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title: "MarTech Talk: 8 Questions with TrendKite CEO Erik Huddleston"
description: Erik Huddleston, CEO of Austin-based MarTech company TrendKite, discusses the history of TrendKite and the future of PR measurement in this video interview.
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# [MarTech Talk: 8 Questions with TrendKite CEO Erik Huddleston](https://www.ideagrove.com/blog/martech-talk-the-future-of-pr-measurement-with-trendkite-ceo-erik-huddleston)

 Written by [Scott Baradell](https://www.ideagrove.com/blog/author/scott-baradell) | Oct 17, 2018

Idea Grove was one of TrendKite's very first customers in 2014. The Austin-based [MarTech startup](https://www.ideagrove.com/about/clients) has since accumulated more than $46 million in funding and emerged as one of the leaders in public relations technology. We recently sat down with TrendKite CEO Erik Huddleston to discuss the history and future plans of his company, as well as his vision for the future of PR measurement.

 

 

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