Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. In reading through it, I had several points worth making here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Because if there’s one thing I believe takes public relations from good to great, it’s when your audiences start becoming your community through the relationships you develop with them. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Clients now expect PR people to also be search experts, content experts, working knowledge of Google Analytics, knowledge of all sorts of tracking tools to measure effectiveness, while filming, producing, and editing video and managing multiple social media accounts.”. Increased workload with no increase in resources.”. Broader remit.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s time to leverage this understanding by proactively seeking additional resources to support your content strategy. In order to stay ahead, it is crucial to prioritize creating valuable content and focus on channels that drive traffic and engagement, such as social media platforms and user-generated content communities.

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Communications Marketing Analytics Resources 52

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. I’d caveat using these tools by saying that (from personal experience) you can manipulate your headlines so thoroughly that you score high by their measures and completely obfuscate the topic of your post.

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Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. Sales of what?

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 11, 2017

This is a guest post by Brad Shorr, Director of Content Strategy at Straight North , an Internet marketing agency in Chicago that provides SEO, PPC and web design services. Press releases are still potentially powerful for PR, as well as for branding, lead generation and SEO. Talk to Human Resources. Talk to Sales Management.

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SEO How To Software Resources 42

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

“Business outcomes tend to have two qualities in common; first, they have to be a measure of behavioral change (sales or otherwise); and second, as a metric, business outcomes must make sense/be recognizable across an organization.&# “PR outcomes usually refer to any end results of the communication campaign.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Is measurement lost? I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO).

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Tracks include content strategy, core content concepts, future of content, and content management and measurement. You'll connect with an incredible community of experts and uncover tactical advice from industry-leading practitioners in the vast world of SEO, mobile, conversion optimization, local search, and more.”.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

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Google SEO Engineering Measurement 109

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance. Experience AI: Engage in workshops, labs, interactive exhibits and a science fair. Activate AI: Explore the opportunities and challenges of piloting and scaling AI in your organization.

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Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance. Experience AI: Engage in workshops, labs, interactive exhibits and a science fair. Activate AI: Explore the opportunities and challenges of piloting and scaling AI in your organization.

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Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

So in such a busy marketplace, and in an age where the budget can’t always stretch to support content marketing , social media marketing , influencer marketing , advertising, design, e-marketing, PPC, SEO and everything else you’ve been advised to invest in, how can you justify spend to stand out from the crowd? Community management.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Guest Posts , Marketing | Tags: google instant , nonprofits , search engines , SEO | Comments (9) Site settings comment help? Mark as read Approve comment Erica, One more point about user behavior: SEO isnt always a zero-sum, one-search one-result game. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Google Nonprofit Engineering SEO 101

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Several years ago, when I was editor of the Women Grow Business blog community, Robin Ferrier wrote a piece I still remember to this day, about how smart blogging doesn’t always mean starting a blog. Else it’s a colossal waste of time, energy and resources. I’m happy to report they agreed!

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Blogging Leadership LinkedIn Google 99

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We both like smart measurement. Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: olivier blanchard , social media ROI , the brandbuilder | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? We have smart dogs , with Chico being his Chief Content Strategist and Suzy Q. “Which happens.&#

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Marketing , Philanthropy , Public Relations , Resources , Weekly Roundup | Tags: cause marketing , effect marketing , fundraising , pink ribbon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The MetricsMan Comes To #measurePR August 27th, 2010 Tweet What’s a Twitter chat on measurement without a Metrics Man? It is difficult and expensive to attribute financial value to these areas.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Publishing regular content on a blog platform is great for SEO, thought leadership, and establishing internal subject matter experts. Or use these events to drive media relations and community conversation. Measuring the effectiveness of any marketing campaign begins with defined and clear KPIs. Measurable. Performance.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 1, 2010

As usual, the community came up with gems to share with others (and you), including talking about how our measurement journey has changed over time And sharing resources, like Katie Paine’s social media measurement checklist , and IPR’s new website. It was fun. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Measurement Tourism Community Social Media 58

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 58

Tourism Measurement Blogging Writing 58

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

However, you definitely need the time and resources to both to apply for the program and implementation. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Marketing , Public Relations , Resources , Social Media | Tags: adwords , digital , erica holt , google , mobile marketing , nonprofits | Comments (9) Site settings comment help?

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Tools Marketing Nonprofit Mobile 99

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Amplify’d from www.nevillehobson.com Connect your community with a Twitter daily newspaper About a month ago, I discovered Paper.li , a service that aggregates content linked to by people in a Twitter community into an online newspaper. For anyone who’s asking, “Why?&# here’s your answer. These fine folk did: Jan.

Newspapers 45

Newspapers Tourism Measurement Community 45

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Amplify’d from www.nevillehobson.com Connect your community with a Twitter daily newspaper About a month ago, I discovered Paper.li , a service that aggregates content linked to by people in a Twitter community into an online newspaper. For anyone who’s asking, “Why?&# here’s your answer. These fine folk did: Jan.

Newspapers 45

Newspapers Tourism Measurement Community 45

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 62

Tourism Measurement Twitter Facebook 62

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 64

Tourism Measurement Twitter Blogging 64

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

and Don, in true self-effacing-yet-no-BS style, continued to offer up nuggets on this oh-so-hot topic in PR, such as On not letting the tool wag the measurement dog : And O. Many new people joined (yay!), Were you inside my head when I wrote the problem with PR ?! Regardless, thanks for visiting! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Why: PR pros are trying to learn more and more about SEO and using keywords smartly. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Weekly Roundup | Tags: analytics , brand building , email marketing , SEO | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? I thought this was a refreshingly different post. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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SEO Measurement Tourism Analytics 42

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As I’ve done for the last couple of years, on the first Tuesday of the month, I summarize all of the news I’ve seen from the PR technology community. SEMrush acquires Prowly A software company that has traditionally made tools for SEOs is moving into PR. It was popularizing attribution measurement in PR.

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Software SEO Company Tools 176

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

Conference 66

Conference Measurement Tourism Twitter 66

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

What is the best SEO secret you know? Why: public relations professionals spend a lot of time trying to learn about SEO and increasing online visibility. I liked the way James summarized a discussion on Quora around SEO secrets ; I think the full discussion is worth you checking it out as well. I thought this was a good primer.

SEO 42

SEO Measurement Facebook Blogging 42

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Why: Amplify is one of the most interesting, community-oriented social platforms around. Why: Mollie is actually thinking instead of simply linking. 4 reasons why Amplify is my Third Tribe , by Joe Hackman at Building Bridges. Joe’s post explains why. Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 These fine folk did: Jan.

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Measurement Tourism Twitter Blogging 59

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

Tourism 53

Tourism Measurement Twitter Facebook 53

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

That is a real opportunity to see how they put their plans and/or campaigns together, and how they measured success. Out of 130+ entries received, 22 have been selected to receive awards of merit, excellence and a “Best of the Best,&# and will be on display. I know I always leave with notes on how to improve my own work.

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