Apps, Websites & Tools for Public Relations Pros

So Many Choices, So Little Time:Apps Websites & Tools for

Public Relations Pros

PRSA CommEx 2016

August 4, 2016

•Precaution: They’re Just Tools!

•Organization/Time Tracking•Writing Assist•Media Relations•Financial•Graphic Design/Photos•Social Media Management•Surveys•Your Favorites•Questions & Answers

Today’s Talk

Precaution

•Tools are just Tools

•Read reviews, be selective

•Follow trusted sources – Aliza Sherman, Kellye Crane, Mashable

• Quickbooks – invoice/time• Freshbooks – invoice/time

• My Hours – time tracking• Toggl – time tracking• Timelyapp.com – time

tracking and reporting

Organization/Time Tracking

http://www.quickbooks.intuit.com/

http://www.freshbooks.com/

http://www.myhours.com/

http://www.myhours.com/

http://www.toggl.com/features

http://www.timelyapp.com/

•Basecamp 3

•Asana

Project Management

https://basecamp.com/

http://www.asana.com/

•Dropbox (or Box)•Hightail.com (used to be You

Send It)

•Evernote

•FreeConference.com Freeconferencecall.com,GoToMeeting or Uberconference.com

Productivity

http://www.dropbox.com/home

http://www.hightail.com/

http://www.evernote.com/

http://www.gotomeeting.com/

•Diigo (Delicious, but better)

•FaxZero

•Doodle

•WorkFlowy

Productivity

http://www.diigo.com/

http://www.faxzero.com/

http://www.doodle.com/

http://www.Workflowy.com/

•ToutApp•PrimoPDF•GoToMyPC.com•Slideshare•Scanner by JotNot Pro

Productivity

http://www1.toutapp.com/

http://www.primopdf.com/

http://www.gotomypc.com/

http://www.slideshare.net/

http://www.jotnot.com/scanner.html



•Visual Thesaurus•InternetSlang•Dafont•AP Stylebook

Writing Assist

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

http://www.internetslang.com/

http://www.dafont.com/

http://www.apstylebook.com/

•Cision•CustomScoop•Muckrack•Storify 2 by Livefyre

Media Relations

http://www.cision.com/us/pr-software/?nav_location=main_menu

http://www.customscoop.com/

http://www.muckrack.com/

http://www.storify.com/

•Square or Stripe•Expensify

Financial

http://www.squareup.com/

http://www.expensify.com/

Graphic Design/ Photos•Pic Monkey

•PiktoChart

• Infogr.am

•Canva

•Freedigitalphotos.net

http://www.picmonkey.com/

http://www.Piktochart.com/

http://www.infogr.am/

http://www.canva.com/

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

Graphic Design/ Photos•Wordswag

•PhotoPeach

•Ghost Lens – Apple Store

•Reporter Camera

•Colorzilla / Color Picker (Mac)

http://www.wordswag.com/

http://www.photopeach.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reporter-camera/id1037713368?mt=8

http://www.colorzilla.com/

Graphic Design/ Photos•Tagxedo

•Wordle

•Photo Pin

http://www.tagxedo.com/

http://www.wordle.net/

http://www.photopin.com/

Social Media Management• Hootsuite or Buffer

• GhostCodes

• GramFeed

• Tagboard

• Twilert

• Blogtrottr

• ManageFlitter

• Speaking Engagements

• Community Service – Pro Bono Work

http://www.hootsuite.com/

http://www.GhostCodes.com/

http://www.gramfeed.com/

http://www.tagboard.com/

http://www.twilert.com/

http://www.blogtrottr.com/

http://www.manageflitter.com/

Surveys

•SurveyMonkey

•Wedgies

•Typeform

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Fun

•Find My Car / Carr Matey•Wine – The Tasting Guide / Plonk•How to Tie a Tie•Ted – 1700 TED Talk videos/audio•Guides by Lonely Planet•Shazam

Constant Contact

Questions?

[email protected]

(907) 229-2470Kathyvirtual on social media

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