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

DECEMBER 26, 2016

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. Google Trends, Google Correlate and Think with Google are three of the tools we use most often. Here’s a quick overview of how each can help support your PR program.

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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? Three mega-trends are already on their way and will arrive at our industry’s shores before the year is out. Want to find out what’s trending on Instagram so you can adapt your own Instagram strategy?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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. Data-driven 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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Onclusive

AUGUST 15, 2017

We consider it one of our missions to help strip away the fear PR and communications strategists feel when their executives or clients ask for proof that what they’re doing is working. Being a good communicator doesn’t mean you can’t be data-driven. “We Why is this the case?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The tool gives you a detailed timeline of impressions and engagement rates for every Tweet, as well as follower trends and demographics. The post Data doesn’t have to be scary appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency | Boston | New York | San Francisco. Tori Sabourin. Marketing Analyst.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 17, 2015

My plea not just to tech companies, but to PR companies, ad agencies, and marketers across the board: Rather than talk about what everyone’s already talking about—let’s be the ones to get them talking. Data-driven PR does not equate with programmatic thinking. Data-Driven PR Marketing Technology Public Relations'

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Shift Communications

JULY 19, 2017

Thanks to Google Trends , we know interest in the term “shark attack” is set to increase drastically as searches for “shark week” do: According to The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File, 2016 saw 84 unprovoked shark attacks, which is on par with the average 82 incidents a year. Odd (and untrue – “I’m a vegan!

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The world seems awash in data with trends like IoT, wearables and big data dominating the headlines. They are most concerned with data that falls into their marketing domain (email, web traffic, social, earned media measurement) and feeding sales as much as possible.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While product trials and demos can whet an editor’s appetite for a story, recipes are rich content that can both maximize PR campaigns and drive measurable business results in multiple ways. according to Google Trends. Just look at the seasonal spikes in generic “recipe” search traffic over the last 5 years in the U.S. Alan Marcus.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 8, 2015

Rather than just wing it or have a purely canned talk that may not be relevant to the audience and the event, we can look to data. Let’s dig into what a data-driven public speaking strategy would look like as part of your overall data-driven PR program. What’s the goal? Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

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

JUNE 25, 2018

Every quarter to six months, we work with clients to create a new PR plan for the following quarter or remainder of the year. If you’ve been working in the PR business long enough, the PR planning process can become rather formulaic, especially if you’ve worked with the client over a long period of time. Amanda Munroe.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

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. What Data Do We Need for Predictive Analytics? So, what data fits the mold for the above criteria? Christopher S.

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5W PR

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. This consumer-focused trend has become a lot more popular as of late, and it gives way to a lot of public relations opportunities for companies.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 30, 2018

I recently attended a speaker series put on by UCSF on the latest trends in digital health investments. AI has huge potential in healthcare and is already leveraged in various degrees from helping physicians choose treatment plans, assisting in jobs or identifying notable data trends. The major takeaway? Caela Shay.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 25, 2017

For example, analyzing top-performing posts within an industry will uncover apparent trends. The result is a comprehensive report of the most successful posts, calculated through quantitative and qualitative data. To test this process, we wanted to see what type of communications-related content resonates. The Application.

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Shift Communications

JULY 24, 2017

Whether a brand has experience with controversial news or has yet to meet a crisis challenge, having a communications plan in place in advance of a potential incident is a must. can tap into the relationships his PR team has built and identify reporters who are willing to listen and communicate the truth. Luckily, G.W.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

Data – this doesn’t just mean survey data (yes that’s helpful too) but overall data on the market, trend or consumer issue you’re talking about (that isn’t created by your client). Show reporters that the trend goes beyond one company (your client) and you increase your chance for success. Amanda Monroe.

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Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2017

There’s a crisis communications mantra: tell it all, tell it early and tell it yourself. Luckily, with a pre-approved crisis communications plan already in place, G.W. Next is crafting the messaging and determining the best communication medium(s) to activate. Which brings us to our friend, G.W. Shark and his vegan donuts.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

We also installed a policy as an agency that each team can go “heads down,” where we set aside dedicated time to keeping up on key trends. This was reinforced when we recently hosted a set of local university PR students for a half day round robin with agency leaders. But it doesn’t stop there…. Share the Knowledge.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU. The clock is ticking.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU. The clock is ticking.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The only region that weakened was the EU. The clock is ticking.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2016

One thing that every data-driven communications professional needs to understand: our models are not reality; they are a separate entity. To support this thought, let’s first look at the number of searches for “indoor pools” on Google, through Google Trends. Savannah Whitman. Marketing Coordinator.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 22, 2015

appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. The slope of the line is measured with a term named R-squared. R-squared is.61; 61; if you take the square root of r-squared, you get an r-value, which in this case is.781. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week’s post covered the trend of data-driven storytelling in PR. But where does the data come from? But there are lots of other options for PR pros to source relevant data, and many are inexpensive and fairly easy to find. Data to power PR storytelling.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

One of the more enjoyable elements of being an executive in communications today is that my work brings me into contact with a wide variety of individuals. 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.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

This makes taking advantage of trending content difficult. Let’s dive a little more into one SHIFTers personal experience on the subject – including why PR pros should honestly start thinking about expanding their skill sets (and where to start). You can have that, and you only need Google Analytics and an alarm clock to do it.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

With today’s consumer AI tools at your fingertips, it may feel like you don’t need a computer science degree to understand how artificial intelligence will bring value to the communications process. Today, most agency executives only seem to agree on what the limits of AI in PR will be. in the mid-Western U.S.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. Living on the B2B side of the house, I’ve been thrilled by the enthusiasm we’re seeing for deeper understanding on how these elements play into our PR programs and the RFP’s we’re receiving. Derek Lyons. Vice President. The post What’s the New “Norm” for B2B Marketing?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Our top posts from the first quarter of 2016 focused on the different ways data and analytics have transformed the efforts of public relations professionals and how they affect client expectations. TOP DATA-DRIVEN PR TRENDS OF 2016: INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHICS. IBM Watson Analytics has changed that. Casey Egan.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2016

If we sit back and let such tools pass us by, someone else — someone driven, someone prepared — will swoop in and leave us in the dust. Let’s look at a few key trends from the event for PR professionals. At World of Watson, one of the major trends in analytics tools is using data to tell better stories.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Here’s a simple way to do so: measure how often people search for you by name. The example brand and product above, Squatty Potty, is more than 7 years old. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2015

appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Here’s a simple way to do so: measure how often people search for you by name. The example brand and product above, Squatty Potty, is more than 5 years old. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Suppose we looked at a very common data source: search engine data. Using services like Google AdWords™, Google Search Console™, Google Analytics™, or even Google Trends™, we’ll find clean, compatible, well-chosen audience intent data to predict customer behavior. What Would PR Do? Stay tuned! Christopher S.

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