Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

For example, a study – data analysis from one adtech company puts the CTR rate of LinkedIn ads at.67%. That’s a pretty generous measure too. Benchmarking CTR data for consumer display ads on Google range from an abysmal.09% I’m not here to bash advertising or LinkedIn. In other words, pitch a story , not a product.

B2B 89

B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 89

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Recommendations suggesting contacts to pitch. Predicting a pitches chances of earning coverage. Notified by Intrado gets close.

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. 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 do you make the most of that data? This helps you measure how a campaign or individual piece of content performs.

Measurement 60

Measurement Data-Driven PR Analytics Data 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. The company calls this Cision Activation.

Publicity 92

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 92

Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Public Relations Not Reading the (Industry) Room: It’s tempting to craft pitches that focus solely on your client’s interests, but beware of coming across as spammy or self-serving. Open-Ended Pitches: Editors are bombarded with pitches daily, and their time is precious. Sometimes, seeing is believing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Pitching Creativity Storytelling 52

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The data brands have collected from these interactions has allowed marketers to fine-tune their marketing tactics, and how they talk to their customers. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing. What is an Integrated PESO Model? Paid Media. Earned Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

PR’s job is to pitch and secure stories that align with the brand, as told through third-party endorsement. Marketing and advertising teams A/B test ad copy to see which messages resonate the most with their customers. Marketing Goal 4: Measure brand perception more effectively.

Marketing 170

Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Measured on clicks, quick hits.”

Media Relations 113

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. PR measures up.

Report 136

Report Interviews Pitching Construction 136

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

or (what we particularly like) regular, ongoing consumer and other surveys to produce usable, newsworthy data. While working with Wearsafe we leveraged data gleaned from working with colleges, security experts and others to craft a position. Of course, all the images in the world will only get noticed if your pitches are strong.

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

1) Talkwalker lets you run your data through their AI. Talkwalker has introduced a new feature it’s calling Customer Data +. The feature enables “enterprises to analyze customer conversations from owned data sources” and let the Talkwalker AI engine analyze it. What sort of data? Why would you do this?

Internal 64

Internal International Data Media 64

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Brand journalism and content creation falls closer to advertising than PR and while we agree it’s very important in this day and age, it certainly doesn’t oust media relations altogether. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy. Are you seeing more analysis in PR measurement? Journalists still matter.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Shift Communications

MAY 16, 2017

Outline all the details: Now is the time to think through the details on pitches and creative initiatives, and discuss those with the client so you can gain the necessary approval during the plan review process. Include aggressive measurement : No PR plan is complete without metrics.

Creativity 141

Creativity Measurement Pitching Internal 141

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

The objectives should be clear as well as measurable. The communications goals should align with or complement those of marketing, advertising, and sales – but they don’t have to be the same. The themes will guide pitch angles, content development, and thought leadership strategy. Define and prioritize your audiences.

Writing 136

Writing How To Pitching Privacy 136

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

I couldn’t find any financial data on the deal but in a separate piece for Media Post Laurie Sullivan writes that Kelp has 10 employees and “Signal AI has about 220 employees.” This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” AI-assisted pitches. “AI Focus on people.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Video consumption has changed how organizations interact with their publics — four times as many consumers prefer digestible video content over text – and our data show that PR teams who don’t get their agencies and their clients on board will be behind the curve. We will apply rigor to outcomes measurement.

B2C 120

B2C Measurement Video B2B 120

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

They now include the use of sophisticated consumer data sets to inform messaging and media channels, tapping social influencers to drive brand esteem and consumer behavior, and even getting into bed with the Facebook-Google advertising duopoly to deliver impressions, engagement and conversion. they produce.

Pitching 43

Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Social Media Ecommerce Marketing Imagine this as a big umbrella that covers lots of stuff—building up your brand’s popularity, guiding customers to your website, advertising and selling products, and even the art of social selling and social commerce. They provide a treasure trove of data about users’ interests, behaviors, and preferences.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties. Giving voice.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. The article breaks out the data which, ironically, narrows like a funnel. A Data-Driven Answer for B2B].

