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
What PR Technology Vendors Don’t Understand about Spreadsheets [PR Tech Sum]
The principle of social proof suggests most people use the best solution – and 57% of PR people use spreadsheets for media lists It’s almost cliche to say, “I can’t believe it’s July” – so here’s another way to look...Read More
After a Recent Three-Way Tie Up, Onclusive Acquires Critical Mention
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...Read More
PR Software Pricing Estimates [PR Tech Sum]
Prowly estimates (rival) PR software pricing; Access Intelligence acquires Isentia; Talkwalker acquires Reviewbox; plus mentions and content picks Every month I struggle to avoid starting these roundups with “Wow, another month has gone by.” And yet here we are. Labor...Read More
8 Innovations in Public Relations Technology to Watch
Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for...Read More
Links Can be Better than a Mention; Off Script No. 46: Eugene Levin, Chief Strategy Officer at SEMrush
SEMrush executive explains the deal with Prowly; describes the union between PR and SEO and when and why a link can be better than a mention Recently an SEO vendor made a move into the PR space when SEMrush acquired...Read More
SEO Software Company SEMrush Moves into PR with Prowly Acquisition [PR Tech Sum]
SEMrush acquires Prowly; PublicRelay announces predictive alerts; de-Cision: buy Meltwater and spinoff TrendKite? And suddenly we’re in Q4 of 2020. At least that’s what it says on paper. Let’s just hope 2020 ends on December 31st. As I’ve done for...Read More
Is Public Relations Management a Technology? [PR Tech Sum]
Summary of monthly PR tech news: Muck Rack focuses on public relations management; Prowly enhances media database; new execs at Meltwater and Signal AI The term “public relations management” sounds like an advanced college class but it’s shaping up as...Read More
What Do You Get When You Cross Media Trends with Customer Support and Investor Relations? PR Tech Sum: Business Wire, Meltwater, Onclusive, Cision, TrendKite
At the beginning of every new month, I take a look back and the news and notes stemming from the software developers that make tools for PR pros. I call it the PR technology summary (PR tech sum) and here’s...Read More
