Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

The takeaway here is that prospects respond better to brands that set out to inform rather than sell. Any marketer who’s had a request for a 20-minute phone interview with an internal subject matter expert that goes unanswered knows exactly what this finding is saying. Yet buyers also use these materials to evaluate vendors.

Leadership 127

Leadership B2B Study Survey 127

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 28, 2020

In a world of nonstop media, how can a PR professional cut through the noise to make a company’s brand stand out? Everything should map back to the overall brand narrative. Build your strategy with measurement and reporting in mind. Think of how you’ll be expected to measure and report success while creating your plan.

Strategy 287

Strategy Media Measurement Product Launch 287

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

The latest Global Intangible Finance Tracker (GIFT) report reveals many directors, analysts, investors and other stakeholders don’t adequately understand how brand, reputation and other intangibles impact the value of their business. After all, you wouldn’t want to be in a plane where the pilot was ignoring half the instruments.”.

Reputation 94

Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 94

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. It’s not enough to just count what’s easy to count; you must measure what really matters. That’s no longer the case.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 40

Onclusive

JANUARY 27, 2020

It’s important to understand the average so that PR teams know where they are relative to the norm and can create realistic metrics to measure their results. That means that during the first seven days following the issuance of a release, brands could expect to see 23 tweets per release.

Data 273

Data Report Study Analysis 273

Presspage

JUNE 23, 2021

Messaging consistency across all brand touchpoints The larger a company is, the tougher it is to keep a consistent story across all brand touchpoints. Internal communication flows It’s important to set up transparent information flows between team members. This will help everyone adopt the talking points agreed upon.

Communications 210

Communications Measurement Tools Enterprise 210

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? And one of the main reasons is that they find it difficult to measure. Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Unique Visits. Page Views. Average Time on Page.

Content Marketing 76

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing SEO 76

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

COVID-19 has been a significant driver, but media change, a reappraisal of brands, and business performance are also factors. Such discussions also ignore the role of other business functions within the organisation, such as the integration of sales and marketing, or the way that internal communications and human resources collaborate.

Trends 157

Trends Publicity Marketing Case Study 157

Business Wire

JUNE 22, 2017

A platform offering important financial news, requiring stringent security measures, might seem like cause for stress, but the good news for IR professionals is that Business Wire just released a new white paper outlining the best practices for internal workflow, technical compatibility, and security awareness and diligence.

Financial 159

Financial Web Banking Internal 159

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. It’s a primary communications channel both internally and externally.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

Klear CEO Eytan Avigdor says his product uses “algorithms and artificial intelligence to help customers identify relevant influencers, manage influencer relationships, and measure the impact of those relationships – something that Meltwater has done for traditional media relations for many years.”. Muck Rack enhances reporting .

Tools 99

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 99

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

The paper traces the use of pageveiws for measurement to online advertising, where CPM, or cost per thousand pageviews, became standard for advertising fees. Yet pageveiws became the default unit of measurement, according to Contently, out of familiarity as brands transitioned to the publishing focused model in content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 26, 2012

One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. What’s measurable? The downloadable award was also completely new (that we created for OA, based on a printable version OA had already created) – same problem. The project.

Case Study 102

Case Study Internal International Study 102

Onclusive

JANUARY 6, 2020

The goal of these systems is to convert the messy world of media, mindshare and ideas into metrics and measures that executives understand. The most advanced systems quantify PR impact in terms that non-marketers understand, such as revenue, pipeline, leads, conversions, downloads and, especially, dollars.

Advertising 195

Advertising Advertising Marketing How To 195

Presspage

JUNE 23, 2021

Messaging consistency across all brand touchpoints The larger a company is, the tougher it is to keep a consistent story across all brand touchpoints. Internal communication flows It’s important to set up transparent information flows between team members. This will help everyone adopt the talking points agreed upon.

Communications 78

Communications Measurement Tools Enterprise 78

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. For the full 40+ questions, download our Comprehensive Marketing Audit Template. So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

10 at PRSA’s 2017 International Conference in Boston. Because the more people that trust your brand, the more often they will choose you over competitors. So how can brands build trust? However, paid media has historically had a significant advantage over earned when it comes to measuring success. Audience Data.

Data 144

Data How To Storytelling Analytics 144

PRSay

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Signal AI is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. From staying ahead of the story by conducting continuous media monitoring to knowing when and how to communicate both internally and externally, we run through our steps for managing a crisis. Disaster has struck. Stay ahead of the story.

