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 17 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Tech Market into One Company
Note: this post was updated on March 19, 2021. 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
Industry Consolidation Revs Up Among PR Vendors; PR Tech Sum: Onclusive, SocialChorus, Teletrax, iQ Media, Agility PR Solutions
There isn’t a whole lot of coverage about PR technology. I got to thinking about it when putting together this piece – The Top 10 PR Tech Vendors by Familiarity and Favorability – and decided I’m going to do something....Read More
Key Marketing Considerations in Choosing a CMS; Off Script No. 28: Matt Garrepy of Solodev
By his own assessment he “started out as a young, idealistic creative” with a degree in art history. It led him down the path of B2C advertising and it all seemed fine until he stumbled into the world of B2B...Read More
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Brand24: A Worthy Consideration for Media Monitoring [Product Review]
There are a gazillion tools available that provide media monitoring and many businesses use one to stay abreast of mentions. For example, a recent survey found 66% of PR pros say they use media monitoring tools. Unfortunately, many of these...Read More
Marketing vs. Machine: Are the Bots Coming for Your Job? [UML]
The Salesforce announcement of Einstein this week — impressive as it was — reminded me that marketers sometimes use terms like machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and even automation interchangeably. Businesses have long been infatuated with the word intelligence –...Read More
Service Management: Lesson for Martech from IT Operations [UML]
As marketing technology (martech) rises in prominence and begins to mature within marketing operations, marketing leaders would do well to borrow some lessons from the IT operations. A decade or so ago, IT was frequently criticized for being too focused...Read More
