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Why PR Pros Are The Most Versatile Writers

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But according to the 2018 USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations Global Communications Report , writing is the skill most valued by PR recruiters. Successful PR people tend to be good writers; yet even more impressive than the quality of good PR writing is its versatility. Am I boring you? The long game.

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Free White Paper! How Strong Is Your PR Foundation?

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Can it be measured? Our free “ PR Starter Kit ” offers a step-by-step guide to brushing up on your basic PR skills. Make sure you have a strong foundation by practicing these three skills: 1. Press releases are valuable in driving traffic and boosting visibility of your brand. If your pitch was unsuccessful, try a different angle next time.

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PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value?

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A study shows PR and communications can improve measurement with a little more effort; here’s a look at the metrics most commonly cited Measurement and proving value is the top challenge facing PR and communications , according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. So, how are communicators leveling up?

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4 Things to Measure in Your PR

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So I guide people toward reasonable goals and then show them what to measure so they know that their press releases were actually a success, despite the lack of fame that resulted. So What Do I Need to Measure? Modernize your PR measurement with our free tip sheet. Want more accurate PR measurement? Still relying on AVE?

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We Should Measure Content Marketing by Relationships

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As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The white paper calls the pageview a “superficial impression of how people behave on the web.” The Contently paper focuses in on three ideal measures: 1.

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6 Benefits Of Long-Form PR Content

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Although longer content like books, white papers, podcasts, eBooks, and video can take more time and effort than shorter bites, and it demands greater depth and creativity, it can prove very effective. Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand.

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10 Types of Content That Drive Demand & Boost Engagement

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Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Implementing an A/B segmentation to strategically distribute blog content over the wire, PhRMA was able definitively to measure the impact Cision Distribution by PR Newswire had on driving traffic to their blog. How-To-Guides.