Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Clients now expect PR people to also be search experts, content experts, working knowledge of Google Analytics, knowledge of all sorts of tracking tools to measure effectiveness, while filming, producing, and editing video and managing multiple social media accounts.”. More internal comms. More internal comms. Additional duties.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data?

Internal 63

Internal International Data Media 63

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. Heck, just keeping up with the news is a challenge, never mind closing the gap on technological skill sets you need to execute effectively. So, how in this wave of ever changing technology do we keep our heads above water here at SHIFT?

Technology 60

Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. 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?

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The financing will fuel investment in engineering, data science and product development and accelerate the expansion of the company’s international footprint. The PR and communication function, on the whole, has been losing ground relative to the advances in marketing technology.

Analytics 150

Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

The GIFT report – produced by Brand Finance, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) – is an annual study assessing the intangible assets of more than 57,000 companies in more than 160 jurisdictions around the world.

Reputation 94

Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 94

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

ROI and proving value The top challenge facing communicators is measuring impact, proving value and demonstrating ROI , according to 50% of respondents. However, in a subsequent question, only about half of respondents “often” or “always” measure their communications efforts. Don’t overlook anecdotes either. So, what can you do?

Survey 137

Survey Measurement System Education 137

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 26, 2016

More measurement, metrics, and quantifying value. In the age of data insights, nothing will escape the reach of precise measurement tools. As marketing and advertising become more data-driven and trackable, PR professionals will be expected to deliver the same kind of metrics and attribution. More partnerships and sponsorships.

Viral 136

Viral Creativity Advertising Advertising 136

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This includes identifying customer needs, developing products that satisfy those needs, setting prices, determining distribution channels, and promoting the products through various forms of advertising and promotion. While advertising can support such endeavours, it’s all about PR. It’s also a major field of academic research!)

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This is a given, but goals and the ways in which progress is measured will vary with the individual organization. Beware of sweeping objectives like “positive visibility” or “brand awareness” unless there are tools with which to measure that visibility with some precision. Build in and budget for metrics.

Writing 130

Writing Comparison Product Launch Leadership 130

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

So, what businesses need the most is marketing strategy and the fundamentals – audience identification, positioning, messaging, distribution and feedback or measurement – haven’t changed even as tactics have evolved. Finally, you probably need to bring some budget for social media advertising and time to experiment with paid media techniques.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

10 at PRSA’s 2017 International Conference in Boston. According to Nielsen’s Global Trust in Advertising study , consumers trust earned media and recommendations from friends and family more than any other source. However, paid media has historically had a significant advantage over earned when it comes to measuring success.

Data 145

Data How To Storytelling Analytics 145

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Twitter, the 140-character stream of what’s happening now, surprised everyone with a measurement disclosure. We see modest growth below, as Twitter adds an additional 1.23% quarter-over-quarter growth in monthly active users: Twitter now addresses 330 million users around the world; their presence is largely international.

Twitter 87

Twitter Social Media Media Analysis 87

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. It was clear that soon they will be one business.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

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.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Should your technology be named a Finalist, this is a great opportunity to issue a news release (after the official Automotive News announcement) and social media campaign. Also ensure that key members of your team are onsite at the event and are prepared to accept your award should your technology take home a coveted PACE Award.

Automotive 80

Automotive Mobile Technology Social Media 80

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Back in the day, way, way back, there was internal communications, there was external communications. Now, internal is external. But we weren’t talking about that internally. Where the challenge happens, is both internal/external wants to be transparent and open. How do you measure the success of word of mouth?

Ethics 52

Ethics Product Launch Corporate Consumer 52

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Experiential storytelling. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Critical Mention

AUGUST 29, 2019

NEW YORK — Critical Mention, the leading earned media measurement and monitoring platform, today announced 10 consecutive months of record new bookings. Beginning in Q4 of FY2018 and continuing into Q3 of FY2019 the company surpassed a number of significant bookings milestones and is poised for further growth. FY 2019 Achievements.

