An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?
We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public...Read More
The Battle for Trust: 18 Comms, PR and B2B Marketing Stats Summarizing 2022
Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on...Read More
Better Ways to Spend a Little Slice of the B2B Marketing Budget Designated for Display Ads
B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both Numbers like these from eMarketer make my head explode:...Read More
Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications
CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022...Read More
Comms Pros on Whether or Not their Organization Trusts the Media
“Depends on the media outlet.” wrote one respondent. “Some [media outlets] are fair; some are not.” More communications pros say their organization trusts the media than do not. Even so, the percentage is a little under half. The rest is...Read More
The Volume and Variety of Communications Work is Shifting, Finds 5th Annual Survey of Comms Pros
More than three-quarters of respondents (78%) say the volume of work has increased – and one in three say it’s increased significantly. The type of work has also changed with 90% reporting it’s changed at least some while 50% saying...Read More
Why Now Is the Time to Invest in Earned Media
In this guest post, Rudi Davis, Head of Agency at Intelligent Relations, argues organizations should focus on earned media during a recession because it has credibility and a low relative cost with high impact We all know the market has...Read More
3 Simple Tips for Getting Better Coverage of Your Surveys
The point of surveys is to discover things you didn’t know previously not to artificially create a conclusion that readers should buy your product I noticed a survey put out by a large technology company the other day. A press...Read More
Podseeker is a useful Media Database for Podcast Contacts [Product Review]
Podseeker is a simple tool that works as you’d expect; its price point makes it a no-brainer for PR teams with podcast outreach responsibilities Podcasts are a good option for PR pros seeking to earn media coverage. Even as traditional...Read More
Why PR Needs to Get Over its Strong Aversion to Sponsored Content
Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content A while back I was having trouble reaching one reporter for a client. I’ve...Read More
