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JUNE 8, 2015

We’ve covered the basics of public speaking here on the SHIFT blog before. Rather than just wing it or have a purely canned talk that may not be relevant to the audience and the event, we can look to data. However, many speakers still feel unprepared when facing an important event or talk. What’s the goal? Christopher S.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

We’ve talked a lot in the past year about Facebook, from the evolution of its advertising offering to the almost complete destruction of organic reach for brand pages. If Facebook is where your target audience spends time online, allocate a portion of your marketing spend to Facebook advertising. Tori Sabourin.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. Analytics Data Data-Driven PR Marketing Marketing Technology Metrics Strategy'

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) That does not mean we are left without resources to help define PR success and set the agenda for an even more data-driven PR program in the New Year. Tracking Key Indicators.

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JUNE 12, 2017

One of the most common requests I’ve received in my work in public relations is, “ how do we connect our public relations efforts to business results? ”. This question – and its many variations – is a disguise for a much simpler question: How does PR help me make money / not get fired? PR Isn’t Sales.

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MARCH 3, 2015

Similarly, old school CMOs started to get nervous when the CRM/marketing automation/social crowd started to bring more data into the mix and invalidate things like mass advertising campaigns as essential. The post Are PR and Marketing Entering the Moneyball II Era? Vice President, Technology Business Development East Coast.

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MARCH 12, 2018

However, if we distill down the essence of public relations, it’s to build awareness and trust in a brand, such that people want to share it, talk about it, and ultimately buy from it. So, what measurable trait helps us determine the effectiveness of PR? The Most Important Metric in PR Today is Branded Non-Negative Search.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Naturally, as one of the first-ever social media agencies, we wanted to understand the impact of the doubled character limits. Marketing and advertising. Media and publications. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Which industries/groups are doing so?

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AUGUST 25, 2017

Marketers, PR Pros, and Advertisers are in a daily battle to remove opinion from decision making and tactical execution. Here’s a sample of results from our findings: This forms conclusive evidence that the top performing articles on these sample sites center around marketing , careers and advertising. The Solution. Roman Greco.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

In one year, 25% of the junior staff has participated in our MT the program which gives them hands on experience with tools ranging from Google Analytics to Social Advertising, survey best practices and keyword/SEO research. But it doesn’t stop there…. For the traditional enterprise, you want to start retraining your people. Contact us today!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

It certainly is convenient that nearly everyone carries a mobile device with built-in GPS, devices that are constantly communicating that location data to outside parties. Marketers and advertisers pay attention to this. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’re working with a data-driven PR firm, chances are at some point in your relationship you will be asked to grant access to a variety of marketing and data systems. To understand how systems access informs your PR program, we’ll reference the SHIFT Earned Media Hub Strategy as the base framework.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The post How to build communities of social media influence appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Advertising Data-Driven PR Influence Marketing Marketing Technology Public Relations Strategy' Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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APRIL 2, 2015

years working on the technology PR team. The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. I was already starting to see the need to integrate our traditional PR practices with marketing tech. I spent the first 3.5 Convince & Convert. The Moz Blog.

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MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. In essence I wanted to know how they are using their most public face (their website) when marketing their brands.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Public relations faces more avenues of influence than ever before, from messaging communities like Line, Kik, Viber, and WeChat to new content distribution channels like Plague, Super, and many others. For brands with some advertising budget, the paid media world offers more choices and power than ever before. Behind the Scenes.

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JUNE 6, 2016

You, the public relations professional, get a great hit, a great placement in a media outlet. This is the public relations treadmill, and one of the reasons why public relations is rated one of the most difficult and stressful professions. The way is paid media: digital advertising. Everyone is happy – today.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Impressions are a diagnostic metric; if your earned media placement or advertisement isn’t seen by anyone, then we know its impact to your business is also zero. For example, I drive past billboards and advertisements every morning on my commute to work. Impressions are worth nothing by themselves. Why do we measure impressions?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Shel Israel followed up in our discussion last week about the automation (or lack thereof) of persuasion technologies and public relations by asking: Since you are in the business of building trust for clients, why are so many PR people not trusted by the media? This is where data-driven PR has a chance to shine.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

Impressions are a diagnostic metric; if your earned media placement or advertisement is seen by zero people, then for certain we can determine that its impact to your business is also zero. For example, I drive past billboards and advertisements every morning on the commute to work. Impressions are worth nothing by themselves.

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