Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Data science and digital media are transforming the way companies tell stories and how they can measure success. Sales and Marketing are measured by their business impact, and PR will be, too. PR coverage has typically been measured by media outlet audience size. It is no longer acceptable to proffer low grade activity measures.

Measurement 56

Measurement Storytelling Data Technology 56

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

JULY 28, 2020

Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019).

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

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 230

Ethics Data Privacy Policies 230

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. Distinguished Professor Jim Macnamara, Deputy Dean Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney.

Measurement 98

Measurement Energy Conference Industry 98

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. You can read the full release for all the details.

Technology 227

Technology Data Big Data Measurement 227

Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). To communicate effectively across a full range of platforms and technologies. Chartered status is typically recognised a measure of competence within a profession. In the UK the public relations market employs 99,900 people and contributes £16.7

Publicity 167

Publicity Ethics Training Education 167

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 20, 2016

PR lives in a near-ubiquitous digital landscape where every impression, click, and interaction can be measured. What can or should be measured about how the firm delivers its services? The first step to increasing revenue per employee is to measure revenue per employee. But what about the PR agency itself? It’s often overlooked.

Measurement 40

Measurement Agency Employee Insurance 40

The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2015

We explored automation, discussed measurement and looked into the future. In December, we made a huge update to our app where we integrated ad-blocker technology to the image grabber so our customers could say goodbye to pop-ups and cookie messages.

eBook 120

eBook Measurement Community Technology 120

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ). CMOs at the largest technology companies report that building out content marketing as an organizational competency is the second most important initiative, only behind measuring ROI. ( Altimeter ). IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. Distributed intelligently via social media.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

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

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

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. And here’s the Meltwater deals: “Meltwater’s total costs around acquisitions since 2016 could total $69.8 This means they can measure earned the same way they do paid or owned, and make more fully informed investment mix decisions.”. 1) Israeli vendor builds CRM tool for PR.

Analytics 67

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 67

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. The rise of ad blocking was the story of Meeker’s 2016 report.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Business Wire

MARCH 7, 2017

This section covers working with influencers, measuring your success, and maintaining the best communications for your brand. Measuring the success of your influencer program As we noted earlier, it is key to establish the goals of your influencer program well before you launch. You may need to use technology to track these metrics.

Marketing 156

Marketing Guidelines Measurement Analytics 156

PRSay

APRIL 4, 2018

A master’s degree tells prospective employers (and yourself) you have critical thinking skills; you understand the theories, principles and concepts that guide your field of endeavor; and you can face a problem, which includes picking among several “tools” available to you, implementing a solution and measuring its results.

Ethics 117

Ethics Study Measurement Government 117

Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

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. A scant 6 years later, in the second quarter of 2016, we published 18,452,168 stories per quarter. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Publicity 110

Publicity eBook Analysis Google 110

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

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Forward-thinking organisations are using new technologies as a means of listening and engaging with employees. Social leaders use platforms and technology to build relationships externally with employees, customers and other stakeholders. Time served is the typical measure of competence of PR. It’s a powerful form of advocacy.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

Beyond PR

JULY 20, 2017

We know data and technology are key to solving these issues and I’m excited to share that our most recent updates to the Cision Communications Cloud™ address these very pain points. However, many professionals continue to use disjointed platforms and standalone measurement tools to manage and analyze their campaigns.

Communications 64

Communications YouTube Analytics Instagram 64

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. Did you know technology reporter Shira Ovide left the Wall Street Journal and is now at Bloomberg Business’ Gadfly? 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

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. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Let’s see if we’re ready for them. Content Shockwave. Dark Social and Influence. Christopher S.

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. This was followed by marketing operations and technology (71%) and creative (38%) in a distant third. Hey, Google!

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

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

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. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Let’s dig into everything they announced. Audience Growth. Only 69 million of those users are in the United States. Ad Revenue. Christopher S.

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Twitter Social Media Media Analysis 87

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. Notice in this example, its place is above the blog posts you might have published earlier: 6) Measure: dashboards and visualization. 8) History and backstory. 9) PR tech assessment.

Software 113

Software Tools Publicity System 113

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

I took a quick look back to review what was going on then, and thought the subhead accurately summarizes that snapshot in time: Some PR technology vendors have made pandemic-related announcements, but there’s a bit of “business as usual” too. An email requesting clarification to the company was not answered.

Media 105

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 105

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. There’s been a huge wave of innovation in health and technology. Practitioners should be working with stakeholders in their organisation to evaluate its situation.

Government 132

Government Crisis Exercises Retail 132

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Nice bump from Best Tweeter 2016). Simply Measured social analytics (“great competitor dashboard”). Most Innovative : Outgrow interactive content platform. Highest ROI : Lithium social media management. Here are the people awards: Social Genius : Kate Hutchinson (congrats, Kate! Social Hero : Rachael Cobb (making our panel proud!).

Tools 120

Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

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). times greater than he did in 1948.

Media 79

Media Analytics Technology Corporate 79

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. Vice President, Marketing Technology. SHIFT chose a time period for URL extraction of 1/1/2014 – 10/11/2016. The Cost of Press Releases.

SEO 60

SEO Google Social Media Agency 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

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

Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). To communicate effectively across a full range of platforms and technologies. Chartered status is typically recognised a measure of competence within a profession. In the UK the public relations market employs 99,900 people and contributes £16.7

Publicity 72

Publicity Ethics Training Education 72

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

Beyond PR

JANUARY 16, 2018

The platform now measures and analyzes content from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Other technology vendors often flaunt their ability to capture social amplification data, but in many cases, these are simply vanity metrics. Edelboim has served as Cision’s President of the Americas since December 2016.

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Data Retail How To Sports 70