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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

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05 Sep 2023
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The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? A private fund recently closed its acquisition of Meltwater (see first story below). This adds to...
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More PR Software Companies Join the Race to Add Generative AI to their Products [PR Tech Sum No. 43]

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11 Apr 2023
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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....
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Press Releases Might Soon be Displayed in an Office Elevator Near You [PR Tech Sum No. 42]

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07 Mar 2023
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This month’s PR technology summary includes: Cision partners with video ad network Captivate; Q4 enhances investor relations CRM software; Updates from Notified, and Earnings from Meltwater and Q4; PR tech people on the move and more. Some gas stations have...
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AI Use Cases in PR Software: Executives from Solutions Providers Describe How AI is being Used

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14 Feb 2023
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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 ChatGPT ignited a fire in the PR community and...
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Dealmaking Sizzles Again Among PR Software Providers and Here Comes Another Side Dish of Generative AI for Comms [PR Tech Sum No. 41]

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31 Jan 2023
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Private “special acquisition vehicle” makes $500m+ bid for Meltwater; Truescope acquires Universal Information Service and Cision acquires Factama to “track narratives online” What a difference a couple of weeks can make. My last PR tech sum went up in early...
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CommsTech versus PR Tech in the Court of Public Opinion [PR Tech Sum No. 37]

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30 Aug 2022
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New York, California, Texas and Florida don’t seem to agree on anything these days except they are more likely to use the term “PR Tech” as opposed to “CommTech” Recently I’ve noticed an article discussing “CommsTech” as opposed to PR...
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After a Recent Three-Way Tie Up, Onclusive Acquires Critical Mention [PR Tech Sum No. 35]

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07 Jun 2022
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Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release I took a business ethics course when I was studying for my MBA. One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal...
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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum No. 33]

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01 Mar 2022
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Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 Million and Eyes the U.S. Market One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is...
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Pump and Dump: Fake Press Releases Crossing the Wire [PR Tech Sum No. 29]

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09 Nov 2021
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Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call Twenty-nine months ago,...
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Here we Go Again, Cision to Acquire Brandwatch; Top Reasons Why One Company Acquires Another [PR Tech Sum No. 22]

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02 Mar 2021
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Cision announces plans to acquire Brandwatch; BuzzSumo introduces journalist profiles; Forbes contributor compares PR tech tools; PR tech vendor posts supporting Black History Month There are several reasons why one business would acquire another. The first reason is to acquire...
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