Shift Communications

MARCH 19, 2015

One of the greatest challenges to public relations as an industry since the advent of digital marketing and communications is how to measure the effectiveness of PR. How do you measure in reasonably objective numbers the impact of the PR you’ve received? Worldwide Partner Program Manager at Google. A Milestone Reached.

Data-Driven PR 60

Data-Driven PR Analytics Google Data 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Over time, the digital community warmed to the term again. You can see visually this in the Google Trends chart above ( or see it for yourself online ). Many of the PR technology vendors I track for the monthly PR Tech Sum put a greater emphasis on earned media than media relations in their messaging. Earned media is sexy.

Media Relations 149

Media Relations Media Print Software 149

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The technology has developed slowly over the past ten years following innovation in data processing and natural language development, but then incredibly quickly in the past 12 months. It was rapidly followed by Anthropic Claude 2 and Google Bard. This is powerful in planning, measurement and decision-making.

Report 119

Report Publicity Training Policies 119

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Brands must also make sure their community manager or agency has the experience, curiosity, and imagination needed to conceive, implement and measure their social efforts. My prediction is that social platforms will continue to morph, expand, contract and disappear following in the iconic footsteps of My Space and Google+.

Marketing 244

Marketing Facebook Social Media Community 244

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. Sometimes, it feels like paid media budgets are invincible.

Media 230

Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

PR 20/20

MARCH 7, 2023

Google Analytics 4 Certification It’s impossible to succeed in the field of marketing without a deep understanding of data, and how to apply meaning to that data for actionable takeaways. But, most marketers are not data scientists, which is where Google Analytics 4 Certification comes in. Classify AI applications.

Course 52

Course Marketing Analytics Google 52

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. So, I consulted Google Trends. This summary of PR technology news – the PR Tech Sum – is back after a two-month hiatus. You can the results nearby.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Some very smart people from the worlds of media, business, and technology made great arguments for each side. Plus, Google and Facebook make money on fake news, and some say they’re just giving users what they want. They can and should take measures to combat fake news. It was entertaining and informative.

Reddit 168

Reddit Government Google System 168

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Thank you to all the contributors.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

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.

Survey 137

Survey Measurement System Education 137

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

I took a quick look back to review what was going on then, and thought the subhead accurately summarizes that snapshot in time: Some PR technology vendors have made pandemic-related announcements, but there’s a bit of “business as usual” too. Critical Mention adds Google Analytics integration. click image for higher resolution).

Media 106

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

The ability to target and measure ad performance makes digital ads attractive to brands. 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. Measuring the return on investment on social media activity continue to be cited as a challenge by organisations. Customers engage with each other and the business in a community.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2015

Maddie is a culture change consultant and digital strategist who is recognized for her authority on productive workplaces and communities, and co-author of the new book, When Millennials Take Over. And you can’t have a productive workplace if you’re not measuring it. Ergo, Maddie + Rich = May’s #measurePR.

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Community Twitter 40

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

These things are the “third rail” in technology public relations, which is my forte. Google learned this painful lesson recently, when reports made it clear that they sat on news about a massive breach. The company got pounded in the press (on top of other negative news) and wound up shutting down Google+.

Crisis Management 123

Crisis Management Crisis Employee Google 123

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. Role of Tech PR in promoting technology companies Tech PR plays a vital role in promoting technology companies.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Landis PR

APRIL 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Many awards aiming to measure large companies’ ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance suffer from non-transparent jury selection processes. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app.

Company 59

Company Report Government Local 59

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. USD according to Google as of January 2023, so with ~313 million shares outstanding ( according to MarketWatch ), my back-of-napkin math puts the deal value in the ballpark of $563 million USD. which is a privately held “special acquisition vehicle.”

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Both TBL and ESG are frameworks to measure the sustainability of a company, and each play an important role in event planning. The Evolution of Event Sustainability Just as measurement tools are advancing, sustainability at events has evolved from the days of putting out recycling bins and hoping for the best.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

From websites to Google, YouTube and Facebook, opportunities for interactivity and two-way communication supported an argument for a strategic role for PR. Long-established reputations were at risk from online activism (commonly termed clicktivism) and technological advancements. I’m not convinced this has happened.

