Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In this incredibly fast-paced digital landscape, keeping up with trends is essential to a company’s success. To do this, you need to constantly monitor trending topics in your industry to anticipate changes and inform your strategy. Why is monitoring trending topics so important? Why is monitoring trending topics so important?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

‘Tis the season when brands release heart-warming Christmas videos and marketing bloggers write about the best holiday gift ideas , new year’s resolutions and marketing trends for 2015. In addition, many are predicting the marketing developments we witnessed in 2014 will continue: 1. How do we measure results?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2017

The April #measurePR chat fell the Thursday before Tax Day, so Shonali invited some of PR’s best financial communications pros with measurement advice for everyone—from those just starting out to seasoned pros. Next, Shonali asked about best practices in measurement for IR/financial comms work. Guest Post by Jen Zingsheim Phillips.

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The Hoyt Organization

MARCH 25, 2024

All your goals should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. By adhering to these principles, healthcare organizations can create focused, effective PR strategies that have a measurable impact on their brand and audience engagement levels.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets mostly measure the wrong things,” writes Tom Rosenstiel, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and Executive Director of API. Find a way to tie your story into a major enterprise news item or trend. Join the #DigitalPR Twitter chat on Friday Feb 26 at 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern with guest Katie Paine.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 30, 2015

1 marketing objective supported by content marketing. The biggest challenges to achieving this goal were maintaining a two0way dialog and measuring results. Almost half (48%) felt that their content was not creating any customer engagement. The last two steps are about engagement and measurement. Tech Tools.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers. For Content Marketing, we like…. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice. For Marketing in general, we like….

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The September #measurePR Twitter chat featured guests Sultana Ali and Kirk Hazlett. Ali, APR, has a 15+ year career in communications and marketing, and is adjunct faculty in Georgetown University’s Corporate Communication and Public Relations program. Understanding what ethics in measurement means can be varied.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

Trending Topics Can Work Both Ways . The way technology like online news tracking or Google Trends works, PR and communications pros have trending topics at their fingertips at all times. In some cases, pitching a story that capitalizes on those trends is the smart move. Eric Lebowitz.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

2017 was quite a year for marketing and PR professionals. Think about a few of the most notable trends we saw: With massive potential audiences on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, live streaming saw huge growth. Use the included template to plan out your content calendar for the rest of this year.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

There are times when product managers and content marketers don’t see eye to eye. As Alexa and I talked, I was reminded of my own struggles with project prioritization and communicating the value of content. Focus groups, surveys, and ethnographic research are all common tactics for marketers. The answer: Together.

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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. For B2B companies, it’s particularly important to monitor social communities like LinkedIn groups and Twitter conversations among journalists (MuckRack).

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Lack of buy-in.

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B2B Company Survey Enterprise 137

wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In this engaging and immersive experience, you’ll discover routes to social media success: strategic maps, memorable moment,s and relevant ROI measures. Direct Deploy: Engaging Content Marketing. Dynamic Design: WIRED Marketing System. Social Selling Secrets Social Media Marketing Deep Dive.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Last but certainly not least…measure!

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In a digital age where audience behaviors shift with each new trend and technological advance, it’s paramount for marketers to introduce their content campaigns directly into the spaces where their target audiences are most engaged. Now, content marketing boundaries are stretching far beyond these traditional confines.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketing Land. TopRank Marketing Blog.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Drives brand to be prepared for the market PR plays a pivotal role in preparing a brand to face the market and its challenges effectively. A PR team excels in conducting market research, analyzing industry trends, and understanding the competitive landscape. You can connect with him on Twitter , LinkedIn , or elsewhere.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Such content, when combined with other sources of customer data, will build a comprehensive profile of the overall customer experience that can be parlayed into public relations. The goal, ultimately, is to effectively measure and use customer engagement by gathering as much feedback from as wide a variety of sources as possible.

Strategy 96

Strategy Ethics Social Media Data 96

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The October #measurePR Twitter chat focused on the issue of gender bias in advertising and how measurement of gender bias can affect PR. She is on the team behind the Gender Equality Measure (GEM™), created jointly by ABX and the National Advertisers (ANA) Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE)’s #SeeHer team.

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Measurement Advertising Advertising Community 77

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. Overall, there are many ways to measure the effectiveness of PR campaigns, and the best approach will depend on the goals of the campaign and the organization.”.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

The video was viewed millions of times, and it may have just been the first time a Fortune 500 CEO received so many overwhelmingly positive Twitter responses and YouTube comments. Robin Bennefield, Marriott International’s editorial director of Marriott creative and content marketing.

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Travel Hotels Storytelling Content Marketing 96

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. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other.

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Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

Content strategist Tiffany Monhollon suggests that you start with your intended audience and determine what topics and content would be most relevant for them : “It’s important to start with your audience in mind. What topics and content formats that relate to your business will they find meaningful? Conclusion.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2016

You might find that plenty of people are clicking your campaign tweets on Twitter, but that your Instagram efforts are hauntingly devoid of results. Or maybe email marketing is still strong and steady, while your online ads are stumbling. As I said, you have two choices now: Ditch the marketing channels that aren’t working.

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Marketing How To Measurement Instagram 120

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. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Podcast monitoring.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

That is, I’ve followed him on a combination of Twitter and LinkedIn. And, unlike many others who have these opinions on trends in the social media world, he’s actually done the work. Since we’re talking trends, what are the key trends you’re talking to your teams at Toro about in 2018? Opinionated.

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Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

With the advent of online reviews, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc., SMM: Focuses on professional management of social media profiles where users are more likely to interact with your brand/content marketing efforts. Social Media Marketing/Management involves: Social listening. Content Marketing.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

As an example, Twitter is currently fixated on the recent Elon Musk board scandal but people will quickly move on to the next thing. By moving to briefer, personalised, and authentic comms to engage distracted audiences and create content that is evergreen that won’t be caught up in the trend cycle.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing.

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Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2020

AMEC Global Summit on Measurement. Whether you’re a marketing or PR executive, a PR pro interested in media intelligence or one who manages communications, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) has the conference just for you. Content Marketing World.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The role of communicators – whether it implicitly states it in our job descriptions or not – is to keep on top of societal and industry trends so we can ensure our organizations keep pace with or stay ahead of the competition. Measurement is always tricky and always has been. Connect with him on Twitter.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Out of curiosity, I posted a survey question to Twitter. 71% said the CEO 24% said the CMO 4% said the COO; and 2% said HR Although Twitter polls don’t offer demographics, I can derive from the comments that most respondents come from a PR or communications background. Below are a few that stood out for me. Different goals.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

It began with an insightful keynote presentation on the top trends in social media in 2015 from Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner, the conference host. During his presentation, Stelzner noted current trends, such as the growth of podcasting and revealed new online trends, such as the increasingly strong influence of native video.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The big opportunity for the PR industry though is content marketing, an increasingly key element of SEO. But we need to get with the programme and understand SEO first before we become effective content marketers. #D: Incidentally, for journalists, content marketing is, in many respects, the new PR.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

While most of my friends and family are on Facebook and “addicted” to this social network, I choose to meet and interact with new people on Twitter. The beauty about Twitter is that you don’t need to be “friends” with someone before you start interacting with them. No, that doesn’t mean I don’t like my friends or family.

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