Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2024

This PR software company was started by a former PR agency owner; pitch analytics is where Propel really shines I have a soft spot for startups because I’ve been employed or consulted with many of them over my career. Yet now and then a software product comes along and makes an impression. click any image for higher resolution) 1.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 5, 2024

Propel rolls our new UX, AI plugins for email; Meltwater signs Microsoft for monitoring; Onclusive wrestles with a cyberattack and outage The last 60 days have been pretty slow in terms of news from the PR software vendor community. I skipped this monthly column in February because there wasn’t anything to write about. of its platform.

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Software B2B Pitching Data 147

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

The research firm Burson Taylor puts the PR software market at $4 billion , but it’s an educated guess. My impression is that he seems to be plugged into the market, open to market feedback and has experience growing and leading a technology company. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology.

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Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 150

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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Case Study Marketing Software Technology 266

Prowly

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Too many software solutions available and not enough information on which one to pick? Best suited for those who want to earn media coverage through creative storytelling, personalization, and the latest technology. We get it, finding the perfect PR tool can be overwhelming. What features does it offer? What features does it offer?

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Comparison Software Tools Analytics 104

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 211

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. The second is an enhancement to its AI Writing Assistant, first unveiled a couple of months ago. That assistant helps to write social media content but now includes an integration to DALL-E. These features add to the list of AI use cases in PR software.

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Software Pitching Ethics Technology 146

5W PR

MAY 21, 2024

Invest in PR software Numerous tools are available to track media mentions, analyze social media sentiment, and measure campaign performance. Content creation AI can aid content creation by generating outlines, analyzing writing styles, and suggesting pertinent keywords. People connect with stories, not just features.

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Technology Trends Company Storytelling 127

Onclusive

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We have developed the first technology platform for measuring and optimizing the true ROI of Communications and PR efforts. Our analytics software uncovers data about PR’s direct connection to business metrics, revealing which articles, authors, influencers, and messages drive engagement and deliver actual revenue. Strategic thinker.

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Marketing Case Study Software Analytics 46

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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Storytelling SEO Community Insurance 329

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 15, 2021

A big part of my job is writing award entries for our various ad tech, martech, AI, and cybersecurity clients. Here are a few fundamentals I’ve gleaned by crafting award entries for our B2B technology clients. First, state the problem that the customer needed to solve with the use of your company’s technology.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2019

I’ve started dedicating the first post of every month to summarizing news from vendors developing technology focused on public relations. The PR tech sum is one of three ways I’m working on developing broader exposure of PR software including product reviews and PR tech briefings. 1) PR software market estimated at $4 billion.

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Software Reddit Marketing Survey 117

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time. In the process, I became a software product nerd. But there’s really no other way to describe it.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2023

He compiled and edited contributions from “20 practitioners and vendors on the latest AI technologies and tools and their practical application for public relations workflow.” Tell us about your new book and why you decided to write it? Writing a book about a fast-moving area of technology has challenges.

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Software Tools Ethics Privacy 172

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 18, 2018

PR people routinely use apps for document design like BeFunky, the industry standard software Cision, and a wire distribution platform like PR Newswire. Every pro has her go-to channel for tracking news developments in technology. Further, the cloud software allows meeting participants to collaborate on documents during the call.

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Tools SMB Survey Software 108

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We write plans that cover several months and in our personal lives we may do the same. We geek out over the latest tech announcements – For anyone who doesn’t work in tech, things like the latest product launch or software update are not important. We are planners – This should come as no surprise.

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Product Launch Training Interviews Software 296

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. Software platforms now providing these services include ChatGPT, GPT-4, Synthesia, ElevenLabs’ Prime Voice AI and BeFunky.

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Publicity Software Education Technology 183

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When a company shows how a known brand like Home Depot or Mercedes has achieved business objectives using a software solution, for example, it gains instant credibility. can show an inclusive and progressive environment through awards in the DEI and women in technology spaces. The right category can make a difference.

