Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

SEMrush goes IPO; Meltwater acquires Linkfluence; G2 names best media monitoring solutions; Critical Mention adds GA integration; Vetted is generally availability. One of the things SEO tools can do, that most media monitoring solutions cannot, is detect backlinks. G2 names best media monitoring solutions for 2021.

Media 106

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

PRSay

JULY 10, 2018

It recently came to light that Cambridge Analytica , a political research firm, had gathered and exploited data on the likes and personalities of tens of millions of American Facebook users, to micro-target political messages to them before the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Facebook has also updated its privacy policies.

Ethics 247

Ethics Data Privacy Policies 247

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

At times, technology PR can feel like a shape-shifting beast — large, fast-moving, and even a little intimidating. The 2016 election and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal accelerated what has been a gradual erosion of Big Tech’s reputation. Quality data has made better PR monitoring and measurement possible.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on my essay on the future of PR via email or social media. There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. It told the story of the public using social media to fight back against organisations.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Social Media Internal International 78

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Each has grown through acquisition from an original proposition of a database and media monitoring solution. Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Twitter, the 140-character stream of what’s happening now, surprised everyone with a measurement disclosure. increase in Q3 growth from Q3 of 2016. While major media outlets made quite a fuss about the disclosure, it’s so small as to be barely statistically relevant. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Audience Growth.

Twitter 87

Twitter Social Media Media Analysis 87

Shift Communications

AUGUST 7, 2017

With that in mind, let’s look at year-over-year growth, per quarter: Above, we see some indications that the worst might be over; Twitter’s year-over-year growth this year has been better than the same time periods in 2016. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Ad Revenue. Christopher S.

Twitter 92

Twitter Social Media Media Conference 92

Cision

MARCH 20, 2017

Cision has big ideas on the future of earned media technology; we’ve been moving fast, and we’re ready to move faster. Most notably you’ll see us expanding features of the Cision Communications Cloud ™ technology platform such as big data, measurement and Cision ID solutions. Now, we’re doubling down on that mission.

Technology 227

Technology Data Big Data Measurement 227

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Richard Bagnall, Co-managing partner of CARMA and Chair of AMEC 2016-2022. He’s spent more than 30 years lobbying practitioners to recognise the value of their work through measurement and planning. Steph Bridgeman, Founder and Lead Consultant, experienced media analysts. Richard is one of my oldest friends in the industry.

Measurement 98

Measurement Energy Conference Industry 98

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

How has the media landscape changed? In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. Fewer reporters are employed by fewer media outlets with far more fragmentation in the audience space than ever. What are some trends you’re seeing evolve over time?

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

.” Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge, There is a positive side to the findings of this report – in house marketers and agencies are moving towards strategies that integrate SEO, SEM, social media and content marketing. DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ). They use search engines and social media to find it.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

ISEBOX

JANUARY 8, 2016

As a result of technological advances, a farmer in 2013 now has an output 2.7 In the same light, public relations and communications technology has radically changed over the course of recent history with advances in connectivity (email, the Internet, social media) and measurement (analytics). Don’t think so?

Media 79

Media Analytics Technology Corporate 79

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Facebook 60

Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Facebook 60

Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Facebook 60

Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Building a PR tool platform A report published last week called Martech: 2020 and Beyond published by BDO, WARC, and the University of Bristol, estimates that worldwide marketing technology is $121.5 Marketing, sales and finance have all been modernised by technology and software as a service.

Tools 60

Tools Enterprise Software Technology 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. Notified allows you to monitor all the major social media sites and online news sources. I’ve seen 30-day and 180-day limits in several other media monitoring products.

Software 115

Software Tools Publicity System 115

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A quick note before we get started on the summary this month: I have one free complimentary pass to the Earned Media Mastery online summit that Agility PR Solutions hosted. All the sessions were recorded, including the panel I participated on for media relations. And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary….

Analytics 68

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 68

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 7, 2020

A few months back, Agility PR Solutions announced it updated its media monitoring tool. MediaMiser was based in Canada and provided media monitoring tools. Later, in 2016, the Agility platform was divested to Innodata as part of a ruling by the DoJ, when Cision acquired PR Newswire for $841 million in 2016.

Tools 83

Tools Comparison Media System 83

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

The ability to target and measure ad performance makes digital ads attractive to brands. 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. Measuring the return on investment on social media activity continue to be cited as a challenge by organisations. Social media is growing up. 11 There is no line.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

Despite a decline in the number of traditional journalists, the media landscape is more crowded than ever. Take a look at the number of news stories per quarter, as measured by the Google News database of accredited news sources: It took from 1979 to 1995 to publish just over 18 million news stories. Developing innovating practices.

