The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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.

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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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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time. Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. You can’t argue with the data. It was subjective.

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Onclusive

APRIL 8, 2020

Drawing on our expertise in providing essential data to communications professionals since 2011 and best practices from our customers, we’ve outlined the 5 steps we’ve seen work for brands who have already crossed over or are in the process of doing so. Measurement: How am I defining success? Who is my target audience?

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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.

Analytics 170

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Onclusive

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR metrics and PR data that are available to us today can help us do just that, but dealing with analytics is still a little scary to a lot of communicators. Being a good communicator doesn’t mean you can’t be data-driven. Why is this the case?

Data 170

Data Data-Driven PR Analytics Measurement 170

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. PR grows more in demand. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. Data-driven PR.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

Do we help build confidence in a brand to nurture or ease the selling process? The reason we struggle to answer this question, as an industry, is because we are unwilling to invest in the tools, techniques, and strategies that lead to sound, effective measurement. The Root Cause of Lack of PR Impact.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

A Guest Post By Kelly Byrd, PR Engineer, AirPR. With the growth of PRTech options for Big Data tracking and measurement, a knowledge of and comfort with that science has become imperative for leading PR professionals. Being an employee of AirPR , I strongly believe that thoughtful use of data is essential to success.

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Data How To Big Data Engineering 146

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this series, we’ll examine some of the major trends we see ahead and how PR practitioners of all stripes should prepare. Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. Reputation Is Brand. Advanced PR Practitioners Embrace AI Fully. The Big Picture. Part 4: Search Marketing.

Trends 161

Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

I was asked recently what the most important metric, the most important thing to measure in PR is. However, if we distill down the essence of public relations, it’s to build awareness and trust in a brand, such that people want to share it, talk about it, and ultimately buy from it. What is branded non-negative search?

Measurement 107

Measurement SEO Policies Reputation 107

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

How can we use data, analytics, and algorithms to achieve awareness at scale? For those brands and professionals who do not engage machine learning technologies in their work, they will see their relative share of voice decline. Better to have 100 hits in trade publications, or 0.05% of the day’s news, than 1 hit in business press.

Trends 83

Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. However, you may find that further technologies are needed for proper communications measurement.

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. However, you may find that further technologies are needed for proper communications measurement.

Data-Driven PR 362

Data-Driven PR Measurement System Data 362

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. Social media is a game changer, and it starts with PR and communications. Think again.

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Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the fourth quarter of 2015 focused on best and worst times for press releases, connecting PR and sales, and measuring PR for 2016 planning. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy.

Facebook 60

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy.

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Facebook Social Media Mobile Video 60

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Melissa Strle It can be challenging for PR professionals to navigate through an array of tools and strategies. Understanding what to prioritize can be daunting and 2024’s top 5 PR trends sift through the constant advancements and shifts in the industry. As well, it synthesizes a host of ideas.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

Out of 1001 PR Pros interviewed, what percent used generative AI in the following tasks? list and rank the top five most effective PR strategies for the technology industry, focusing on new product launches. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR.

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Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52

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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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

And as all of those elements are changing, so should the PR strategies that companies are using so they can adapt and cater to everyone’s needs. The public relations industry has already started moving toward a more data-driven approach in terms of choosing strategies and creating campaigns.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

His new strategy: own the issue, educate the public and position himself as a leader for shark rights! While press release distribution can be costly, the practice can be valuable which is why companies across the globe use them in their PR strategy. s crisis is one many brands hope for – one where he has the upper hand.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

The ability to show our PR efforts are working. Google Analytics is a tool that can help businesses measure a bunch of different things, but it can also be a great asset for PR pros. Social Media Analytics – Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook all offer analytics and insights into brand pages. Get to know them!

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. In essence I wanted to know how they are using their most public face (their website) when marketing their brands.

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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. “How can I learn strategy?” EVP, Strategy.

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