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What is the open rate of SMS text messaging?

Shift Communications

I don’t know where the original citation came from, but as data-driven PR professionals, we’d like the data too. Fortunately, getting the data is easier than ever. The date of the survey period was 9/26/15 – 9/28/15. Raw data is available upon request. Either way I’m happy.

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Connecting PR To Business Results

Shift Communications

Qualitative studies take significant effort, from survey design to focus group administration. Once we have qualitative data, we blend it with quantitative data to understand our customer behavior, then modify our sales, marketing, advertising, and public relations strategies to align with our customers. Christopher S.

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PR and the Marketing Technology Skills Gap

Shift Communications

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. In order to arm our staff with the necessary skills we designed our Marketing Technology Immersion program.

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Why CEOs Should Invest in PR Attribution and PR Measurement

Onclusive

1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR? PR’s effectiveness can then be measured with impactful business metrics , just like other aspects of the marketing mix.

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2024’s Top 5 PR Trends: What to Watch

Newsfile

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. AI research In 2023, 58% of PR pros surveyed tapped into AI to conduct research.

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2024’s Top 5 PR Trends: What to Watch

Newsfile

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. AI research In 2023, 58% of PR pros surveyed tapped into AI to conduct research.

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What is the value of an impression?

Shift Communications

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. Measure Perception Through a Survey. Why do we measure impressions?

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