Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. In a video tutorial, the company says it will start making recommendations after you’ve sent three or more pitches.

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Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

In a perfect world, public relations and marketing teams would work together more often to achieve common goals. But let’s be honest: we’re all fighting an uphill battle in reducing organizational drag , and not everyone needs to be in your weekly marketing meeting. Marketing Goal 2: Better position your brand or product.

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Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR professionals are expected to create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Media Measurement. Event & Experiential Marketing. Relationship building takes time.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out. This has made it more challenging to pitch stories successfully.

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Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 98

Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As we celebrate the spooky season, it’s essential for marketers and PR professionals to avoid falling into the haunting traps that can sabotage their efforts. Mark yourself as “safe” this spooky season and make sure you don’t succumb to these haunting marketing mishaps.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Data-driven decisions hit the sweet spot Data-driven decision making has radically changed marketing, and its use in PR is more than a flirtation. PR teams use data tools and platforms to glean patterns and insight from media coverage, measure audience engagement, and quantify campaign performance.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Did you know?

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2017

As I wrote about in my last post , my approach to PR measurement has evolved over the years. In my last two jobs – one agency and one in house – I’ve used SeeDepth to monitor and measure results. Defining share of voice: When asked to measure share of voice, you should first ask “Share of voice for what, specifically?”

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Measurement templates. Muck Rack said it will soon release “outcome-based templates to measure” the value of media relations. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We’ve discussed on this blog before how to use a data-driven approach to drafting a pitch , but when that pitch turns into a great piece of coverage for your client, there are data-driven strategies you can take to measure the success of the hit. Step 1: Ask for access. Step 2: Confirm goals. Emily Wienberg. Account Manager.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

In our continued support of the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication’s (AMEC) “ Measurement Month ,” today’s topic is Coverage Driver. Is your team tracking this measurement of PR success? The types of pitches that resonate with specific outlets or journalists. per journalist.

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Onclusive

JULY 18, 2017

Most marketers are obsessed with attribution—and with good reason: not only are they being held accountable for campaign performance, but they’re also on a mission to continually optimize that performance. PR is playing an increasingly integral role in the marketing mix. Those marketers are going to want to know it’s money well spent.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 28, 2020

For example, a client of ours, Fractal , which is a global leader in artificial intelligence and analytics, powering decision-making in Fortune 500 companies, helps its customers to allocate capital, generate new business opportunities, manage risk and develop new products. Make your pitch schedule timely.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns. We’ll delve more in-depth into PR and marketing.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 27, 2019

Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. To put it another way: Content marketing is not anything new.

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Content Marketing Marketing B2B Web 87

Business Wire

MARCH 7, 2017

Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire The following is Part II of Business Wire's article providing a closer look at influencer marketing and how it can help you amplify your message. This section covers working with influencers, measuring your success, and maintaining the best communications for your brand.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 11, 2016

In order to prepare yourself and your team, now is the time to start thinking about implementing new measurement standards and, if you haven’t yet, a PR analytics tool to help prove your team’s value. Combined with a PR-specific measurement tool, you can monitor and analyze results more deeply, and quickly and easily report on such.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2017

I started my PR and marketing career almost 15 years ago. This was PR measurement. It measured activity against strategic objectives, it showed progress towards goals, and it provided hard data to support the impact of media coverage. GUEST POST By Mikala Vidal. I was so proud of the resulting report.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

Meltwater said it acquired Klear, an Israeli-based company that provides an influencer marketing platform. In a video review of the product, (embedded nearby) the Influencer Marketing Hub called Klear a “ hybrid social listening and analytics tool.” The price tag was $17.8 million in cash and earn-out – which represents 1.4

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 11, 2017

There’s a lot of confusion in the market about PR analytics and measurement vs. media monitoring. There are also a lot of companies claiming to do PR analytics, yet focus on only one component of PR: media relations or media monitoring. This is another area of confusion that we’re seeing in the market.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing. You must consider which outcomes best align with the business’s ambitions for growth, market position, or reputation management. Perform a little market research and perhaps build separate event-based personas.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. You should look at some of the solutions on the grid if you are in the market for media monitoring. Critical Mention adds Google Analytics integration. click image for higher resolution).

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Critical Mention

MAY 12, 2021

Critical Mention’s Licensed Content offering makes it incredibly simple for media pros to track and measure mentions within worldwide news sources and industry trade journals. . Critical Mention’s Earned Media Suite also allows users to analyze audience reach and share-of-voice values, as well as website metrics through Google Analytics.

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Radio Sports Journalism Analytics 174

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2017

I spent six years in traditional PR agencies before moving to digital marketing where I spent a further six years specialising in SEO and working in-house with my clients to integrate digital marketing. Precious time to learn new skills or get better at measuring your work… №2. There is no silver-bullet in PR measurement.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. You may also need to invest in new technology tools such as Onclusive that offer comprehensive media monitoring, power media relations workflows, provide PR measurement and reporting, and automate other tasks and responsibilities.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Journalists have complained for decades that there aren’t enough good media experts in PR who can write or sell a quality story, understand the journalist and get the pitches right. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy. Are you seeing more analysis in PR measurement? Journalists still matter.

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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

In the past, PR professionals pitched the media and threw events with little proof of how PR moved the needle. Today’s PR strategies are more iterative, forming a continuous loop where outcomes are measured and insights are frequently incorporated back into the strategy. PR and marketing are converging. Featured Influencers.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

For instance, before reaching out with a story idea, PR professionals should understand the preferred platform and target audience of the journalist or influencer they are pitching, to enhance the chances of a placement or mention. Before sending a story pitch, introduce yourself and your organization or client to provide some context.

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Cision

MAY 26, 2017

She is also the owner of Thought Bubble Communications and works with clients to develop and execute successful public relations and marketing campaigns. We are still plugged into who they are as professionals and make sure to touch base with them outside of pitching for clients. How does analytics drive PR strategy?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. The tool also breaks down the pitching activity of each team member, including metrics for open, response and coverage rates.”. Most PR vendors try to serve as an email marketing tool, and they do a clunky job.

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Analytics Report Technology Pitching 70

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 15, 2018

Now is an excellent time to review marketing plans and brand goals to make appropriate tweaks. 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. Spring into more accurate analytics. Hit social media refresh.

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Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

Nearly 100 public relations, marketing and news professionals gathered to hear insights from Business Insider associate editor Tanza Loudenback , Techcrunch senior editor Jon Shieber , Vice writer Justin Caffier, Jalopnik reviews editor Andrew P. Analytics surface what news and consumer stories are performing the best.

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Reddit Media Analytics Trends 158

Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These SMB (small and mid-sized businesses) and mid-market companies are in a unique situation when it comes to brand outreach and consumer attraction. Paid media marketing can be tracked through marketing technology platforms like Marketo, and attributed to quantifiable metrics like shopping cart conversions (B2C) and lead generation (B2B).

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Critical Mention

JULY 24, 2018

PR is an integral part of marketing and should play a key role in brand strategy throughout a company’s lifecycle. We’re here to show you why PR is so essential in marketing. PR is a complement to marketing, providing an added dimension to the brand and working with marketing to get the message across.

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