Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

We’ll walk through examples from organizations like Google, FedEx, Cigna, and more and break down the steps you can take to develop a thought leadership program of your own. These include videos, webinars, podcasts, articles, and social media posts. What is thought leadership?

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Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 145

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.

Measurement 52

Measurement How To System Comparison 52

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2013

A bright spot was that we were due to talk with my friend John Friedman , who recently moved into the role of Corporate Citizenship Communications Director for Sodexo (for whom he’s worked for years). On how Sodexo specifically measures its Corporate Citizenship efforts: A3: #Sodexo uses 3 year survey of stakeholders.

Measurement 103

Measurement Corporate Survey Viral 103

Presspage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

When it comes to measuring success , public relations and corporate communications professionals tend to get the short end of the stick. ” And, with all the advances in technology today, there has to be a better way to measure success. Impressions. Website Traffic. and engagement.

Measurement 68

Measurement Analysis Analytics Reputation 68

Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys. Other ways to measure brand recognition is through share of voice in media or on social media. For example, we know we’re doing it right when we hear people say, Oh, yes, I’ve heard of you.

Leadership 105

Leadership SEO Measurement Reputation 105

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Early into the social distancing phase several brands quickly acknowledged the situation through visuals. It’s not about the logo. Big Tech has stepped up. Self-serving?

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. The first measure came from a business with a marketing automation system implemented. Components to Effectively Measure a B2B Blog. 1) Measures of Visibility.

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B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 1, 2014

The other day, a friend of mine pinged me into a Facebook conversation about whether or not PR pros should use AVEs when measuring their work. So it reflects the way users are actually viewing and sharing content across the web, including via social media. Will Digital Reach Improve the PR Measurement Drumbeat?

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Measurement Social Media Web Twitter 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Prospective clients often tell us that their agency is hard-working, smart, and collegial, but that they simply don’t prioritize top-tier media coverage. As the power of digital and social media has soared, they see new opportunities. Many have paid-media envy, because it looks easy. Earned media offers credibility.

SEO 227

SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

4 Common PR Communication Mistakes (+ How to Avoid) As a PR pro, avoiding PR communication mistakes can help you build a positive corporate reputation and reap the benefits. PR professionals and investors agree the most significant benefit that accrues to companies with a positive corporate reputation is corporate brand loyalty.

Communications 52

Communications How To Corporate Training 52

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 5, 2015

Since January at SBC kicks off with measurement – literally, as tomorrow is the year’s first #measurePR chat (12-1 pm ET, Rebekah Iliff and Deirdre Breakenridge will be guests, so don’t miss it!) 5 Shifts to Fix Your Social Media Metrics. How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions!

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Analytics Big Data 40

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.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Measurement B2B 40

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 3, 2015

A lot has been (and continues to be) said about measurement, but when you’re in the market for measurement strategy, it’s always smart to revisit some classics. Eight Great Myths Of Social Media Measurement. Communication Planning: Measurement Comes First And Last.

Measurement 40

Measurement Strategy Social Media Analytics 40

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

And as far as we have come in PR measurement, some things just don’t change. In a salute to today’s thought leaders who are really keeping things ticking on that front, here are some PR measurement classics from them. Social Media Measurement Standards – Everything You Need to Know. Here’s why.

Measurement 40

Measurement Web Social Media Corporate 40

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. This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. Sometimes, it feels like paid media budgets are invincible.

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Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Greg, who never quite understands what is going on in any situation, agrees to help without comprehending what exactly is involved; he is essentially trying to manually keep track of the reaction to Kendall’s press conference across all of the internet and social media until a more formal solution is available.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

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.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Hosted by Deirdre Breakenridge of Pure Performance Communications , and joined by fellow panelists Shonali Burke and Shannon Furey , the panel covered emerging PR trends including how corporate storytelling has changed in recent years and what PR professionals must learn to sustain their careers. Fact: PR is often a fire drill.

