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What is Data-Driven PR, Part 3: Defining Data

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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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Embracing the Data-Driven PR Future (And Math)

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As communications becomes more digital, more quantified, and more data-driven, the pressure is on for pros to be as comfortable with data collection, metrics and measurement as they are at writing and creativity. To explore why this is important, let’s look at an example of how data helps PR get press for clients.

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What To Do With Data: 4 Steps To Get The Most Out Of A Client’s Survey

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You’ve taken all of the initial first steps of conducting a survey. A large, in-depth, running list of data that you are now tasked with digesting and turning into something tangible and enticing to elicit media coverage. Because of this, more often than not data pulled from a vendor survey is not worthy of breaking news status.

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What To Do With Data: 4 Steps To Get The Most Out Of A Client’s Survey

Shift Communications

You’ve taken all of the initial first steps of conducting a survey. A large, in-depth, running list of data that you are now tasked with digesting and turning into something tangible and enticing to elicit media coverage. Because of this, more often than not data pulled from a vendor survey is not worthy of breaking news status.

Survey 60
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Using Google Analytics to Inform your B2B Tech PR Program

Shift Communications

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. Emily Wienberg. Account Manager.

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What is the open rate of SMS text messaging?

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I don’t know where the original citation came from, but as data-driven PR professionals, we’d like the data too. Fortunately, getting the data is easier than ever. The date of the survey period was 9/26/15 – 9/28/15. Raw data is available upon request. Either way I’m happy.

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A Traditional PR Pro Take on Analytics

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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. How to measure the impact of our work? Julie Staadecker.