Make the Most out of Major Press Releases
High-growth innovation companies often have seismic news they are seeking to get out to their target markets. Strategic acquisitions, significant funding rounds, and product breakthroughs are some examples of key news that can lead to significant coverage. And it seems so easy – hire a PR firm, get a release written, and get it out the door. While it's possible to turn around a press release draft very quickly, there are important best practices to follow that will maximize your press release’s results. These are the top five things we’re [...]
Forget PR as Storytelling. Be a Newsworthy, Innovation-focused Thought Leader
I am not a big fan of PR being referred to as "storytelling" – Does an innovation company transforming an entire market or process with advanced technology need a story told? Innovation and platform companies are seeking to create meaningful, impactful PR campaigns through category-defining [...]
4 PR Strategies to Leverage Post-Pandemic
There is no way to hit rewind. The pandemic has waned, but its impact is scattered across industries and technology. We saw accelerations in the adoption of technology, such as virtual collaboration, e-commerce, and e-learning. We saw healthcare technology advance as providers look to rebound [...]
Share of Voice Measurement Offers Marketers a Map
Part 2 of our Share of Voice Series. Read Part 1 here. Public relations experts could measure PR back in the day, but – as we discussed in Part 1 of our SOV series – it wasn’t the most efficient process. As the internet became [...]
Measuring PR: Old School versus Share of Voice
Share of Voice Part 1 All marketing efforts must be measured for their return and support of a company’s business objectives. Share of Voice (SOV) reporting is increasingly important to marketing executives, particularly in high growth innovation companies seeking to create or take over categories. [...]
PR for SEO – aB’s Top 3 Tips
Innovation companies are focused on reshaping their target markets. To do so, they must first define the intersection of their differentiated solution and their markets’ pain points. There are a variety of ways in which data marketing executives do this: Content of all kinds, webinars, [...]
PR for 2021 – Five Things You Need to Know
It is probably fair to say that we are all welcoming the turn of a new year. Executives had to rapidly transform to support their markets during the pandemic. Q1 2020 plans were quickly scrapped to make way for a new map forward. anthonyBarnum saw [...]