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Now We Know What AI Is Reading—and It’s Earned Media

Now We Know What AI Is Reading—and It’s Earned Media

Over the past year, we’ve been making a fairly specific claim: earned media is becoming the raw material AI tools use to answer buyer questions. Our AI Shortlist report focused on the demand side of that shift: 43% of enterprise buyers now start vendor research with AI tools, and 93% use AI to compare vendors […]

Treble IRL: Empowered to Elevate

Treble IRL: Empowered to Elevate

The sixth edition of Treble’s agency retreat brought the team together in Austin for three days under the theme “Empowered to Elevate.” The idea behind it was simple enough: When individuals invest in themselves and each other, the whole system rises. That played out across three days of workshops and team time. Despite some rainy […]

From Inception to Exits: 13 Years and Counting

From Inception to Exits: 13 Years and Counting

Thirteen years ago this week, I started Treble. Having worked in the Bay Area and seen the boom in venture-capital-backed startups, I saw even back then that Austin, Texas, would be the next hot spot for that type of activity, with its unique mix of legacy and emerging technologies and a rapidly growing VC foundation […]

For Hardtech Companies, the Partnership Announcement Is the Product Launch

For Hardtech Companies, the Partnership Announcement Is the Product Launch

Last year, an aerospace component startup we work with secured a collaboration with one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers. Typically, that story has a predictable headline: Startup Partners With Major OEM. Instead, their announcement led with a problem: Legacy supply chains are slowing innovation in commercial aviation, and modular, software-driven systems could shrink qualification […]

RSA 2026: “Under Construction”

“Under construction.” That’s how Intruder CEO Chris Wallis described the AI conversation at RSA 2026. Based on what our team came back talking about, it’s hard to disagree. Chris said multiple talks landed on that same phrase, but it wasn’t a slogan; it was more like a quiet admission. Users are figuring out how to […]

Why Hardtech Companies Are Invisible to AI

Enterprise vendor research has shifted. A few years ago, most buying journeys started with a familiar mix: Google searches, analyst reports, peer recommendations, and industry events. Today, AI assistants have quietly become a new entry point. Treble’s Press-to-Pipeline Activation in the Age of AI report, a survey of 300 enterprise technology buyers, found that 47% […]

Why Your RSA 2026 Strategy Starts with an Algorithm

Standing out among the nearly 700 competitors on the RSA Conference expo floor requires more than a flashy demo or brand activation. In 2026, the most important “booth visit” happens weeks before you or your potential customers step into the Moscone Center. The buyer’s journey is increasingly starting with AI tools. Treble’s Press-to-Pipeline Activation in […]

AI Has Replaced Google Search as the Starting Point for B2B Buyers. Here’s What That Means for Earned Media

Today, we released our Press-to-Pipeline Activation in the Age of AI report, and the findings confirm what we’ve been seeing with our clients for months. AI assistants have overtaken Google Search as the No. 1 starting point for enterprise technology buyer research. We partnered with Censuswide to survey 300 senior B2B buyers across five industries. […]

What Our Record 2025 Growth Reveals About the Future of Enterprise Tech PR

When KnowBe4 selected Treble as its U.S. PR agency of record earlier this year, it confirmed something we’ve been watching build across our portfolio: enterprise technology companies are fundamentally rethinking what they need from their PR partners. Our 20% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025—driven by the strategic expansion of our Enterprise Technology and Cybersecurity Practice […]

NRF 2026: Why Earned Media is the New SEO for Retail Tech

The National Retail Federation’s annual Retail’s Big Show is almost here. As retail tech vendors, platforms and brands converge on New York, competition for buyer attention will peak—as it does every January. What’s changing isn’t the noise level on the show floor. It’s how retail buyers decide which companies are worth talking to long before […]

One Line is Gold: Why Boldness Beats Overthinking in PR

PR professionals and clients share a common vice: overthinking. We obsess over the “perfect” angle, often diluting the message in the process. But in a noisy media landscape, safety is invisible. Boldness is what converts. At times, an entire campaign of coverage comes down to a single, contrarian line. The “Vibe Coding” Trap When Vibe […]

Tech PR in 2026: Five Predictions That Will Reshape the Industry

If 2025 was the year we experimented with the future. 2026 is the year we have to deliver on it. The “wait and see” period is over. Generative AI has moved from a novelty to a search engine standard, newsrooms are slimming down, and the pressure to tie coverage to the sales pipeline is louder […]

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