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

Shift Communications

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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6 PR Trends For Your Brand In Q4 And Beyond

The Hoyt Organization

As businesses become more digitized, paying attention to current trends, like the ever-growing importance of social media and data analytics, helps to promote and protect brand image. Also, it allows professionals to employ the right PR strategies when it matters most. Today, companies expect more from their PR departments.

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{PR}edict: Predictive Analytics and the Future of PR, Part 2

Shift Communications

In the last post, we introduced the idea of predictive analytics in public relations. Public relations would benefit strongly from predictive analytics, forecasting communications needs in advance. The foundation of predictive analytics is one familiar to modern PR practitioners: data. Compatible Data.

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A Traditional PR Pro Take on Analytics

Shift Communications

Tap into Google Analytics. Yes other PR peeps, I said it – analytics. With a little training on how to view baseline metrics, the tool can do wonders for a PR program and a PR professional. Tapping into Google Analytics, we were able to see that BuzzFeed drove sales for the brand. Account Director, Consumer.

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Demystifying PR ROI

Onclusive

But with PR attribution, one can see how efforts impact business goals and metrics aligned with the lower part of the funnel, such as whether those articles prompt downloads, convert leads into customers, and so forth. Make Data-Driven PR Decisions. Therefore owned analytics become a great asset in PR.

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3 Google Analytics Issues to Correct for Better Data

Shift Communications

In between those times where you use Google Analytics to do reporting, there is plenty of maintenance to do to ensure that the data that you rely on to make decisions is accurate and will lead to the best decisions. It’s actually not that time consuming to do so, especially if you use something like Referrer Spam Blocker.

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IBM Vision: The Future of AI and Public Relations

Shift Communications

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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