Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

Internet usage, planning tools, paid and social mashups, human computer interface, and social business are highlights of Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Report. Mary Meeker, an analyst turned venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB), has published her annual Internet report for 2017. 2 Internet usage continues to grow.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. And that requires good data – not only to find the right people and outlets but also to measure the reach and impact of these efforts. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As marketers, anything that is measurable and quantifiable should get our attention, and the week’s sessions were filled with interesting numbers. In 2017, Google had more than 7 million advertisers spend just over $10B on advertising on the platform. So if you can make $8 in revenue for every dollar spent?

Marketing 87

Marketing B2B Advertising Advertising 87

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Reaching out to people that are more likely to be receptive to your brand is more cost efficient, less time consuming and more sustainable in the long run. To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. Without measuring your data, you won’t know what’s working and what’s not and how to move forward.

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. Market research is vital to understanding how target audiences consume info,” said Haworth. Gina Luttrell (@GinaLuttrell) October 9, 2017. Meet people where they are. PRSAICON #goingrogue #LRNSMPR.

Social Media 117

Social Media Conference Media Corporate 117

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

On September 26, 2017, Twitter surprised its users by announcing that certain users would have their tweet character limits doubled, from 140 characters to 280 characters. Finally, let’s look at the post-beta period: What we see is no relationship between any engagement measure and tweet length, in any time period. Consumer technology.

B2C 103

B2C Airlines Pharmaceuticals B2B 103

PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

10 at PRSA’s 2017 International Conference in Boston. Most companies would agree that consumer trust is a valuable commodity — one that can’t be bought or sold. According to Nielsen’s Global Trust in Advertising study , consumers trust earned media and recommendations from friends and family more than any other source.

Data 144

Data How To Storytelling Analytics 144

Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Yvonne Lorie, the founder of ReFresh PR and a recipient of the 2013 HPRA Premio PR Achievement Award, has been elected president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) national board for 2017. In general, PR is having a more profound impact on overall marketing initiatives and has come of age, much like Hispanic consumers.

Automotive 245

Automotive Resources Strategy Consumer 245

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As marketers, anything that is measurable and quantifiable should get our attention, and the week’s sessions were filled with interesting numbers. In 2017, Google had more than 7 million advertisers spend just over $10B on advertising on the platform. So if you can make $8 in revenue for every dollar spent?

Marketing 52

Marketing B2B Advertising Advertising 52

Prakkypedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Self-described as a “trade journal for the media covering newspapers, magazines, TV, digital, radio, outdoor advertising and entertainment media”. An ABC Radio National show and podcast, Download This Show explores “the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more”. Media Week. Download This Show.

Media 76

Media Journalism Radio Print 76

Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

Bezos could see in 1997 Amazon would be selling anything you could buy at a Walmart in 2017. It’s why, as noted in the March 2017 edition of the Monthly Scripts newsletter , Sir Martin Sorrell, who leads what is perhaps the largest marketing services enterprise in the world, fears not Google or Facebook – but Amazon.

Trends 87

Trends Marketing Mobile Web 87

Beyond PR

MARCH 1, 2018

If we ALL use reach, and advertising value equivalency in our reports, nobody will get asked the hard question about whether that actually matters!”. But today, consumers don’t think and move in packs any longer. There is no consumer mob these days. The people doing the measurement say it needs to get better.

Media 73

Media Measurement Enterprise Television 73

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. It uses proxies as a measurement of success rather than key performance indicators that are aligned to the organisations that it serves. PR is a social science. It’s a theme that Topi?

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. percent in 2017, hitting $83 billion.” Far from it.

Media 57

Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 57

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The complete report, which was conducted by Bizible , is available with registration: 2017 State of Pipeline Marketing Report. Also see: Marketing Budgets, Planning and Benchmarks for 2017 [UML]. If a publisher is looking at pageviews and bounce rates, they are definitely measuring it all wrong.”.

Study 65

Study Marketing B2B Apparel 65

Shift Communications

JANUARY 29, 2018

What actually happened, and how measurable has the impact been? Our timeframe of data was from December 1, 2017 to January 27, 2018. It remains to be seen whether public personalities will remain at such lows, since much of their audience is consumer-driven and the holiday period is when consumers would naturally engage more with them.

