Will AI replace PR people in the next 10 years? Answers from 13 PR software executives
Most PR software executives indicate artificial intelligence (AI) will enhance PR pros work and can’t replace imagination and human touch; yet some point out tech innovation invariably does eliminate some jobs. Many of the conversations about AI tend to fall...Read More
This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software [PR Tech Briefing]
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. Recently, I completed an article for a...Read More
Press Releases Might Soon be Displayed in an Office Elevator Near You [PR Tech Sum No. 42]
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...Read More
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 ChatGPT ignited a fire in the PR community and...Read More
Dealmaking Sizzles Again Among PR Software Providers and Here Comes Another Side Dish of Generative AI for Comms [PR Tech Sum No. 41]
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...Read More
A Fairly Comprehensive List of PR and Comms Technology Vendors for 2023 [PR Tech Sum No. 40]
If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year...Read More
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
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Corporate PR Index: Two Cool New Indices Track Corporate Reputations and Risk Exposure to Misinformation [PR Tech Sum No. 39]
Two different PR tech vendors have launched Corporate PR indices; one tracks corporate reputations and the other tracks risk exposure to misinformation An index is defined as “an indicator, sign, or measure of something.” For example, in finance, the Dow...Read More
Muck Rack Lands a Whopping $180 million in Funding [PR Tech Sum No. 38]
Summary of PR tech news for this month: Muck Rack’s big raise, Meltwater reviews “strategic alternatives”; PR tech mentions include Onclusive and Semrush The PR technology space can be in some respects, divided into Davids and Goliaths. On one side,...Read More
CommsTech versus PR Tech in the Court of Public Opinion [PR Tech Sum No. 37]
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...Read More
