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. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. In a video tutorial, the company says it will start making recommendations after you’ve sent three or more pitches.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pitching media remains a challenge; Twitter is still a journalist favorite; PR dabbled with generative AI as businesses worried about misinformation Regular readers know I publish a weekly post every Tuesday. Read more: PR ought to be in the B2B marketing mix because that’s where tech buyers look first 5. PR Tech Sum No.

B2B 106

B2B Survey Pitching Software 106

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. The media contacts section works completely differently than any other solution that I’ve seen on the market. 3) Connect: beyond a media contact database. 4) Publish: multi-option distribution and publishing.

Software 115

Software Tools Publicity System 115

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR professionals are expected to create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Media Measurement. Event & Experiential Marketing. Relationship building takes time.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There’s a recurring story in PR that goes like this: A long-time agency executive grows weary of expensive PR software that overpromises and underdelivers. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great story – I’ve seen mirror images in other vertical markets too – but it’s really hard to pull off successfully. Reporters get pitched – a lot.

Pitching 84

Pitching Report Tools Software 84

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.

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

However, the cadence of publishing still meets one absolute requirement of content marketing : consistency in publishing matters as much as anything else. If you want content marketing to augment PR, social media and other marketing activities…. We’re an extension of your marketing and PR team. If you want social proof….

Blogging 135

Blogging Software Google Content Marketing 135

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Generative AI may get all the attention these days, but it’s not the only “kind” of AI.

Employee 135

Employee Software Survey Tools 135

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. This includes familiarity with social media management, content creation, and influencer marketing.

Analytics 170

Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. It’s also common for specialized agencies to be hired on a project basis for repositioning or when market research is required.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2017

It’s the media pitch met with silence. Even the best media relations pros – with well-researched pitches – face the dilemma of no response one time or another. Should you pitch a different contact at the same pub? Do you write a new pitch all together? If there’s one frustration every PR pro faces at one point or another.

Software 69

Software Tools Pitching Media Relations 69

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

It has since been acquired by an SEO software company. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. It raised a Series A round of funding for $1.1

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2017

Because consumers trust earned media more than any other marketing form. In fact, 73 percent of senior marketers believe earned media is more effective than (or as effective as) paid media. The truth is that PR programs have the potential to generate greater returns than any other kind of marketing. That is, until now.

Communications 185

Communications How To Media Measurement 185

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Frederik Vincx

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

It’s known as the build, measure, learn loop. This concept has been fundamental to software development for years. Team members can include people from sales, product, marketing, design, or PR. Success is measured in how much teams improve collaboration and optimize their speed. Early and continual delivery of value.

Software 60

Software Measurement Infographics Meeting 60

Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. You may also need to invest in new technology tools such as Onclusive that offer comprehensive media monitoring, power media relations workflows, provide PR measurement and reporting, and automate other tasks and responsibilities.

Resources 195

Resources Technology Data Tools 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

As a profession, public relations evokes images of media pitching or crisis management. From blog posts to media pitches, we shift gears constantly, adapting to many different kinds of written content. Media pitches and social posts require writers to pack the most punch into the lowest word count. Less is more.

Case Study 231

Case Study Writing Pitching SEO 231

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement.

Marketing 168

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? But he also notes that content marketing lets you have your cake and eat it too because it supports softer metrics that at the same time: Builds brand; Drives engagement; and.

Content Marketing 80

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 80

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Several posts on PR technology made the top 10 posts on Sword and the Script as measured by reader clicks. The posts listed below are the those that were the most read as measured by clicks. Notified by Intrado is a Promising PR Software Tool that Supports 5 Central Duties in Public Relations [PR Tech Briefing].

SEO 101

SEO Software Resources Newspapers 101

Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

In the past, PR professionals pitched the media and threw events with little proof of how PR moved the needle. Today’s PR strategies are more iterative, forming a continuous loop where outcomes are measured and insights are frequently incorporated back into the strategy. PR and marketing are converging. That’s all.

