PRSay

JULY 1, 2020

We all know it’s important to measure our PR campaigns. However, according to Muck Rack’s 2020 “State of PR Survey,” 64 percent of public relations pros still struggle with quantifiable measurement — a 1 percent improvement from last year’s findings. True behavior change doesn’t happen overnight,” Grant said.

Measurement 172

Measurement Communications Banking Survey 172

PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

For much of the past decade, authors of articles such as this one predicted changes in how content would be created and disseminated given the continued emergence of social and other digital-media platforms. In 2018, discussions about the future for PR and communications pros will likely include the topic of robots. Wright, Ph.D.,

Publicity 167

Publicity Social Media Television Measurement 167

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Now we explore some 2018 trends and issues that continue to affect the tech PR sector. Quality data has made better PR monitoring and measurement possible. It may also help us measure the impact of what we do — from a media placement to the full brand reputation of a client. 5 tech PR trends. Privacy regulations.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

She joined UL in 2015 and is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communications, public relations and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, events, customer experience, digital marketing and social media, as well as the marketing organization at large. How will you measure success?

Content Marketing 170

Content Marketing Interviews Marketing Leadership 170

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. The 2018 PR Mega-Trends. Part 1: Earned Media. Society and social media have created hyper-focused segmentation of the audience. Part 2: Owned Media. PR Professionals Blindsided by Rich Media. Part 3: Paid Media.

Trends 161

Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 24, 2018

The first half of 2018 has seen some remarkable corporate PR maneuvers. The boldest PR moves of 2018 — so far. But some media have responded with charges of “tribalism,” “virtue signaling,” and “imposing a worldview” on employees. The announcement generated scores of articles and lots of discussion on social media.

Real Estate 120

Real Estate Policies Corporate Healthcare 120

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The TEKsystems report on the Top Digital Skills CMOs are looking for in 2018 has analytics top of the list. While measurement has long been a vital part of marketing, it hasn’t always been part of the required PR resume.

Analytics 100

Analytics Measurement Social Media Data 100

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As September is Ethics Month at PRSA, the discussion revolved around the topic of ethics in PR Measurement. Understanding what ethics in measurement means can be varied. I can remember…eons ago…being “encouraged” to inflate media results to “make the client happy.” Kirk Hazlett, APR (@KirkHazlett) September 13, 2018.

Ethics 47

Ethics Measurement Reputation Guidelines 47

The Proactive Report

APRIL 13, 2018

The 2018 Gartner Multichannel Effectiveness Study shows that Social Media, Mobile, and Digital are the channels most effective for reaching people at every stage of the journey – and there are only a few points between them. To reach these people you have to know where they go for information – social media is a very broad term.

Measurement 138

Measurement Analytics Google Social Media 138

The Proactive Report

MARCH 30, 2018

Two-thirds of the CMOs polled in the 2017 Marketing Performance Management Benchmark study said the pressure to measure value, impact, and contribution is growing. That might describe how PR pros feel about analytics and measurement too. But it is a fact of life now, there’s just no avoiding it anymore. Register now.

Measurement 113

Measurement Analytics Mobile Enterprise 113

The Proactive Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Once you’ve written a news release, distributed it, and posted it to your newsroom and social media accounts, you have to track results and be able to report ROI. In the past, we counted outputs and media clips as the ROI of a press release, but in the digital age there is so much more we can track. Measuring Earned Media.

Measurement 100

Measurement Analytics Google Social Media 100

Onclusive

JANUARY 13, 2020

Date / Time: January 30th at 1PM EST. In 2018, venture capital poured a record breaking $8.1 How Livongo used Onclusive to track, measure and report on the success of their IPO. The post [Webinar] Livongo: Messaging & Media Relations for an Award-Winning IPO appeared first on Onclusive.

Media Relations 150

Media Relations Media Measurement Report 150

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Our top posts, the best of Q4 content of 2018, focused on earned media, Google Analytics metrics, and measuring PR success. 3 CATEGORIES OF PR AND EARNED MEDIA. All earned media, like all public relations efforts, are not the same. We understand the primary goal of media to garner an audience and create awareness.

Analytics 74

Analytics Google Measurement Data 74

PRSay

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The most effective PR pros agree measurement is more than impressions, and yet clients and leadership keep requesting those numbers anyway. How can we show stakeholders that taking PR measurement beyond impressions helps us better celebrate success — while also providing greater insight into what we can improve? Define your client(s).

Measurement 145

Measurement Pharmaceuticals Nonprofit Leadership 145

Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

With editorial staffs evolving and new brands popping up every day, the media have a constant barrage of news, trends and pitches coming their way, let’s remind ourselves about the relationship aspect of media relations while the rest of the world attempts autonomy. Christine Connolly . Account Manager.

Consumer 83

Consumer B2C Viral Fashion 83

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets.

Media 230

Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2017

It’s new year and we want 2018 PR campaigns to be award winners. If you really want 2018 an award winning year you need to invest a little time in PR analysis. Here’s an example; 2018 activity? Content creation activity plus a media sell in 2017 activity to review? 2017 Metric to take forward to 2018?

