Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Making up Metrics I was recently on a conference call with a respected nternational measurement organization and a new member of the group was explaining how she’d been pressured by her CEO to put a dollar value on her efforts. “So There should be a special place in measurement hell for people who make up bad metrics.

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2022

Inverting pitch writing, and leading with the value they offer a reporter’s readership, is essential toward securing media coverage. Write and edit your pitch first. The lead should be relevant to the subject line and reference recent stories from the reporter that explain why you’re presenting your idea to that specific person.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Once you’ve nailed their name, a long-winded opener is unnecessary, but charging straight in with a line such as, ‘Here are some new products from [brand name], please find the imagery and prices attached’, can also be seen as rude or unprofessional. . Prove you understand the sector and topic. looks in her BrightonSEO 2020 talk, below, too.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 1, 2020

PR has the power to help businesses and brands flourish in remarkable ways. These plans are the backbone of the success of your communications plans, so every PR solopreneur needs to know two things: how to create a rock-solid PR plan and what to do before and after writing it. Put your genius on paper — write the plan.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 13, 2024

I’ve spent the last ten years helping companies grow their digital presence with digital PR, and I’ve seen first-hand the impact and value digital PR can drive for a brand’s growth. This post will help you understand everything you need about digital PR to decide if it’s right for you and your brand. What is Digital PR? Animations.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing can also involve market research, product development, and branding. How is public relations measured? It’s not a bad take.

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Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Sometimes, despite our very best efforts to write down our goals, we tend to skip over creating a documented PR content strategy. Luckily, the PESO model makes it easy to define an effective plan, and ensure your content will produce measurable results. At a minimum, your plan should include: Brand personas. SMARTER goals.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As you may have heard, Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , is my new book – and I’m so excited that it’s finally available for you to preorder on Amazon ! When I set out to write Crisis Ready , the last thing I wanted was to write yet another (boring) book on crisis management.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

Sometimes it’s that I’ve slipped onto a media list and am receiving all releases from an agency, but other times it’s when a PR knows I wrote about X once so I must always write about X.”. However, don’t be afraid to pitch freelancers, as your pitches can sometimes spark ideas for us when writing features.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 28, 2016

If the agency’s role is evolving, though, so must the approach to PR measurement. In public relations, Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) or “ad value” refers to the cost of buying the space taken up by a piece of media coverage, had that coverage been an advertisement. It’s time to look beyond ad value. An Alternative to Ad Value.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 27, 2023

Their goal is to help you increase brand awareness, online visibility, and get more media coverage through a targeted approach. The platform also enables your comms team to receive alerts on breaking news, trending social media posts, or brand opportunities and crises.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 29, 2019

Many confuse it with tactics, but those refer to the concrete activities or actions we take as we follow the strategy. The most strategic PR programs work to build the relationships and convey the attributes that lead to measurable business performance and growth. Tactics should be informed by strategy, but they’re separate.

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

A media kit, also referred to as a press kit, is a pre-packaged set of marketing materials that promote a person, business, or cause. Media kits are an excellent way to introduce the brand to people who may be unfamiliar with it, such as influencers, event attendees, journalists, or prospective clients. What to Include in a Media Kit?

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Newsfile

APRIL 13, 2023

By Melissa Strle Do you ever wonder how top-traded and top branded companies write an effective earnings press release? write effective investor relations press releases. You may be new to writing earnings press releases or a seasoned professional. Then, the company refers to its sustainability practices.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When a brand is behind a story, there’s bias involved. I treat every story as a valuable source of information for readers—and a valuable gateway to a brand.” Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Communicators today must measure the results of their efforts in an integrated manner, incorporating paid, earned, shared and owned media. The International Association for the Measurement & Evaluation of Communications (AMEC) has a new Integrated Evaluation Framework that offers a clear, focused process to help you quantify impact.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2019

Since most websites get the vast majority of website traffic from organic searches, Google has an outsized role in how much visibility any brand gets on the web. Where those links are branded, as opposed to a keyword, the link inherently brings higher visibility. It commands about 90% of the market share. Digiday : 79.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Closed captions are ideal for use in accessibility measures. Here are some best practices for writing your social media content in plain language: Choose active voice rather than passive. Write unique alt text for each image. Keeping up with the latest social media dialogue about your brand or business is crucial in PR.

