Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

When you’re looking at the data for 2014 in order to formulate ideas for 2015, start by looking for outliers. Look for unusual events that are worth noting, spikes in your data that clearly stand out. Here’s an example from web analytics: Look at those four standout events that are above and beyond normal traffic.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As such, the future of business is in large data sets and the observations derived from the analysis. The latest focus is on predictive analytics and the power one can wield by predicting future trends. Public relations, a communication-driven field, can and will continue to benefit from this futuristic tool. Lisa Zanchi.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

You may have noticed already that we talk a lot about data-driven PR at SHIFT. It’s not just a topic on our blog, it’s a concept we are encouraged to prioritize in every facet of our PR strategies. In the planning stages, you will want to confirm with your B2B tech clients what is considered a win for the PR program.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the last post, we introduced the idea of predictive analytics in public relations. Public relations would benefit strongly from predictive analytics, forecasting communications needs in advance. The foundation of predictive analytics is one familiar to modern PR practitioners: data. Compatible Data.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 8, 2016

Recently, Google announced a seemingly minor feature: any Google user could access a new Google Analytics™ Demo Account. The new Google Analytics Demo Account contains live, real information from Google’s eCommerce merchandise store. The marketing and PR industry responded with a collective yawn. Sales Pitches.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In the last post , we looked at a sample prediction using Google Analytics™ data to make a prediction about my blog’s website traffic. We used clean, compatible, well-chosen data and looked forward 365 days to see what future performance of my blog looked like. What if, however, we didn’t have textbook data at our fingertips?

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Shift Communications

MARCH 11, 2015

It’s the age-old question…or the ‘PR-age’ old question that is. With many agencies still stuck offering client reports relying on impressions or number of social shares, you’ve likely seen many posts on the SHIFT blog about how to move past these antiquated forms of measurement. Tap into Google Analytics. Nearly $90k in sales.

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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

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?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For that, we’ll turn to our stalwart, Google Analytics. Vice President, Marketing Technology. The post How to measure the quality of your audience appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency | Boston | New York | San Francisco. Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing Marketing Technology Metrics Strategy Tools'

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Twitter also recently released its own Analytics dashboard to all users. Google Analytics. If you have access to your Google Analytics account, you’re in luck! PR pros, want a deeper dive? Check out our guide to Google Analytics for PR.).

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 30, 2015

Now that we’ve popped the champagne and cut the cake, it feels natural to consider not just HOW MUCH we’ve grown, but HOW we’ve grown – and more importantly, what does that suggest for mid-sized agencies in an increasingly competitive market? That may sound elementary; basic even – why wouldn’t you use data to make business decisions?

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

It’s now available to marketers and communicators globally, and it’s a potent new tool for the data-driven PR practitioner, communicator, or marketer. Learn what Data Studio is, how it works, and how to build your first dashboard in our new, free on-demand webinar. What is Data Studio? Watch it Now!

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The question facing both our agency and our clients is: Of these two basic Facebook paid media strategies, which is more effective for actually getting your content seen? To answer that question, we did our homework using our own data in a research experiment to determine what strategy worked best for our audience (i.e. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In between those times where you use Google Analytics to do reporting, there is plenty of maintenance to do to ensure that the data that you rely on to make decisions is accurate and will lead to the best decisions. Last but not least, want to get search engine data inside Google Analytics? Social Media Configuration.

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Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

I had the pleasure and privilege of attending IBM Vision 2017 as a guest of IBM Analytics. Over three days, we explored the future of analytics and artificial intelligence, from understanding where we are in the evolution of analytics to seeing the cutting edge of how AI will impact every industry.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 6, 2015

We took published user base data for as many social networks as we could round up, loaded them into analytics software, and turned the data into treemaps. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Analytics Data Data-Driven PR Infographic' Embed this map on your own website!

