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6 ways millennials are reshaping B2B marketing as they move into leadership roles

Sword and the Script

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. It was hard to use. Everything required extra clicks.

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PR Strategies For Consumer Tech Press

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

While we all don’t have such sexy new product announcements, the consumer tech PR space is full of other great news of interest to relevant journalists and bloggers. Reporters cover the consumer tech beat from many angles – software, hardware, strictly product reviews or company profiles. Who’s got the beat?

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7 Steps To Creating Customer Personas To Build Your Consumer Brand

Polaris

While they’re not real people, they are, as much as possible, based on real data and interviews, supported by educated speculation. Here are 7 steps to creating buyer personas to help build your consumer brand. Tax software is a “grudge” purchase. 1: Segment your audience. Every brand is unique. 5: Talk to real customers.

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Dealmaking Sizzles Again Among PR Software Providers and Here Comes Another Side Dish of Generative AI for Comms [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

In March, Meltwater acquired Linkfluence , a French company that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights, for $59 million. It last rebranded as Intrado in 2019 and in 2021 renamed its PR business software unit Notified , which was the namesake of a cool little PR tech startup it acquired.

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The Best PR Agency Asset: Flawless Media Contact Lists

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For many, this includes media relationship management software Cision, which can help confirm email addresses by simply plugging in the name of the reporter. However, Cision and media softwares should not be the first step in building a media list. Overreliance on software tools can result in a subpar outreach.

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Creative Ideas to Generate Leads for Your B2B Business

5W PR

Unlike B2C (business-to-consumer) marketing, where the focus is on individual consumers, B2B marketing strategies target businesses and organizations. B2B stands for business-to-business, referring to transactions and interactions between businesses rather than between a business and individual consumers. What is B2B?

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Lessons from a Leader: Prioritizing the Vital Few

Cision

Cision CEO Kevin Akeroyd was recently interviewed in Chicago by Bizcast HQ , which highlights innovative businesses wth a unique story to tell. We’re proud to have been a part of their showcase and are sharing just a small segment of the interview that particularly inspired us on leadership, prioritization and communication.

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