How AI is transforming PR — Michelle Songy // Press Hook

Michelle Songy, CEO and Founder of Press Hook, talks about how artificial intelligence and big data are affecting the future of public relations. In today’s digital age, PR and AI are becoming increasingly intertwined. In fact, PR professionals are using AI-powered tools like ChatGPT to provide a new level of insight that traditional research methods simply can't match. Today, Michelle discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming public relations.
About the speaker

Michelle Songy

Press Hook

 - Press Hook

Michelle is CEO and Founder of Press Hook

Show Notes

  • 02:11
    The impact of AI on the PR industry
    In the PR industry, AI is making the content creation process faster and more efficient. Additionally, AI is enhancing discovery and relevancy and facilitating communication and collaboration between brands, publicists, and journalists.
  • 04:24
    How AI is helping journalists build relationships with brands that want coverage
    Journalists can find it difficult to identify the most relevant brands and products for their stories using Google Search and social media. However, AI can identify who the relevant people are and find their contact information so journalists can contact them a lot quicker than before.
  • 05:23
    How journalists are leveraging AI tools
    AI tools like ChatGPT are being used to efficiently gather and analyze big data, identify the most relevant products and experts, and even generate articles. By leveraging AI, journalists are able to streamline their research process and produce high-quality content more efficiently.
  • 06:50
    Ways that marketers can leverage AI for PR
    Marketers can use AI to find new angles for their brands and identify the most relevant media outlets for their pitches or topics. Essentially, by leveraging big data intelligence, AI tools help marketers make more informed decisions about their outreach and targeting strategies.
  • 08:26
    AI vs traditional research methods
    Initially, the research process was very manual and the software to provide those contact lists was expensive. However, in comparison, tools like ChatGPT provide access to larger datasets, saving time, making the research process more efficient, and producing more accurate results.
  • 10:29
    The accuracy of ChatGPT results
    Due to the combination of multiple datasets, ChatGPT's results can change over time. But, in comparison to other software used to gather information, it is less biased making it a more accurate option for marketers.

Quotes

  • "One of the ways marketers can use AI is to help them to find topics or angles for the clients that they're overseeing, or the brand that they're working for." -Michelle Songy, CEO, Press Hook

  • "If you're looking for the most relevant audiences for people talking about vegan, keto, or sustainable fashion, etc, you can use AI to surface who are those journalists you should be contacting." -Michelle Songy, CEO, Press Hook

  • "ChatGPT isnt perfectly accurate every time. But, I do think that it is less biased than some other software that we would use to get this information." -Michelle Songy, CEO, Press Hook

About the speaker

Michelle Songy

Press Hook

 - Press Hook

Michelle is CEO and Founder of Press Hook

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