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B2B Industry Company Case Study 295

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

A search of several review sites – G2, Capterra, TrustRadius and Software Advice – did not produce any reviews at the time of this writing. This is something to bear in mind, as a point of negotiation, if you are in the market for PR technology and get to an evaluation phase with Notified. 8) History and backstory.

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Software Tools Publicity System 130

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We need to look beyond easy and recognize that no software application can supplant our own curiosity and creativity. I also wonder if there’s a tendency to over-complicate business processes or claim to adopt new technologies simply to look like we’re keeping up with the “times.” It’s causing hallucinations and distorting realities.

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Data Tools Technology Banking 0

Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2024

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. The services is free for both users. TVEyes says it added , “twice as many U.S.

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Software Pitching Technology B2B 87

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? I believe the generative AI is based on OpenAI technology, which makes ChatGPT. Tressa Robbins writes about the state of ethics in PR for Burrelles.

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Analysis Tools SMB Software 173

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Many of us already utilize these technologies to help measure and attribute our success, gain insights into performance against competitors and report results back to the C-Suite. AirPR recently launched Research Trends TM into its software platform, which allows users to search content in real-time and discover: Article frequency trends.

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Branding Brand How To Trends 170

Onclusive

JANUARY 17, 2018

It’s hard to open Facebook or Twitter, watch the news on TV or go to your favorite site this week without finding a roundup of the coolest gadgets and most cutting-edge technologies featured at 2018’s Consumer Electronics Show. Which authors are writing about that topic. Which brands, however, are making the biggest splash?

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Trends Branding Brand Software 191

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 8, 2013

And in doing so, I experienced two very different attitudes to customer service, and technology, all in the same day. When I asked what the average lifespan of the machines was, she said, “The technology will be obsolete by then, but you’re looking at _.” Technology, for better or worse. Too cool for school.

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Technology Customer Service Retail Software 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In its latest software update, the media monitoring tool Talkwalker says it’s now pulling data from more than 100 review sites. Business Software Review Sites to Watch. The company has started offering a product for software buyers to manage software spending, contracts, accounts and compliance. Monthly traffic: 3.5

Software 18

Software B2B Marketing Data 18

Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. I kept thinking about this example as Aaron Kwittken demoed the software his company, PRophet , is developing.

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Software Media Relations Media Pitching 87

Cision

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Thanks to technology, measuring PR in the digital era is completely different than it was a few years ago. At iSeeCars , we learned that more media coverage — or a goal of getting “x” number of write-ups for one of our independent studies — isn’t inclusive enough. The post Are You Accurately Measuring the ROI of Your PR Strategy?

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Measurement Strategy Software Analytics 272

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Many of the top-performing posts are from the monthly roundup post on the PR and comms technology software vendors. That roundup, and some of the reviews I’ve written, stem from the observation that the trade publications in PR don’t consistently cover technology. Spending on PR Software Growing Again, Study Finds [PR Tech Sum].

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Blogging B2B Software SEO 173

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It covers August and September as news from the PR software community has been slow recently. Google Gemini to write press releases for PR Newswire “Generate high-quality press releases with just a few clicks.” For example, you can instruct the AI to write in a professional, or humorous tone if desired. No reason was noted.

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Publicity Software Google Reddit 156

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. It doesn’t happen often, but we’ve seen software companies in the PR space run this play before. Semrush did the inverse: the SEO software company acquired the European PR software Prowly in 2020. Case in point?

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SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 165

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Technology is a priority business investment for 2022; 53% of IT buyers expect tech spending to grow – and budgets will grow on average by 26%. I often write about marketing surveys on these pages. The survey results suggest a fairly equitable distribution across hardware, software and services. 28% said software.

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B2B Software Survey Study 128

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. It’ll be interesting to see if the value proposition remains when Google and Microsoft embed gAI into their word-processing software.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 179

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.

Blogging 144

Blogging Software B2B Survey 144

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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Software Company Pitching Training 78

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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Resources Technology Data Measurement 195

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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Technology Crisis Management Social Media Training 146