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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"3BL Media: new features and launches\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/3bl-media/, updated 2026-10-28",
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  "title": "3BL Media: new features and launches",
  "opening_answer": "We confirmed 3 product launches from 3BL Media since January 2026. The latest, Moments Ahead, became available Aug. 25, 2026. We also record 3 acquisitions and 1 new company.",
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    "summary": "3BL Media sells a sustainability and impact communications platform to companies. It publishes their press releases, blogs and multimedia to a network of partner sites and to its own wire brands, CSRwire and TriplePundit. It also gives a branded newsroom, audience analytics and an AI Visibility Tracker that scores how AI assistants see a brand.",
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    "price_note": "main plans are sales-led ('Talk to our team'); the sustainability-report announcement service ReportAlert lists $3,995 one-time and $5,995 for the Extended Visibility Package, with AI Visibility Tracker access included",
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