Google 120

Google Analysis Comparison Data 120

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For those who don’t watch, Succession follows the dysfunctional Roy family, whose patriarch, Logan Roy, owns and operates the largest media and entertainment company in the world. But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

PRSay

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In creating the daily Issues & Trends newsletter, an exclusive PRSA member benefit, we here at PRSA’s publications department often share the media stories we find fascinating, informative and pertinent to the evolving communications profession. “What should have been a step toward healing only made the wound deeper.

Trends 111

Trends Crisis Corporate Leadership 111

PR News

APRIL 19, 2018

At this week’s PR News Measurement Conference in Philadelphia, there was a lot of talk about moving away from a media relations-based “coverage model” of communications toward a “community and conversation influencer” model, in which the communications focus is on community building among select influencers.

Community 93

Community Conference Measurement Media Relations 93

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting a session at the Earned Media Mastery Summit by Agility PR Solutions and Bulldog Reporter, alongside, Ned Lundquist , Our session is titled, “Earned Media Trends and Best Practices Revealed in an Analysis of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey.” What is the JOTW?

Training 95

Training Trends Media Survey 95

5W PR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Celebrating 15 years of bringing together the who’s who of the advertising and media ecosystem from all over the globe, this year’s Advertising Week boasted 4 bustling floors of activity over 4 days at the AMC Loews Theatre in New York. Currently, media and telecom companies are the new guard of the industry. Transparency Post GDPR.

Advertising 89

Advertising Advertising B2B Creativity 89

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key.

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Almost six million people listen to a podcast each week in the UK according to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2018. million in 2018. Podcasts are typically derivative to other media or marketing efforts. The number of podcast listeners has almost doubled in five years – from 3.2 million in 2013 to 5.9

Measurement 90

Measurement Analytics Comparison Data 90

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. The media is looking for the biggest headline rather than the significance of the story.” – open survey comment regarding the state of media relations.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness. As we reflect on the previous year and continue to head into 2018, we’ve rounded up our top 10 posts from 2017 for your reading pleasure.

Communications 225

Communications Marketing Radio Airlines 225

PRSay

MAY 9, 2019

In a Muck Rack survey of 800 communicators, ranging from boutique agency coordinators to chief communications officers at global brands, 72 percent said that the top challenge they face is “measuring business impact,” with the second most prominent challenge (at 65 percent) overcoming the “lack of quantifiable measurement.”

Survey 67

Survey Measurement Communications Advertising 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Each of these provides a potential source of consumer insight and a more holistic way of using media to reset strategy.”.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2019

Back in August 2018, we had three incredible industry guests, who shared how they uniquely measure PR and marketing. JD Lasica is an author, entrepreneur, public speaker and new media pioneer. SuiteBreak.com (@SuiteBreak) August 16, 2018. Social media’s disruption and/or amplification of the industry. measurePR. —

Tourism 45

Tourism Travel Mobile Nonprofit 45

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

(Right-click and open image in a new tab for higher resolution) The survey was conducted in partnership between Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW), which is edited and published by Ned Lundquist , ABC, IABC Fellow, and Sword and the Script Media by yours truly. Owned media is the top area of emphasis. Most common comms measurement methods.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Last week, Cision announced that it was acquiring media monitoring company Trendkite. We have already witnessed a steady increase in the marketing teams’ budgets for technology, automation and measurement over the past fifteen years. Generally, it is exciting to see continued investment in tools for the PR industry.

Industry 253

Industry Communications Measurement Technology 253

PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Crunching numbers (data and measurement) was a hot topic as well. We’re at a time in history when the media has become the scapegoat for what some claim is “fake news.” We’re at a time in history when the media has become the scapegoat for what some claim is “fake news.” On telling the truth: “Lying to the media is not PR.

Conference 110

Conference Internal International Storytelling 110

Shift Communications

MARCH 6, 2018

2018 is already proving to be a powerhouse year for crisis communications learnings. While preparing for the unexpected is typically the primary focus, building in ample time post-crisis to measure and assess the company’s approach is critical to learn and evolve. Monitor and track every news and social mention. Shout ‘em out!

Crisis Communications 90

Crisis Communications Crisis Measurement Communications 90

Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

In my last article , I laid out the three steps to introduce marketing ventriloquism into your organization: focus on what you can control; install control systems; amplify earned media. In the simplest terms, earned media amplification is the delivery of content produced by a third party to an audience of your choice.

Marketing 195

Marketing How To Measurement Advertising 195

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Earned media is growing more and more appealing to these companies, as the price of paid efforts increases. Working with Cision, Demand Gen found that 79% of marketers are prioritizing earned media over traditional paid ads, which have become less effective. Tracking ROI and tying earned media impact to business goals. .

Case Study 100

Case Study Media Study Measurement 100

Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2018

ET to discuss social media and getting into the strategic communications mindset. Be sure to check out Karen’s new book, Social Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications , which will be published by SAGE in August 2018. How has social media impacted communications strategy?

Social Media 150

Social Media Communications Media Community 150

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Measurement in the practice of public relations is not new. We have always used data to set and measure goals, assess the effectiveness of strategies and tactics and more. Yet, in a world where everything we do is measured, it is not always easy or free for public relations professionals to effectively measure results.

Measurement 41

Measurement Enterprise Data Strategy 41