Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

Traditional models of PR measurement no longer work (i.e. Digital has become intrinsic to the PR and communications landscape, and diversification is forcing measurement to become more innovative than ever. In a time where measurement is increasingly critical, it’s becoming more and more complex to do.

Media 243

Media Analysis Measurement Advertising 243

Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

Traditional models of PR measurement no longer work (i.e. Digital has become intrinsic to the PR and communications landscape, and diversification is forcing measurement to become more innovative than ever. In a time where measurement is increasingly critical, it’s becoming more and more complex to do.

Media 221

Media Analysis Measurement Advertising 221

NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

What happens when influence outshines advertising? As the CIO Bryan Pedersen leads MSL’s digital and innovation center of excellence that includes developing new offerings and tools, as well bolstering core capabilities like storytelling and influencer marketing. MARCH 26, 2021. Watch webinar. Read transcript. Bryan: Yeah.

Advertising 131

Advertising Advertising Data Reputation 131

5W PR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

3 Trends We Saw at AdWeek 2023 AdWeek, the annual advertising and marketing conference, is a crucial event that brings together industry leaders, marketers, and innovators to discuss and forecast the evolving landscape of advertising. Advertisers are actively exploring AI for personalization and automation.

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Trends Retail Advertising Advertising 78

Prohibition

APRIL 13, 2021

billion active accounts on the platform – which when it comes to social media advertising, means that there are this many people you can choose to target from via your ad campaign – which is pretty impressive! Each month, social media advertising continues to change and develop. There are over 2.7

Advertising 62

Advertising Advertising Facebook Social Media 62

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

During PRoBono, students from PRLab and AdLab — Boston University’s student-run advertising agency — come together for 18 hours to complete public relations and advertising work for five nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofit clients need strategies that encompass both public relations and advertising.

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Nonprofit Advertising Advertising Measurement 387

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Displayed on the laptop above are the presenters at the recent Summit on the Future of Communications Measurement. Our presenters covered a wide range of case studies and techniques. And of course, we did learn several answers to the key questions: What’s the future of communications measurement? Yes, really!)

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Measurement Airlines Case Study Data 40

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Public relations vs marketing—what are the differences? Public relations (PR) and marketing are closely related, but few know the differences. Some organisations have Communications Departments for their public relations needs and some have Marketing Departments for their promotional needs.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

We have all been on the front lines of the convergence of marketing and communications, but the transformation has not been without challenges: cultural challenges, organizational design challenges and measurement challenges. We could do marketing mix optimizations and even ROI, but PR was always on the outside of that.

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Banking Marketing Measurement Leadership 199

PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2018

And we’re part of fully integrated teams across disciplines — public relations, advertising, shopper marketing, direct — resulting in a more consistent customer journey and improved ROI. The gig economy presents an opportunity for companies to bring in talent and modernize models to work more efficiently.

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Measurement Creativity Analytics Groups 125

Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

Ask a veteran marketer how marketing has changed in the last decade and many comments will center on output. Today, marketing is not just communicating with a prospective buyer. This is why context in marketing is so important – and that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 67

Onclusive

JUNE 16, 2023

While influencer PR & marketing has been a popular tactic for brands to reach their target audience, de-influencers are actively avoiding or even blocking social media influencers. This has led to a sense of “advertising fatigue” among some consumers, who may be more likely to tune out or avoid influencer content altogether.

How To 195

How To Consumer Social Media Community 195

PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of using email marketing to further your company’s goals sounds simple enough. Most believe the success of their email marketing campaign depends on compelling copy and a clean visual presentation. Here are five basics to keep in mind before your email marketing campaign takes off in 2022: 1.

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Marketing Apparel Data Software 210

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We talk a lot about measuring PR on this blog and as a reader, you know that not all PR tactics directly impact the bottom line. If you don’t already have measurement tools and dashboards in place, these questions commonly asked by clients and brand management alike can be a good indicator that it’s well past time to get started.

Measurement 140

Measurement Tools Analytics Data 140

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One of the biggest highlights of HubSpot's annual INBOUND conference is the sheer volume of data and statistics that are shared by the presenters. As marketers, anything that is measurable and quantifiable should get our attention, and the week’s sessions were filled with interesting numbers. Yeah, that’ll work.

