Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

The ultimate is when your product or technology is so widely adopted that it becomes synonymous with that function or kind of product – sometimes even becoming a verb. Sure, it starts with great technology, of the proverbial disruptive variety. Think Google or Xerox. How did they do this? Challenges.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The popular technology news site TechCrunch recently announced it was curtailing contributed content. Many founders, particularly in the emerging technology, have a dire need for business savvy PR talent to help them tell a story. Thought leadership it requires continuous thought and leadership. Why the sudden change?

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. But the AI technology is not just about automation. Content generated by AI should be clearly labeled as such.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 23, 2022

A new artificial intelligence chatbot that can write seemingly authoritative answers to people’s questions — and even compose essays and poems — is causing excitement and raising alarms. In sectors outside of technology, governments and governance bodies create laws and regulations to limit malicious uses of potentially harmful products.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2019

How many people think of technology when they hear the word innovation ? While technology can certainly change how we do marketing, it’s still reliant on creative inputs. Technology and innovation may be intertwined, but marketer leaders say their responsibility for both have grown. I’d imagine it most.

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PRSay

MAY 18, 2023

One year later, many of us are grappling with the implications of artificial intelligence technology that can search the internet, write text, edit images, create videos and speak in lifelike voices. The technology scrapes information from the internet to create a written response based on probability, not reason.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 15, 2024

Leading the Listening Organisation explores the complexity of effective listening, stressing that it encompasses both methodologies and leadership behaviours. The authors advocate for a balanced focus on listening methods and leadership traits to ensure that insights are effectively gathered and acted upon. Thanks, Richard.

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PRSay

JULY 25, 2018

Ann Handley starts each day by writing an email to herself. For the Boston-based content strategist and digital marketer, it’s one way that she practices what she teaches: making writing a habit. In her daily emails to herself, “I don’t write about anything in particular,” said Handley, who will be the General Session speaker Oct.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2021

can show an inclusive and progressive environment through awards in the DEI and women in technology spaces. Individual recognition for thought leadership is also an excellent way to build visibility for executives looking for a higher profile. For info on how to write a winning award submission , see this earlier post.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Here are the key elements of a well-rounded communications budget to consider: Team headcount and salaries Agency retainers, including media relations & crisis communications Owned media and contributed content development Technology tools, such as media monitoring, media database and internal communication platforms for employee engagement.

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PRSay

JULY 24, 2023

To reduce the ricochet of random activities, I bundle like activities togethers such as a series of on-camera, one-on-one check in calls, or writing and editing. How can technology augment, shorten, or replace it? On complex days I enjoy a quiet, mindful lunch by myself, without any technology. What is the best format?

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2023

But if you must continue, then let’s consider the explosive growth of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and Google Bard. With every new technology, there’s concern that reporters will become obsolete. His writing has appeared in Adweek, Forbes, the Dallas Morning News and PRWeek. You can stop reading there.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

Over the past several years, the medium has grown in popularity along with the acceleration of mobile technology. Thought leadership events keep on giving. Many journalists won’t write these types of stories without participation from both parties. That’s why podcasts should be on every media pitch list.

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PRSay

JUNE 21, 2022

Not only does our muscle memory from PR start with many of us coming out, but we see similarities between queer people who are disrupting the status quo and technology companies disrupting legacy paradigms of doing business the old-fashioned way. Leadership doesn’t come free — it comes at a price.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In her role as director of innovation and CEO communications at Microsoft, Bonnie McCracken has a pivotal role in shaping the narrative for groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technologies, particularly with the company’s investments in AI. How do you think AI differs from how we’ve worked with other new technologies in the past?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2018

Contributed articles bylined by a key executive are part of any PR program that emphasizes thought leadership. Within a thought leadership campaign, B2B bylines should offer value to the reader. The executive bylining the piece should be writing about an area where he has clear expertise and a distinct point of view.

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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

We created technology that tracks all mentions, not just when there’s a link back to the company’s website.”. Technology has largely enabled this.” Start by familiarizing yourself with today’s PR technologies so you’re in the know, even if you don’t consider yourself an expert user yet. Don’t make them come to you.).

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. More responsibility given the pandemic, working remotely, leadership being asked to speak out on social issues, DEI, and ESG.”.

