Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. The tactic still matters, but PR pros and writers will need to step up their game to cut through the clutter. Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 6, 2015

This was a simpler time, when MySpace ruled the social media sphere and people still blogged heavily on services like LiveJournal. We took published user base data for as many social networks as we could round up, loaded them into analytics software, and turned the data into treemaps. Click for full-size image.

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Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

I had the pleasure and privilege of attending IBM Vision 2017 as a guest of IBM Analytics. Over three days, we explored the future of analytics and artificial intelligence, from understanding where we are in the evolution of analytics to seeing the cutting edge of how AI will impact every industry. Machine Reading.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The important thing for us, beyond the upgraded look and feel, was to hammer on the data-driven PR aspect. The noise is created by the jumble of news sites, blogs of all types, celeb gossip, tweets and posts from numerous friends and acquaintances. Lookin’ good, right? Why do we believe in this approach?

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

It’s hard to miss all the articles and blog posts about how the PR industry is changing, how it’s integrating with new skill sets. Today, I wanted to dive a little more into my personal experience on the subject – including why PR pros should honestly start thinking about expanding their skill sets (and where to start).

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Shift Communications

JULY 19, 2017

In this five part blog crisis management series, we’ll walk through how we would work with our pretend client, G.W., This series will touch briefly on the following offerings/capabilities from SHIFT’s PR, marketing tech and creative services teams: Media monitoring. Predictive analytics. Press release alternatives.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

As the communications industry continues to change and to adapt to digital environments, these are the key skills/specialties that I see as key to communicators: Analytics : The ability and necessity to measure results in a digital environment is stronger than ever. Find a creative director who can act as a mentor.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Want to see how to do this for your blog? Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. Will a blog post go viral? Instead, most marketers look back at their analytics at the end of the week, month, or quarter. From PR to Marketing: Why You Should Expand Your Skill Set. Here’s how.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

With the evolution of technology, companies have generated a lot more data, which can inspire the creation of a lot more ideas, as well as increase the reach of those creative ideas. To do that, companies need to start investing in social listening and data analytics tools and platforms.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Today, with over 2 billion smartphones in use, the ways in which consumers experience brands is fundamentally different. This is no fad – it is projected that by 2020, 80% of adults on Earth will have a smart phone. The way we think of the “internet” as a place for brands must fundamentally change to reflect the rise of mobile.

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