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Data-Driven PR Milestone: SHIFT Becomes Google Analytics Certified Partner

Shift Communications

Digital has been in SHIFT’s blood for over a decade, from being one of the first agencies to embrace social media to creating the social media press release and social media newsroom. How do you measure in reasonably objective numbers the impact of the PR you’ve received? This is a core challenge of data-driven PR.

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How to Grow an Agency

Shift Communications

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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How to Research Industry Trends Hassle-Free

Shift Communications

If we are building out a content strategy for owned media, like a company blog, using content that pertains to trending topics is a way to take advantage of the increasing searches on Google. 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.

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This Is How PR Influencers Think You Should Be Using Data

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So today, we’re sharing the top takeaways from a fireside chat focused on PR metrics and the “d” word: data! You weren’t hired to be a yes-person; your company or client hired you to think critically and iteratively evolve your PR strategy based on observed wins and fails.

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Using Data from Google Tools to Boost Your PR Pitches

Shift Communications

If you’re an avid (or even a sometimes) reader of the SHIFT blog, then you already know data-driven public relations is something we know well. Our PR teams have been taking an analytical approach to forming their account strategies for some time, and our clients have been very pleased with the results. Casey Egan.

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Find your Brand’s Optimum Facebook Strategy

Shift Communications

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. Tori Sabourin.

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Data doesn’t have to be scary

Shift Communications

Comedic movies and TV shows are of interest to our followers, but not really related to marketing or PR explicitly. We could use this information to inform a blog post, giving insights into social media use during fall premiers. Take @SHIFTcomm followers’ Top Interests, for example. Google Analytics. Tori Sabourin. Marketing Analyst.

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