AI search puts Gartner's 2027 PR budget forecast to the test
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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
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AI search puts Gartner's 2027 PR budget forecast to the test
As AI search shifts where audiences look for answers, Gartner’s forecast of doubled PR spending by 2027 remains unproven by citation data.
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