Crisis 87

Crisis Internal International Conference 87

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

PR in High Definition

JANUARY 26, 2022

As consumers and investors alike increasingly value strong action when it comes to the environment, brands can no longer afford to announce a climate target and call it a day. A New Year is the perfect time to reconsider your comms campaigns and building your brand’s reputation. Download our guide to reputation management here.

Guidelines 62

Guidelines Employee Social Media Reputation 62

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Following these actions in the near-term can help you enhance, protect and defend your company’s valuable reputation as you continue to evolve your brand. Free download of the eight actions is available HERE. Highlight your leaders internally before promoting them outside the organization. See our blog for more details.).

Reputation 78

Reputation Insurance Insurance Employee 78

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Internal workflows that haven’t sent a notification since that last website redo. Not only that, it can be impossible to distinguish one workflow from the next when all of your partners and internal stakeholders follow their own unique naming conventions for in-use and incomplete workflows. Download a Workflow Audit Template.

How To 113

How To Trends Trade Shows Data 113

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain. We’re all given so many measurement metrics it’s tricky to work out what it all tells us. Download #prStack now.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

Polaris

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Whether you’re running a blue-chip brand or a scrappy start-up, hiring a marketing or PR firm is a significant decision. Marketing and PR includes everything from media relations and blogger outreach to content marketing and social media, not to mention government relations, internal communication and issues management.

Marketing 168

Marketing Policies Agency eBook 168

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. For example, the domain authority (DA) metric invented by Semrush rival Moz, has become the defacto standard for measuring the quality of third-party sites. Notified said it can now monitor brand mentions on TikTok.

SEO 130

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 130

Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Content marketing supports your efforts to: Create and amplify brand awareness. There is nothing more frustrating than having a strategy that you know works and hitting internal roadblocks that derail the program. Define success targets and measure them. Use Step 1 to define what you will measure. Build trust.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Resources 62

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

You can download the hackathon worksheet templates (Excel file) to start working on your own. smart, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely). These contacts have already shown an interest in hearing what your brand has to say (take advantage of low hanging fruit before attacking more difficult opportunities!).

Strategy 62

Strategy Marketing Internal International 62

The Resolution Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

Steph’s team at Experienced Media Analysts measure thousands of coverage clips each week to draw insights. If there is just one clip with the wrong data the whole campaign measurement can be incorrect! Was The Wall Street Journal categorised as an international title or a national newspaper? The other figure was 30 times higher!

Data 120

Data Measurement Examples Tools 120

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting. We create and market our own content. Under the U.S.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting. We create and market our own content. Under the U.S.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 EARNED BRAND study , 86% of surveyed consumers rely on peer sources for learning about brands and 71% rely on peer sources for buying decisions. Meanwhile, brands have their own networks — both internally and externally. How are you measuring your programs?

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

We hosted a terrific session with Michael Brito, Rebekah Iliff and Lee Odden on the same topic during this year’s PRSA International Conference ( “You Can Be a #ContentMachine” ) and it was clear from the discussion that PR pros want to empower themselves using content , and not be overwhelmed by it. Last but certainly not least…measure!

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Critical Mention

MARCH 13, 2019

Anthony Iannarino is a highly respected international speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and sales leader specializing in complex B2B sales. I argued that marketing is part of the sales function, because no company measures their results in marketing, they measure their results in sales—a result that marketing helps to enable.

Interviews 65

Interviews B2B Measurement Blogging 65

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2019

Back in August 2018, we had three incredible industry guests, who shared how they uniquely measure PR and marketing. Measuring impact. There’s a great mobile metrics service called AppAnnie ( [link] ) that offers insights into active users, app downloads, engagement levels, revenue levels and advertising metrics. measurePR. —

Tourism 45

Tourism Travel Mobile Nonprofit 45

Scott Public Relations

JANUARY 24, 2019

Public relations has always been a bit of a murky field when it comes to measuring success. Several key metrics to keep track of were highlighted by Ilana Plumer in her article “ 6 metrics to track when measuring digital PR.”. But that is changing in the modern era of digital PR.

Publicity 45

Publicity Insurance Insurance Healthcare 45

Cision

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Perhaps you’re doing internal PR, in which case social workplace apps like Microsoft’s Yammer , super-popular platform Slack , or a variety of similar platforms may allow you to use social chat in a meaningful way for you. Get started by downloading The 9-Step Guide to Measuring Social ROI. Other options.

Skype 120

Skype Facebook Customer Service Google 120

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 2, 2018

As Generation Z attends college and begins to enter the PR workforce, what better time than the present to reflect on how measurement has been taught and implemented by two generations prior. They let me take hold and run with social media, campaigns and the like where I learned early the value of measuring and evaluating #measurePR.

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Education Social Media 40