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Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2015

Although I don’t know if we’ll see the Google Analytics movie anytime soon…). Recently there was a debate going on in the media, between known provocateur/ex NBA star Charles Barkley and GM of the Houston Rockets/Sloan Conference favorite Daryl Morley, about the value of analytics. Derek Lyons. Photo Credit: IMDB.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

If search volume then leads to website traffic, you can measure the value of that website traffic using goals and goal values in Google Analytics (or the web analytics software of your choice), and ultimately reverse engineer the value of the impressions and the awareness or perception they created. Measure Perception Through a Survey.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Our top posts, the best of Q4 content of 2018, focused on earned media, Google Analytics metrics, and measuring PR success. 3 CATEGORIES OF PR AND EARNED MEDIA. GOOGLE ANALYTICS 101: 5 METRICS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS. A great place to start is Google Analytics with its plenty of “out of the box” metrics. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Well, first it’s a free media monitoring tool and while other tools may give more analytical data about coverage, they also can eat into a budget. Don’t just perform traditional PR, use data-driven PR ! So why Google News , specifically? Lisa Zanchi. Senior Marketing Strategist.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 14, 2015

As I was getting ready to take the Google Analytics Certification test, I did quite a bit of reading (and note taking) in the digital fundamentals course to prepare myself. The solution is simple: opinion out, data in. Account Manager, Marketing Technology. Data-Driven PR Marketing Technology data in opinion out'

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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). Graphic design!

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Predicting PR Job Searches. Using our predictive analytics tools, we forecast that the time when jobseekers in the PR industry will be most active in all of 2018 will be the week of January 14, 2018: Above, the forecast for the search term “public relations jobs”. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Christopher S.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Just like every other industry, the trends in public relations can be influenced by a variety of things such as technology, preferences from the customers, expectations from employees, and more. However, when it comes to utilizing data in practice, there are still some kinks that need to be worked out.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Clients in our industry are savvy enough to ask for reporting and analytics. Measuring the the success of programs by the numbers is quickly becoming the standard in PR and marketing with access to so much data. The trouble with having lots of data is determining which to use and how to determine the metrics of success.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2016

This week, I attended IBM’s premier analytics and insights conference, World of Watson. During that time, I met exactly four PR professionals, all of them IBM employees. Out of almost 20,000 people, I was the only person I knew of representing a PR firm. Because AI and cognitive computing are the future of PR.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. It’s certainly possible, using predictive analytics, to get a rough sense of what might work and what might not work, but few companies have access to that much technology and expertise. Social Media Game of Thrones: A Song of PR and Social.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

This harkens back to the old days of web analytics, when we all tracked hits. Many of these metrics come from different parts of our analytics infrastructure, especially if our video is posted on multiple channels. Once we’ve got our data compiled in an orderly fashion, we need to understand what drives the actions we care about.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

SHIFT was not the first Google Analytics Certified Partner ; there were hundreds of companies before us. In the PR industry, however, we hold that distinction. Likewise, SHIFT is by no means the first user of IBM’s Watson Analytics. We are, to the best of our knowledge, one of the earliest adopters in PR.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

At a recent IBM Watson Analytics event, I heard a term which has captivated me ever since: the rise of the citizen analyst. Instead of relying on third party analysis in the news, a citizen analyst can pick up the source data and find an answer for themselves, then work with a citizen journalist to shed light on the truth.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

At a recent IBM Watson Analytics event, I heard a term which has captivated me ever since: the rise of the citizen analyst. Instead of relying on third party analysis in the news, a citizen analyst can pick up the source data and find an answer for themselves, then work with a citizen journalist to shed light on the truth.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

At a recent IBM Watson Analytics event, I heard a term which has captivated me ever since: the rise of the citizen analyst. Instead of relying on third party analysis in the news, a citizen analyst can pick up the source data and find an answer for themselves, then work with a citizen journalist to shed light on the truth.

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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

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. Here are my findings: Marketing Technology. Derek Lyons. Vice President.

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