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What is Data-Driven PR, Part 9: Pitching With Data

Shift Communications

We’ve used the expression data-driven PR for quite some time now, but haven’t clearly defined it. What does data-driven PR mean? How do you know whether your public relations efforts are data-driven or not? To be data-driven is to make decisions with data first and foremost.

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Using Data from Google Tools to Boost Your PR Pitches

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As one of the only public relations agencies that is a Google Analytics Certified Partner, we are always looking to see how we can use Google’s tools and programs to strengthen both our PR and marketing teams’ efforts. Casey Egan. Marketing Analyst.

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Public Relations Job Trends in Tech and Beyond

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In government, public relations specialists are sometimes called press secretaries and they are responsible for keeping the public informed (or perhaps uninformed ) about the activities of government officials and agencies. roughly 21 are PR professionals. In the end, working in PR can be as challenging as it is rewarding.

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{PR}edict: Predictive Analytics and the Future of PR, Part 4

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There was a dependency we didn’t forecast that we should have known about; we certainly have weather data for the last 50 years and could have built models for a cold summer, an average summer, and a hot summer. Insufficient Engineering. The fourth circumstance in which predictive analytics go awry is in insufficient engineering.

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Top Public Relations Trends in 2018: Introduction

Shift Communications

The difference between SEO and PR continues to blur as more SEO practitioners realize the need for human storytelling, and more PR practitioners quantify their work in SEO terms. This trend will only accelerate as search engines become ever more intelligent. Part 5: Social Media. Christopher S.

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New SHIFT eBook: Predictive Analytics and the Future of PR

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We’ll walk through how to use the indicated machine learning tools to project important the data series forward, highlighting important time frames. Furthermore, learn how to weed out the bad data, identify black swans, consider confounding variables and account for insufficient engineering. Lisa Zanchi. Marketing Analyst.

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3 Google Analytics Issues to Correct for Better Data

Shift Communications

Last but not least, want to get search engine data inside Google Analytics? The post 3 Google Analytics Issues to Correct for Better Data appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Connecting Google Search Console. Chel Wolverton. Integrated Services.