Education 52

Education Reputation Leadership Technology 52

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. Technology has enabled me to do the work of five people and has enabled me to do that work in far less time.”. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Watch our video to find out how to make your PR coverage more visible on Google. Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics? Swarmwise eBook: Building a community. Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook introduced new measures which attempt to push teens away from harmful content. Royal Mail has been trialling drone deliveries in Scotland’s Orkney Islands to better connect remote communities. Nevertheless, numerous social media giants fought back against this mass denunciation.

System 62

System Social Media Policies Google 62

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 20, 2016

PR lives in a near-ubiquitous digital landscape where every impression, click, and interaction can be measured. What can or should be measured about how the firm delivers its services? The first step to increasing revenue per employee is to measure revenue per employee. But what about the PR agency itself? It’s often overlooked.

Measurement 40

Measurement Agency Employee Insurance 40

Scott Public Relations

JANUARY 24, 2019

Public relations has always been a bit of a murky field when it comes to measuring success. Technology is giving us ways to track the success—or failure—of campaigns and activities like never before. Several key metrics to keep track of were highlighted by Ilana Plumer in her article “ 6 metrics to track when measuring digital PR.”.

Publicity 45

Publicity Insurance Insurance Healthcare 45

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. The pricing is based on the number of categories you subscribe to receive – i.e. technology, health care, etc. These including its contact database , a native podcast monitoring tool and Google Analytics integration. New PR tech.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Construction, engineering and manufacturing closed down, but technology and infrastructure are booming. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Planning and measurement If you work in media relations, COVID-19 could be an extinction event. Sneeze guards top the list.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Most link builders know that what Google says and what Google does can be two very different things. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

Analysis 91

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

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

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

It reflects the innovation in digital media over the last 20 years driven by Facebook and Google. Measure and benchmark the results of your campaign based on your goal. Google provides a planning tool to help understand search behaviour. Paid media combined with other forms of media optimises targeting, amplification and scale.

Media 103

Media How To Advertising Advertising 103

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2019

The micro influencer is often more motivated to share knowledge and relevant information with their community. Their motivation is the overall betterment of science and technology. I couldn’t write a post for Shonali Burke and Waxing Unlyrical without talking about how you measure the disco dancing success.

Measurement 95

Measurement eBook Tools Survey 95

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

It all goes back to Google’s now-famous Penguin algorithm update, which as Bruce Kennedy puts it, led to “the shotgun wedding between PR and SEO.” Google quietly filed a patent in 2014 that many in the search business feel presages an actual formula for tracking implied links. Everything is measurable and measured.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Beyond content, CMI does break it down into other areas, like SEO, social, and measurement. KISSMetrics ( @KISSmetrics ): Up-to-date on Google Analytics news and hacks. The VP of marketing technology authors the blog at Shift Communications ( @SHIFTComm ), Christopher Penn. For Search + Analytics , we like….

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

Recently, I’ve begun looking more closely at PR technology , companies. This is an effort to illustrate some of the interesting innovations occurring within the PR vendor community – and provide an agnostic source of information on tools and technologies I believe PR professionals should have on their radar. Sentiment analysis.

Case Study 117

Case Study Software Data Web 117

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Crowdsourced tool database Technology is enabling us to work smarter and more efficiently. You can explore the Google document , and contribute to the project. AIinPR community The work of this small group of practitioners is slowly gathering national and international attention. You can check out the skeleton for yourself.

Ethics 90

Ethics Tools Groups Government 90

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high. For those brands and professionals who do not engage machine learning technologies in their work, they will see their relative share of voice decline. Content Shockwave. Dark Social and Influence.

Trends 83

Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

There’s only so much time to spend on routine work like monitoring and measuring, yet these tasks are extremely important to any ongoing PR agency-client relationship. Needless to say, we couldn’t live without simple tools like Google Alerts and services like Cision. PR media monitoring can be a breeze.

Pitching 136

Pitching Agency Tools Resources 136