Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Making up Metrics I was recently on a conference call with a respected nternational measurement organization and a new member of the group was explaining how she’d been pressured by her CEO to put a dollar value on her efforts. “So There should be a special place in measurement hell for people who make up bad metrics.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 20, 2018

Social media and communications professional. Just a few of the terms I’d use to describe this month’s Social Media Rock Star: Kendall Bird. I am the social media manager at Collegis Education , and report through the Public Relations/Communications department of the company. And movie buff.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 25, 2019

PR and content marketing are rapidly evolving with new access to data and insights, new methods of measurement and more channels to reach your audience than ever. If you’re in search of PR and marketing conferences to attend in 2019, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest. PRWeek Awards.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Understanding PR Stunts: Definitions and Examples A PR stunt is an orchestrated event designed to garner extensive media coverage and public attention. When executed successfully, it can skyrocket brand awareness, generate buzz on social media, and even make headlines. Leverage the Aftermath: Keep the momentum going.

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 23, 2017

.” Call me a cynic (I am a grumpy old cynic), but it doesn’t bode well when a report starts “Social media is still a relatively new marketing channel”. Those of us using Usenet, email discussion lists and bulletin boards in the early 90s for PR and marketing can confirm they were both social and media. Is it really?

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year–yes, trend season is underway, my social media friends! In the meantime, I thought I’d ask some of the best and brightest in social media marketing in the Twin Cities what they think lies ahead. Here’s what they had to say: Eric Ellis, Global Social Media Lead, Honeywell.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

If you’re in search of PR and content marketing conferences to attend in 2018, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest. This awards event celebrates the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit, and education teams, and the work they produced during the entry period. Hashtag: #PRWeekAwards.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

She joined UL in 2015 and is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communications, public relations and crisis management, corporate social responsibility, events, customer experience, digital marketing and social media, as well as the marketing organization at large. How will you measure success?

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Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

We have all been on the front lines of the convergence of marketing and communications, but the transformation has not been without challenges: cultural challenges, organizational design challenges and measurement challenges. When you think about the context of Paid, Earned and Owned Media, has been completely blurred.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 14, 2016

PR teams have long deplored the challenges of how to best measure your PR success and effectively report program results. Yes, it can be difficult to understand how to justify your team’s hard work to management, or to measure PR’s contribution to the bottom line. But, don’t forget about measuring the quality of coverage.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

And, unlike many others who have these opinions on trends in the social media world, he’s actually done the work. But, for now, let’s meet this Social Media Rock Star and learn more about what he’s up to at Toro. First, tell us more about your role at Toro as Social and Digital Media Leader.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

In addition, embracing inclusion aligns seamlessly with the principles of corporate social responsibility, unleashing a brand’s influence far beyond the boundaries of profit margins. However, this definition only provides a partial glimpse into the intricate levels of disability. That disparity needs to change!

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 24, 2015

How can you track your social media efforts to ensure that your strategy is up to par? This week’s roundup introduces you to some best practices for social media metrics. 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday. From likes to leads: The new metrics for B2B social selling.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The triple bottom line leans into the impression a company makes on its people, profit, and the planet, while ESG uses a more specific set of criteria to assess a company’s sustainability in environmental, social, and governance realms. Investors often use ESG to assess the risk and potential return of an investment.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It took years of blood, sweat and corporate treasure to bring these plans to fruition…and they clearly didn’t come close to hitting ROI objectives. The company says it’s developing a product that uses “large language models” [plural] for PR measurement. And now onward with this month’s PR tech sum. million in seed funding.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There’s something in here for every discipline of marketing – be it strategy, PR, content marketing, SEO, digital, social media, customer marketing, and so much more. It’s very comparable to how sales and marketing came together about 10 years ago around the standard definition of a lead and the lead flow process.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 14, 2015

In August, the #measurePR Twitter chat took a big picture look at the field of PR measurement. Here’s some of what we talked about: On PR measurement best practices: A2: Don’t ignore the systems you use…look for opportunities to connect data sources and integrate into CRM #measurepr. A3 Not agreeing on definitions.

