Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This is high, high quality brand storytelling folks. Microsoft may have figured out the key to fantastic brand storytelling–and I think it goes something like this… Your employees = personal stories. Many brands write these kinds of executive and employee stories. Forget about the brand for a moment.

Storytelling 165

Storytelling Web Case Study Brand 165

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this week’s blog about earned media strategy and measurement, we’re talking about developing and implementing a content distribution plan that uses every opportunity to showcase your stories in front of your key audiences. The content provided on your web assets must tell your brand and product stories clearly and concisely.

Measurement 356

Measurement SEO Web Social Media 356

Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak began last month, I noticed there seemed to be two kinds of brands. But, the point is these seven brands adapted and changed quickly to their new environments and they acted decisively and knowing full-well they were taking a bit of a gamble. It’s been fascinating to watch. Makes sense, right?

Social Media 198

Social Media Brand Branding Employee 198

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 9, 2016

That was how we measured the PR team’s performance – by counting the publicity clips our work generated. And how to measure the other activities that a PR group delivers? The absence of a standard formula for measuring PR success remains our holy-grail challenge as an industry. So, how should we measure PR outcomes?

Measurement 189

Measurement How To Guidelines Web 189

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

As a PR agency that works with high-growth companies, including many technology brands, we talk a lot about why public relations is important for the tech industry. Digital-first publications, online video, podcasts, and even company blogs provide additional avenues for brands to connect with niche audiences.

Technology 266

Technology Television Web Social Media 266

Prohibition

APRIL 18, 2023

Measuring the success of your PR activity can be difficult, as results are often more tricky to quantify than traditional advertising and marketing campaigns. So how do you measure the success of your PR efforts? We’ve compiled a list of key metrics that you can consider when it comes to evaluating your PR activity.

Measurement 62

Measurement How To Comparison B2C 62

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Do you also run a brand online? Are you also facing difficulties in tracking the progress of your brand’s growth and figuring out what the social media marketing campaigns are doing for you? In the time of Web 3.0, no one can ignore the importance of social media and the number of customers it can bring to your brand.

Brand 62

Brand Branding Social Media Reddit 62

Cision

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Read on to learn more about how PR can bring measurement into the digital era. At Origami Logic , we recently conducted a survey of marketers with Brand Innovators and the results showed that companies innovative in the area of marketing performance measurement are striving to get a cross-channel perspective of campaign performance.

Measurement 198

Measurement System Data Technology 198

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. It can help to increase brand visibility and credibility in the tech industry, and build trust with key stakeholders and media outlets.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

The only way a PESO model can give PR pros a seat at the executive table is to measure, measure, measure. Without measuring your PESO activities’ effectiveness, you don’t know where to focus. Here’s a starting point for your measurement activities. Which topics are truly engaging your audience?

Measurement 200

Measurement Analytics Google Data 200

The Resolution Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

Measurement in PR often stops at counting clips and audience figures. It’s important to measure the outtakes (not just the outputs, as tempting as it can be) as they provide a deeper understanding of the impact your campaign had and if it resonated with the right audience. the “outtakes”. But how Can PR Claim the Traffic?

Measurement 120

Measurement Analytics Google Trends 120

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

A brand’s reputation can be described as how the general public perceives your organisation. Your reputation as a brand reflects the level of trust your target market has in you. Online Brand reputation management refers to a strategic approach that helps organisations manage their brands to achieve desired business outcomes.

Reputation 62

Reputation Brand Branding SEO 62

Communications Conversations

APRIL 10, 2018

Twitter is an almost non-existent marketing channel for most brands now. But yet, I don’t see a lot of brand participation (at least, anecdotally; I have yet to see research supporting this). My hunch is that brands aren’t participating (yet) for three reasons: 1: We’re not comfortable giving up control.

Instagram 114

Instagram Brand Branding Facebook 114

The Proactive Report

APRIL 12, 2018

What News Release Measurement Used to Be. Back in 2011 news distribution service, Businesswire, asked 280 PR practitioners with this question: “What is the most important measure of press release success?”. 28 percent – general branding/awareness. 28 percent – general branding/awareness. Measuring Earned Media.

Measurement 100

Measurement Analytics Google Social Media 100

Onclusive

JANUARY 10, 2018

With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, an increased focus from the C-suite on business- and metrics-driven KPIs, and a new trend toward Growth PR , PR & content marketing measurement is changing – radically and rapidly. There is such wide disparity in measurement today.

Content Marketing 150

Content Marketing Measurement Interviews Marketing 150

The Resolution Blog

MAY 24, 2017

The award winners are all leading the way in modern PR measurement but when we saw that Smoking Gun PR from Manchester, UK won two awards we had to get in touch and find out their secrets. Launched in January 2016, the brand had one fundamental problem — low awareness. How did you measure the effectiveness of the campaign?

Measurement 136

Measurement B2B Google Financial 136

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Between culture wars, real wars, political punditry and shifting social media sands, we live in a world where little is certain.And even Chat GPT may not be able to predict how vulnerable your brand to an errant Tweet or Thread. Most risk communication measurement stops far short of measuring the actual behavior you want people to take.

