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The pace of AI announcements in PR software slows [PR Tech Sum 52]

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Propel rolls our new UX, AI plugins for email; Meltwater signs Microsoft for monitoring; Onclusive wrestles with a cyberattack and outage The last 60 days have been pretty slow in terms of news from the PR software vendor community. Some PR software vendors haven’t had an announcement for two or more years. What do you think?

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Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost

Sword and the Script

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” This is cited ahead of leadership quality (76%) and technological innovation (72%).” The purpose? The survey had three findings that stood out to me: 1. It’s a perception.

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9 Corporate Characteristics to Look for When Buying Public Relations Software

Sword and the Script

The PR software market has evolved to the point there are more considerations than just the features and functions. What I mean by that is most PR software tools on the market will do 80-90% of what you want. The flip side is the PR software company focused on margins first, and perhaps invest in margins. Corporate outlook.

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What PR Technology Vendors Don’t Understand about Spreadsheets [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

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. The way to flip this around – from a messaging standpoint – is to focus on the number of PR people using PR software for media databases.

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Generative AI for PR professionals [Off Script. No. 49: Stephen Waddington]

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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.” Writing a book about a fast-moving area of technology has challenges. What are some of the PR software makers doing that’s interesting?

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Mastering Year-End Filings: A Comprehensive Checklist for Compliance and Accuracy

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These filings are your company’s financial showcase and are crucial for maintaining a solid reputation. Understanding Year-End Filings The Importance of Year-End Filings Year-end filings are like your company’s financial scorecard. They’re important because they: Show your company’s financial health.

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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.

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