Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 24, 2016

With the dramatic increase in podcast listening hours in the US, and the rise of mobile usage, marketing professionals are exploring the world of podcasting; how to launch a show and the strategies to attract and build a large community of engaged listeners. Are you trying to reach your base or perhaps increase your community size?

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Energy Mobile Community Measurement 190

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The November edition of #measurePR focused on measuring engagement. Our trio of guests included: Ashley Brown , Head of Global Communications at Spredfast; Austin Gaule , Media Analysis Director at Universal Information Services; and Angie Jeffrey , Vice President Brand Management at ABX Advertising Benchmark Index.

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Measurement Community Banking Advertising 40

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. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. The result was an all-boats-rise in the advertising market.

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Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The October 13th edition of #measurePR focused on measuring content. When we got on the topic of the most useless way of measuring content we’ve ever seen, there was lots to say: A4 “Likes” on Facebook. If no engagement from the community, numbers mean nothing #measurepr. For now, let’s catch up on #measurePR.

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Measurement Comparison Banking Print 40

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

PR professionals use this data to assess sentiment, measure reach, identify emerging issues, and adjust communication strategies accordingly. How Do You Measure Media Coverage? Measuring media coverage involves quantifying the impact and visibility of PR efforts. What are the Basics of Crisis Communication Planning?

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Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

These include native advertising, sponsored content, syndication; and paid influencers, search and social media. It reflects the innovation in digital media over the last 20 years driven by Facebook and Google. Facebook Facebook Ad Planner Instagram The Facebook Ad Planner is also used for campaigns on Instagram.

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Media How To Advertising Advertising 103

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

4 Internet advertising set to pass television. Global spend on internet advertising is set to overtake television advertising in the next six months. The ability to target and measure ad performance makes digital ads attractive to brands. 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. . #5 9 Talk to me.

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Shift Communications

MAY 11, 2017

This is the same growth rate as more mature social networks like Facebook, raising the question of whether Snapchat is already saturated or not. Time will tell, but compare Snapchat’s early reported numbers to Facebook’s numbers when it first went public; Snapchat’s growth rate is half of what Facebook’s was in 2010.

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Advertising Advertising Facebook Social Media 97

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

In the public sector, communicators have never been busier, as energy is directed to public education and information. Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community.

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Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength. Happy New Year.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

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Community Print Twitter Creativity 40

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Heck, even having a simple social media page isn’t enough; you need to have multiple social media platforms to reach a wide enough audience, and those platforms need to be managed in such a way that it brings your customers together into a self-sustaining community that your company engages with on the ground level. Tall order?

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Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. So how do you now measure the validity of this content? Image: Thinkstock.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 14, 2011

for the last few days, speaking on measurement at the 2011 Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism. when I'd be speaking on measurement. So I asked my good friend and measurement guru Sean Williams to guest-moderate the chat. 55 minutes of near universal agreement that there’s too much crappy measurement out there , and.

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Measurement Financial Facebook Tourism 69

Karen Freberg

MAY 11, 2020

Twitter Flight School has been around for a while now, but got an update with their latest features and areas in advertising, measurement, and content creation. Facebook Blueprint Educators Portal. The only thing to note here – which Facebook is working on – is the cost of the exam for students to take.

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Education Social Media Media Resources 59

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

In fact, 293 million Americans listen to the radio, while there are 180 million Facebook users, according to Musical Pursuits. For organizations seeking to promote community involvement, sponsorships, or social responsibility initiatives, broadcast media provides a direct avenue for local engagement.

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Radio Television Media Local 74

Prohibition

JUNE 8, 2023

On TikTok, short and fast-paced videos tend to perform better and resonate with a typically younger audience, while Instagram and Facebook allow for longer-form videos as well as ‘live’ content. Another, low-cost measure of improving your phone’s video quality is a gimbal (also known as a stabiliser).

