Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. In this installment, I interview Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword & Script Media, LLC. Frank Strong, Founder & President, Sword & Script Media.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 3, 2023

With PR, sometimes it can be hard to measure as one of the main things we get asked about is increasing brand awareness. By consistently measuring and evaluating our work, we can gain valuable insights, and make data-driven decisions to be able to demonstrate the value of PR to our clients and stakeholders. Let’s talk a look.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

PR firms have withstood the rise of many possible “PR killers” including email marketing, digital advertising, and social media, often integrating or using those disciplines to grow their business or even make earned media more effective. Yes, social media changed PR. That’s simply not the case.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

What happens when influence outshines advertising? They explore MSL’s approach to linking up earned, owned, and paid media in a world where consumers are in the driving seat. He was previously a part of innovation efforts at a number of different agencies, including FleishmanHillard and Marina Maher Communications.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 13, 2016

Jennifer Radke is co-owner and CEO of the National Institute for Social Media (NISM). Social media has changed the media landscape and consumers continue to drive their own communication deciding what, when and how they want to receive news and information and share with their friends.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

In recent years, multi-channel communication has blurred the lines between paid, earned, shared and owned media (known as the PESO model). An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process.

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Cision

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Read on to learn more about how PR can bring measurement into the digital era. Unfortunately for PR, despite the world being digital, it is not always easy to obtain these metrics for earned media since publishers own this data and they don’t typically make it accessible. The Benefits of PR Measurement Across Channels.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

While many consider communications to be part of marketing, PR has fallen behind in being able to measure and prove its value to key stakeholders. Along with demonstrating our knowledge of our target audience and their reading behavior, this data helps us prove the power of earned media to our C-Suite.” ~ Lona Therrien, Sr.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

While many consider communications to be part of marketing, PR has fallen behind in being able to measure and prove its value to key stakeholders. Along with demonstrating our knowledge of our target audience and their reading behavior, this data helps us prove the power of earned media to our C-Suite.” ~ Lona Therrien, Sr.

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Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

We also covered some of the tactics that smart companies are using to create and control the narrative through owned media strategies. We will continue that discussion with three more strategies that we’ve seen modern communicators use. Measure and improve. Owned media strategies are no exception. Seek internal experts.

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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.”

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Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2016

There is one very obvious reason why social media and influencer marketing do not make up the majority of a brand’s communications or advertising budget. We’re having a hard time selling the higher-ups on social media. Social media has massive power. And that leads me to measurement.

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Critical Mention

MAY 21, 2020

Instead of being able to talk to other fans at bars, tailgates or games, more fans will shift to social media to communicate with fans, teams and brands. Fans Will Engage in Virtual Communication with Each Other. Physical distancing limitations will only heighten social media usage.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

are expected to spend more than $20 billion on social media advertising. But social media success can’t hinge on sponsored posts and paid ads alone. Four secrets to ensure our clients’ social media strategies work smarter—not harder—than their competitors’. Identify clear measures of success.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2017

Since the inception of social media platforms, one of the biggest challenges has been how to properly reach your desired audience. I’ll also try to give a sense of what criteria you can target for each of the platforms for paid and organic social. Social Targeting on Facebook / Instagram. Social Targeting on Snapchat.

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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Measuring your Website Traffic –It’s important to take a look at your website traffic before, during, and after PR.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Those who said communications work has “changed very significantly,” wrote: 1. Proven business value.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

During PRoBono, students from PRLab and AdLab — Boston University’s student-run advertising agency — come together for 18 hours to complete public relations and advertising work for five nonprofit organizations. To prepare for the #PRLab chat, consider the following prompts: Some clients want to be on every social media platform.

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Cision

JUNE 5, 2015

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Ninety-five percent of communicators say they measure their PR, including social media. Two-thirds haven’t heard of the Barcelona Principles and 40 percent don’t set goals for social media.

