Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2014

One of the fundamental truths to Facebook in current environments, however, is that brands (in general) need to pay in order to be seen. Thankfully Facebook presents brands with several options to increase the number of eyeballs on the content and engagements with the post. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2015

We’ve talked a lot in the past year about Facebook, from the evolution of its advertising offering to the almost complete destruction of organic reach for brand pages. As a brand manager, the best thing you can do is accept this fact and adjust strategies. Data-Driven PR Milestone: SHIFT Becomes Google Analytics Certified Partner.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

PR grows more in demand. Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

What’s in stock for us as practitioners, as agencies, as companies seeking to build awareness, reputation, and trust? How can we use data, analytics, and algorithms to achieve awareness at scale? We public relations professionals, whether in house at a brand or at an agency, must take ownership of our audiences.

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Shift Communications

JULY 19, 2017

As our VP of Marketing Tech previously summarized : In a crisis management situation, something has gone wrong and your brand is on fire. s PR reps/trusted advisors/crisis comms ride-or-dies, deny the fire of its resources we shall. to help ensure his vegan donut business and brand reputation doesn’t suffer during or after Shark Week.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 7, 2016

We applied Google’s Customer Journey idea and paired it with data-driven models to help you understand what’s really working in your digital marketing plans. Our Data-Driven Customer Journey model helps you: Understand what channels deliver results. Discover the sequence your customers take to purchase. Chel Wolverton.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Useful – but not quite as powerful as the truths their data can untangle. With plenty of free analytics tools available, there are many of options for interpreting this data. Both Twitter and Facebook offer limited but free analytics for basic accounts. Savannah Whitman. Marketing Coordinator.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Useful – but not quite as powerful as the truths their data can untangle. With plenty of free analytics tools available, there are many of options for interpreting this data. Both Twitter and Facebook offer limited but free analytics for basic accounts. Savannah Whitman. Marketing Coordinator.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Useful – but not quite as powerful as the truths their data can untangle. With plenty of free analytics tools available, there are many of options for interpreting this data. Both Twitter and Facebook offer limited but free analytics for basic accounts. Savannah Whitman. Marketing Coordinator.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2015

To have true insight, we need to set ego aside–because it is only when we are without ego, without preconceived notions, that we can truly hear the questions our data asks. In the hierarchy of analytics, data is the stuff, the raw materials. Here’s a simple example of the differences among data, analysis, and insight.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It’ll also enable you to aptly take advantage of best tweets for your brand and think of how to engage with your followers from a new perspective. So now the question is, how will this impact brands? Consider How Your Content Can Be Tailored To Those Already Engaged with Your Brand. Content Relevancy is Higher Than Ever.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

However, if we distill down the essence of public relations, it’s to build awareness and trust in a brand, such that people want to share it, talk about it, and ultimately buy from it. The biggest problem brands face – for the most part – isn’t negative press. What is branded non-negative search?

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

Now, any sane (and knowledgeable) PR person will explain to their client that the business press coverage might not drive the type of website traffic and content engagement they want (which Google Analytics can easily show us). Show reporters that the trend goes beyond one company (your client) and you increase your chance for success.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Companies, stakeholders, clients, and communicators all want to put their brand, their products and services in the best possible light. An investigation into data may reveal that in fact, your brand or product/service may be the least competitive, worst option on the market. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Naturally, as one of the first-ever social media agencies, we wanted to understand the impact of the doubled character limits. Of all the industries using the new format, B2C financial services – banking and retail investment brands – are using the most characters in the new format. Which industries/groups are doing so?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Companies, stakeholders, clients, and communicators all want to put their brand, their products and services in the best possible light. An investigation into data may reveal that in fact, your brand or product/service may be the least competitive, worst option on the market. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

JULY 6, 2015

One of the most difficult challenges reporting and analytics face in public relations measurement is sentiment analysis. What a terrible mixup, to classify something as negative towards your brand when it’s a positive. Machines attempt textual analysis of sentiment all the time; more often than not, it goes horribly wrong.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

Do we help build confidence in a brand to nurture or ease the selling process? cta] The post Connecting PR To Business Results appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. If conversion is the problem, fix that with better sales training or better marketing.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Today, with over 2 billion smartphones in use, the ways in which consumers experience brands is fundamentally different. The way we think of the “internet” as a place for brands must fundamentally change to reflect the rise of mobile. In the internet of a decade ago, users experienced brands primarily through web browsers.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2016

This, along with making sure you’re in tune with your analytics and metrics, will help you see what’s working and what’s quickly fading. The post Don’t Be Outdated: Why It’s Important to Refresh Your Models appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Savannah Whitman.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’re working with a data-driven PR firm, chances are at some point in your relationship you will be asked to grant access to a variety of marketing and data systems. To understand how systems access informs your PR program, we’ll reference the SHIFT Earned Media Hub Strategy as the base framework.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

cta] The post SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q4 2015 appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. We’ve found out which key metrics can get you the budget you need. Savannah Whitman. Marketing Coordinator.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 15, 2015

Where a brand had more than one social media page or profile, we chose the page with the largest audience. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Berkshire Hathaway. Exxon Mobil. Ford Motor Company. General Electric. General Motors. Phillips 66. Christopher S.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

In fact, using data-driven approaches is relatively new in public relations, especially in terms of the different advancements of tools and technologies in the realm of data analytics. That’s because companies still need tools that will help them work through and with all the data that has been generated.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

It’s hard to miss all the articles and blog posts about how the PR industry is changing, how it’s integrating with new skill sets. Today, I wanted to dive a little more into my personal experience on the subject – including why PR pros should honestly start thinking about expanding their skill sets (and where to start).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

Social platforms like Hootsuite or a marketing one like Hubspot can collect, visualize, and collate data analytics on subscriber demographics, email engagement, website activity, and social engagement. Census Bureau, and other public agencies routinely produce data analyses and statistics collected over many decades.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. In essence I wanted to know how they are using their most public face (their website) when marketing their brands.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

Many times, I’m asked by younger communicators what skills they should concentrate on as they finish their degree or begin seeking an agency role. By understanding how to think about and interpret data, communicators need to be able to draw inferences and understand trends by providing insights based on what they observe.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In this series, we’ve looked at what predictive analytics is, why it’s important to public relations professionals, and a glimpse at some actual predictions: Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Pre-Requisites to Predictive Analytics for PR. Part 3: Predictive Analytics for PR, Applied. The Future of PR is Predictive.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I can’t recall a single brand or product on any recent drive. The example brand and product above, Squatty Potty, is more than 7 years old. Instead, measure what impressions create, awareness and perception, and then assign values to these outcomes using your marketing analytics software. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I can’t recall a single brand or product on any recent drive. The example brand and product above, Squatty Potty, is more than 5 years old. Measure instead what impressions create: awareness and perception, and then assign values to these outcomes using your marketing analytics software. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 28, 2015

Lately, that focus has turned to data. Take Snapchat; many brands are jumping on that bandwagon to the tune of $750,000 a day , but the truth is that the analytics for those efforts are sorely lacking. BuzzFeed, the Internet’s current media darling, realizes that data is the key. What’s next? Chel Wolverton.

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