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. It uses proxies as a measurement of success rather than key performance indicators that are aligned to the organisations that it serves. PR is a social science. It’s a theme that Topi?

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

PR in High Definition

MAY 31, 2016

Whilst print and online media isn’t ‘dead’ by any measure, it’s certainly had a lot of troubles. We’ve also seen a few publications get into trouble for not making it explicit that certain links are to advertisers and represent commercial links, rather than purely advisory ones, so it’s not an easy path to tread.

Journalism 48

Journalism Print Newspapers Advertising 48

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 13, 2015

Twitter made a number of advertising product (or inventory) announcements recently including a plan to sell ads on other websites. Certainly Twitter has a good case – there is undoubtedly a sizable audience that lurks on Twitter – and measuring the outcome of such visibility is challenging.

Twitter 60

Twitter Marketing Media Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

over the next year; 40% of budget goes to paid media; 16% of budget goes to print media; 8% of budget goes to paid social media; 6% of budget goes to paid search; 4% of budget goes to display; and. I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

How has the consumer changed the news cycle and impacted PR measurement? Communications methods & measurement standards. The consumer-driven news cycle & PR measurement. And it’s no longer about that measurement piece at the end. APRIL 22, 2021 4pm Singapore / 12pm UAE / 9am Ireland. Watch webinar.

Consumer 78

Consumer Measurement Local Data 78

Flatiron Communications

MAY 7, 2015

There is no shortage of pundits waxing on the subject of measurement in public relations. He didn’t forsake all legacy media however and offered props to the network morning shows: “TV is a different beast [than print]. Back in the day, the number of media impressions served as the standard barometer for success.

Video 28

Video Print Television Journalism 28

Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. This is the great debate in PR: how do we measure what we do and prove its value? Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications.

Enterprise 227

Enterprise Agency Radio Fashion 227

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. As a result print circulation has fallen dramatically.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Carbon as a metric - PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns as a report suggests that the UK is woefully unprepared for climate risk. These companies have a stranglehold on advertising and have effectively become a tax on small and medium-sized business. Three decades on I’m less positive.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. The printing press emerged around 600 years ago, but printed media technically existed for thousands of years.

Ethics 52

Ethics Communications Print Television 52