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Why the ‘Cheaper’ PR Agency Is the Worst Value

Bianchi Biz Blog

So, why are some Purchasing and Procurement buyers still making decisions based on the lowest PR agency rates? Often, it’s because they are rewarded for simply reducing initial cost ( piece price ), rather than the total system cost downstream and the total value created. It’s no secret that people do what’s measured and rewarded.

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The Top 10 PR Measurement Atrocities and how to Avoid them

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

Making up Metrics I was recently on a conference call with a respected nternational measurement organization and a new member of the group was explaining how she’d been pressured by her CEO to put a dollar value on her efforts. “So There should be a special place in measurement hell for people who make up bad metrics.

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PR Measurement: A Pulse Check on How Communicators Show Value

Sword and the Script

I once worked with an agency team that had placed a client in the Wall Street Journal. That’s why 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in collaboration with Ned Lundquist for the second year in a row and polled 223 communicators, included three questions about measurement. On donations? And on and on.

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Marketing Science for PR & Communications

Onclusive

I was intrigued by the story of its co-founders who had invented PR Attribution – a credible way to tie corporate communications to real business outcomes, i.e. the holy grail of marketing measurement. But new forms of measurement are not necessarily sufficient to command re-investment in an industry or function.

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Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR

Sword and the Script

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems. Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. Is that good?

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3 Signs You’re Hiring a PR Agency Rock Star

Polaris

If your business is hiring a PR agency , you’ll want to hire a rock star—not a PR wannabe. Admittedly, it’s often hard to tell the difference since there are so many misconceptions about public relations, including what it contributes to your business and how to measure results. 3: Ability to work with other agency partners.

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Marketing Ventriloquism: A Master Class On How To Speak To Your Audience In A Voice Other Than Your Own

Onclusive

In my last article , I laid out the three steps to introduce marketing ventriloquism into your organization: focus on what you can control; install control systems; amplify earned media. In particular, the comms team or PR agency generally has the best catalog of earned media articles available to the company.

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