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

Since the release of incredible generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bing AI and DALL-E, the world has been astounded by their seemingly human-like ability to tell stories, have conversations, create art and write code.

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PRSay

JANUARY 20, 2023

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program that can write long, seemingly authoritative responses to human questions, “has been all over my feed, and so I’ve been thinking quite a bit about that,” Egan said. “As It should be about what is in this technology that can be helpful to us. But also, what some of the challenges are with AI.”

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The technology “will put out an entire paragraph and all the sentences will be about the same length.” Some AI tools, such as the keyboard shortcut Voilà for Google Chrome, have already been trained to use certain writing voices, such as a technology voice or a marketer voice. You can get it for free and start there.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We will be making new investments over the coming months in talent and technology to advance the agency. Continuity of Leadership: I will remain the CEO of both Marketing AI Institute and PR 20/20, and continue to lead the agency. We all get to write our own story of how AI will impact us. Growing smarter.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

Here are some key tactics for PR pros to build executive visibility and thought leadership. A leadership campaign should include a robust bylined content program. See this post for tips on writing stellar executive bylines. Finding a voice in the media. This usually doesn’t happen overnight. Bylines and blogs.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 15, 2021

I’ll even take that a step further: if you aren’t in direct contact with customers in writing content, you are probably just making it all up. As a result, B2B marketing writers turn to analytics and social media to inform their writing. This conundrum is a leadership challenge for the head of marketing.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

Think about how much work that is: try writing a blog post every day – then add two more. Reporters also becoming more analytical about their editorial decisions: 59% percent of reporters indicated that detailed audience metrics – like page views, engagements and demographic data – have changed how they consider stories to write.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. Craft skills in 2008 – such as writing or editing – were an entry point for many, expected by employers, and readily supplied by educational institutions.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

6) Technology that will change reporting. When asked which technologies are having the biggest impact on the job of reporting, the answers stacked up as follows (globally): 34% said “updated social media algorithms;”. 26% said “better and cheaper video production technology;”. It’s an opportunity for those that are ready.

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PRSay

MARCH 29, 2023

Artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT, which can write texts and summarize documents, stand to improve — rather than replace — the work of communicators, said Aaron Kwittken. Then, the generative technology can tell PR practitioners how to make those media pitches more exciting and persuasive. You are in control.”

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2023

John Elsasser, editor-in-chief of PRSA’s award-winning publication Strategies & Tactics and host of S&T Live , asked Perry how PR professionals can begin adopting artificial intelligence technology while also keeping its ethical implications in mind. Relatively speaking, [AI] is still very new.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic. Adaptability: PR is a rapidly evolving field, and PR practitioners must be able to adapt to new trends and technologies in order to be successful. How is technology being used in public relations? But just 2% said “always.”.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

We focus on a few big general topics — talent, leadership, technology, operations — and a lot of issues are crossing those lines these days. Dealing with staffing issues touches on operations (dealing with worker shortages), talent (recruiting and training enough people) and technology (automating as much as possible).

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PRSay

AUGUST 8, 2023

Ivan Pollard, who leads the Marketing & Communications Center at The Conference Board, said artificial intelligence technology “will transform the workflow in all areas of the marketing and corporate communications disciplines.” He urges communicators to “focus on those places where our human genius is augmented by the power of machines.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

It’s pull marketing to promote a sense of thought leadership. When B2B tech brands consider research options, they can be quick to write off developing data that polls or surveys consumers. So the best research work is grounded in hot buttons and trends, with the brand’s core themes and messages lightly baked in.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2023

Here’s what happened next: The media boosted coverage, mostly around ChatGPT itself but also how the technology works, the risks, the influx of VC funding and more. The corporate leadership opportunity right now is big. AI became a PR push for many companies (with an AI tech product and not).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

High demand for experienced communicators “Corporate communications professionals will continue to advance into top organizational leadership roles as their unrivaled combination of business strategy and stakeholder insight continues to become more essential. .” ~ Jason Brown , PublicCity PR, Principal PublicCity PR 9.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I focus on thought leadership writing for corporate executives, faculty and other leaders in higher ed, technology and global manufacturing. Each assignment requires defined blocks of uninterrupted time — writing time. Yes, I am now the proverbial chasing dog that actually caught the car.

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