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NewsWhip

JULY 14, 2020

Darika: MHP + Mischief brings together more than 200 strategic communications professionals with expertise spanning areas from consumer and corporate comms to financial PR, health communications, policy and crisis. Darika: Definitely. For example, within the business, we have a media unit staffed with former national news journalists.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 13, 2015

Christine Perkett , and founder of Tenacity5 Media (and my friend) Geoff Livingston. With these two measurement smarties at the center of our universe that day (a social media dream!) we decided to delve into what I like to call “March Measurement Madness.” In 90s often heard “PR isn’t measurable!”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR can also involve managing events, speaking at conferences, and developing social media campaigns. PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. How is public relations measured? In other words, “it depends.”.

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Karen Freberg

JUNE 6, 2017

If you have not missed the ongoing conversation that is evolving on social media about personal branding, you are missing out. It is the topic a lot of social media marketing professionals are discussing, which started off with a Twitter conversation between Carlos Gil and Jason Falls.

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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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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

People have more faith in businesses than they do in NGOs, government or the media. That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” 51% are neutral about trust in trust media. Media distrust grows. 57% are neutral about trust in NGOs.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tools and Tactics Public Relations: PR uses tools such as press releases , events, community involvement, web- and social media publishing, and interactions with the news media to earn public attention and goodwill. It also involves crisis communication to mitigate damage to the company’s reputation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

So I’m taking advantage of WUL to shine the social media spotlight on them. I got to know Adam several years ago through social media, and then encountered him and His Lovely Wife (he doesn’t capitalize it, I do) in Orlando not long thereafter. Adam Toporek. Bess Winston. Who could resist that? Answer: Boss.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 6, 2015

really don’t care about using social media. PR pros using social media… not. based pros are (differences in spelling are not typos, simply the difference across the pond): #2 Crude definitions of professionalism. Measurement is low on the list of skills that get PR pros hired.

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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. Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose. . #4 It’s an issue as old as media itself that has been given renewed stimulus by social media and the internet.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

And, therefore, why it’s so important for you to consider a multi-faceted PR strategy that is not solely or significantly based on media relations. If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? What is that if not the definition of “authoritative”? Image: Thinkstock.

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Cision

MARCH 17, 2016

In this interview, he discusses what the agency has planned for its newest client Haufe, how he measures success and why employees are key to improving a brand’s communication. Learning how to best communicate with clients – with the understanding that one size definitely doesn’t fit all. What do you like least? Rapid Fire Round.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 26, 2017

PR measurement has long been an outcast in marketing dashboards. Over the years, companies have almost created coping mechanisms for accepting weak PR reporting – either not measuring PR at all or relying on basic awareness metrics, like percentage increase of coverage and sentiment. By Seedepth. We hope so!

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 15, 2016

She’s definitely unique. On top of that, it’s really exciting to work at a place where leadership sees digital and social media as a huge opportunity. Plus, I definitely have the personality type where I can’t just sit on the sidelines; I am always looking to do more. What am I talking about? What do I do?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

It is interesting to note that social media has not yet entered mainstream PR curricula. Among programs that do incorporate digital training, social media is typically listed as an elective. However, as student Kyle Wallace pinpointed, “Social media should really be a core in every program! Sounds ironic?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

They always use analytics to measure performance. That’s according to the findings of the latest survey by Orbit Media, a web design company that has surveyed about 1,000 bloggers annually for the last several years. Analysis: Merely logging hours on a writing project isn’t necessarily a measure of success. Probably not.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

It’s hard to measure but there’s negative consequences for not doing it.”. The point this comment gets after — I believe — is that businesses hold some aspects of marketing – PR, social media and content marketing – to a higher standard. 3) Measurement Month in Communications.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. However, the tactics used have definitely transformed, thanks mostly to new technology, the metamorphosis of the news industry and the rise of social media.”.

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

It makes one wonder whether Canadian corporations prescribe less value to public relations as a strategic management function. Alternatively, perhaps public relations is a best-kept secret in corporate Canada. Social media management dichotomy. Public relations education now trumps journalism. Hallelujah!

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