Former Vodafone comms staffer launches AI-powered PR service for startups

November 28, 2018 10:20

Former Vodafone PR staffer, Harry Tucker, has launched a ‘PR as service’ platform offering communications services for the startup sector.

Drops Media uses machine learning tools to cut PR agency costs to make services affordable for early stage companies.

Former Vodafone and Finder staffer, Harry Tucker, says Drops Media will offer an affordable service for startup companies

Most recently a business manager at Finder and previously a journalist at news.com.au and Business Insider, Tucker told Mumbrella: “I’m not really thinking of this much as an agency, as more ‘PR as a service’, in a similar fashion to paying for Stripe as your payments service.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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6 COMMENTS

sacd 28 Nov 18

The irony that “Drops Media” doesn’t come up in Google…the first thing a PR would tell their client to fix.

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Trevor S 3 Dec 18

When i search for it the site comes right up first?

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antisacd 28 Nov 18

haters gonna hate hey sacd

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Writing a 'Send all Drops Media emails to trash' filter now 28 Nov 18

I dread this. Media releases are so poorly targeted as is. I cannot imagine that AI will make them any more newsworthy. More junk to delete. Or build an AI to delete.

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RS 29 Nov 18

“…cited…” not “…sited…” in third-to-last par.

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Paul Wallbank 29 Nov 18

Thanks RS, I’m not sure how that typo crept in however it’s now been fixed.

Cheers,

Paul