Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

When you pitch a story, you need to be credible too. Make it clear who or what you are pitching. Draw a correlation between your pitch and their prior coverage. While you don’t have access to their analytics, you still can observe the overall trends. The results found 61% of journalists get 100 pitches a week or more.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 15, 2018

Dream up new twists on seasonal pitches. Every season has its appropriate themed pitches, like holiday in December, back-to-school in fall, and so on. Top PR strategists have likely calenderized spring story ideas so that long-lead media pitches are distant memory. Lock in interns and other talent.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

In a video review of the product, (embedded nearby) the Influencer Marketing Hub called Klear a “ hybrid social listening and analytics tool.” It gave the product high marks for analytics, which can be used to parse social data to find social media influencers a brand may wish to engage. Talkwalker adds podcast monitoring.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A PR program operates best when the client has tasked an internal manager for the work, and all parties agree on what the agency needs to succeed. One of the greatest accomplishments of a PR partnership is when a client trusts a PR team enough to let them pitch story angles free from oversight and micromanaging. No laurel-resting here!

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Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Many in PR are familiar with looking at a publication’s calendar to know what to pitch them in a timely manner. However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media.

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5W PR

MAY 31, 2023

In addition, that person should be familiar with social media platforms, marketing principles, and data analytics tools. The portfolio should showcase writing samples, social media campaigns, media pitches, and other relevant PR work. That includes strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills.

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Publicity How To Social Media Trends 88

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. Internal data such as survey responses, call center data or customer service email data according to a company representative. 10) Picks from the PR tech vendor blogs.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. PR analytics, especially PR Attribution , can be a real game-changer when it comes to proving the value of communications. As an example, an increased budget may be necessary to develop new impactful content.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve lived through two acquisitions, contributed to internal and external comms for several more, and at different organizations, and even did a divestiture. This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. Did you know? PR tech mentions.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Internally, get company-wide buy-in before the public announcement. Leveraging your owned media, publish blogs about the new look, update your web copy to reflect new messaging, and post messages on social media to communicate it. Trash all collateral with old logos or branding and replace with updated ones.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. Analytics: PR practitioners use a variety of analytics tools to track the effectiveness of their campaigns. That’s like saying the telephone is PR technology.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Muck Rack focuses on public relations management Muck Rack announced “Public Relations Management” which promises a “unified platform” across the company’s “media database, monitoring, analytics and collaboration tools built for PR teams.” In an interview with PRWeek, the company likened it to a CRM for PR.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2017

And as we’re talking about digital communications, analytics will be almost essential. I know as I have pitched and won these budgets. Read presentation from the PRSA International PR conference above. The answer will come with a clear objective linked to an organisational goal and KPIs in place to meet it. We’ll help you here.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Ensure all assets for your owned properties – blog, website, app store copy/approval, Google Analytics and goals , etc. – Each of these groups is comprised of distinctly different publications, thus they must be approached with different storylines and pitches. So where do you start? Balance Strong Foundations with Flexibility.

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Healthcare How To Analytics Mobile 144

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 20, 2017

You’ve two weeks to pitch. Ten days in and we’ve had almost 20 pitches for the CIPR’s anniversary project, covering a wide variety of topics. I’ve written this blog post in an effort to answer this question and so everyone has access to the same information. History and members are informing the CIPR’s 70th anniversary project.

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Public Affairs Pitching Community Guidelines 68

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Cigna VP Uses Social Media to Discuss Affordable Healthcare Katya Andresen is Cigna’s Chief Digital and Analytics officer. An article discussing FedEx’s plans to work towards a more sustainable future , for example, speaks to the investor audience on an owned blog.

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Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 145

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Before I go on waxing poetic about how data and analytics have enabled this to a degree – that story has been told, has it not? – And as Lee Odden astutely stated during last week’s PRSA International Conference panel session hosted by Marketwired : “Content is the future of PR.”. This post was originally published on the AirPR Blog.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. Third, the data analytics on the backend isn’t just for journalists. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. Articles, blog posts and pieces that caught my eye from or about technology vendors in PR. Agility PR Solutions; and.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. Contributors can use the guide to navigate to their ultimate destination — successful publication on your blog, earned media coverage and online visibility.

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How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain. Guest post by Chris Abraham, Digital Strategist at Gerris Corp.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This week, we’re wrapping up our blog series about building a perfect pitch with an overview of how to measure your success, optimize your strategy and nurture your media relationships for the long-term. You’ve done the research, crafted your powerful pitch, and sent your media campaign out into the world.

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Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

At SHIFT, we’ve often been an early adopter of new technologies in communications (from social media to Google Analytics ). They are as follows and are based on those internal discussions, as well as on outside perspectives, including the PR Council Guidelines on Generative AI. Compare this to the 4.5 Even TikTok needed nine months.

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Publicity Guidelines Training Transportation 78

Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

At SHIFT, we’ve often been an early adopter of new technologies in communications (from social media to Google Analytics ). They are as follows and are based on those internal discussions, as well as on outside perspectives, including the PR Council Guidelines on Generative AI. Compare this to the 4.5 Even TikTok needed nine months.

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Publicity Guidelines Training Transportation 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

2) Meltwater adds Signals to analytics Meltwater rolled out several enhancements to its product, the most significant of which is “Signals.” The application in crisis communications is interesting because in the face of negative news coverage the internal debate tends to be two-fold: a) should we respond and b) if so, how?

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Journalistics

JUNE 18, 2012

There has to be a better way, and I think that way is a news blog. What would happen if you stopped writing press releases and instead started a blog dedicated to your company news? If you build an audience around your news blog, you create an earned media channel for instantly sharing your news with the most interested audiences.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly. During the summer, I had the opportunity to work as a public relations intern in the clean energy space.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Below what that looks like.

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Software Tools Publicity System 117

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. I manage the University of Regina’s blog.

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Blogging How To Print Facebook 68

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. You don’t want to use the exact same anchor text on every internal link. Positional is now live!

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Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

A blog about careers as told by eight marketing and PR practitioners in a workshop at Newcastle University. He cited Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Photoshop, Mailchimp and video production as sought after skills. She urged encouraged students to hone skills in creativity, storytelling and pitching.

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Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Many of these metrics are easily found via tools in the Moz suite, through the native social platform dashboard and through Google Analytics. If you don’t have Google Analytics access already, make the case for getting it setup now for 2016 benchmarking! How did it affect social traffic and SEO? Have a great but technical white paper?

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Measurement Data-Driven PR Analytics Data 60

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It involves developing relationships with tech journalists, bloggers and influencers , as well as leveraging online channels like social media, blogs and other digital platforms. Through the use of analytics, tech PR professionals can identify key metrics and trends to create campaigns that are tailored to the needs of their target audience.

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PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

For those who work in sports and entertainment PR, there are many areas of our practices we should be evaluating from how we pitch media in the social media era, to crafting captivating press releases, packaging media stories and effectively communicating our messages to the right audiences in real time.

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Storytelling Social Media Sports Strategy 60

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Many in PR are familiar with looking at a publication’s calendar to know what to pitch them in a timely manner. However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2017

And exposure to eager PR students helps fill the new hire or intern pipeline. Each teaching opportunity is also a chance to promote your skills on social media or perhaps a blog post or newsletter item. Is it time for that web analytics session? Again, there are myriad ways to share your wisdom and experience with others.

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Writing Education Pinterest Creativity 149

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

PR speaks to a varied audience, from internal employees, to the media, to influencers, to the end user. Write media pitches about a firm and send them onto journalists. Copy writing, blogging and content generation. Internal communications. Media monitoring – look at Google Analytics. Speech writing. Organic SEO.

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