Here’s another hundred-million-dollar PE deal in the comms space [PR tech sum no. 50]
Investor relations platform Q4 enters reported $257 million acquisition deal with Sumeru Equity Partners; PR tech startup Handraise hauls in $6.3 million seed round Twice in my career, I’ve worked for companies that acquired several software companies with the intent...Read More
Your ‘welcome email’ has the highest open rate and CTR
Welcome emails enjoy open rates of 60% or more; for most marketers, this will be your best-performing email ‘campaign’ Anyone who follows me knows I harp on businesses to build their own list of subscribers. From where I sit, if...Read More
Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost
90% of financial analysts surveyed think marketing spend should be CapEx rather than OpEx Moving marketing off the income statement would instantly make businesses look more profitable – and then companies would think differently about marketing because it’s literally an...Read More
How to solve the top content creation challenges in B2B content marketing
The top problem in content creation probably comes from the fact that too many B2B marketers haven’t had a single conversation with a customer Most B2B marketers (57%) say creating the right content for their audience is their top content...Read More
Vendors are starting to show new use cases for AI in PR [PR tech sum no. 49]
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...Read More
3 benchmarks for your B2B marketing budget as a percentage of revenue
Several credible studies conducted in 2023 put the average benchmark for B2B marketing budgets at about 10% of revenue How much money should a company invest in B2B marketing? As companies plan their budget for 2024, here’s a look at...Read More
7 Reasons your competitor was included in a story…but you weren’t
In this guest post, Kathy Casciani identifies some of the main reasons why you might have missed a story opportunity your competitor scored; knowing these is how you might catch it next time If you have been in the public...Read More
PR ought to be in the B2B marketing mix because that’s where tech buyers look first
55% of B2B tech decision-makers look to B2B news outlets for information first, but placements have value across the whole buying lifecycle Last week I covered a survey finding B2B technology decision-makers give B2B marketing-generated content a letter grade of...Read More
Trust issues: the one reason buyers give B2B content a letter grade of “D”
71% of B2B marketing prospects are disappointed in the content they’ve traded their contact information to obtain at least some of the time, which leads to trust issues B2B marketing can hit the right target with the right message and...Read More
Content analysis tool BuzzSumo adds journalist database for SMBs [PR tech sum no. 48]
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’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years...Read More
