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

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Clients now expect PR people to also be search experts, content experts, working knowledge of Google Analytics, knowledge of all sorts of tracking tools to measure effectiveness, while filming, producing, and editing video and managing multiple social media accounts.”. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties. In multiple mediums.”.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. 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. Rise of native advertising. SEO goes mobile.

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

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.

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This summary of PR technology news – the PR Tech Sum – is back after a two-month hiatus. Digimind’s technology uses AI solutions and machine learning to provide global social media listening and comprehensive analysis across all major social platforms,” the company said in a press release. I do have a sense of humor.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While podcasting is a great tool for optimizing SEO and visibility, these shouldn’t always be the main focus. Don’t forget that engagement can also be measured. Some constituencies may not be familiar with podcasting, so teach them how to use the technology. Be sure to advertise this before the event.

Community 206

Community Nonprofit Conference Social Media 206

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. MozCon is geared for SEOs (i.e.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

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.

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

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.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

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.

Social Media 177

Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

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. Let’s take a look: PR and the Marketing Technology Skills Gap. All helpful in measuring the true influence and effectiveness of an influencer. Here’s how.

Technology 83

Technology Facebook Measurement Policies 83

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. The survey polled, 2,400 senior managers (U.S.) >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute?

Survey 101

Survey Trends Marketing Creativity 101

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it. Gauge Site Relevance Simply put, in guest posting, choosing sites relevant to your niche is better for your SEO. For example: “write for us” AND “SEO” if I wanted the SEO industry.

Analysis 90

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. Of that segment of respondents, 72% use paid social media channels; 66% use sponsorships; 61% use pay-per-click advertising. About half of businesses outsource some content marketing.

Content Marketing 138

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 138

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

B2B 155

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 155

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Ad agencies, SEO services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, know how to scale their promotional work through technology. Where are PR’s scalable technologies of persuasion? When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. Christopher S.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Enhance campaign SEO More technically, PR efforts can positively affect search engine optimization (SEO). PR can significantly enhance a brand’s SEO by strategically integrating relevant keywords and links into its campaigns and content.

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

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. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Analytics 155

Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing How To 155

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

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? MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Cision

JULY 26, 2017

Facebook is unprecedented by nearly every measure for social platforms, except perhaps for engagement where its companion network Instagram (and its 700 million users ) excels. Paid Content (what can I measure and how granularly can I target audiences?). Paid Content (what can I measure and how granularly can I target audiences?).

Social Media 233

Social Media How To Insurance Insurance 233

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).

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology. Production: Creating intelligent content. Production.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends. Look for opportunities to implement professional development programs to ensure and encourage that the marketing team is staying up on technology and trends. Technology.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” The Role of Technology on the Legal Market.

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

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? MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

However, the tactics used have definitely transformed, thanks mostly to new technology, the metamorphosis of the news industry and the rise of social media.”. I think non-PR folks sometimes think of it like advertising or marketing where you can “pay to play” and see relatively immediate, measurable results.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Companies that prioritise activities towards voice technology now have the chance to get ahead. SEO and AdWords. There is increasing evidence to show that search engine optimisation (SEO) is also impacted by online reviews. In fact, Gartner predicts 30% of all searches will be done without a screen by 2020.

Engineering 67

Engineering Reputation Social Media SEO 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7% On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%). CMOs also choose to define it more broadly across technology (48%), content (44%), distribution channels (41%) and data (38%).

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Measurement Continues to Evolve. Tools are getting smarter and faster, but there still is no one source of truth for measurement – and we shouldn’t expect it to magically arrive. Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube – they all have or are rapidly advancing advertising components. Visual Storytelling Accelerates.

Marketing 60

Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60

Shift Communications

JANUARY 28, 2016

Sandberg also emphasized measurement; all marketers running ads on the Facebook platform should be using Facebook Pixel and Conversion Lift to supplement direct response metrics (like clicks) as part of a Facebook advertising strategy. Vice President, Marketing Technology. What should you do next on Facebook? Christopher S.

Mobile 60

Mobile Facebook Social Media Instagram 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

To me, this liking phenomenon is a gimmick and gimmicks on Twitter are about as old as Twitter itself (Google faces a similar challenge in SEO). I believe technology gives us leverage, but like Peter Thiel says in his book Zero to One , it works best when it compliments or augments humanity rather than replaces it. Engagement.

Content Marketing 71

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 71

wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

As technology, culture, media and marketing converge, it’s an intriguing time to be a marketer. Conducted by American Marketing Association [AMA] and Millard Brown Vermeer , the survey measures the degree of 1,028 U.S. The Confidence Index revealed gaps in digital marketing and SEO at the more experienced level of marketer.

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Enterprise Conference 40

Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

Twitter’s approach to open data also makes measurement easy. So many organisations have experienced negative consequences of trusting SEO agencies to manage content marketing for them, only for them to be penalised by Google. Do you believe Marketing, PR, and SEO will merge into one? Not so much a campaign, but a project.

Interviews 28

Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

(Wait for it…) Relax, I’m not going to re-list what’s already been written all over the Interwebz about affordable technology available to non-profits. As smart WUL readers know, technology does not equal strategy, and it won’t solve all your organization’s problems. Image: Brad Stabler via Flickr, CC 2.0

Tools 99

Tools Marketing Nonprofit Mobile 99

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

A cloud technology vendor told me that trade shows were the number one source of leads for his company. For technology companies that sell cloud solutions, a majority (61%) said IT was the top influencer. Whether buying or selling cloud technology, this data suggests IT wields considerable influence on the decision.

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Local Customer Service 60