Chemicals 52

Chemicals Brand Branding Survey 52

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. Yet the cries for fostering more brand engagement persist and it’s rapidly becoming a no-win situation for marketing. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand.

Social Media 117

Social Media Brand Branding Media 117

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

PR practitioners understand that a brand or personal reputation built through bylined content, executive speeches, legitimate user reviews and media profiles will earn the credibility that comes from implied endorsement by recognized third parties. PR is more measurable than ever. Goodwill has value.

Mobile 100

Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

Communications Conversations

MAY 15, 2018

In fact, Reddit now has the THIRD MOST users (330 million) of any social platform on the web (behind only Facebook and Instagram). So, let’s recap: Reddit has the third-largest user base on the web, it’s growing, and it’s users spend more time on Reddit than users do on Facebook or Twitter. The answer is complex.

Reddit 76

Reddit Brand Branding Web 76

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Brand Visibility in 2024 “The only thing I’d really be thinking about is, can I get my brand name next to more mentions of the words and phrases I want to be associated with all around the web.” What are people saying about your brand when discussing CRM systems on social media? Use subheads and bullet points.

Trends 182

Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. It’s not enough to just count what’s easy to count; you must measure what really matters. That’s no longer the case.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 40

Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

PR coverage has typically been measured by media outlet audience size. For example, if a PR pro gained coverage for their brand in Forbes, they may report the circulation of Forbes as the potential audience size that saw the message. Spot brand & revenue indicators. Know which tactics are working.

Strategy 294

Strategy Data-Driven PR Measurement Enterprise 294

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. Measurement templates.

Reddit 178

Reddit Software B2B Technology 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

PR practitioners understand that a brand or personal reputation built through bylined content, executive speeches, legitimate user reviews, and media profiles will earn the credibility that comes from implied endorsement by recognized third parties. PR is more measurable than ever. PR generates influence. Good will has value.

Mobile 244

Mobile SEO Web Journalism 244

Contently - Strategy

MAY 13, 2024

That vegan ramen brand that relentlessly stalks you around the internet because you looked up “quick plant-based recipes” one time ? This has long been positioned as a win-win: Customers get ads for things they’re actually interested in, and brands get access to a more highly curated, more engaged cohort of customers.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Privacy Marketing Google 111

Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Metrics such as web traffic, page views, bounce rates, time spent on the website, and SEO ranking, all rely on PR tactics. An intangible, yet essential, aspect of PR’s impact is brand recognition. That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys.

Leadership 105

Leadership SEO Measurement Reputation 105

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

To get there, PR teams must have a deep understanding of business objectives, the target audience for the brand or message, and the best ways to reach them. We need to be able to use social media platforms to reach and engage curated audiences, as well as measure the success of our campaigns.

Analytics 170

Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the 21st century, communications teams are responsible for so much more than just promoting a brand’s image. Analytics, hard data, and predictive insights are needed so that comms teams can measure what the media is saying about their brand and how the brand is being perceived by the public.

Data 78

Data Analytics Measurement Technology 78

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Those are two huge needs in the year ahead–especially given the burgeoning needs of the storification of the social web. If I were a brand-side PR leader, I would be bolstering my budgets in the following areas–and here’s why: Video AND audio production. And, then I’d double down again.

Brand 79

Brand Branding Survey Conference 79

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Only 5% of all branded content online content gets 90% of consumer engagements, so standing out from the crowd and ensuring campaigns and convert has never been more important – or more difficult. Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Just as the large PR firms cast around for more lucrative and scaleable services to sell, marketers have come to value earned media results for its brand-building and SEO impact. Researchers looked at how people evaluated news stories, traditional ads, native ads, independent blogs, and branded blogs. Earned media offers credibility.

SEO 227

SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When 25% of your brand’s value is tied to its reputation with the public, how can you make sure you’re being proactive when it comes to your brand and media monitoring efforts? The old way of measuring makes this impossible, with metrics often a day or more old by the time they make their way onto your dashboards and reports.

How To 78

How To Reputation Analysis Technology 78

Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

Brand strategy teams set mandates around key messages by creating a boilerplate, message card, branding guidelines and so forth. Marketing’s job is then to identify key audiences and directly market to them through the lens of the brand. Marketing Goal 2: Better position your brand or product. Magazine, and more.

Marketing 170

Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets mostly measure the wrong things,” writes Tom Rosenstiel, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and Executive Director of API. PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media. She will answer questions about PR measurement.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

Some 30% of respondents say when they see a brand being advertised alongside offensive material, they believe the advertiser is somehow endorsing that material; 20% do not see it as an endorsement, 33% say the brand may or may not be endorsing the material, and 16% have no opinion.”. 3) Context in measurements.

Measurement 66

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 66

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? And one of the main reasons is that they find it difficult to measure. Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Unique Visits. Page Views. Average Time on Page.

Content Marketing 76

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing SEO 76