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How to Research Industry Trends Hassle-Free

Shift Communications

For example, if we are trying to build out our earned media strategy and developing public relations pitches, using trending topics in a relevant way gives you an opportunity to be noticed by reporters. Not only is it free but it gives you the flexibility and access to public postings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit.

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q1 2015

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Data-Driven PR Milestone: SHIFT Becomes Google Analytics Certified Partner. As a GACP, our goal is to advance the cause of data-driven PR with our clients and industry, to help understand the value of public relations, and to use that data to make PR as impactful as possible.

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Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving

Barokas

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful.

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Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving

Barokas

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful.

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Speed Matters in a Crisis Situation: Shark Week Case Study, Part 3

Shift Communications

The media and the public already have an established narrative around sharks and Shark Week is only feeding into it. Ideally, the right target will be willing to hear your side of the story, able to write a positive or neutral (but still accurate) story and have a platform with enough reach to influence the public narrative.

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3 Reasons Small Business Needs Social Media

Shift Communications

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. On top of that, free tools like Iconosquare for Instagram and Google Analytics can provide data on other platforms that don’t have sufficient native offerings. We’ve all seen it before. ALMOST Free Exposure.

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3 Reasons Small Business Needs Social Media

Shift Communications

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. On top of that, free tools like Iconosquare for Instagram and Google Analytics can provide data on other platforms that don’t have sufficient native offerings. We’ve all seen it before. ALMOST Free Exposure.