This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software
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
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
Tech Spending to Grow, Signals [Mostly] Good Times for B2B Tech Ahead
Technology is a priority business investment for 2022; 53% of IT buyers expect tech spending to grow – and budgets will grow on average by 26% The next year or so is looking rosy in terms of tech spending. That’s...Read More
Buying or Selling Martech: Cybersecurity Emerges as a Key Point of Differentiation
58% of marketers say martech cybersecurity is the top consideration in procuring marketing software tools I recently read an account by an executive summarizing his experience buying a marketing technology (martech) tool. He looked at several ABM platforms tools and...Read More
The Updated Media Monitoring Module by Agility PR Solutions is a Solid Tool for the Price Point [Product Review]
A few months back, Agility PR Solutions announced it updated its media monitoring tool. As I noted then, the company indicated the new software release focused on improving the workflow, search and sharing abilities in the platform. Since then, the...Read More
The Making of Cision: A Brief History of ~20 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Tech Market into One Company
Note: this post was last updated in November 2022. In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary (PR Tech Sum), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision....Read More
Martech is NOT Marketing; Long Live Marketing
Marketing technology (martech) is not marketing. Not any more than, a CRM database is customer service. Or consider these comparisons: Graphic design software is not creativity. Enterprise search is not knowledge management. A press release is not public relations. A...Read More
The Willingness in Marketing to Try Something New; Off Script No. 41: Drew Hawkins of North Highland Consulting
Continuously learning, networking and a willingness to simply try new things – those are three imperatives for marketers today. That’s according to Drew Hawkins a marketing manager for North Highland, a consulting firm with about 2,000 employees, according to LinkedIn....Read More
Onclusive Provides PR with Attribution Capabilities and Promises Novel Approach to Distribution [PR Tech Briefing]
Recently, I’ve begun looking more closely at PR technology, companies. This is an effort to illustrate some of the interesting innovations occurring within the PR vendor community – and provide an agnostic source of information on tools and technologies I...Read More