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5W PR

AUGUST 1, 2019

Even so, measuring PR is hardly an exact science. Perhaps the biggest change the Barcelona Principles wrought on the PR industry is the rejection of Advertising Value Equivalents (AVE), a concrete statement that PR is not advertising; a news story is not an ad. Let’s be clear, however: they are still just that.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2014

Last week I spoke at the FutureComms14 conference and one of my remarks during the panel discussion on the ‘Anatomy of the Modern Communicator’ sparked quite a bit of feedback, both online and in subsequent offline discussions. There are some brilliant lawyers who specialise in social media law, but first and foremost they are lawyers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

Here’s how edcals can boost earned media outcomes, track goals, and keep all the moving parts of a PR plan aligned. Though they’re typically created for advertising purposes, edcals give a PR team a topic guide for creation of press releases, blog posts and content marketing. Measure Performance. What is an editorial calendar?

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

What it found is that Instagram appeared to be the rising star among advertisers in 2020. This should be an area for brands to further research in considering where to concentrate future social attention and communication. The post Social Media Benchmarks – How Does the Brand Stack Up?

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The Hoyt Organization

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This need calls for a standardized and coherent framework for measuring PR, which brings us to the Barcelona Principles of Public Relations. An Overview Of The Barcelona Principles The Barcelona Principles are a set of seven guidelines that form the first comprehensive framework for evaluating PR and communication effectively.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post is part of our monthly roundup series, where we identify hot topics that PR pros and communicators should be aware of, along with our own takes on them. Additionally, advertisers generated pre-Super Bowl excitement for their brands with teaser ads the week before the game that drove viewership and excitement.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the simplest terms, earned media amplification is the delivery of content produced by a third party to an audience of your choice. Often, this delivery is via paid digital media or paid social media because they offer a good blend of scale and targeting precision.

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Onclusive

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of people who are actively trying to reduce their exposure to social media influencers, known as ‘ de-influencers ’. De-influencers are people who intentionally reduce their exposure to social media influencers or encourage others to do so.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Marijane Funess, a director at Crenshaw Communications for the past six years, pioneers a communications company uniquely positioned at the intersection of design and technology. Is your company prepared to deal with the growing technological marketplace needing some communications help? How did you get your start in PR?

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Cision

AUGUST 29, 2015

Podcasts like “Serial” have proven how hosts can effectively engage with an audience, and communicators are starting to look at this growing medium in a new light. Downloads is one of the few numbers podcasters keep tabs on, but it shouldn’t be the end-all be-all of your measurement strategy. Social Media Engagement.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We talk a lot about measuring PR on this blog and as a reader, you know that not all PR tactics directly impact the bottom line. If you don’t already have measurement tools and dashboards in place, these questions commonly asked by clients and brand management alike can be a good indicator that it’s well past time to get started.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Twitter, the 140-character stream of what’s happening now, surprised everyone with a measurement disclosure. Implications for Marketing and Communications. While major media outlets made quite a fuss about the disclosure, it’s so small as to be barely statistically relevant. Let’s dig into everything they announced.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 19, 2019

As a lifelong marketer currently leading a communications technology company, that phrase and concept really stuck with me. So many of us in marketing and advertising specialize in talking at our prospects, customers and consumers. But mostly, third-party influence is the domain of expertly managed corporate communications and PR.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans. When PR professionals target people in poor, rural communities, relying on stereotypes and misconceptions often hinders their campaigns, said Deana Rachelle Haworth, M.A., 10, titled “ Rural Reach: Strategic Communication With Rural and Low Income Audiences.”

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This means social media posts that include video are granted better reach on the platform. In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand. The Impact on Social Media ROI.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 2, 2019

When it comes to social media marketing , many don’t realise the true potential utilising this communications channel for B2B and corporate companies can have. Some pretty impressive social media stats. 96% of UK social media users visited a social network in the past month.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As public relations professionals, we know that PR measurement is essential to the success of our campaigns, budgets and client relationships. We attend webinars, dabble with Google Analytics and follow the latest blogs to learn how to move from traditional to relevant measurement. PR Measurement is Not One Size Fits All.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. This latest move may make financial sense, but it’s the second serious crisis communications distraction for the company in Europe.

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