ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit.

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Onclusive

APRIL 15, 2020

This is a continuation of our April blog series focused on helping communications teams get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. With digital convergence, PR and media communicators are no longer just the traditional writers of press releases or distributors of media pitches. Digital growth has put PR front and center.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Companies spend about $30 billion on PR per year, and executives rightfully demand to see a return on that investment. Unfortunately, 82 percent of practitioners say they have no way to evaluate the return they receive on PR. PR coverage has typically been measured by media outlet audience size.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

Sissie Hsiao, Google AI-generated content AI-generated content is becoming increasingly popular in the PR industry as it generates content quickly and in large volumes. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. Data-driven PR Data-driven PR uses analytics to guide PR strategies.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. CMOs and CEOs are starting to ask: Why can’t PR be measured and attributed the way that marketing efforts can? The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’re working with a data-driven PR firm, chances are at some point in your relationship you will be asked to grant access to a variety of marketing and data systems. To understand how systems access informs your PR program, we’ll reference the SHIFT Earned Media Hub Strategy as the base framework.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. Heck, just keeping up with the news is a challenge, never mind closing the gap on technological skill sets you need to execute effectively. Media Lab and Deloitte launched the joint project Data USA. Prioritize and Share….

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sissie Hsiao, Google AI-generated content AI-generated content is becoming increasingly popular in the PR industry as it generates content quickly and in large volumes. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. In particular, short form videos are booming in PR trends.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The current media landscape lends itself to lucrative opportunities on a global scale. The ability to tap into this knowledge can help inform owned, earned, and paid media of your organization’s PR and marketing efforts. Trends on Social Media. Trends on Social Media. Wikipedia Top 25 Report. Google Trends.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2014

It’s never a surprise when another ‘update’ materializes in the daily news scan, making the maintenance of a successful social media strategy difficult for marketers and communicators. To answer that question, we did our homework using our own data in a research experiment to determine what strategy worked best for our audience (i.e.

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Facebook Strategy Data-Driven PR Data 156

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

If I dig into this particular chart, those spikes were caused by 4 big media hits. Now we have an idea of what’s repeatable and what’s not, which can help to plan our editorial calendar, content marketing, public relations program, and paid media plans. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Can this be repeated?

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Shift Communications

APRIL 6, 2015

In early 2007, SHIFT CEO Todd Defren commissioned a map of the social media world to better visualize the social media landscape. This was a simpler time, when MySpace ruled the social media sphere and people still blogged heavily on services like LiveJournal. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

You may have noticed already that we talk a lot about data-driven PR at SHIFT. It’s not just a topic on our blog, it’s a concept we are encouraged to prioritize in every facet of our PR strategies. Step 1: Ask for access. Step 3: Check for links.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Data is everywhere, and in every industry you have access to lots of it – so let’s see if we can make it less scary to approach and show you the value of the information that you hold. Social Media Data. Comedic movies and TV shows are of interest to our followers, but not really related to marketing or PR explicitly.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Shel Israel followed up in our discussion last week about the automation (or lack thereof) of persuasion technologies and public relations by asking: Since you are in the business of building trust for clients, why are so many PR people not trusted by the media? This is where data-driven PR has a chance to shine.

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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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Shift Communications

JUNE 8, 2015

We’ve covered the basics of public speaking here on the SHIFT blog before. Rather than just wing it or have a purely canned talk that may not be relevant to the audience and the event, we can look to data. As early as a month out, track the conference hashtag or social media profiles to see what the hot topics are.

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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

JUNE 22, 2015

On virtually every site you visit on the Internet, you’ll find social media sharing icons. We just want to prove or disprove a positive association between social media shares and page views. Let’s first get our data. I’ll use data from my personal website so as to avoid revealing anything under NDA.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

Today, most agency executives only seem to agree on what the limits of AI in PR will be. A bot can’t lay claim to emotional intelligence, a cornerstone of all PR work. You might be forgiven, however, if you wondered just how much AI could take on in the earned media capacity. Humans build trust with humans — not bots.”.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful. The numbers don’t lie.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Print 74

Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

At the same time, generation after generation of new media pop up, from blogs to social media to video influencers and more. Social media management. The Data Science Shortage. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Every new channel reduces the friction needed for consumers to get what they want.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

Just like every other industry, the trends in public relations can be influenced by a variety of things such as technology, preferences from the customers, expectations from employees, and more. One of the most important public relations elements is communicating with media outlets as well as journalists.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 11, 2015

With many agencies still stuck offering client reports relying on impressions or number of social shares, you’ve likely seen many posts on the SHIFT blog about how to move past these antiquated forms of measurement. In fact, you’ve seen an entire team form within the SHIFT walls dedicated to quantifiable PR. are also key.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

To prepare for predictive analytics, we must clean our data as best as possible. Compatible Data. Most predictive analytics software and systems are based on open-source libraries and technologies. As such, we must ensure our data is in compatible formats so that as little conversion/manipulation is required prior to import.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful. The numbers don’t lie.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Print 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Given these potential complications, how might we leverage our public relations capabilities to align with or reach influencers on more traditional PR budgets and messaging? Reach Influencers Through Their Media. How To Find Influencer Media. Vice President, Marketing Technology. How might we go about determining this?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Want to see how to do this for your blog? 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. All earned media, like all public relations efforts, are not the same. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. Living on the B2B side of the house, I’ve been thrilled by the enthusiasm we’re seeing for deeper understanding on how these elements play into our PR programs and the RFP’s we’re receiving. Here are my findings: Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Want to see how to do this for your blog? One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media. We’ve all seen it before.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media. We’ve all seen it before.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media. We’ve all seen it before.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

By understanding how to think about and interpret data, communicators need to be able to draw inferences and understand trends by providing insights based on what they observe. The digital age requires that the communicator be a better storyteller in a variety of media, and that includes visuals.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Want to see how to do this for your blog? Our top posts from the third quarter of 2015 focused on PR strategy, Facebook, and Twitter. Let’s jump in: How to Choose a PR Strategy: Part 1 of 6. The hot topic in PR is always strategy. How to Build Rapport and Pitch Media Using Twitter. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

JULY 14, 2015

During the raging debate that followed re: firing Ellen Pao (and why Alexis Ohanian chose to tell the world on Friday afternoon), a redditor linked our blog post on worst days and times to send a press release for context on why Friday afternoons are coveted when you have bad news to shove out the door. Account Manager, Marketing Technology.

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