Marketing 87

Marketing B2B Advertising Advertising 87

PRSay

MAY 9, 2019

In a Muck Rack survey of 800 communicators, ranging from boutique agency coordinators to chief communications officers at global brands, 72 percent said that the top challenge they face is “measuring business impact,” with the second most prominent challenge (at 65 percent) overcoming the “lack of quantifiable measurement.”

Survey 67

Survey Measurement Communications Advertising 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Whether it’s sales, growth, or marketing, leadership must implement a plan with measurable goals. With many business models built on in-person experiences and traditional marketing, pivoting to a virtual world came with a significant learning curve. But what happens when the unexpected strikes? Don’t skip this step!

Marketing 68

Marketing Resources Advertising Advertising 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. It’s important to point out, while I did try to group some predictions centered on common topics, there’s no order of merit to the presentation. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Annual marketing salary survey shows remote interviews and shorter hiring process have become the norm as a consequence of the pandemic The was a cartoon going around the business world a few weeks ago that asked “who led the digital transformation in your company?” CEO CTO COVID-19 In the cartoon, the correct answer is COVID-19.

Survey 101

Survey Trends Marketing Creativity 101

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Content marketing isn’t a panacea. For one thing, you need to re-measure its effectiveness frequently, if you don’t already automate the process of measurement. More important, however, is that content marketing can hit diminishing returns very quickly, in a phenomenon first described by marketing expert Mark W.

Content Marketing 158

Content Marketing Marketing Facebook Creativity 158

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns. We’ll delve more in-depth into PR and marketing.

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Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

PR in High Definition

MARCH 21, 2018

Facebook (and many of the social networks) have already been putting greater transparency measures in place in the recent waves of scrutiny and interest. I imagine that come May, Facebook will present a pop-up that users cannot click away from, forcing them to review their ad and privacy choices.

Advertising 48

Advertising Advertising Tools Privacy 48

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Improving brand awareness and profitability boils down to integrating PR, marketing and other sales strategies to optimize a brand’s overall message. On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

Content Marketing 138

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 138

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2020

You can’t control the constraints imposed by the Coronavirus, but you can make a case to keep your marketing budget It’s a challenging time to be a marketer. It’s amazing how fast our world can change, but there is a growing body of knowledge for how to market in troubling times. You’ve got more constraints than ever.

Study 94

Study Marketing Survey SEO 94

NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

How has the consumer changed the news cycle and impacted PR measurement? Data and innovation leads for Hill+Knowlton Strategies in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia joined NewsWhip’s CEO Paul Quigley for a special panel session on the Pulse to talk about navigating multiple market nuances to be locally relevant at scale.

Consumer 78

Consumer Measurement Local Data 78

5W PR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The digital marketing leaders are constantly monitoring their companies’ digital performance over time, and have benchmarks in place to see if the strategies are working, and with those benchmarks, they’re also able to compare their strategies with the best industry brands. Advertising Benchmarks. Social Media Benchmarks.

Advertising 88

Advertising Advertising Measurement Facebook 88

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 1) Earned media is sales enablement.

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One of the biggest highlights of HubSpot's annual INBOUND conference is the sheer volume of data and statistics that are shared by the presenters. As marketers, anything that is measurable and quantifiable should get our attention, and the week’s sessions were filled with interesting numbers. Yeah, that’ll work.

Marketing 52

Marketing B2B Advertising Advertising 52

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

Polaris

AUGUST 19, 2014

And thanks to PR measurement expert Katie Delahaye Paine , we have a tool called the Kick-Butt Index (KBI) that allows us to measure PR in a way that’s relevant for clients. The public relations measurement challenge. Also, awareness is a helpful metric because it usually correlates to brand market share—and sales.

Measurement 100

Measurement Advertising Advertising eBook 100

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

To borrow from a quote , the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. As I’m wont to do on the occasional Saturday, I’ve picked out three, reviewed them carefully and present some of the findings in this roundup series that I call the Unscripted Marketing Links.

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. Measurement templates.

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Reddit Software B2B Technology 178

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. 16% on marketing analytics. 16% on marketing analytics. “As of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 66

Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

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. Despite the maturation of digital marketing and web analytics, this remains a challenge. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime.

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B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 68