Great advice from @mcuban on how CEOs should interact with journalists and do PR. From my full interview at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

"I thought the perfection of rapid transit had been reached. We travelled at least eighteen miles an hour, when at full speed, and made the whole distance averaging probably as much as twelve miles an hour. This seemed like annihilating space." -Ulysses S. Grant

Shaping the future of media, one story at a time. Gregory Galant, co-founder and CEO of @muckrack, is redefining how PR, journalism, and technology intersect, powering the workflows of top brands and thousands of journalists with AI-driven tools. An early podcaster, serial entrepreneur, and creator of The Shorty Awards, Greg continues to influence the conversations shaping our digital world, from remote work to the evolution of modern storytelling. Meet @gregory at BRIDGE Summit. 📍 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC Centre) 🗓 December 8–10, 2025 Register now: bridgesummit.com/en/ #WorldMediaBRIDGE #BRIDGESummit

“The next frontier is influencing LLMs… Every entrepreneur needs to think about how to get LLMs recommending their company.” In this episode of Platform Builders, I sat down with @gregory, CEO of @muckrack, to talk about how PR is evolving into marketing's secret weapon. In an AI-first world where what LLMs recommend is what people trust, where you get your media mentions matters. We cover a bunch of topics from Greg's experience building Muck Rack: → Why brand mentions > backlinks → What “Generative Engine Optimization” (GEO) actually means → How earned media is shaping AI-driven search → The journalism history that inspired the Muck Rack name Greg also shares how he helped social media go viral before it had a name, launched a podcast ad network a decade too early, and bootstrapped Muck Rack to $50M ARR before raising a cent. Link to listen in thread.

A new @MuckRack study found: ℹ️ News stories influence AI outputs ℹ️ 89% of news citations are earned media ℹ️ Journalistic sources make up 49% of “up-to-date” queries ℹ️ ChatGPT prioritizes recent content the most AI depends on credible reporting. bit.ly/4l32Z7t

As tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini become the first stop for information-seekers, how AI describes your brand is starting to reshape reputation, trust and visibility. Meet Generative Pulse: the first PR-specific tool built to help communicators understand and shape how their brand is portrayed in AI-generated answers. Generative Pulse is grounded in new Muck Rack research, What Is AI Reading?, which analyzed over 1 million links cited by AI tools. Findings include 95% of AI citations are from non-paid sources and 89% are earned media. Generative Pulse gives comms teams the insight and actionability they need to lead in the age of generative search. With Generative Pulse, you can: 🔎 Track share of voice across LLMs 🧑‍💻 Identify top-cited journalists and outlets 🔗 See the exact URLs AI pulls from 📢 Take action directly inside your Muck Rack workflow If you’re not showing up in AI-generated answers, you’re not showing up at all. Learn more about Generative Pulse today: bit.ly/45bc4Fa

If your CEO doesn't know about GEO, it's time for a talk

BREAKING: @muckrack analyzed the citations for a MILLION realistic user prompts into LLMs and if you’re a PR pro, you NEED to know the results and implications: BACKGROUND: Per @PatrickCoffee's WSJ article from yesterday, although only around 5.6% of U.S. [desktop] search traffic went to LLMs last month, that’s more than QUADRUPLE what it was in Jan 2024. And this trend will only accelerate. BACK TO MUCK RACK’S FINDINGS: • 37% of results cited content NOT owned by the company/product in the search • 27% cited news sites/journalistic publications • 2% cited social media/marketing content and only 1% citing press releases And get this: A key difference between AI-generated search results and traditional SEO is that paid marketing and sponsored links rarely populate (per @emayhawk reporting at @axios) Let me repeat that: AI is completely ignoring all that sponsored content masquerading as real journalism. WHAT THIS MEANS: Brands have spent the last decade buying their way into "earned-looking" content. Native advertising. Sponsored posts. Advertorials pretending to be editorial. And then AI came along and said: "Yeah, we're not citing any of that." Meanwhile, outlets that have never “sold out their editorial souls” such as Reuters, AP., FT, etc., are the ones AI trusts. One more wild stat, per the report: 96% of what AI cites falls squarely in PR territory. Not marketing. Not advertising. PR. THE NEW REALITY: The brands winning in AI search will be the ones who earn their citations through genuine third-party validation… NOT those who buy them through increasingly “sophisticated” paid placements. We're not just seeing a new type of SEO; we're seeing the revenge of EARNED PR and REAL journalism. And if you ask me, it's about damn time.

An AI won’t take your SaaS. A SaaS that uses AI will take your SaaS.

It should be OOP. Off Of Phone.

GEO>SEO

🚨 Crisis Management Lessons from SXSW 2025 🚨 From leadership transparency to the evolving impact of cancel culture, crisis management was a hot topic at SXSW 2025. Industry leaders, including @MollyMcPherson, Eleanor Hawkins, and Laura Barganier, joined @gregory to share actionable insights on navigating high-stakes situations. 💡 Key Takeaways: ✅ Leaders should communicate strategically—timing and authenticity matter. ✅ Sometimes "no comment" is better than legalese—transparency builds trust. ✅ Cancel culture isn’t gone, but a strong audience can be your safety net. Crisis comms is evolving—are you ready? Read a full panel recap and watch it on-demand here: bit.ly/4hSymzX?

The winner for Best PR Software or AI Platform at the PRWeek Awards is @MuckRack! #PRWeekAwardsUS

🚀 We’ve landed at #SXSW! For the fourth year in a row, Muck Rack is the trusted tech partner for media coverage at the festival, and we can’t wait to connect with PR pros, journalists & media leaders. 📍 Stop by our Press Suite at Hilton Austin (Room 615AB) 🎤 Don’t miss our Crisis Management Panel on March 8 at 2:30 PM 🍸 Join us for our Off the Record event Let’s make this a SXSW to remember. See you soon! 👋

So true

ON THE CRUX - @muckrack CEO @gregory shares how AI-enhanced services are revolutionizing pitches and better connecting media and PR professionals across digital platforms. Also discusses digital media trends, the influence of AI, and much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

When it comes to getting your voice heard in the press, the rules of the game are shifting. Reflecting on my time at Davos, I keep coming back to an insightful conversation I had with @gregory, CEO and founder of @muckrack, about the evolving world of corporate communications and AI. It’s no longer enough to rely on one or two outlets to share your message. Today, it’s about connecting with a diverse array of influencers—podcasters, YouTubers, Substack writers, and more. The explosion of platforms has changed the way we communicate, and the days of “one-size-fits-all” strategies are long gone. Here’s what really stuck with me: 👉 Identify where your audience is spending their time. What are you reading? What are people like you reading? These are the places to focus on. 👉 Build authentic relationships. Many emerging content creators aren’t overwhelmed with pitches yet. If you offer value and connect meaningfully—sometimes as simple as a coffee chat—it can open doors and create opportunities. Cutting through the noise in today’s crowded media landscape takes both creativity and intention. What strategies are you using to get your message heard?

🚀 Big News: Introducing Muck Rack’s Media Brief Assistant! You landed the interview—now it’s time to prepare. What if you could bulid out a media brief seconds? Our latest AI-powered tool generates detailed media briefs instantly—so you can focus on what matters: telling your story. Learn more about this tool on the blog: bit.ly/40VRoAe

Overheard on the train back to Zurich: “First time I went to Davos I thought it was the greatest thing in the world. Now I find it exhausting. I’m going on an inner journey for the next six month.”