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Video Social Media Instagram Media 62

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The lineup for 2020 includes speakers from Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and a number of well-known social gurus. Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Tracks include content strategy, core content concepts, future of content, and content management and measurement.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

You can share reels with your followers on Feed , and, if you have a public account, make them available to the wider Instagram community through a new space in Explore. Currently there are no advertising options available for Reels; you can’t pay to boost your Reels or buy a featured spot. Can you use reels for business purposes?

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Instagram Social Media Fashion Media 62

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

We cannot afford to advertise to everyone on the one network that reaches everyone – Facebook – and the reach of individual publications continues to decline. Few, if any, influencer campaigns measure the impact of the influencer or even something as straightforward as intent to purchase among the influencer’s audience.

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Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Cision

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We don’t have budget for software or social media advertising…or anything else that might cost $20 or more. Wouldn’t you MUCH rather be able to lay claim to sales conversions than just media impressions or, worse, advertising equivalencies? The PESO model involves measuring and analyzing your results.

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How To Software Analytics Google 120

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

Pre-release #measurement research will give you an understanding of your position in the industry landscape, plus what matters most to your audiences. – Measurement & analytics. Even if your management team is not interested in #measurement at this time, do it! So stay tuned to our Facebook page for more info.

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Nonprofit Measurement Analytics Creativity 56

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 10, 2019

Measurement, PR management lessons from the 50s, inaugural Comms School session, AI is marketing lipstick, wisdom of middle age, and Insta woe. I shared a thread on Twitter this week about measurement that proved so engaging that I thought I’d use it to kick off this week’s letter. Effective measurement isn’t easy.

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Marketing Measurement Government Report 81

5W PR

JULY 11, 2018

The advertising strategy placed interactive outdoor posters in bus shelters that encouraged people to breathe in and see how smoking affects their breathing. Community Involvement. If the association or business already has a social media presence on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, that’s a good place to start.

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Measurement Education Social Media Film 149

Prohibition

DECEMBER 30, 2018

With two ‘professionals’ signing up to the site every second, LinkedIn is the global community of business professionals, but how can you tap into this huge audience to launch campaigns that achieve real, tangible business results? LinkedIn’s metrics allow you to measure real, tangible business results.

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LinkedIn B2B How To Marketing 67

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor. It's published a guide to community management on the platform. It's published a guide to community management on the platform. That’s great for listeners for not so good for creators or publishers.

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Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

Cision

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The PR landscape is constantly changing, which means agencies and communicators need to adapt and stay flexible to keep up. In this interview, she discusses the agency’s emphasis on measurable results, the recent Kraft Heinz Company account win and why it’s important to have experience in a variety of PR specialties. Rapid Fire Round.

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Hotels Agency Radio Measurement 120

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Is measurement lost? I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art.

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Measurement Blogging Tourism Twitter 53

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

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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Social Media Conference Media Corporate 97

Cision

AUGUST 3, 2015

” Some still perceive it as a “sexting” app, and others perceive it as superfluous relative to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Some noted that Facebook changed their image uploads to emulate Snapchat photos. 100 million people are communicating on a platform that you may know little about, and we need to triage this.

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Mobile Advertising Advertising Facebook 120

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

It is almost a sport on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Technology firms such as Microsoft with Teams and Facebook with Workplace are taking a keen interest in the market. The ability to communicate complex messages through compelling and relevant stories remains a fundamental value of PR. Brand shaming has become commonplace.

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Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2014

Here’s some of what we chatted about, and Eric had some great one-liners: On the state of PR and the measurement thereof: A1: PR has a BIG image problem. Eric then made a statement that caused a lively debate regarding the value of measurement: A1. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn #measurePR Recap: Chatting with Eric Wittlake.

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Measurement B2B Community LinkedIn 72

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2013

This time around, we talked more about the need for education, whether CPM (cost per thousand impressions) is a valid metric for PR, especially since it has recently been discussed by the IPR (Institute for Public Relations “measurati,” and whether or not PR firms should also offer measurement services. Here are a few excerpts.

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