Television 60

Television Radio Analytics Government 60

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. The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. PR is a social science.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

In honor of International Womens Day, all the guests were prominent women in the PR and technology fields including Serena Ehrlich , Aly Saxe , and Ai Addyson-Zhang. Pre-release #measurement research will give you an understanding of your position in the industry landscape, plus what matters most to your audiences.

Nonprofit 56

Nonprofit Measurement Analytics Creativity 56

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 115) “Advertising.”. 12) “Write for businesses.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Meanwhile, brands have their own networks — both internally and externally. As I explore in my new white paper Master the Mix: Amplify Your Campaigns Results with Earned Media , consumers are becoming increasingly resistant to advertising and losing confidence in brands which decreases the effectiveness of owned media.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 5, 2020

The company’s internal SMEs had to be willing to help, and the rest of the senior leadership needed to support the content-first focus. “The strategy help that Contently has provided in getting our content strategy documented, getting the technology in place, all of that has been really valuable for the team,” Dennis said.

Financial 133

Financial Strategy Government Leadership 133

PRSay

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Recent patents granted for contextual advertising and social media tag recognition are good evidence of the deep thinking that goes on here, every day, about improving the strategic value and unique insights to be gained through use of our comprehensive broadcast media database and index. Earned media impression measurement and analysis.

Television 78

Television Sports Web Advertising 78

PR 20/20

AUGUST 22, 2017

While only 7% cite executive sponsorship as their paramount challenge, 40% indicated that the most common challenge—proving ROI—points to a crucial need to drum up and perpetuate internal support. IT pushes back on providing the technology foundations and support for advanced, integrated marketing programs. It Demands Accountability.

Marketing 87

Marketing Resources Technology Internal 87

Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

So then there comes the question of how does someone that might be interested in becoming a member of a network prepare themselves to be suitable to join and to be able to take the most of what an international, global network can offer them. What I mean by that is mostly openness to other cultures, openness to understand other people.

Agency 59

Agency Internal International Meeting 59

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 Here we go…. The company has raised a total of $66.3

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

PR 20/20

MARCH 21, 2017

Now, what if we told you every one of those tasks, and many more, could be done more efficiently using artificial intelligence technology that’s available today? Following are 11 common marketing tasks that can be more intelligently automated right now using AI technology. Automate content (at scale). Create ad copy.

Marketing 42

Marketing Analytics Analysis Technology 42

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting. Look to technology to understand why. We even measure the effectiveness of our PR efforts by tracking and reporting on how widely our content has been used, repurposed, or shared.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting. Look to technology to understand why. We even measure the effectiveness of our PR efforts by tracking and reporting on how widely our content has been used, repurposed, or shared.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

His career has spanned the intersection of business, technology, and communications. Share it internally and through email outreach… Because our world is so fragmented these days, you want to merchandise your broadcast coverage everywhere your audience is. What’s your best tip for measuring PR for broadcast coverage?

Strategy 52

Strategy Interviews Pitching Energy 52

Ethical Voices

AUGUST 22, 2022

I have a degree in Organizational Communication, then applied that first working in the space division of Boeing, back when the International Space Station was still on the ground and being built. What am I measuring this quarter, next quarter, this year? That is the space from where we measure true success.

Ethics 75

Ethics Communications Agency Technology 75

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. PR’s effectiveness can then be measured with impactful business metrics , just like other aspects of the marketing mix. Now is the time to invest in PR Attribution and PR Measurement solutions.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals. Their value and success will be measured by outcomes, not outputs.”. The marketing services industry is in a state of flux.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

As technology, culture, media and marketing converge, it’s an intriguing time to be a marketer. Conducted by American Marketing Association [AMA] and Millard Brown Vermeer , the survey measures the degree of 1,028 U.S. I would advise marketers to measure twice and cut once. There’s almost a land rush mentality.

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Enterprise Conference 40