Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. That’s the front-end work every successful campaign entails, but the data cycle doesn’t end there. This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Data And Analytics In the past, many businesses did not measure the impact of their PR strategies. Most brands would publish press releases and other online content and rely on hunches to measure the results. Today, companies expect more from their PR departments.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. How do you make all of that analysis effort and time worthwhile? How do you avoid this problem?

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. How do you make the most of that data? Check out our PR measurement tool.

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Shift Communications

JULY 6, 2015

One of the most difficult challenges reporting and analytics face in public relations measurement is sentiment analysis. Machines attempt textual analysis of sentiment all the time; more often than not, it goes horribly wrong. How do you solve the problem of machine-generated sentiment analysis gone awry? Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

If conversion is the problem, fix that with better sales training or better marketing. The reason we struggle to answer this question, as an industry, is because we are unwilling to invest in the tools, techniques, and strategies that lead to sound, effective measurement. The Root Cause of Lack of PR Impact.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 17, 2015

In my last post , I covered what for me was a particularly egregious misuse of marketing technology, when a bot promoted a white paper with “Fear and Loathing” in the title on the 10 th anniversary of the suicide of Hunter S. Data-driven PR does not equate with programmatic thinking. But creative thinking is the fuel.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Our top posts, the best of Q4 content of 2018, focused on earned media, Google Analytics metrics, and measuring PR success. 3 CATEGORIES OF PR AND EARNED MEDIA. In this post, discover how to optimize your media efforts for all three levels of the marketing funnel. HOW TO BEST MEASURE YOUR PR SUCCESS.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

I was asked recently what the most important metric, the most important thing to measure in PR is. It’s difficult to boil everything down to one number; the nature of attribution analysis is that there are often many variables which influence someone’s decision to buy something. Measure What Matters.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

Naturally, this includes a review of the company’s goals to ensure the program is supportive, trends/topics the client should continue to own, what worked and what hasn’t during the program, and new metrics to measure success. Which content and topics are getting the most clicks when marketed through owned and paid channels?

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR can also help to differentiate a technology company from competitors, position them as a thought leader, and create a positive brand image. Strategies used in tech PR include thought leadership, social media management, strategic partnerships and community engagement, content marketing, media relations , and influencer marketing.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

We see hidden correlations at work with very large phenomena like weather and the stock market. To find the truth in our data, we must keep going, keep digging. To defeat obfuscation , we search for additional data. Analysis without insight will draw erroneous conclusions. Once we do, the secrets of data will be ours.

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. We recommend working with your marketing team to understand which tools they are using and can share with you.

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. We recommend working with your marketing team to understand which tools they are using and can share with you.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 22, 2015

Instinct would say yes, but we cannot run a marketing department on instinct alone. The slope of the line is measured with a term named R-squared. Do the same level of data-driven analysis on your own content. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Do these activities matter? R-squared is.61; Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

However, one area where video-minded PR professionals fall short is how to measure the success of video communications. The old way of measuring video success was simple, if ineffective: how many views did our video receive? The Video Communications Measurement Funnel. Video Impact Can Be Measured! The Old Way.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Data-driven PR Data-driven PR uses analytics to guide PR strategies.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Data-driven PR Trends PR pros are using data-driven analytics to guide PR strategies.

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