Publicity 110

Publicity eBook Analysis Google 110

ISEBOX

JANUARY 26, 2017

Infecting your technology with ransomware is among the foulest things a hacker can do. In 2016, the average ransom demand was $679 (up from $294 in 2015). Popular Science called medical devices the biggest cyberattack threat of 2016. They do awful things to organizations across every industry, not just pharmaceutical companies.

Pharmaceuticals 70

Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Enterprise Policies 70

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2016, we saw more content created than ever before. Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high. Our goal is public relations professionals can no longer be to simply try to reach everyone through the media en masse.

Trends 83

Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

43% of respondents said growing brand awareness was their top concern; measurement followed next at a distant 24%. 21% of respondents cited a skills gap as the top barrier to using technology in marketing. The social media platform was trailed by organic search (31%), Instagram ads (26%) and influencers (25%). Hey, Google!

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

It was great to take a day and get caught up on the state of the art in social media. Conference co-organizer Neal Schaffer delivered a stellar keynote on the importance of alignment of social media with other objectives. Highest ROI : Lithium social media management. Nice bump from Best Tweeter 2016).

Tools 120

Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

Beyond PR

JULY 20, 2017

Ask anyone in the comms industry, two of the biggest earned media challenges we face are, 1: targeting the right content through the right channel to the right influencer, and 2: when all is said and done, attributing meaningful business value to said engagement. We look forward to continuing the transformation of the earned media industry.

Communications 64

Communications YouTube Instagram Analytics 64

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 23, 2020

In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. Apps, social media channels and websites have been switched to providing a local context to government guidance. There’s been a huge wave of innovation in health and technology.

Government 132

Government Crisis Exercises Retail 132

The Stalwart Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

If you’re a professional in the PR or Marketing industry, you’re likely in the planning stages for 2016. While it’s not uncommon for reporters and editors to change periodically, there are other aspects with the media that alter as well. For example, do you want to learn more about Periscope and incorporate it into campaigns in 2016?

Marketing 60

Marketing Crisis Communications Small Business Measurement 60

Business Wire

MARCH 7, 2017

Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire The following is Part II of Business Wire's article providing a closer look at influencer marketing and how it can help you amplify your message. This section covers working with influencers, measuring your success, and maintaining the best communications for your brand.

Marketing 156

Marketing Guidelines Measurement Analytics 156

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

Again, there are tools that will automate some aspects of this game, which enable anyone to completely remove the “social” from social media. If we continue along this path, we might soon remove all aspects of humanity from social media. Leyla Arsan (@leyla_a) July 1, 2016. More, More and Still More. Engagement. j4V1meSZ4B.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 69

Shift Communications

MARCH 11, 2016

Edison Research released its 2016 Infinite Dial digital landscape recently, and it’s amazing. The Snapchat Problem: Measurement. The quandary facing marketers and communicators is this: Snapchat provides almost no meaningful measurement. We can’t manage what we can’t measure. Stay tuned. Christopher S.

Real Estate 60

Real Estate Analytics Measurement Course 60

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Thus far in 2016, PR professionals have generated 236,356 press releases. SHIFT extracted a random sample of 1,052 releases from 2016 and scanned them for key content metrics. The median number of social media shares: 2. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Clicks are measured with the bit.ly Christopher S.

SEO 60

SEO Google Social Media Agency 60

Beyond PR

JANUARY 16, 2018

As social media becomes woven into the workflow of communications professionals, it can feel daunting to understand what content will resonate with your influencers and the target audiences that engage with them. . The platform now measures and analyzes content from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Data 70

Data Retail How To Sports 70

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Communications professions placed press releases near the bottom of a long list of priorities for the next 12 months, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , a collaborative effort between Ned’s Job-of-the-Week and Sword and the Script Media. Those results echoed views expressed about press releases on the same survey last year.

Survey 71

Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Department of Justice, established an independent sustainability advisory board in 2016 and committed to a comprehensive climate protection program. This is data that is not always easy to measure and obtain – so it’s best to start setting up the data gathering processes as soon as possible. In addition, Volkswagen took further steps.

Automotive 96

Automotive Study Report Transportation 96

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 Here we go…. The company has raised a total of $66.3

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

PR planning for 2016? Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain. We’re all given so many measurement metrics it’s tricky to work out what it all tells us.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120