Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’m a Senior Reporter at InsideEVs. My beat encompasses electric vehicles, autonomous driving, charging infrastructure and anything else that’s fascinating at the intersection of sustainability, technology and transportation. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … riding one of my many bikes.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

As such, it’s a good example of how PR and marketing professionals should be thinking about AI: it’s a tool that augments your abilities and enhances your work. That seems to be the driving philosophy behind this new startup in the PR software market – and the backdrop for this new PR Tech Briefing. I’ll dig into that more in a moment.

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Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

This week, we’re continuing with our June blog series on Measuring Up To Marketing: How PR Fits Into The Mix. Our focus is shifting to making sure that communications objectives are aligned with marketing, as well as business, goals and discussing how PR teams can work with their marketing colleagues to achieve greater impact for the brand.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight.

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Marketing Local Crisis Management Internal 92

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Grace Haekyung Son, Managing Director of PR House We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. Communications, media and PR market in South Korea While digital media is prevalent, traditional media still holds influence in Korea.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 7, 2020

NEW YORK — Critical Mention, the leading earned media platform, has announced the promotion of Vishal Padhye to Chief Technology Officer. As exciting as this is for me personally, I am even more excited to be leading an incredible team of technology professionals into a new era at Critical Mention.”. About Critical Mention.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder. Study the media. 1) How reporters view social media, embargoes and exclusives.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you’ve ever evaluated PR agencies or communications technology providers, you have likely considered how their solutions compare to each other and how they fit your needs. Why technology ROI matters. But have you also looked at their potential Return on Investment, or ROI?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

In the rapidly evolving automotive and mobility industry, staying ahead of the curve is essential for success, especially for newer entrants in this space offering software-defined vehicle tech, V2X, connectivity, lidar and other sensor and processing technologies for ADAS, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and shared vehicles.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Media relations remains an important part of the execution of a public relations campaign alongside paid, shared and owned media. Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Managing customer relationships is a business process that’s virtually impossible to perform at scale without technology, even as the term CRM has become synonymous with the technology. Here’s the summary of news – the monthly PR Tech Sum – from the world of the PR technology vendors. >>> Give our services a try.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

I’m the Technology Editor at IndustryWeek magazine. I write for the C-suite and technology leaders in the manufacturing industry about technologies and their practical benefits. I think it’s essential to make clear that technology initiatives are not the exclusive purview of huge companies with matching budgets.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

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. It was a very humbling experience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Whether it’s true love or love-hate, our leadership encourages its use for first drafts of written content, research synthesis, rote reports, and more. The more we “feed” the technology, the smarter it becomes and the more it understands our voice and style. We like to think our devotion is reciprocated as well.

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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 b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report. Three question areas in particular – about goals, issues and technology – stood out to me. 1) A Difference in Communications Goals. click any image for higher resolution ).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It can be challenging to address some of the highly sensitive issues in the media, but there is usually a way to do so that benefits the company and industry at large. Privacy laws spook marketers. You must be careful to not to BS reporters about privacy policies, they can smell it a mile away. However, beware!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 22, 2023

During work hours when I’m not reporting, I’m usually on the phone checking in with sources, trying to connect with new sources and looking for story ideas and interesting angles on stories. I reported on NASA and crime, local government, League City, the bedroom community close to Mission Control/Johnson Space Center.

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Automotive Meeting Report Real Estate 75

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. That’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. 1) Earned media is sales enablement. Full report: The Role of Media Relations in the Sales Cycle by ARPR (reg.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world of marketing by storm as it has emerged as a powerful, rapidly evolving tool for automating content creation and other marketing-related tasks. In fact, the global market for AI in marketing is likely to reach $107.5

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Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

While a problem solver can be productive in almost any organizational structure, communicators often find themselves reporting up through marketing channels. Who Does PR Report Currently? Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales.

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Report Publicity Survey B2B 119

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. Public relations statistics from 2020.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Onclusive

JANUARY 26, 2022

Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. One way to do that is to use smart technology to help you out. This means that pitching must start with the right data and end with measurement.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

Do you feel like media relations getting harder? The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. Fewer reporters, high turnover of journalists, lack of beat reporting,” said another.

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76

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. This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. PR tech mentions.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The trends of electrified, connected, autonomous and shared vehicles are rapidly changing the game … not only for automakers but also for the entire vehicle technology supply chain ecosystem. During that time, we have also dealt with many changes in the traditional and digital media and public relations environments.

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Automotive Technology Engineering Trade Shows 68

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Many B2B tech companies with digital offerings, for example, market products and services worldwide, and they don’t always want to bring on multiple PR firms. They’re often looking for a single point of contact, supported by on-the-ground sales and media relations. . Not every story will be relevant in every region.

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Internal International How To Media 323

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. Here are six of the top takeaways. Linda shared the example of Muck Rack’s new PressPal.ai

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Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

The content readers viewed the most were largely about the topics of generative AI in PR and marketing – with a touch of Twitter and a sprinkle of marketing budgets In 2008 I came home from a long deployment to find the PR and marketing world had changed. Social media was blossoming. And the media landscape was evolving.

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Blogging Software B2B Survey 115

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Crenshaw Communications, a New York-based public relations agency specializing in B2B technology PR, is seeking an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) to join our dynamic B2B technology team. Here’s what you’ll be doing: -Assist the group and all supervising account members in development and maintenance of media lists.

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B2B Policies Case Study Enterprise 203

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Andrew Schunk, reporter with Rubber News , an industry trade publication that is owned by Detroit-based Crain Communications. I have been in journalism for 22 years, starting first as a reporter in general news, then as an editor for 15 years in general news, then back to reporter once again.

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Meeting Report Chemicals Media 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 2) Trust in media still adrift, says media.

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Survey Report Media B2B 102

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Crenshaw Communications, a New York-based public relations agency specializing in B2B technology PR, is seeking a Senior Account Executive (SAE) to join our dynamic B2B technology team. Monitor media and seek out speaking opportunities for clients as “thought leaders”. within a PR agency setting or in-house. .

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B2B Policies Case Study Enterprise 291

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 30, 2022

If you can’t fit in a whole session before the upcoming media interview, make sure you have a one sheet-with interview tips/tricks to review prior to meeting with the reporter. . Our clients agree that briefing docs make media interviews a breeze. Warby Parker drove a 32% sales increase with our contextual technology.”)

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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.

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Employee Software Survey Tools 137

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Curated by PR News, The Skinny details the top stories in the communication industry, covering social media, crisis management, media relations, content marketing, technology, and digital PR. Don’t all PR people want to Help A Reporter Out? Check out these 10 newsletters every PR pro should read.

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Retail Healthcare Crisis Management Social Media 320