Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2015

For the general sports fan, statistics and data have been making their way into the mainstream for some time, similar to how online has brought measurement to marketing in a new way over the past 5+ years. Let’s parallel that to PR and marketing. The post Are PR and Marketing Entering the Moneyball II Era? Derek Lyons.

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Data-Driven PR Sports Marketing Analytics 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this series, we’ll examine some of the major trends we see ahead and how PR practitioners of all stripes should prepare. Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. To compensate, more walls will go up, making media less visible to PR professionals and their audiences.

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Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Let’s look at the Spearman correlation between character length and engagement measures such as likes and retweets in the period of September 1-25, when no 280-character tweets were available: Above, we see no correlation between tweet length and likes/retweets. Marketing and advertising. More isn’t better. Consumer health and fitness.

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B2C Airlines Pharmaceuticals B2B 103

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

How can we use data, analytics, and algorithms to achieve awareness at scale? We cannot afford to advertise to everyone on the one network that reaches everyone – Facebook – and the reach of individual publications continues to decline. The solution to this quandary is the owned audience. Dark Social and Influence.

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Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

I was asked recently what the most important metric, the most important thing to measure in PR is. So, what measurable trait helps us determine the effectiveness of PR? The Most Important Metric in PR Today is Branded Non-Negative Search. Advertising creates mindshare. Measure What Matters.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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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Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Shift Communications

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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Data Data-Driven PR System Analytics 157

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Media Lab and Deloitte launched the joint project Data USA. 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. Need help keeping up? Derek Lyons.

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Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU.

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Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU.

Facebook 60

Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU.

Facebook 60

Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Data-driven PR Data-driven PR uses analytics to guide PR strategies. It focuses on media coverage, audience data and social trends to improve campaign effectiveness.

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Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Data-driven PR Trends PR pros are using data-driven analytics to guide PR strategies. Reach and Impressions : Measures the potential audience size for your posts.

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Trends YouTube Video Social Media 105

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

It’s hard to miss all the articles and blog posts about how the PR industry is changing, how it’s integrating with new skill sets. Today, I wanted to dive a little more into my personal experience on the subject – including why PR pros should honestly start thinking about expanding their skill sets (and where to start).

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

Shift Communications

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 summary, it’s much of what you’d expect a B2B company to have in their DNA.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 6, 2016

The way is paid media: digital advertising. Advertising and public relations share a common goal: more attention. Forward-thinking public relations professionals know that advertising and public relations together often generate greater impact than each channel separately. What if your victories lasted longer? Christopher S.

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Advertising Advertising Publicity Infographics 60

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

One of the most common PR measurement questions we receive is, “What is the value of an impression?” Why do we measure impressions? 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.

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Analytics Measurement Software Survey 132

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2015

One of the most common PR measurement questions we receive is, “What is the value of an impression?” Why do we measure impressions? For example, I drive past billboards and advertisements every morning on the commute to work. Here’s a simple way to do so: measure how often people search for you by name.

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