Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Generative AI in PR software Agility PR Solutions , which is owned by parent Innodata (NASDAQ:INOD), launched a generative AI feature “to help write press releases and media outreach emails” according to the company. CoPilot will “help write” and “a shortcut” but not a replacement. The pitches I’ve received are all highly automated.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2023

He compiled and edited contributions from “20 practitioners and vendors on the latest AI technologies and tools and their practical application for public relations workflow.” Tell us about your new book and why you decided to write it? Writing a book about a fast-moving area of technology has challenges.

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Software Tools Ethics Privacy 149

Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I am currently the technology editor at IndustryWeek where I focus on helping readers make sense of new and evolving technologies. Farming is not really my beat, but these are perfect examples of factories on wheels. Whenever I can tie the technology to an actual use case, the result is a winning story.

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Technology Meeting Automotive Media 56

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When pitching a top publication, it’s important to remember that there’s a person on the other side of the screen. Otherwise, you run the risk of writing pitches that sound robotic and falling into the same bin as the other 200 pitches a writer receives: the trash. . Question #1: What am I pitching?

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 2, 2018

The impact of technology on public relations is accelerating. As such, PR pros must determine how they can best leverage technology to stay current. In the end, technology is at the heart of most organizations. To maintain a competitive edge companies need to effectively use technology that makes sense for their specific needs.

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Technology Crisis Communications Pitching Software 60

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. Content picks Pitch results. Do you use any of these alternatives, now?

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Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 155

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

The findings or data from a white paper can also be pitched out to the media. Over the past several years, the medium has grown in popularity along with the acceleration of mobile technology. That’s why podcasts should be on every media pitch list. Customer case studies sell benefits. The humble customer testimonial still works.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 14, 2018

In business, there’re amazing, good, bad and terrible product and service pitches. We’re here to show you how you can learn from the best pitches so you can seal the deal with an excellent media placement. The best pitches are simple: they tell a unique story or add a new twist to a familiar one. Choose your publications wisely.

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Pitching Media Employee Privacy 70

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

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. As I wrote this time last month , Notified, Muck Rack, and PRophet both offer gAI based on OpenAI technology.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 152

Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

Fifty-three percent of journalists receive more than 50 pitches a week, and 28% receive more than 100 per week. Yet most journalists (69%) say only a quarter (or less) of the pitches they receive are relevant to their audiences.” Think about how much work that is: try writing a blog post every day – then add two more.

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Study Communications Survey Pitching 172

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 5, 2022

As a first-time PR Assistant at a B2B technology PR firm , I knew I had to take in a lot of information, learn new jargon and acronyms, and adjust to real-life work experience within a short time. Asking a colleague to review an email before I send it or to make sure I’m on the right track when writing a pitch is a huge help.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. I kept thinking about this example as Aaron Kwittken demoed the software his company, PRophet , is developing.

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Software Media Relations Media Pitching 85

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 4, 2015

The Differences in Pitch Style & Purpose Are Helpful to Understand I love PR, I love SEO and I really love how well they intersect to grow client reach and conversion. How that pitch is written can be VERY revealing. Why do I write about backlink pitches in a PR blog?

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

I get email requests from guest bloggers who want to write on the BuzzStream blog daily. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. Guest blogging is when you write a unique article to be published on an external website.

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Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. For example, web analytics tools like Google Analytics and Twitter Analytics are common in PR and user-friendly.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 18, 2018

In public relations , choosing the right words to pitch a story is as important as using the right fabric in fashion design. There are some tips to word choice that can make the difference in whether a journalist jumps on a pitch or hits the delete button. The same basic rule applies when pitching a media contact.

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Pitching Writing Journalism Guidelines 136

Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. As an example, an increased budget may be necessary to develop new impactful content. Improved technology is on the wish list, as well. Using data & technology to support your business case.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

In Arizona, most business publications run their finance issues in November and December; therefore, I expected a frenzy of pitching immediately, followed by a lull. ” Sure enough, two solid weeks of pitching landed two byline articles, and a handful of interviews. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. That dreaded lull.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A typical PR agency toolkit can include some or all of the following: Strategic counsel and advice Reputation management Crisis management Media relations, including outreach and pitching Analyst relations (e.g. technology, CPG, financial services, etc.)—make

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Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Many wish to continue to write off public relations and kick it to the curb – by coldly saying that the profession and/or its trappings are dead. First it was gripes about the press release, and in the latest example, a report that tech PR is dead, which I just read in Inc. Yeah, I know, it makes for captivating clickbait.

