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The Top 10 PR Measurement Atrocities and how to Avoid them

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

If you are told to just show the “good news” you have crossed to the dark side. Most outlets and reporting companies like Compete and Alexa use average unique visitors and calculate data on a monthly basis. Companies decide they want a measurement vendor and start calling in the sales people from various measurement firms.

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The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]

Sword and the Script

“The Grey Lady is getting increasingly audible,” wrote Digiday in a piece covering the launch of the first ever podcast by the New York Times. Digiday says the Times is “trying to disrupt the news” but in reality, the paper is playing catchup. By comparison, users make an estimated two trillion searches on Google per year.

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Most senior marketing leaders have battle enough to prove the value of marketing , let alone a new and higher standard of generating awareness and leads – and also profiting from the activity. In 2009, I worked for a B2B software company that took sessions from their user conference and packaged them up into a half-day “virtual conference.”

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Guest Blogging: How You Should Be Doing It in 2024

Buzzstream

I realized that this example is relatively straightforward, so let’s examine a type of guest post site I see a lot on the web: general news sites. So, when evaluating these for topical authority and relevancy, I’d try to look more at the keywords on the vertical or category level vs the site overall. Then, look for similar roles.

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Digital PR Strategy: Industry Insights and The Methods That Secure Coverage in 2021

Buzzstream

Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications. One of the key aims of outreach is to build links to your client’s website from a range of online news publications. The New York Times.

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15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck

Waxing UnLyrical

OK, maybe that’s not the best comparison, but at least the president’s State of the Union speech is. The press person took a very firm stance, saying his integrity was not for sale and covering costs doesnt influence his decisionsand that he doesnt work with that type of company. Consider yourself warned. IMHO, its not.

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How Big the Market for PR Software? PR Tech Sum: Burton-Taylor, Cision, Muck Rack, Critical Mention, Talkwalker

Sword and the Script

I’ve started dedicating the first post of every month to summarizing news from vendors developing technology focused on public relations. Consulting firm Burton-Taylor published a report that benchmarks market size and market share for a category of technology the company describes as “Media Intelligence and PR Software.”

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