Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2023

PR software providers Notified (Globe Newswire), Propel, Muck Rack, Presspage and PRophet add generative AI to their platforms, joining Agility and Burrelles PR pros should keep an open mind about AI and how it can help them do their job. The company says, “AMIGA offers advanced research and writing capabilities including generating pitches.”

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Onclusive adds features, becomes all-in-one PR software tool; Agility PR Solutions adds AI; Q4 releases IR event hosting tool; an odd rebrand by SocialChorus and Dynamic Signal; Intrado rebrands as Notified; Meltwater Q2 earnings. It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. Critical Mention.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one. The idea that PR software is like customer relationship management (CRM) for public relations has been around for a while. 4) How many customers do you have?

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Software Agency Pitching Analytics 145

Axia PR

JUNE 26, 2020

Sending a perfect media pitch can feel like a balancing act. To avoid becoming a mere drop in an ocean of emails, here are nine media pitching tips directly from journalists, according to PR software Muck Rack’s research. Structure and timing are everything.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. What: PR pitching amidst the continuing media layoffs When: February 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. So, says Propel, which provides PR software. Is that good?

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Axia PR

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A recent study by Propel , a public relations management software that brings data-driven analytics to PR, found that less than 8% of PR pitches actually get coverage. While the earned media rate is higher, journalists tell us that they receive about 100 pitches for every story they produce.

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Pitching Software Analytics Study 71

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.

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Pitching Report Software Survey 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2017

Recently an editor acquaintance of mine told a public relations seminar that she didn’t care how PR pros pitched her as long as they didn’t waste her time. Yet getting your approach just right can still be daunting, so we thought it a good time to revisit the rules for successful story pitching. OK, seems simple enough.

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Pitching Software Trends Interviews 120

PRSay

APRIL 24, 2020

When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21. Mondays are best for pitching, the research finds.

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Report Pitching Media Survey 148

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

Yet, it’s important to pay attention to this stuff if your business buys PR software. You wind up seeing the products you used to love get watered down, stripped and mashed into other software in weird ways. Maybe there are just less pitches submitted [in] total now and landing a link is easier, but I’m skeptical.

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Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 147

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Acquisitions PR software company Vocus acquired HARO in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. It was among the first cloud software companies, and almost certainly the first ever SaaS model for PR technology or comms tech. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. It was a very humbling experience.

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Reddit Software B2B Technology 174

Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The first experience involved a startup in networking software. More recently, I worked on a pitch for a client. The pitch had remarkably little substance; some might say it was about nothing. And that pitch about nothing? The post Pitch about Nothing – Good PR or Con Job? amount to a good day’s work?

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Pitching Trade Shows Software Agency 149

Sword and the Script

MAY 2, 2023

Short PR pitches – 150 words or less – had a better response rate (5.89%) than long pitches (1.46%) – 500 pitches or more, according to data analyzed by Propel. Short pitches – 150 words or less – had a better response rate (5.89%) than long pitches (1.46%) – 500 pitches or more. We might be all AI-ed out.

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Pitching Study Technology Report 122

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Universal Information Systems pitches itself as a “concierge service” for all things media monitoring. There are several that pitch generative AI to marketers for creating blog posts. Next is article abstracts or story pitches (13%), press kits (9%), contributed article by a subject matter expert (6%), and case studies (5%).”

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Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 29, 2022

That may sound easy enough, but check out any reporter’s Twitter feed and you’ll probably see complaints about agencies who reach out to irrelevant or outdated contacts, or target their pitches in clumsy ways. However, Cision and media softwares should not be the first step in building a media list. Record reporter responses .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2023

What are some of the PR software makers doing that’s interesting? SW: A challenge for software developers building solutions for the public relations market is its relative size compared to the market for other industries such as marketing. He has an interesting mix of AI, software development and public relations domain expertise.

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Software Tools Ethics Privacy 140

Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2021

More importantly to media pros, can AI write a good subject line and a solid pitch? New research from PR link building and outreach software BuzzStream and boutique content marketing firm Fractl seeks to find out. The post Can AI write a better pitch than you? The two firms released […].