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Storytelling SEO Community Engineering 329

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Keeping with the theme of the month, we decided to tackle multimedia from measurement to best practices with special guest Martin Waxman of Martin Waxman Communications. Here’s some of what we talked about: On PR measurement in 2016 and beyond: A2. Create, measure, evaluate etc. Alexander Wilson also added: A4.

Measurement 40

Measurement Google Twitter Groups 40

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. Startup Handraise raises $6.3 million in seed funding. Cloud partners.

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Software Reddit Technology B2B 133

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

What’s the point of measurement , exactly? So today’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that discuss what the point of measurement is – to figure out what’s getting in the way of reaching one’s goal, and then work around it. Why PR and Marketing Must Work Together to Measure Success.

Measurement 40

Measurement Web Analytics Content Marketing 40

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. As did Gerard F. Corbett : A2.

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Measurement Analytics Google Tools 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 29, 2013

” So while they didn’t know each other a decade ago, through the beauty that is social media, they are now fast friends (and, in fact, the reason I know Beth is because Katie introduced me to her many years ago). I thought measurement was Darth Vadar, hated it.But felt it was imp. Till then, happy measuring!

Nonprofit 70

Nonprofit Measurement Case Study Social Media 70

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2016

The May edition of #measurePR brought together three fabulous guests who were ready to share their smarts on measuring media relations. Anne Isenhower a media relations expert and social media enthusiast who works with nonprofits and Fortune 500 CEOs. Fragmentation of media means fewer eyeballs on each story.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Measurement Media Analysis 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

David PR Group

JULY 13, 2016

Measurement in the world of public relations has always been an ethereal concept. Putting a value on media coverage or social media awareness remains a bit of a Holy Grail. What causes the most damage to corporate reputations? Harris Reputation Quotient attributes. through the eyes of the general public.

Reputation 40

Reputation Measurement How To Financial 40

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!”

Measurement 40

Measurement Community Travel Data 40

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 18, 2012

What happens when the doyenne of the nonprofit world and the queen of measurement decide to write a book together ? You get Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , by Beth Kanter and Katie Paine, an absolute gem of a book not just for nonprofit communicators, but for all measurement geeks (and most certainly for nonprofit executives).

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Nonprofit Measurement Case Study Study 83

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Now need to produce videos and podcasts in-house – something that used to be a once-in-a-while activity and was outsourced – in addition to providing content for every social media platform and continuing all other ‘old school’ communication duties.”. Real effort into digital and social. More emphasis on social media.

Communications 124

Communications Crisis Internal International 124

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

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. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Google Analytics (GA) can tell PR how much referral traffic is coming from earned media mentions.

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

If you ask any expert how to use social media, they will probably tell you it comes down to two verbs: 1. But if you’re just going to listen, without doing much else, you’re basically using social media as a monitoring tool, and not much else. How to use social media (not). Listen; and.

Social Media 40

Social Media How To Media Twitter 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” ~ Peter Drucker. Perhaps more importantly, the measurements I use directly align with the business goals of my company. Perhaps more importantly, the measurements I use directly align with the business goals of my company. THAT you can measure against. Ummm … Why?

Measurement 40

Measurement Advertising Advertising Enterprise 40

Cision

MAY 16, 2016

All of these programs were strategically discontinued by Google so that they could focus on more important things. For a concept as elaborate as corporate strategy, the communications challenge from top to bottom can be daunting. Whatever we hope to accomplish, we need to measure. Conclusion.

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Internal International Communications Employee 218

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2015

And you can’t have a productive workplace if you’re not measuring it. A1 I’m a culture consultant by way of social media and digital strategy for nonprofits #measurepr. We measure joy externally by seeing how many people are delighted by the work of our hearts and minds. ” #measurepr.

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Community Twitter 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 22, 2016

I know this because: a) I’ve had several inquiries over the last few weeks on how I can help some pretty large organizations revamp their strategies with a particular emphasis on better measurement, and I’ve heard the above; and. 4 steps to start refocusing PR measurement on metrics that matter. So leave it be for now.

Measurement 40

Measurement Analytics Google System 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. What are the new services? About the study.

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Media Relations Report Industry SEO 100