10 things PR teams need from clients to do good work
Good client management skills are essential; however, even the best PR professional in the world is only going to be as good as the client’s collaboration Media relations, what many think of as “PR” isn’t a magic button. PR people...Read More
5 takes on Gartner’s new optimism for PR and earned media in the age of AI
Analyst firm sees generative AI replacing traditional search, believes PR is the best function to help businesses navigate LLMs; predicts earned media budgets will double LLMs are poised to replace search and more and more businesses will turn to PR...Read More
U.S. Exclusive: Venture-backed PR software startups Propel, Signal AI announce “strategic partnership”
The combination of two specialized technologies promises to provide comprehensive comms tools on a modern platform built for the era of AI Two venture-backed PR startups announced today a “strategic partnership” that pairs media outreach with comprehensive monitoring. The announcement...Read More
Media pitching: Adding perspective to Michael Smart’s FAQs for Muck Rack
Brass tack answers from an experienced professional, who still pitches every week, to common questions about pitching the media Many of the media pitching “tips” you see today are 101-level advice. If you sort through the guest posts on media...Read More
PR status check: 68% of B2B respondents say public relations drives revenue but struggle to prove it
A new survey of 300 B2B marketing and PR professionals provides a glimpse of PR goals, tactics, effectiveness, challenges, frustrations and areas for improvement Nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of B2B marketing and PR professionals believe PR efforts make a...Read More
Machina or ex-machina: ~40 marketing and comms predictions for 2025
If these predictions are any indication, there’s little consensus across marketing and PR about what will happen next year; exciting times are ahead In pouring over predictions I received this year, I had a simple observation: I disagreed with a...Read More
7 ideas explaining why the B2B SaaS sector is sluggish right now
Too many B2B SaaS companies went after ‘bad fit customers’ under a mandate of ‘growth at all costs’ – along with these other trends – is the cliff notes on what’s thwarting sales and marketing in the tech sector In...Read More
Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR
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. The vendor community that serves PR has published a...Read More
Generative AI for PR professionals [Off Script. No. 49: Stephen Waddington]
While “Generative AI gets much attention” in PR circles, “reductive AI is more interesting and powerful” Stephen Waddington recently published a new book – #PRstack: AI tools for marketing, media and public relations – on the use of generative AI...Read More
6 Common Public Relations Mistakes That Companies Make [Guest Post]
Guest post: From short-termism to hard-selling, Kathy Casciani identifies six common, but avoidable, public relations mistakes Public relations (PR) is a valuable part of the marketing mix, and an essential tool when it comes to building trust and authority for...Read More
