Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Hosted by Deirdre Breakenridge of Pure Performance Communications , and joined by fellow panelists Shonali Burke and Shannon Furey , the panel covered emerging PR trends including how corporate storytelling has changed in recent years and what PR professionals must learn to sustain their careers. Be a part of their community.

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PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

You’re Missing Out, Corporate America Women navigating the workplace in their 50s encounter a unique set of challenges distinct from their younger colleagues. Together, Christina and Erica explore the hurdles faced by these women, shedding light on the unfortunate trend of some being edged out of corporate roles.

Employee 130

Employee Policies Creativity Company 130

MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. When done well, CSR campaigns like Dove’s can result in earned media, goodwill and even a measurable increase in sales.

Corporate 116

Corporate Retail Policies Employee 116

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 25, 2016

Proper measurement can take your campaigns to the next level. Get inspired as we take a look at some awesome measurement case studies in this week’s roundup. How to Measure PR: A Case Study and Examples. Measuring the Effectiveness of News Releases — A Case Study. The Truth About the Top Five Super Bowl Ads.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2016

This week’s roundup takes a look at common measurement mistakes, so you can avoid them before they cause your organization unnecessary headaches. Are You Making PR Measurement Mistakes? Measuring Mobile Marketing Requires Different Metrics. 4 Performance Measurement Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

But how many of us are effectively measuring it? Here are some tips on getting started measuring your storytelling efforts. 5 “W”s to Consider Before Starting PR Measurement. The other half involves measuring to prove ROI,” says Gina Joseph before she reveals the big “W”s. ” 4. Silverman.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Measurement Content Marketing Tools 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 2, 2017

Her corporate gigs tended to be with large companies of the international variety – Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent for example. 3) You’ve spent a lot of time in telecom with Alcatel-Lucent and later Nokia, what is one corporate communication challenge that’s unique to that space, and how did you overcome it?

Corporate 61

Corporate Communications LinkedIn Agency 61

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 7, 2015

What do you do if you’re constantly inundated with questions on PR measurement, even if everyone seems to have written a book on them? Why, you write a book, of course! Writing the book on PR measurement. So now everyone can stop asking me when I’m going to write a book! And measurement.

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eBook Measurement Writing Community 40

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 3, 2015

A lot has been (and continues to be) said about measurement, but when you’re in the market for measurement strategy, it’s always smart to revisit some classics. Eight Great Myths Of Social Media Measurement. Communication Planning: Measurement Comes First And Last.

Measurement 40

Measurement Strategy Social Media Analytics 40

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 18, 2012

What happens when the doyenne of the nonprofit world and the queen of measurement decide to write a book together ? You get Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , by Beth Kanter and Katie Paine, an absolute gem of a book not just for nonprofit communicators, but for all measurement geeks (and most certainly for nonprofit executives).

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Nonprofit Measurement Case Study Study 83

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

Unlike those entering the workforce on the heels of the recession, today’s PR hopefuls are likely to be welcomed by top agencies and corporations. A job in the corporate communications group of a major company, a position at a nonprofit, or a PR post in a marketing or ad agency are the most common. Consider a PR agency.

How To 189

How To Nonprofit Interviews Privacy 189

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s an overview of industry issues as discussed by my community of practice. I started an online community of practice at the outset of the pandemic. There are some topics that come up time and time again in the community. Practice includes research, planning, content, and measurement, in addition to media channels.

Industry 153

Industry Publicity Agency Community 153

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 29, 2013

” “How can we help our communities do better?” So, once they got to know one another and each’s shared passion for changing the world through what each did best … what else would they do but write a book together? I thought measurement was Darth Vadar, hated it.But felt it was imp. D’uh!

Nonprofit 70

Nonprofit Measurement Case Study Social Media 70

prTini

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Who owns corporate social responsibility? While this varies from company to company, I think a brand has to be really careful if its community outreach lives within the marketing department. If it lives with the marketing or PR departments, marketing/awareness-type metrics will be the measuring stick. Is it the CMO?

