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    <title>The B2B Marketing and PR podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Generative Ai”</title>
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  <title>Episode 148: How long does it take for B2B tech to close a deal – from first touch to deal-closed? </title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The average B2B tech buyers required 62.4 touches on average, across of 3.5 different marketing channels – from first touch to deal-closed</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this episode: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/05/b2b-tech-close-a-deal/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/05/b2b-tech-close-a-deal/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 147: The delay between gated content download and consumption</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Registrations for gated content dipped in 2025; prospects and customers download and read a week later</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>9:07</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post with links to the underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/04/gated-content-consumption/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/04/gated-content-consumption/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>B2B marketing, B2B sales, buyers journey, demand generation, generative AI, marketing strategy, sales, sales-marketing alignment, gated content</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post with links to the underlying resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/04/gated-content-consumption/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/04/gated-content-consumption/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 142:  AI-generated content performs poorly in organic search [study]</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle> An experiment using generative AI to produce a whopping 2,000 articles and evaluating the results over 16 months found that all that AI content generated a measly 1,062 clicks</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>7:45</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/03/ai-generated-content/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/03/ai-generated-content/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>B2B marketing,, demand generation, generative AI, marketing strategy, UX/CX, SEO, organic search, search marketing, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/03/ai-generated-content/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/03/ai-generated-content/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 137: The end of self-aggrandizing listicles in search and AI</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Listicles promoting “the top” or “best of” with your own product at the top are getting crushed in search, which shows that cheap tricks are a waste of time, budget and trust</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>3:36</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Here's the text version of this episode with links to the underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>B2B marketing, B2B sales, buyers journey, demand generation, generative AI, marketing strategy, sales, sales-marketing alignment, UX/CX</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here's the text version of this episode with links to the underlying resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here's the text version of this episode with links to the underlying resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/listicle-search/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 136: When sales makes it's own "shadow" enablement tools, it slows the B2B buying cycle</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sales teams bypass marketing assets because enablement often prioritizes production quotas over solving real seller pain points; here’s a simple way to fix that problem</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;The written version of this post, along with links to the cited resources, can be found here: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>B2B marketing, B2B sales, buyers journey, demand generation, generative AI, marketing strategy, sales, sales-marketing alignment, UX/CX</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The written version of this post, along with links to the cited resources, can be found here: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The written version of this post, along with links to the cited resources, can be found here: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/02/shadow-sales-enablement/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 134: AI might get you on the short list, but it still takes people to move sales deals forward</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Survey of B2B buyers, especially those using gen AI to shortlist software and tech, suggests that as long as people are buying software, it’s also going to take people to sell it   </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Here's the text version of this episode, with links to the cited resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>B2B marketing, B2B sales, buyers journey, demand generation, generative AI, marketing strategy, sales, sales-marketing alignment, UX/CX</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Here's the text version of this episode, with links to the cited resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Here's the text version of this episode, with links to the cited resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/ai-short-list/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 131: 7 non-negotiable digital trust signals PR must use in this era of distrust</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/131</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/eb8add9b-78c8-4156-aa8c-f3e26666f4da/5b0f03b0-161c-4f0e-ae83-1bdfb2702a5f.mp3" length="16053630" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If you want anyone’s attention these days, let alone a reporter, you’ve got to look, act and be beleivable – online and off</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>13:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/trust-signals-pr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/trust-signals-pr/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/trust-signals-pr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2026/01/trust-signals-pr/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 130: Corp comms in the era of distrust</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/130</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/eb8add9b-78c8-4156-aa8c-f3e26666f4da/de38bb91-9691-405c-85d9-67ce4b63e1c3.mp3" length="3922458" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Survey after survey shows people do not trust their government, media or scientists. Employers don’t trust their employees and vice versa. Customers and prospects do not trust marketing messages.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>3:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7413350594473676800/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Text version of this post&lt;/a&gt; (on LinkedIn) and here are the year-end summary posts I mention in this episode. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/pr-blog-posts-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;10 PR blog posts that summarize the state of comms in 2025 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/top-b2b-marketing-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The top B2B marketing blog posts that sum up trends from 2025 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/b2b-marketing-studies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;An easy-to-read review of 17 B2B marketing studies summarizing 2025 &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>trust, PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7413350594473676800/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Text version of this post</a> (on LinkedIn) and here are the year-end summary posts I mention in this episode. </p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/pr-blog-posts-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">10 PR blog posts that summarize the state of comms in 2025 </a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/top-b2b-marketing-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The top B2B marketing blog posts that sum up trends from 2025 </a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/b2b-marketing-studies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">An easy-to-read review of 17 B2B marketing studies summarizing 2025 </a></p></li>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7413350594473676800/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Text version of this post</a> (on LinkedIn) and here are the year-end summary posts I mention in this episode. </p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/pr-blog-posts-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">10 PR blog posts that summarize the state of comms in 2025 </a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/top-b2b-marketing-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The top B2B marketing blog posts that sum up trends from 2025 </a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/b2b-marketing-studies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">An easy-to-read review of 17 B2B marketing studies summarizing 2025 </a></p></li>
