make no effort to market their products. That point that really stands out for me is the impact of early-stage companies.

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Newsfile

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Melissa Strle Just ahead of COP28, reports of an intriguing trend emerged: over 80% of investors now prioritize ESG factors, highlighting the need for clearer sustainability reporting. At the forefront of this shift is Artificial Intelligence (AI), revolutionizing AI tools for ESG reporting and making it more transparent and efficient.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Supreme Court will weigh whether technology companies can be held legally liable for what their users post. As The Verge reports, the lawsuits blame Twitter and Google-owned YouTube for facilitating Islamic State terror attacks. Two separate cases before the U.S. In Gonzalez v. Meanwhile, Twitter, Inc.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It can be challenging to address some of the highly sensitive issues in the media, but there is usually a way to do so that benefits the company and industry at large. The best way to address privacy in the press is to talk about how the company has invested in privacy, and how privacy has been folded into the product roadmap.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

These days, I’m a freelance reporter, editor and consultant. Years ago at Jalopnik I started looking into a company that purported to sell “perfect” replica supercars on the cheap. I started my career as a crime reporter and put those skills to use in that story. I’ve kind of always been doing this!)

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

In the rapidly evolving automotive and mobility industry, staying ahead of the curve is essential for success, especially for newer entrants in this space offering software-defined vehicle tech, V2X, connectivity, lidar and other sensor and processing technologies for ADAS, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and shared vehicles.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 5, 2019

A high-impact PR program can be a technology company’s greatest asset – provided it’s well conceived and skillfully executed. Mark Cuban famously advised against it for most early-stage companies, and for some it’s simply premature. Here’s how any tech company can benefit from the right PR campaign.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I am a tech and innovation reporter at Automotive News. Our team covers transportation and mobility, including electric vehicles, driver-assist technology and connectivity. Beyond AN, I was the lead reporter on a story about labor trafficking on U.S. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

I’m a senior reporter at The Verge , and I cover the emerging technologies and business side of transportation companies big and small, with a special focus on electric vehicles. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am …. John, Transportation Reporter at Business Insider.

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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?

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Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Thank you, Indiana Technology Institute of Technology for inviting ReputationUs’s President Casey Boggs to the Indianapolis Business Journal “Power Breakfast” on Monday, February 12, 2024. “We’re in a new era of connectivity in Indiana that aims to close the digital divide.”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During our recent study of ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting habits of the top 25 North American automotive suppliers (according to Automotive News’ Top Suppliers Listing), we uncovered some 200 topics which we categorized into 12 larger buckets. There’s an opportunity to use ESG reports as a recruiting tool.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2018

Consider the following: Three out of four (75 percent) employees report wasting time to keep up with the constant dings, pings, chats and more. Two-thirds of employees (66 percent) report losing between 30 minutes and 1 hour every day from pressure to keep up, costing over three billion dollars in annual profits from wasted time alone.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The trends of electrified, connected, autonomous and shared vehicles are rapidly changing the game … not only for automakers but also for the entire vehicle technology supply chain ecosystem. Automakers are in it for the long haul, and they want suppliers that will be able to partner with them and to stand behind their technologies for years.

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