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What is Data-Driven PR, Part 9: Pitching With Data

Shift Communications

We’ve used the expression data-driven PR for quite some time now, but haven’t clearly defined it. What does data-driven PR mean? How do you know whether your public relations efforts are data-driven or not? To be data-driven is to make decisions with data first and foremost.

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Top Public Relations Trends in 2018: Introduction

Shift Communications

To compensate, more walls will go up, making media less visible to PR professionals and their audiences. Soon advertising may be the only way to reach some select audiences. AI-Powered Personalization of Advertising. Advertising has been quick to adopt artificial intelligence, but we’ve only touched the tip of a massive iceberg.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels.

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How to Use Analytics to Build Your 2015 Marketing Plan

Shift Communications

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. Suppose you’re trying to formulate a 2015 SEO strategy. Can this be repeated?

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Getting Your PR Measurement Program in Shape for 2016

Shift Communications

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. How did it affect social traffic and SEO? Figure out where your audience is and don’t be afraid to remind them with targeted advertising.

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Owned Content: Calculating Success

Shift Communications

Marketers, PR Pros, and Advertisers are in a daily battle to remove opinion from decision making and tactical execution. Success is more than just clicks; it’s also SEO, social shares, engagement and quality of content. SCALE is a cloud based software designed to close the data gap when analyzing how well content performs.

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The Most Important Metric in PR Today

Shift Communications

First, in any reputable SEO tool, we’ll find a list of searches by month for our brand and many variations on it: We keep a monthly log of branded non-negative searches broadly from SEO tools, to judge how effective we are at reaching the overall audience, whether or not they click on any search results.