The Proactive Report

JUNE 4, 2018

You keep hearing that it’s vital to learn how to use data and analytics, but the very thought gives you a headache. You’re a PR person, not a data scientist. You love your job and you thrive on creating content and messaging that builds awareness, authority, and affinity for your brand. Need help with data and analytics?

Analytics 127

Analytics Data Exercises Social Media 127

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Brand Visibility in 2024 “The only thing I’d really be thinking about is, can I get my brand name next to more mentions of the words and phrases I want to be associated with all around the web.” For example, if you are the CRM software space, is your brand mentioned in articles about new CRM features or comparisons of CRM systems?

Trends 182

Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. Reddit data.

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Reddit Software B2B Technology 177

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Media coverage PR earns can drive searches for branded terms which technical SEO experts say is more powerful than even links or keywords. We’ve long known that PR can have a significant impact on search rankings, but some of the industry’s leading search experts are suggesting the effects may be even greater.

SEO 131

SEO Engineering Google Study 131

Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

An intangible, yet essential, aspect of PR’s impact is brand recognition. That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys. Other ways to measure brand recognition is through share of voice in media or on social media.

Leadership 105

Leadership SEO Measurement Reputation 105

The Resolution Blog

MAY 11, 2018

‘A guide to SEO in PR’ Webinar recording covers: What Search Engine Optimisation is Why URL links in PR coverage affect SEO How SEO compares to Paid Search How PR can report on SEO Webinar originally went out live on Feb 23rd, 2018. I’m a director of at PR measurement tool CoverageBook.com and author of ‘PRs Digital Resolution’.

SEO 120

SEO eBook Data Measurement 120

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Not according to the 65 percent of brands who say that their success with content marketing is a direct result of a documented strategy. Without data, you’re making decisions in a vacuum. Get more Digital PR Tips in your inbox every week. Isn’t it enough to discuss goals and have an unwritten strategy?

Content Marketing 189

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Strategy 189

Prohibition

JANUARY 31, 2023

Social media listening analyses online conversations to identify what’s being said about a brand across various digital platforms. As a result, it can help you to see conversations that are taking place about your brand and sector, measure brand sentiment and help with content ideation.

How To 62

How To Analysis Comparison B2C 62

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

A new report from BrightEdge reveals that although marketers at B2C and B2B Fortune 500 brands recognize the AI, voice and hyper-local revolution is here, most are not yet planning to adapt their marketing strategies to these new ideas. Get the Digital PR Tips News letter. Created to address these needs. 888 243 3470.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

The Proactive Report

MARCH 5, 2017

Facebook has the largest digital audience, so Facebook Live is the obvious choice to reach and engage almost any audience. If you’re a one-man-brand, a small business or a large concern, this technology can boost your marketing and digital PR efforts. Use the data to adjust and refine your content and timing.

Facebook 100

Facebook Video Privacy Digital PR 100

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

Marketing and PR are two important components of growing a business. As marketing and branding expert Al Ries said, “PR starts the fire, marketing fans the flames.” The 2017 digital customer journey is way different from even two years ago. SEO writing is a vital PR skill today. Get down and dirty.

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A new year always brings unknowns, but this year preparing your digital PR and marketing strategy is more important than ever. This isnot theitme for PR and marketing folk to pull back. These six Digital PR and marketing trends can help you thrive in 2023. You now have the data. Affinity and Trust.

Digital PR 264

Digital PR Marketing Infographics Video 264

Scott Public Relations

JANUARY 24, 2019

Public relations has always been a bit of a murky field when it comes to measuring success. But that is changing in the modern era of digital PR. Yet there is a danger of getting lost in the noise of too much data. Technology is giving us ways to track the success—or failure—of campaigns and activities like never before.

Publicity 45

Publicity Insurance Insurance Healthcare 45

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

The way I see it there are two key challenges with measurement in marketing – and both are human. Asks any digital savvy marketer to drive more clicks or more webinar registrants and they certainly can. The second problem is that the things marketing wants to definitively measure tend to be asymmetric and intangible.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on PRDaily.com How do PR pros know if their efforts are producing the desired results? Here are the metrics that every PR pro should measure. There are about five PR pros for every journalist, a ratio that can be discouraging for those struggling to earn a media placement for their client.

Measurement 100

Measurement Pitching Analytics Content Marketing 100

Buzzstream

JANUARY 30, 2020

Newsjacking should be a key tactic in any approach to digital PR but before I dive in, let me clarify how I see it. To have such an impact, there needs to be the key connection that is capable of not only resulting in links and brand placements but the ability to improve rankings for valuable queries. For example.

SEO 71

SEO Film Reddit Video 71

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available. Below, we’ve collected our favorite digital PR tools that have been proven to help launch successful campaigns. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available. Below, we’ve collected our favorite digital PR tools that have been proven to help launch successful campaigns. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 5, 2015

And he says that you probably already know why your brand might be the subject of the reputation crisis in the future. Reputation is made up of many things – how your stakeholders perceive you, your brand, your products, your executives and employees and your actions. To a large degree it’s a measure of trust.