B2B 68

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

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. Your guide to keyword research Search tools, insight and data can be confusing.

Tools 136

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

B2B 155

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 155

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. The tool also breaks down the pitching activity of each team member, including metrics for open, response and coverage rates.”. Testing features – A/B testing – to assist in seeing which pitches are performing.

Analytics 70

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 70

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 26, 2017

PR measurement has long been an outcast in marketing dashboards. Over the years, companies have almost created coping mechanisms for accepting weak PR reporting – either not measuring PR at all or relying on basic awareness metrics, like percentage increase of coverage and sentiment. By Seedepth. We hope so!

Measurement 25

Measurement Marketing Journalism Tools 25

Konnect Agency

MARCH 29, 2021

The majority of strategies will include anything from social media, advertisements and press releases. It is also good to note that sounding like a sales pitch in every communication effort will not do the brand much good. How to utilize ROI data. Remember, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. Final thoughts.

Strategy 52

Strategy Communications Software Data 52

OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

From tech startups to startups at heart, most of our clients are private companies on the road to a big exit, like going public or being acquired, and they span the entire tech sector: cloud, enterprise data, fintech, healthtech, cybersecurity, clean energy and social media, among others. Should PRos only be pitching individual journalists?

Strategy 52

Strategy Interviews Pitching Energy 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales. How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. The 10 Most Common Ways Comms Pros are Measuring PR.

Interviews 104

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. Software from companies like Sysomos, Moz, and Zignal Labs can do plenty of heavy lifting up front, and enterprising firms can even start to use Big Data tools in pursuit of new answers. Humans do not scale.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Indeed, the pendulum seems to have swung that way according to survey data reviewed by Marketing Charts: B2B Marketers Shift Priorities From Generating Leads to Converting Them. If a publisher is looking at pageviews and bounce rates, they are definitely measuring it all wrong.”. 3) Marketing assumption: influencers can be purchased

Study 65

Study Marketing B2B Apparel 65

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

3) Measuring the influence of coverage. You can view this measure in a couple of different ways – and the charts allow for you to drill down and take a look at the underlying coverage. In theory, this concept could definitively end the debate over PR measurement , at least from a marketing perspective. Sentiment analysis.

Case Study 118

Case Study Software Data Web 118

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Here’s the budget data gleaned from the report: Marketing budgets have grown 6.3% I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful. 16% on marketing analytics. “As A few months back I took a thorough look at The CMO Survey by Christine Moorman.

Marketing 66

Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

Cision

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While those of us in marketing or PR are quick to applaud technologies that allow us to do more, reach more, or earn more, we don’t seem to have the same attitude about updating our measurement tools and processes. Take Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE), for example. How Mature Is Your Earned Media Measurement Strategy?

Measurement 215

Measurement Media System Tools 215

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Data-Driven. The very best influencers work with brands, advertisers, communicators, and agencies to provide data back to their sponsors. Sometimes this is as simple as implementing additional Google Analytics tracking codes; sometimes this is as complex as lead co-registration or other data exchanges. Yes, absolutely.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Data B2C 60

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The company’s pitch was a 90-second animated video and a sign-up form. We try to get as much data as we can from our customers, but it can be quite difficult because people use video in different ways. People have different goals and different measures of success. That’s it.

Marketing 111

Marketing Video Product Launch YouTube 111

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. With digital convergence, PR and media communicators are no longer just the traditional writers of press releases or distributors of media pitches.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

To me this just moves the data collection around a little bit on the website, but one place I have seen this work pretty well is the connection to customer service. I especially welcome studies and pieces with data that you’ve used your own product to produce. b) Is Your Press Release Pitch Guilty of Information Overload? “The

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

PR 20/20

AUGUST 22, 2017

Editor's note: This post was originally published in May 2013, and was updated in August 2017 per latest best practices and data. The primary reason I’ve seen inbound marketing programs get squashed is not lack of resources, lack of data or lack of success, but lack of buy-in. Why do we need a blog? What is the ROI of social?

Marketing 87

Marketing Resources Technology Internal 87