While many people see December as a month to put their feet up before the holidays, I saw it as a time to take a 30-hour journey to Changsha, China for the Global Startup Awards.  That may seem crazy but it was the perfect opportunity for me to learn more about different business practices around the world and see a completely different culture up close and personal. First, some context on the event. The Global Startup Awards (GSA) is the largest independent startup ecosystem competition. Beginning in Denmark in 2012, GSA annually selects and awards the most innovative and forward-thinkin ..read more

While the Summer season may mean beach holidays and pina coladas for 9-to-5 types, for those in the startup world it means a busy events calendar.  May to July is the peak time for startup conferences and events and Publicize Principal Craig Corbett was ready to dive in headfirst and cause a splash about how startups can use PR and communications to grow their digital footprints, and ultimately scale their businesses.  LONDON, UK  StartupGrind Startupday (June 5, 2019)  My first stop was London, where I had been invited to run a workshop on ‘PR for growth’ at the StartupGri ..read more

This month Publicize was invited to attend the Pioneers Festival. Craig Corbett, Principal at Publicize offers some insights into his experience: On May 9/10 I was invited to run a workshop on the theme of PR for startups at the esteemed Pioneers Festival in Vienna, Austria. Pioneers is highly regarded within the startup and tech communities, not only for it’s highly curated content but also for the high profile speakers which the event flies in from all over the world. Note* I am definitely not talking about myself. Despite being held on the same week as TNW conference in Amsterdam, and Info ..read more

This month, Publicize discovered the work of the brilliant e-NABLE Medellin, a small not-for-profit that unlocks the power of 3D printing to provide free prosthetics to those in need in Colombia. e-NABLE Medellin is doing vital work to help victims of the 52-year-long internal conflict and anyone else who needs a prosthetic, and in Colombia, that’s a lot. It remains the second most mine-affected country in the world, with over 11,400 people having been victims of landmines, of whom 1,124 are children. In fact, 3,600 people have suffered amputation due to the conflict, and 26% of ex-combatants ..read more

Microsoft announces the premier of the second season of the DECODED Show to air on Wednesday, August 23 at 6PM PST. If you’re a coder, you already know you are in a fast moving industry with constantly evolving potential. The challenges coders face are no longer related to a lack of available dynamic software, but instead, an inability to stay abreast of all the recent advancements and know what the most up to date capabilities. Microsoft DECODED is the programmer-focused web series aimed at inspiring and connecting developers to the most exciting new open source software, the people who ..read more

FindBroadband, a startup founded by serial entrepreneurs Nick ReeseDuane Anderson, announces this week its launch. The company, aiming to get enterprises up and running with broadband, aims to make the process of businesses finding broadband easier. Tearing up the Broadband Industry With FindBroadband, businesses can insert all their addresses – including prospective sites – and export a CSV file in seconds that will give them all the information. This saves them the hassle of having to contact 30 different providers to see what coverage is available at each address. Larger chains with mu ..read more

Publicize OS Publicize is proud to introduce today Publicize OS (Operating System). Publicize OS Version 1.0 is the technological backbone for Publicize operations. Our team intends to develop this into the world’s most advanced PR Client Management platform, and the release of Version 1.0 is a big step in that direction. Says Xander Kahle, Publicize’s Head of Product, “A core commitment of Publicize is to advance PR and Media while providing clients with as much value as possible.” “To serve these aims, Publicize has invested significant resources into forming a product team whose f ..read more

This year’s Techcrunch’s Disrupt SF hosted 25 startups, fighting tooth and nail for victory in its Startup Battlefield. Competition was fierce. Just 2.5% of the total applicants made it to the stage, in front of an audience of 5,000 VCs and tech leaders, and a panel of judges. The finalists pulled out the big guns–or should we say big data–and came armed with connected tech, robots, RNA sequencers and more. The winner, visual e-sports platform Mobalytics, took home the coveted Disrupt Cup, along with $50,000, priceless media exposure, and new-found connections. The Ukrainian-based startup time ..read more

We at Publicize have something very exciting to announce – the launch of our brand new platform, Publicize Zero. With tons of cool features available for free and extras for our clients, the Publicize Zero platform is a reimagining of what PR could be – what PR should be. Meet the developers At Publicize, we have a talented team of developers that have built Publicize Zero from the ground up. Led by our head of product Xander Kahle, the rest of the team is made up by John Restrepo, Belmar Santilla, Christina Haas and Mauricio Correa. They have spent the last several months beavering away ..read more

Last year, we at Publicize launched a Reporter in Residence (RIR) scheme, putting our clients in touch with real life journalists for important lessons and learnings for best PR practices. Here’s an explanation as to why we did it: Reporters, still, continue to form the backbone of news organizations and media outlets the whole world over. Even with talk about robotic news platforms and algorithms that could one day write the news, nothing will replace the quality and hard work that dedicated reporters bring to news publications. The RIR Program Publicize first announced its Reporter in Reside ..read more