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Business Wire

MARCH 7, 2017

This section covers working with influencers, measuring your success, and maintaining the best communications for your brand. Do not expect influencers to write for free. Once the influencer has agreed to be a part of your influencer program, it is time to write and sign a contract. Has their brand voice changed recently?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

The company says the product is a brand-new design and uses both automation and manual curation to build out and maintain accurate contacts. Talkwalker characterized the product as “social measurement and audience insights software.” CEO Todd Murphy offers several suggestions for avoiding this, including “read your service agreement.”

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ReimaginePR

APRIL 30, 2016

Every day, I see brands diverting money and time into content, and then just throwing it out into the wind with a wish and a prayer. Delusional brands, on the other hand, are rarely rewarded for diverting assets with no plan beyond blind faith. This is about your brand, right? Write them down. Brand Story.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 19, 2020

The most engaged publisher writing about Black Lives Matter since George Floyd’s death has been NBC and its local affiliates, by a considerable distance. While it’s useful to see the most engaged reporting to measure the public reaction to the huge social movement, it’s also important to examine what tangible changes have been achieved.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.” For reference, the median DR in our analysis was 74. Check Traffic Organic traffic is one metric that most tools can provide, though they are estimations of traffic, not exact measures.

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 9, 2024

Writing a white paper is the heavyweight bout of content creation. Execute it well and your white paper can position your brand as an industry champion who’s adept at addressing your customers’ needs. Here are some tips for writing a white paper, from choosing a topic to sharing your content with the world.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

However, the problem is, there are networking equipment makers that refer to routers, fiber optics and soft switches as “comms tech” so the terms can get muddy. Previously it referred to itself as a “decision augmentation solution.” CommsTech does seem like the broader category. I’d link to the BI story, but it’s gated.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 5, 2015

Freshly Picked for instance branded their Snapchat account almost like talking to your best friend – very casual and giving sneak peaks into upcoming lines.”. As you can imagine, Snapchat measurement is not straightforward. Brand discovery (“Discovery”). ” Of course, a lot of this can be measured.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer: Initially, we started referring to “PRTech” because there wasn’t yet a way to bucket what we do. How has the space changed since then? What is it?

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Newsfile

JUNE 28, 2023

For example, journalists create dedicated stories, articles, or features that focus on your brand, product, or event. Positive media mentions can increase your brand awareness , generate leads , and attract customers. Set Up Google Alerts To Measure Press Release Success Google happens to be the number one search engine in the world.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using the Buzzmarker allows you to craft emails without leaving the blog page, so you can easily reference any information from the target blog post within your email. Or, you can filter by author if you want to identify specific content by an author to reference in your pitch. Pricing: $99/mo for Lite Version 3.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using the Buzzmarker allows you to craft emails without leaving the blog page, so you can easily reference any information from the target blog post within your email. Or, you can filter by author if you want to identify specific content by an author to reference in your pitch. Pricing: $99/mo for Lite Version 3.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Link relevance measures how relevant a backlink is to your site. There’s no set scale for link relevancy and we don’t know exactly how Google measures this either. Unless, the football blog is writing something like “Top Tailgating Tips from Professional Chefs”.) This is also referred to as passive link building.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Link relevance measures how relevant a backlink is to your site. There’s no set scale for link relevancy and we don’t know exactly how Google measures this either. Unless, the football blog is writing something like “Top Tailgating Tips from Professional Chefs”.) This is also referred to as passive link building.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Link relevance measures how relevant a backlink is to your site. There’s no set scale for link relevancy and we don’t know exactly how Google measures this either. Unless, the football blog is writing something like “Top Tailgating Tips from Professional Chefs”.) This is also referred to as passive link building.

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How To Google SEO Pitching 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

This is one activity that needs to happen in real time, so carve out time each day to see who’s sent you messages or referred to your content on social media so you can respond accordingly. Writing Press Releases. Keep a spreadsheet of blog topics so that when you’re ready to write, you’re not challenged with blogger’s block.

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