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Reputation System Employee Airlines 100

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. It’s also great for backing up why you’re picking a concept for a client as you have real data to prove why, for example, a trend-led piece on interior design has strong potential to work. Answer the Public.

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I was clueless about the world of Digital PR and what it entailed – until I landed in the industry myself. Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications.

Digital PR 170

Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Digital PR is a broad landscape, especially when it comes to campaigns. There’s a vast amount of campaign types for your brand to use to grow online authority, everything from infographics to hero campaigns, to newsjacking campaigns. Reactive digital PR. Proactive digital PR. Planned PR campaigns.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Analysis B2C Examples 62

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Interestingly, PRWeek pointed to some of the competitive pressures in the industry as a result of acquisitive environment: “Business Wire once partnered with TrendKite, the digital PR platform that was acquired by Cision this year. I especially welcome studies and pieces with data that you’ve used your own product to produce.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Presspage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A well-crafted press release or a viral social media campaign can translate into measurable financial gains. Companies have begun to understand that PR is not just an expense - it’s an investment with potential returns. 72% of PR specialists say storytelling is their most important skill set - and they’re not wrong.

Analytics 78

Analytics Digital PR Storytelling Local 78

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. The public relations industry has already started moving toward a more data-driven approach in terms of choosing strategies and creating campaigns.

Trends 88

Trends Data SEO Consumer 88

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 24, 2016

More companies – both BtoC and BtoB – are creating content as an integral part of their marketing and Digital PR. The tricky part is figuring out what to content to create and how to measure its effectiveness. The reason content is best created by the Digital PR team is because it is a communication function.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Strategy Infographics Trends 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 24, 2016

More companies – both BtoC and BtoB – are creating content as an integral part of their marketing and Digital PR. The tricky part is figuring out what to content to create and how to measure its effectiveness. The reason content is best created by the Digital PR team is because it is a communication function.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Strategy Infographics Trends 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 24, 2016

More companies – both BtoC and BtoB – are creating content as an integral part of their marketing and Digital PR. The tricky part is figuring out what to content to create and how to measure its effectiveness. The reason content is best created by the Digital PR team is because it is a communication function.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Strategy Infographics Trends 100

Buzzstream

MARCH 13, 2024

Enter digital PR. I’ve spent the last ten years helping companies grow their digital presence with digital PR, and I’ve seen first-hand the impact and value digital PR can drive for a brand’s growth. What is Digital PR? If properly executed, it’s a knock-out punch.

Digital PR 71

Digital PR Construction Case Study SEO 71

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

These are the experts who will establish trust between your brand and the customer. Connect, involve, and establish your brand by sharing your story. Research the most-discussed subjects and frequently asked questions involved in your brand niche. Measuring ROI of Content Marketing. Which Data Points to Track.

Content Marketing 148

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Data 148

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I asked Rebecca questions based on her recent research report for Altimeter Group about content, measurement and KPIs: Q1: Why are marketers finding measurement to be the single most formidable content marketing challenge? What is it about measurement that seems to stump them? Q2: Do KPIs also apply to PR?

Measurement 100

Measurement Digital PR Tools Content Marketing 100

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

You can add your brand guidelines and choose from a plethora of graphics, audio, animated elements, font styles and asset sizes, even without paying for premium – so it’s a fantastic tool to get creative and experiment! It’s important to keep your brand and feed looking authentic so too many designed assets will have an opposite effect.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Tools Strategy Marketing 62

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

I saw an extremely passionate and knowledgeable founder of an SEO tool who was putting in the extra hours and sweat to build the content strategy for his tool (while also serving as CEO, brand ambassador, and many other hats). I, on the, I think it was 12 brands that basically own Google search. That’s a good question.

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision said customers that use its PR Newswire distribution service “can now secure guaranteed editorial placement across thousands of premium publishers.” It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Notified adds coverage books.

Software 122

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 122

Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

As a journalist, I’ve seen and deleted thousands of PR emails over the years. As a Digital PR, I’ve probably produced all of the above. We may be able to refer to your data or utilise your client for an interview when writing the piece, both of which often result in links, too! Personalisation.

Writing 71

Writing Pitching Study Data 71

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

GlobeNewswire is owned by Notified, a recently re-branded division of Intrado. West acquired GlobeNewswire and other PR tech assets from NASDAQ in 2018 for $335 million. Next, they publish a fake release saying that the company was about to be acquired by a well-known brand. Every AI initiative begins and ends with data.

Software 93

Software Banking Technology Data 93

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the past ten years, I’ve tried numerous tools, and reviewed several tools for digital PR , and tools for blogger outreach. Ahrefs – Finding Content With Broken Links Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful link building tool; you’ll see it a few times on this list as well as on our digital PR tools list.

Tools 62

Tools SEO Analysis Google 62