ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. PR is about influence.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. Soon advertising may be the only way to reach some select audiences. AI-Powered Personalization of Advertising. Advertising has been quick to adopt artificial intelligence, but we’ve only touched the tip of a massive iceberg.

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Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

5W PR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The performance of marketing strategies is carefully measured across the web, mobile and social media, and then it’s compared to the industry competitors or any available challenger brands for the company. There are different benchmarks for every channel, as well as for advertising, search engine optimization (SEO), and email.

Advertising 88

Advertising Advertising Measurement Facebook 88

Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

As PR agencies go, Wildfire is unashamedly nerdy. So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. Measurement by output — pretty useless for the most part.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future.

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. How did it affect social traffic and SEO? Figure out where your audience is and don’t be afraid to remind them with targeted advertising.

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Measurement Data-Driven PR Analytics Data 60

5W PR

JULY 18, 2023

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) To increase visibility in search engine results , optimize the brand’s website and content for relevant keywords. Advertising Online advertising can significantly boost a brand’s visibility and drive targeted traffic. Experiment with creative and engaging content formats.

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Brand Branding Engineering Analytics 78

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Here he outlines a talk from Yext’s Duane Forrester on what a future SEO job description. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key.

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Prohibition

MAY 18, 2023

When they endorse or promote a product or service, their audience is more likely to perceive it as genuine and trustworthy compared to traditional advertising formats. Improved SEO and Online Presence Influencer collaborations often lead to increased online mentions and backlinks to your brand’s website.

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Strategy Marketing SEO B2C 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Did you know? Check out our services.].

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. Measure the Sentiment That Matters. So, how do you measure online sentiment? One of the easiest ways of measuring the emotional response from your consumers is sentiment analysis. Humanize Your Brand.

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Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

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.”. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . PR grows more in demand.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

However, all this change gives us little time for researching the best sites for the latest news in marketing, PR and SEO. The calculation takes into account a number of data points, such as social shares, SEO data and page rankings. Advertising Age Online. Seo by the Sea. Adweek Online. Social Media Today. brandchannel.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

I was asked recently what the most important metric, the most important thing to measure in PR is. So, what measurable trait helps us determine the effectiveness of PR? If you had to measure only one thing (you don’t), measuring branded non-negative search would be it. Advertising creates mindshare.

Measurement 107

Measurement SEO Policies Reputation 107

5W PR

JUNE 8, 2020

Advertising on social media is losing favor among many marketers. Review the SEO strategy to ensure that content optimization and link building are prominent. As always, measure the brand’s conversion rate with industry averages and be prepared to adjust, where needed. What to Shed. Court Google.

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SEO Consumer Education Course 88

Shift Communications

AUGUST 25, 2017

Marketers, PR Pros, and Advertisers are in a daily battle to remove opinion from decision making and tactical execution. Success is more than just clicks; it’s also SEO, social shares, engagement and quality of content. How can all of this be measured and analyzed? The Solution. SHIFT has the solution: SCALE. Roman Greco.

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Data SEO Guidelines Advertising 92

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

While you could most certainly run an entire social media campaign for free, paying for social media advertising (or Paid Social, as it’s called in the biz) is the best way to leverage social media technologies to your advantage. Social Media Marketing: Defining Your Business Goals. What does the ‘right’ social media platform mean?

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Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Build a Better Agency Summit.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association) worked with YouGov to poll 203 in-house and PR agency executives to find in-house digital PR budgets have risen by 9% in a year, with expectation they will grow further over the next 12 months. Over half of agency people require more digital/social media training (53%).

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Training Digital PR Media Training Education 119

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

and found, as a result of the pandemic, the top three changes businesses have made in hiring are: 54% are conducting remote interview and onboarding 42% have shortened the hiring process; and 42% are advertising fully remote jobs. >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Give our services a try.

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Survey Trends Marketing Creativity 101

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” I agree, but only because native advertising tricks readers into thinking its bona fide coverage. Muck Rack released an integration with Google Analytics (GA) that helps PR measure web traffic from media placements. Revenue grew to $62.6

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As our clients become increasingly concerned with measurable marketing investments for their digital and e-commerce business, we recommend starting the conversation with a full-funnel analysis and investment plan. The post The Importance of a Full Funnel Marketing Approach appeared first on Konnect Agency.

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Marketing Consumer Advertising Advertising 52

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

So in such a busy marketplace, and in an age where the budget can’t always stretch to support content marketing , social media marketing , influencer marketing , advertising, design, e-marketing, PPC, SEO and everything else you’ve been advised to invest in, how can you justify spend to stand out from the crowd? Organic SEO.

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Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. All helpful in measuring the true influence and effectiveness of an influencer. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Prioritize and share. Lisa Zanchi.

Technology 83

Technology Facebook Measurement Policies 83

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Ad agencies, SEO services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, know how to scale their promotional work through technology. When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. SEO is machine-to-machine communication as well. Humans do not scale.

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Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals.

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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. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO).

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The top challenge for marketers today is disregarding the latest sparkly things (social media, SEO, paying for leads,law domains ) and focusing instead on real techniques that generate new business. The Benefits of Being a Good PR Agency Client; Off Script #18: Rich Young. SEO is snake oil. – SEO.

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Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance. Agency executives. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Vice Presidents.

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Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

Independent PR agencies usually seek membership in a regional or global PR network primarily because they want to expand their reach and do more business. For an agency or any entrepreneur to do good business, they need to have good friends. We have multiple agencies from the U.S., For the original blog, please visit here.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. It also merits pointing out, these are early measurements; perhaps the results improve with time.

B2B 68

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2016

Google Analytics and Google AdWords are widely-utilized, key tools for Digital Marketing measurement and advertising. SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, is the large umbrella that includes being proficient in tasks such as search engine optimization (SEO), content creation, email marketing and digital advertising.

Marketing 60

Marketing How To Analytics Google 60

Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2016

Google Analytics and Google AdWords are widely-utilized, key tools for Digital Marketing measurement and advertising. SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, is the large umbrella that includes being proficient in tasks such as search engine optimization (SEO), content creation, email marketing and digital advertising.

Marketing 60

Marketing How To Analytics Google 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

2015 found brands reevaluating their agency relationships in an unprecedented way , turning over partners looking for a better mix of nimble, efficient and integrated. Based on the conversations we’re having with existing clients and prospects, agencies will be required to embody all of these attributes and more. Derek Lyons.

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Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

In one year, 25% of the junior staff has participated in our MT the program which gives them hands on experience with tools ranging from Google Analytics to Social Advertising, survey best practices and keyword/SEO research. But it doesn’t stop there…. The need for this will only increase. Derek Lyons. Senior Vice President.

Technology 60

Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. Suppose you’re trying to formulate a 2015 SEO strategy. Christopher S.

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