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  <title>Episode 129: Generative AI makes PR a key business priority in 2026: 35 PR and marketing predictions</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/129</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Thirty of these PR and marketing predictions are from real humans; the five short ones at the bottom are from various LLMs and it’s interesting to see the similarities and differences between what they wrote among each other and the people here</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>36:37</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post with the links to the underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/predictions-generative-ai-makes-pr-a-priority/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/predictions-generative-ai-makes-pr-a-priority/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 128: PR software vendors race to add AI features to comms tools [PR Tech Sum No. 63]</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Meltwater and Muck Rack add features for LLM monitoring; Notified taps AI to customize your PR pitch and offers syndication of byline articles; Buzzstream has a ‘stupid simple’ product that might appeal to freelance PR and small shops</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>13:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Full text and links to the underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/ai-comms-tools/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/12/ai-comms-tools/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Episode 126: How PR and marketing pros are monitoring AI visibility for clients and brands</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/126</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Most of the work is a manual effort coupled with a mishmash of ideas, concepts, metrics, and nascent tools; there’s no Radian6 for AI visibility yet</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Full text with links to the resources, tools and people cited: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/11/monitoring-ai-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/11/monitoring-ai-visibility/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>AI visibility, PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Episode 125: The next PR measurement conundrum: How do you measure AI visibility?</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/125</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If we’re having trouble proving the value of PR today, it’s only going to get harder with something as ghostly as AI visibility metrics</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post with links to the underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/11/pr-measurement-ai-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/11/pr-measurement-ai-visibility/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Episode 124: 10 Fundamentals for Successful Media Interviews</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/124</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If you are fortunate enough to secure an interview, then you certainly want to make the most of it.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>6:53</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2017/08/b2b-media-interviews/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2017/08/b2b-media-interviews/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2017/08/b2b-media-interviews/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2017/08/b2b-media-interviews/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 123: AI-generated PR copy: Reporters want editorial integrity and due diligence </title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/123</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The temptation to rely on generative AI for PR pitches is enticing, but using it without human intervention stands out to reporters and will likely have the opposite effect</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>6:31</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version with links to underlying resources: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/editorial-integrity-pr-ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/editorial-integrity-pr-ai/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version with links to underlying resources: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/editorial-integrity-pr-ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/editorial-integrity-pr-ai/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 121: Exclusive: PR software startups Propel, Signal AI announce “strategic partnership”</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/121</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The combination of two specialized technologies promises to provide comprehensive comms tools on a modern platform built for the era of AI</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>15:27</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post with screnshot and links: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/propel-signal-ai-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/propel-signal-ai-partnership/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post with screnshot and links: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/propel-signal-ai-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/propel-signal-ai-partnership/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 120: Public relations and editorial written blogs are well positioned in the AI era </title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/120</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Third-party validation is proving to be an influential factor in AI visibility; PR and blogging excel at this task

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  <itunes:duration>13:18</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this episode with links to the cited resoruces: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/pr-blogs-ai-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/10/pr-blogs-ai-visibility/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Episode 119: Media pitching: Adding perspective to Michael Smart’s FAQs for Muck Rack</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/119</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/eb8add9b-78c8-4156-aa8c-f3e26666f4da/ebd0316c-1e7e-49ce-b2b8-c4a29c6275b9.mp3" length="22181059" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Brass tack answers from an experienced professional, who still pitches every week, to common questions about pitching the media </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post with links to the underlying resoruces: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/09/media-pitching/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/09/media-pitching/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, media relations, PR pitching, media pitching, PR tips, PR pitching tips</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this post with links to the underlying resoruces: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/09/media-pitching/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/09/media-pitching/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 115: What PR should do about the waning influence of traditional media </title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/115</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Frank Strong</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/eb8add9b-78c8-4156-aa8c-f3e26666f4da/6fb64d20-3eb0-4712-bbcc-7318324a65ec.mp3" length="11750202" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Frank Strong</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>There’s nothing you can say about yourself that has the same influence as someone else saying it about you; if PR keeps that central tenet in mind, then you are adaptable to whatever the future might bring</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>10:17</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this piece: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>PR, public relations, corpcomm, corporate communications, communications, generative AI, PR tools, PR software, PR technology, media relations, earned media</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this piece: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/</a> </p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Text version of this piece: <a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/influence-media-waning/</a> </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 114: Being different is THE best practice in marketing</title>
  <link>https://b2b-marketing-pr.fireside.fm/114</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/generative-ai-customizations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/08/generative-ai-customizations/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 112: B2B prospects form preferences earlier and avoid sales conversations later, analysts say</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Forrester survey finds 92% of B2B prospects start evaluation solutions with one vendor in mind; 41% have a single preference; Gartner says 61% B2B buyers want to avoid talking to sales</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:53</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 109: 9 Little Stories from a One Time Public Relations Gig with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Given my focus on B2B marketing and PR, I usually get a double-take from clients if I disclose that I once did PR for the circus during its tour in Washington, DC.   But there should be no mistake the circus is a business and it was also all at once, one of the most challenging and fun PR assignments I’ve ever had.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 108: Human experience is one thing AI cannot accurately provide to marketing or comms </title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>AI cannot understand the human experience of delight, awe, fear, elation, confusion or frustration in any meaningful way</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>5:19</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Text version of this post: &lt;a href="https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/07/ai-human-experience/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.swordandthescript.com/2025/07/ai-human-experience/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 66: Are LLMs becoming the new front page for public relations?</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Generative AI answers questions better than search; that’s changing behavior where Google was once the new front page it may be losing its influence to LLMs</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>4:15</itunes:duration>
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