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Writing Pitching Software Media 86

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

BuzzSumo edges into PR with journalist database for SMBs; Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms; why don’t PR software vendors follow basic PR standard practices? The database also has built-in features for list-building and a generative AI feature for pitching. Pitch podcasts by noon.

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Analysis Tools Software SMB 142

PRSay

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Whenever possible, pitches should be about people, not products or programs. I recently reviewed a group of pitches and saw the power of this principle highlighted by two good examples and one that needed some help. His pitch was a profile of an up-and-coming minority woman leader who happened to be in charge of the bid.

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Pitching Travel Software Groups 119

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the process, I became a software product nerd. Over time, I took on leadership roles with larger companies that combined my knowledge of storytelling with software product geekery — most recently as the global head of product marketing for Oracle’s Marketing Cloud business.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

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Software Tools Publicity System 113

Onclusive

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This week, our blog series comparing top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack, continues with an overview of media contact database, campaign management and reporting tools. Solutions for your media relations workflow. PR Manager, Enterprise Company.

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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: Pithy PR Pitches Get a Better Response Rate Study Says 7. PR software provider Vuelio commissioned the survey.

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B2B Survey Pitching Software 105

Sword and the Script

APRIL 4, 2023

The podcast covers the following: PR tech vendor landscape , adoption of AI AI to generate & analyze content, monitor media, and hone and target pitches. As for Zach and Tressa — both have worked in PR for years — and now work for vendors implementing AI in their PR tech solutions. Challenges Will AI take your job away?

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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.

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Software Tools Pitching Media Relations 69

Axia PR

JANUARY 28, 2024

A new report from Propel, a public relations software company, shows journalists are responding to fewer pitches than ever before, continuing a concerning downward trend. A Propel study shows journalists are increasingly overwhelmed with releases and media requests in an era of dwindling newsrooms.

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Software Pitching Study Trends 71

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

AI Use Cases in PR Software: Executives from Solutions Providers Describe How AI is being Used ChatGPT is getting much of the headlines recently, but PR might be surprised to learn it has been using it – and other subsets of AI – for a while now. Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no.

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Blogging Software B2B Survey 113

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 1, 2014

PITCH submission comes from Lindsay Bell, the fabuloso content director over at Spin Sucks. There is a certain irony that, as PR professionals who earn a living based on our pitching skills, our own industry blogs are smothered with a constant deluge of bad pitches. His pitch worked. His pitch worked.

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PRSay

APRIL 13, 2018

Most PR pros get to build their own media lists (WHO they pitch) and determine the way to phrase an email (HOW they pitch). To earn the placements you really want, you must seize the authority to choose WHAT you pitch. So he wisely tweaked WHAT he pitched to be interesting to the WHO that his bosses were dictating.

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Pitching Nonprofit Software Media Relations 105

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2023

Before joining Crenshaw Communications, Elana held a position at Hotwire Global, where she excelled in creating and maintaining editorial databases, crafting pitches and bylines, and participating in media campaigns for B2B tech companies.

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Agency Communications B2B Enterprise 156

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Brands can improve their PR pitching with a variety of tools and changes in approach. A good media relations campaign involves reaching out to those who are already inundated with a variety of pitches in their inboxes, making it essential for your campaign to stand out and be easily digestible. Use Software.

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Pitching Software Writing Construction 72

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Software solutions are expensive, and buyers under pressure to make the right choice seek as much information as possible to vet the quality of a SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, or data product. The content can nearly always be purposed for multiple PR tactics, from media pitching to white paper and blog content. Here’s how it works.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

There’s another factor at play here too – and that’s the track record of M&A in PR software. It’s worth noting, that several prominent PR software providers white label TVEyes in their own solutions. Michael Bade, CTO and co-founder of Truescope writes “predictions” about capabilities he says PR software will include this year.

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Software Internal International 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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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. One AI tools surfaces relevant media contacts based on your pitch or press release – and strives to predict how it will be received.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 144

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

PR Agency Owner Started Making Homegrown PR Software; Today it’s a VC-backed Startup; Off Script No. Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one. 47: Zach Cutler Co-founder and CEO at Propel.

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Blogging Software Google Content Marketing 133