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The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” This is the first time I’ve seen a PR software company introduce generative AI focused on creative content, like images.
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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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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.
It’s been pretty quiet this month in PR software; that’s starting to look like it’s going to be characteristic for the year On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through the news from the PR software community in a summary post like this one. “Generative AI is the new ‘don’t pitch off topic.'”
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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. Some might find that refreshing because the larger market discussion of AI has covered a lot of ground – from awe to panic. Now it’s gone quiet.
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