Storytelling 329

Storytelling SEO Community Engineering 329

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 25, 2023

Likewise, it can help the company to begin strategizing which products it wants to prioritize marketing or design a PR strategy focusing on the environmentally friendly sourcing of certain products used in production. Clear status updates of products and inventory levels help managers make productive long-term ordering decisions.

Tools 74

Tools System How To Software 74

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. Meltwater said it agreed to acquire Linkfluence, a French company with software that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights. Meltwater acquires Linkfluence.

Media 106

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

Journalists respond to just 3.27% of pitches. million PR pitches sent through their software over the last 12 months and produced some interesting statistics. About one in three (35%) of reporters open a pitch within the first minute after it was sent. A majority 82% open a pitch within the first four hours.

Creativity 96

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 96

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

As such many of the PR tech vendors have brought features to the market for this purpose. Talkwalker characterized the product as “social measurement and audience insights software.” c) What makes a great pitch? At the same time, the words vendors use have shifted.

Media Relations 149

Media Relations Media Print Software 149

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 31, 2017

While those of us in marketing or PR are quick to applaud technologies that allow us to do more, reach more, or earn more, we don’t seem to have the same attitude about updating our measurement tools and processes. And yet, that’s not a precise measure when it comes to earned media. But what’s the solution? Changing the Mindset.

Measurement 65

Measurement Media System Small Business 65

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. Its founders – Dan Gaynor and Shann Biglione – have impressive backgrounds in PR and marketing. CommsTech does seem like the broader category. Cision US Inc.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

The Resolution Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

We had the pleasure of picking her brains about all things inbound, as well as her book, “ Inbound PR: The PR Agency’s Manual to Transforming Your Business With Inbound ”, which looks at how inbound marketing can be used in the PR world, how to get started, and how it can work in different verticals. Guess how many they ignore?

Measurement 120

Measurement Case Study Pitching Agency 120

PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Perhaps we have our friends in other marketing disciplines to thank. Meanwhile, many PRs are still arguing that our impact is harder to measure and prove. Measurement needs to be considered during the campaign planning process – that way you can set objectives and tactics you can measure against through data. Far from it.

Measurement 48

Measurement Data Report Reputation 48

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sometimes they look like a thoughtless copy-paste job from a generic talk or pitch. Here’s another opening line that focuses on a specific pain: Measuring the value of a platform on your organization can be difficult, and communicating it can be even more so. Was your submission aligned with the conference or track?

Conference 100

Conference Writing How To Real Estate 100

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 11, 2017

There’s a lot of confusion in the market about PR analytics and measurement vs. media monitoring. As measurement began to rise in importance over the years, and better data is demanded, these industry elders have tweaked their offerings and their messaging to focus more on PR measurement. By Seedepth. ” .

Measurement 50

Measurement Media Analytics Analysis 50

Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

This is a fairly crowded market already with startups, incumbents and reincarnations – and Truescope isn’t bringing anything new, per se. The company’s core thesis is that many of the products on the market today are result of being “cobbled together.” Truescope uses the “workspace” concept that’s become popular in software.

Tools 158

Tools Media Software Analysis 158

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

marketers so much, but in today’s digital environment, everyone is impacted. Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Quality data has made better PR monitoring and measurement possible. 5 tech PR trends. Privacy regulations.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The founders tout the software’s “data storytelling at machine scale” to add value to sharing intel – including product news, financial data or analytics. PRs can then reach out to pitch “thought leaders,” authors and other spokespeople to any number of shows looking for talent or topic-specific expertise.

Tools 147

Tools Radio Data Instagram 147

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 15, 2018

Now is an excellent time to review marketing plans and brand goals to make appropriate tweaks. Dream up new twists on seasonal pitches. Every season has its appropriate themed pitches, like holiday in December, back-to-school in fall, and so on. Hit social media refresh. Does your brand have a dedicated social media plan?

Analytics 130

Analytics Internal International Pitching 130

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With so many moving pieces and parts in your content and social media marketing strategy, it can be challenging to stay on top of it all. But with one key tool, you can not only plan your marketing approach far in advance but also take advantage of specific times of year when certain campaigns will thrive.

How To 0

How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 0