Community 28

Community Marketing Retail Measurement 28

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2016

The May edition of #measurePR brought together three fabulous guests who were ready to share their smarts on measuring media relations. On common mistakes when measuring media relations: A4 USAT circ=2M, so 1K click-thrus looks small. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn #measurePR Recap (May 2016): Measuring Media Relations.

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Media Relations Measurement Media Analysis 40

PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Having worked in communications for a top-tier university, a regional nonprofit foundation and as a consultant, I’ve heard this question myself.

Storytelling 163

Storytelling Media Nonprofit Government 163

PR Conversations

APRIL 1, 2015

“Until we relate one public relations measure to another…we will never be able to show causation from our communication programs.” Likely advocates for a complete set of instructions, complemented by a comprehensive measurement framework—one that puts all the possibilities into a logical order. ” Fraser Likely.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 1, 2015

“Until we relate one public relations measure to another…we will never be able to show causation from our communication programs.” Likely advocates for a complete set of instructions, complemented by a comprehensive measurement framework—one that puts all the possibilities into a logical order. ” Fraser Likely.

Conference 40

Conference Measurement Communications Employee 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ).

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Carbon as a metric - PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns as a report suggests that the UK is woefully unprepared for climate risk. It’s also an issue of writing style. You’d be welcome to join us.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

If you’ve created neat Listly lists the WUL community and I should know about, please leave the URL(s) in your comment below! For example, Ann Wylie influences me on the topic of writing and communication, because I’ve met her (I adore her), she has proved that she owns her craft, and therefore, I trust her.

Community 79

Community Nonprofit Twitter Measurement 79

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

ROI and proving value The top challenge facing communicators is measuring impact, proving value and demonstrating ROI , according to 50% of respondents. However, in a subsequent question, only about half of respondents “often” or “always” measure their communications efforts. Don’t overlook anecdotes either.

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Survey Measurement System Education 137

Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In this interview, Peter discusses how brands can better engage audiences, improve their measurement practices and quantify their communication efforts. Why is measurement and analytics such a difficult area for marketers? Measurement and analytics are evolving every day and it is tricky to keep up with.

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Measurement Analytics Big Data Public Affairs 120

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

We all know we have a strong agency community here in Minneapolis/St. But, you just can’t have an event recognizing the best of our industry and completely exclude the people in corporate, non-profit and solo settings. Chelcy Walker , corporate communications associate, General Mills. ” – Heather Olson.

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Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

Community 40

Community Print Twitter Creativity 40

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.

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Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2015

Hiring a PR firm for the corporate communications mix is a sizable undertaking but it usually boils down to picking the right people. Account management is another key area — a cadence for producing, reporting and measurement. by Frank Strong. A PR firm’s size. PR firms and pricing. d) make a decision. What would you add?

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Corporate Communications Web Creativity 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. So how do you now measure the validity of this content? Image: Thinkstock.

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Measurement System Blogging Facebook 40

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 10, 2019

Measurement, PR management lessons from the 50s, inaugural Comms School session, AI is marketing lipstick, wisdom of middle age, and Insta woe. I shared a thread on Twitter this week about measurement that proved so engaging that I thought I’d use it to kick off this week’s letter. Effective measurement isn’t easy.

Marketing 81

Marketing Measurement Government Report 81

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 7, 2016

On February 24th, IABC NJ, together with Rutgers University and the Rutgers PRSSA chapter, hosted a panel session on “Obtaining & Enhancing a Career in Communications.” With respect to the skills necessary for a career in communications, it is important to have the following: Good writing skills. The key word here is “act.”.

Communications 120

Communications Interviews Social Media LinkedIn 120

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, fired a warning shot in January 2018 about the contribution of corporations to society beyond profit. To prosper long term, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also benefit all their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers and communities in which they operate.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Measurement is always tricky and always has been.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. The corporate reputation sector saw some consolidation this week, as Signal AI, which bills itself as a global external intelligence company, acquired KELP Inc.,

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Great communicators will have the mental toughness and swift ability to pivot that is necessary to respond to this chaotic world and keep PR and marketing on course.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192