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
PR measurement. PR measurement. PR measurement. The 10 Most Common Ways Comms Pros are Measuring PR
About half of comms pros say they track web traffic, impression and placements for PR measurement, but such metrics point out the direction of success rather than conclusive Commetric came out this week with its “PR Measurement Twitter Influencer Index.”...Read More
Plain Language Usually Wins
Occam’s Razor is a law in problem-solving that means where there are a lot of competing explanations, the simplest explanation is usually the right one. I tend to think this notion is applicable to marketing and PR – it’s the...Read More
Another PR Tech Startup Gets Venture Funding [PR Tech Sum No. 34]
Propel raises $4.5 million seed round while Vetted is acquired by ITK Information Services There’s a lot of private equity money sloshing around PR, but venture funding for a PR tech startup is rare. But then, last month, TrueScope, which...Read More
Too Many Priorities: The 10 Top Communications Challenges Facing PR in 2021
Top communications challenges are 1) too many priorities 2) cutting through the noise and 3) working with “leaders that don’t understand comms” (36%) – educating execs is “superpower” When businesses face a problem they don’t know how to solve, it...Read More
What Makes Marketing and PR so Hard [in 30 Seconds or Less]
I’ve shared this idea a couple of times before, but it still seems so relevant: Just because a message is sent doesn’t mean it’s been received. Just because it’s been received doesn’t mean it’s been understood. Just because it’s been...Read More
The News May Be Recycling Much of its Content; Implications for PR and Content Marketing
Amid layoffs and closures stemming from the pandemic, news organizations are republishing political content leaving less time and space for business news Survey data shows media relations keeps getting harder, but now there’s a new analysis of content being published...Read More
28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comms
A carefully curated list of public relations resources like newsletters, blogs, podcasts, trades and books for staying up to speed in comms The other day Google alerted me to the fact someone had mentioned this blog in response to this...Read More
45-plus Places to Find Communications and Public Relations Jobs
Find public relations jobs by looking in professional associations, trade publications and recruiters that specialize in PR; here’s a list. In early 2011, I published a blog post with “20 places to look for a PR job.” Many of the...Read More
An Eclectic but Intriguing Mix of 32 Statistics that Summarize Public Relations and Marketing in 2019
I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. For the last few years, I go back through every post and pull out the most interesting statistics...Read More