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Writing Pitching Report Industry 177

OnePitch

JUNE 28, 2022

Our guest on the podcast this week is Chris Teale , the technology reporter for Morning Consult. As the technology reporter, Chris uses proprietary polling data, external data sets and interviews with experts from across the sector to write feature-length and short articles about technology trends and news.

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Survey Pitching Technology Writing 73

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It is being touted as a technology with the potential to change our lives – for better, or worse. Across the internet, we’ve seen examples of how the AI-powered language model can complete tasks faster, and in some cases better, than humans. However, it needn’t be all doom and gloom.

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Industry Communications Technology Reputation 62

Shift Communications

JANUARY 30, 2017

How to Pitch a Data-Driven Pitch with… Data! The final part of data-driven PR is to use our data, analysis, and insights to identify who would be most receptive to our pitching. Suppose we take our pitch about SEO, about how trust and linking have a relationship. Who should we pitch this story to? Just anyone?

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Data-Driven PR Data Pitching SEO 60

Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In this blog post that’s mostly written by ChatGPT, we’ll explain everything you need to know about this disruptive technology and how writers can leverage the tool to connect with audiences in new and innovative ways. This technology allows ChatGPT to understand and respond to user input in a way that feels natural and conversational.

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Blogging Technology Writing Customer Service 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our client Uberall is a good example. For leading data management platform Lotame , for example, their data and third-party surveys are both important, and they often work together. Don’t make research a sales pitch. This is meant to be a soft sell, not a hard commercial pitch. It’s pull marketing 101.

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B2B Data Retail Survey 147

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Technology is a priority business investment for 2022; 53% of IT buyers expect tech spending to grow – and budgets will grow on average by 26%. I often write about marketing surveys on these pages. For example, among businesses with 500 or more employees, 64% said tech spending would rise. Tech spending set to grow.

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B2B Software Survey Study 108

Flack's Revenge

APRIL 27, 2021

For example I started interviewing for PR gigs in my late thirties, after taking a circuitous route through various sales, marketing and IT consulting roles. It is much easier to mass blast a pitch than take the time to read their stuff and personalize the approach. .” Groucho Marx. Why is it a challenge ? How to do better?

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Storytelling Pitching Interviews Agency 177

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2023

Mostly augmentation, but some replacements “It’s inevitable and normal that with the advancement of technology, certain jobs no longer exist and new jobs are created – look at how modern media monitoring tools have replaced the need for the news clippings teams of yesterday for example.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2023

While PR probably isn’t writing public communications about trade secrets, you should be cognizant of obvious dangers. For example, you shouldn’t copy and paste proprietary data with a generative AI system. The company says, “AMIGA offers advanced research and writing capabilities including generating pitches.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2017

Improved Media Relations Means Better Pitches. But it pays to take the time to dig deeply into a reporter’s beat before sending a pitch they may find meaningless. This is best accomplished by reading what they write – not just posted pieces, but their social feeds and personal blog as well. It starts with research.

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Media Pitching Report Interviews 212

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

There’s nothing like a grueling weekend spent unsuccessfully following up on pitches for coverage of a client’s innovative, disruptive, and ground-breaking new technology release to make you start daydreaming of starting your own firm. Not to mention all the conferences and travel you can write off! agency, media and.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Vendors that white label TVEyes go to lengths to tell me they embed the technology within their own secret sauce to solve UX issues. They have bitten off a lot in a short period of time – and undoubtedly have much work to do on integrating people, process and technology – so we’ll have to see where this turns out. See it here.”.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For example, citing the Edelman Trust Barometer, Digiday reported , “trust in traditional media has increased from 48 percent last year to 61 percent in 2018.”. For example, the top challenge, “staffing and resources” gleaned just 28% of the votes globally. 6) Technology that will change reporting.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 23, 2017

Crafting the Data-Driven Pitch. How do we take this statement, as well as the supporting data, and transform it from a simple sentence to a data-driven pitch? Before we begin the pitch construction, we must understand what the broad story of our hypothesis is in three parts: why , what, and how. We can’t pitch without them.

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Data-Driven PR Data Pitching Analysis 60

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

During the episode, Lisa breaks down her beat at Protocol, talks about the change in climate news coverage over the last 10 years, her process for reviewing & saving pitches, and more. . So my beat is essentially the intersection of climate and technology. Her Inbox & Pitches. [00:07:18] Her Beat at Protocol. [00:02:02]

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Agriculture Pitching Interviews Technology 71

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here’s the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. Notified (formerly Intrado).

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Software Tools Print Technology 159

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

What are some examples of public relations? ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic. ChatGPT does a fair job of describing both sides of the argument and adding a specific example. At this point in the “interview” I believe we are starting to see the limits of the system.

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