Facebook 110

Facebook Corporate Social Media Data 110

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

That’s a simplified breakdown of the process that consumers and businesses go through when they want to learn more about a product or service they might purchase and the company they’re purchasing from. Research in 2017 established that online reviews impact purchasing decisions for 93% of consumers and 92% of businesses.

Engineering 67

Engineering Reputation Social Media SEO 67

Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. About Nick Bell.

Measurement 75

Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As of next month, it will be introducing measures to increase ad transparency , allowing users to simply click and view all the ads being run by one organisation. It’s not only Facebook that is hoping to clear the smoke screen around its advertising. But is this all just too little, too late? The customer is always right.

Policies 72

Policies Facebook Advertising Advertising 72

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%). Each of these provides a potential source of consumer insight and a more holistic way of using media to reset strategy.”. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Consumers are more willing to trust peer reviews or recommendations than a company. In fact, 93% of consumers say that online reviews influence their purchase decisions. Measuring the effectiveness of any marketing campaign begins with defined and clear KPIs. Measurable. Performance. Achievable.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Podcasting is clearly growing – TVEyes CEO David Ives said in an announcement , “more than 30 percent of Americans listen monthly, more than 20 percent listen weekly, and these listeners skew toward demographics that advertisers and politicos alike seek to understand and influence.”. 3) Meltwater updates UX, adds new projects feature.

Internal 64

Internal International Data Media 64

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. See Review Marketing Becomes Top Priority for 2017 ). – print advertising. – pay per click advertising. The rule is: if you can’t measure the results, eliminate it.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2017 : Can the ethical breakdown of political PR with its purposefully spread false narratives poison other industry sectors? I’d even venture to say that the majority of their clients still measure their agencies’ value by the number and quality of these media “hits” and the audience impressions (and ad equivalencies!) they produce.

Pitching 43

Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Cision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

With nearly 91 percent of people saying advertisements are more intrusive today than they were two years ago, earned media or word-of-mouth approach provides an excellent opportunity to improve conversion rates and generate sales. However, your goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART).

Strategy 244

Strategy How To Media Measurement 244

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. Performance marketing and digital ad spending will continue to become less effective as consumer brands continue to fight for the same broad audiences.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Authentic storytelling continued to excel “For PR, authentic storytelling will continue to excel as consumers seek honest, genuine experiences and solutions.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. Video enhances SEO, has the best ROI, keeps consumers engaged longer, and is more shareable than many other content forms. That was the case with Equifax CEO Rick Smith’s wooden response to the 2017 data breach.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

Data 264

Data Leadership Tools Advertising 264

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. 9) Even advertisers want to invest in PR. 82% of consumers stopped doing business after a bad experience.”. 82% of consumers stopped doing business after a bad experience.”.

Content Marketing 124

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Compared to how you measure traditional advertising, with experiential marketing we measure buzz, impact, engagement and conversations generated by a campaign. The success metrics a marketer should measure depend upon what your brand is and how it’s currently perceived,” adds Pappas. It was a perfect storm of marketing.

Marketing 76

Marketing Consumer Measurement Viral 76

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Writing for Forbes , Monaghan predicted in late 2017 that trust was at stake for every American organization and it would play a major role in 2018 PR strategies. This campaign technically ran through the tail end of 2017, but it’s too good not to share and emulate. Image credit: Adweek. Hear us out on this one. Image credit: Twitter.

Brand 69

Brand Branding Sports Consumer 69

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

the importance of measurability. As of 2017, Youtube, Instagram Video, and Snapchat are some of the most innovative online tools that brands are employing to communicate their message, especially to younger audiences. In fact, html5 video in email is expected to take off in 2017- stay tuned. thought leadership. contributors.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It may come as a shock that the “King of Beers” created a unique Halloween-themed advertising campaign to discourage drinking. ’ Over 100 years ago, the company used the tagline “ Budweiser Means Moderatio n,” and about 35 years ago the firm’s ads challenged consumers to “ Know When to Say When.”

Consumer 51

Consumer Banking Advertising Advertising 51

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here are the posts readers read the most in 2018 – as measured by readers clicks. This was flat with the $91,000 median originally reported in 2017 and the $92,125 originally reported in 2016. The point is advertising is not content marketing. 5) Did Outbrain Try to Pitch Content Marketing at Cannes?

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Journalists and consumers crave videos. Promote via earned media (media coverage & social mentions).

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235