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What is Data-Driven PR? Part 1 of 9

Shift Communications

We’ve used the expression data-driven PR for quite some time now, but haven’t clearly defined it. What does data-driven PR mean? How do you know whether your public relations efforts are data-driven or not? To be data-driven is to make decisions with data first and foremost.

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Adapting to a Data-Driven PR World

Cision

Today more than ever before, communication professionals have the ability to understand their audiences and the channels and messaging that will engage them…and it’s all thanks to data. Data provides brands insights that inform their campaigns and strategies and show what’s working and what isn’t. An Abundance of Data.

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Embracing the Data-Driven PR Future (And Math)

Shift Communications

As communications becomes more digital, more quantified, and more data-driven, the pressure is on for pros to be as comfortable with data collection, metrics and measurement as they are at writing and creativity. The bottom line: marketing communications needs to approach its understanding of data and metrics smartly.

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Top Data-Driven PR Trends of 2016: Interactive Infographics

Shift Communications

In this series, we’ll examine a few data-driven trends that could mean success or failure for your PR efforts in 2016. We marketers and communicators have killed the infographic. Make no mistake: interactive infographic creation is essentially software development. Trend #1: Interactive Infographics.

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How Data-Driven Storytelling Drives PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Whatever the case, B2B and technology-based businesses are in an excellent position to use data-driven storytelling as part of a PR strategy. Here are some compelling reasons why tech PRs should embrace the trend. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR. Data-driven pitches win points with journalists.

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{PR}edict: Predictive Analytics and the Future of PR, Part 5

Shift Communications

To execute predictive analytics efficiently and effectively, we need three classes of people in our organizations: Developers, to access the data and APIs that provide our data. Data scientists, to build predictive models from our data. Very few organizations have the resources and capabilities to hire all three classes.

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Share your data for a better PR program

Shift Communications

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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