Contently - Strategy

APRIL 20, 2023

But to truly maximize content value, you need to have a way to measure your content’s impact. With the right tool, you can track metrics like organic traffic, reader engagement, and content conversions to understand how your assets are performing. The analytics are crucial for providing insight into the value of your production.

Analytics 119

Analytics Content Marketing SEO Data 119

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. PR is about influence.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. As the dominant form of communication becomes rich – meaning audio and video – the PR profession is at serious risk of missing key trends if tools and vendors fail to adapt. AI-Powered Personalization of Advertising.

Trends 161

Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It serves as a communication tool to reach journalists, media outlets, and the public. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands. How Do You Measure Media Coverage? What is Native Advertising? What is SEO PR? sponsored posts).

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

5W PR

JULY 18, 2023

Social media Food and beverage social media tools are an excellent channel for connecting with a target audience. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) To increase visibility in search engine results , optimize the brand’s website and content for relevant keywords. Engage visitors with product info, brand story, and testimonials.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Engineering Analytics 78

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The best way is to experiment with AI-powered marketing tools. So taking demos and trials of tools is a must. In this post, we’ve listed all AI-powered vendors we’ve interviewed to-date, a list of 43 tools in total. develops unique analytics reporting and BI tools, tailor made for the iGaming industry. Beehive B.I.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

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. It would be nice if the tools you use to support your efforts would analyze your activity and automatically keep an eye out for recommendations on your behalf.

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

We’re now seeing investment in digital marketing overtaking investment in traditional marketing at a rapidly increasing rate, with Britain being the largest online advertising market in Europe, and predictions that almost two-thirds of UK ad spend will be online by 2020. Investing in SEO can be key to making sure your campaigns convert.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. Measure the Sentiment That Matters. So, how do you measure online sentiment? One of the easiest ways of measuring the emotional response from your consumers is sentiment analysis. Humanize Your Brand.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. How did it affect social traffic and SEO? Many of these metrics are easily found via tools in the Moz suite, through the native social platform dashboard and through Google Analytics. This helps you measure how a campaign or individual piece of content performs.

Measurement 60

Measurement Data-Driven PR Analytics Data 60

Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

Measurement 49

Measurement Analytics Google Agency 49

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The first measure came from a business with a marketing automation system implemented. The second measure was largely a manual effort: going back through the deals closed at the end of the year and identifying which ones had downloaded gated for content featured on the blog. Components to Effectively Measure a B2B Blog.

B2B 67

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it. Gauge Site Relevance Simply put, in guest posting, choosing sites relevant to your niche is better for your SEO. You can also use a tool like Majestic’s Trust Flow.

Analysis 91

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

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. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

Study 140

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

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? If you had to measure only one thing (you don’t), measuring branded non-negative search would be it. Advertising creates mindshare.

Measurement 107

Measurement SEO Policies Reputation 107

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.”. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties. Giving voice.

Communications 124

Communications Crisis Internal International 124

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. And video content can be the primary tool to support those efforts. #5. Enhance campaign SEO More technically, PR efforts can positively affect search engine optimization (SEO).

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. Without measuring your data, you won’t know what’s working and what’s not and how to move forward. Rise of native advertising. In a 2017 report , 54 percent of companies were using native advertising , and 38 percent were likely to do so in the future.

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

Cision

JULY 26, 2017

What I want to do in this post is look at the social targeting tools available to PR pros and marketers on the major social platforms answering two questions: How effectively can I target the followers/fans that I currently have on the platform? Paid Content (what can I measure and how granularly can I target audiences?).

Social Media 233

Social Media How To Insurance Insurance 233

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

Then I saw another article on CommsTech which was also clearly about PR tech tools. This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” I agree, but only because native advertising tricks readers into thinking its bona fide coverage. I’d link to the BI story, but it’s gated.

Publicity 86

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 86

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

and found, as a result of the pandemic, the top three changes businesses have made in hiring are: 54% are conducting remote interview and onboarding 42% have shortened the hiring process; and 42% are advertising fully remote jobs. The most underutilized tool in a manager’s toolkit is a compliment. Give our services a try.

Survey 102

Survey Trends Marketing Creativity 102

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While podcasting is a great tool for optimizing SEO and visibility, these shouldn’t always be the main focus. Don’t forget that engagement can also be measured. Be sure to advertise this before the event. This affords businesses the opportunity to interact with its community in real-time. There are two ways to do this.

Community 206

Community Nonprofit Conference Social Media 206

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

So in such a busy marketplace, and in an age where the budget can’t always stretch to support content marketing , social media marketing , influencer marketing , advertising, design, e-marketing, PPC, SEO and everything else you’ve been advised to invest in, how can you justify spend to stand out from the crowd? PR is different.

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff. Yes, the tool is limiting.

Tools 99

Tools Marketing Nonprofit Mobile 99

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Spotify took aim at the market this week acquiring podcast creation tool Anchor and podcast media company Gimlet Media. Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor. Tool: how well are you using LinkedIn? It’s a useful coaching tool. ??

Viral 68

Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

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. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO).

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

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. MozCon is geared for SEOs (i.e.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. All helpful in measuring the true influence and effectiveness of an influencer. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Prioritize and share.

Technology 83

Technology Facebook Measurement Policies 83

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Ad agencies, SEO services, Facebook, Google, Twitter, know how to scale their promotional work through technology. When you compare PR to advertising, SEO, Facebook, etc., Programmatic advertising is machine-to-machine communication. SEO is machine-to-machine communication as well. Humans do not scale.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising SEO Software 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The top challenge for marketers today is disregarding the latest sparkly things (social media, SEO, paying for leads,law domains ) and focusing instead on real techniques that generate new business. SEO is snake oil. – SEO. – print advertising. – pay per click advertising. Plaintiff lawyer Kurt D.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2016

Google Analytics and Google AdWords are widely-utilized, key tools for Digital Marketing measurement and advertising. SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, is the large umbrella that includes being proficient in tasks such as search engine optimization (SEO), content creation, email marketing and digital advertising.

Marketing 60

Marketing How To Analytics Google 60

Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2016

Google Analytics and Google AdWords are widely-utilized, key tools for Digital Marketing measurement and advertising. SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, is the large umbrella that includes being proficient in tasks such as search engine optimization (SEO), content creation, email marketing and digital advertising.

Marketing 60

Marketing How To Analytics Google 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance.

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Whether it was or wasn’t, only he knows, but it undoubtedly was an impressive use – or, should I say, manipulation – of online tools to build a reputation for his band. SEO and AdWords. There is increasing evidence to show that search engine optimisation (SEO) is also impacted by online reviews.

Engineering 67

Engineering Reputation Social Media SEO 67

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Is measurement lost? I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art.

Measurement 53

Measurement Blogging Tourism Twitter 53

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

That doesn’t even factor in new tool debuts, anything out of Google, Medium’s recent business model change, etc…. 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.

Technology 60

Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Measurement Continues to Evolve. Tools are getting smarter and faster, but there still is no one source of truth for measurement – and we shouldn’t expect it to magically arrive. Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube – they all have or are rapidly advancing advertising components. Visual Storytelling Accelerates.

Marketing 60

Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60