Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

In this series, we’ll examine a few data-driven trends that could mean success or failure for your PR efforts in 2016. We marketers and communicators have killed the infographic. Nearly 20,000 times per day – and in a sampling of those tweets, they’re almost entirely from marketers. Christopher S.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Data-driven PR.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

As one of the only public relations agencies that is a Google Analytics Certified Partner, we are always looking to see how we can use Google’s tools and programs to strengthen both our PR and marketing teams’ efforts. They can also use Google Trends to help dictate the timeline within their pitch calendars. Casey Egan.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This has made measuring actionable KPIs such as web traffic easy, providing valuable data for PR strategies. In Q4 and beyond, data-driven PR will become commonplace. As a result, PR pros must develop skills in data analytics. PR pros began tapping into this trend by creating personalized pitches.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. That’s the front-end work every successful campaign entails, but the data cycle doesn’t end there. This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Dos and don’ts for holiday media pitching. Your PR team may be determined to grab some visibility during a holiday season, but if the story doesn’t fit, don’t force it. The Christmas/Hanukkah time in particular is so cluttered that a marginal pitch that might slip through on another occasion will probably be tossed out.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The ability to tap into this knowledge can help inform owned, earned, and paid media of your organization’s PR and marketing efforts. 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.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Data Driven PR. As you can see from the content strategy, it’s all about the data. And every part of your PR plan should be data-driven now. And as the media landscape keeps shifting, even experienced PR pros are discovering that earned media is not what it used to be.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

It’s pull marketing 101. Uberall is a Berlin-based location marketing platform that seeks to build its brand here in the US. To help it be seen as an expert on location marketing, one of our first initiatives was to develop branded research on “near me” mobile searches. Don’t make research a sales pitch.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Let’s face it though – if you’re pitching a turkey-themed recipe, odds are so is everyone else. One way to spice up the pitch is using Google Trends early on to identify other food related trends and tailor your recipe pitch accordingly. This makes it that much harder to stand out in both the reporter and public’s mind.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

You may have noticed already that we talk a lot about data-driven PR at SHIFT. It’s not just a topic on our blog, it’s a concept we are encouraged to prioritize in every facet of our PR strategies. In the planning stages, you will want to confirm with your B2B tech clients what is considered a win for the PR program.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 8, 2016

The marketing and PR industry responded with a collective yawn. From our perspective as a Google Analytics™ Certified Partner, every marketing and PR professional should be jumping up and down with excitement. Four reasons: For sales pitches. Sales Pitches. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

April 1, 2016 – Boston, MA – Cloud-based computing and artificial intelligence represent the future of content creation, distribution, public relations, and marketing. SHIFT Vice President of Marketing Technology Christopher Penn said, “HAROLD provides SHIFT with limitless scale. 2014: ZIPR Mobile PR Spokesperson App.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

An astonishing amount of mindshare has been devoted to influencer marketing this year. Interest in influencer marketing is at all-time highs, and based on Google searches for the topic, there’s little indication that interest will flag. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Hit the Right Targets. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) That does not mean we are left without resources to help define PR success and set the agenda for an even more data-driven PR program in the New Year. Tracking Key Indicators.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

No product news, no overly salesy B2B messaging, no marketing jargon. A Strong Point of View – while the PR team can help formulate an argument by using data (by analyzing what people are not currently saying), they’re not the experts.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

What Facebook Dislikes Could Mean for Data-Driven Marketers. The advent of such a button would give users a new way to respond to posts, and a new dimension of feedback for marketers to take into account. How to Build Rapport and Pitch Media Using Twitter. Marketing Coordinator. Amanda Loewy.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Analyzing your client’s overall marketing and PR performance gives you an in-depth look at how they perform against competitors and how PR can fill in the gaps. Search — tools like Open Site Explorer and Spyfu give you a glimpse at the traffic volume and keyword focus of your client compared to key industry players.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR can also help to differentiate a technology company from competitors, position them as a thought leader, and create a positive brand image. Strategies used in tech PR include thought leadership, social media management, strategic partnerships and community engagement, content marketing, media relations , and influencer marketing.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Your job application, your outreach, your pitch will be buried in the inboxes of people who won’t dig out until after the new year. Vice President, Marketing Technology. cta] The post Public Relations Jobseekers: Act Before 2017 Ends appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

Which content and topics are getting the most clicks when marketed through owned and paid channels? Take a step back – If you were going to pitch this client as a prospect, what would you tell him or her about their current PR program? What would you do differently; what suggestions would you make?

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Out of 1001 PR Pros interviewed, what percent used generative AI in the following tasks?

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

Here are some compelling reasons why tech PRs should embrace the trend. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR. Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Out of 1001 PR Pros interviewed, what percent used generative AI in the following tasks?

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

For instance, in the past, a number of companies were used to having separate public relations departments internally, but these days, those departments are divided into public relations and marketing and both departments have shared responsibilities, especially in terms of any potential negative responses from the customers. Disinformation.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. I was already starting to see the need to integrate our traditional PR practices with marketing tech. I’ve been on the PR side, and I’ve ventured over to the digital side. Marketing Land.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As marketers and communicators, we have focused relentlessly on the single influencer. In old influencer outreach programs, you’d reach out to the biggest individual dots and send them pitches. They can help us create multiple touchpoints rapidly, and in more than one community, if our pitch is solid. Christopher S.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

that prefers pitches via e-mail with phone call followup afterward. Assuming that didn’t work for you, it brings up a larger point: While you don’t need a degree in computer science to build an AI strategy, it is important that PR pros don’t sit on the sidelines and let an AI strategy get defined for them without their input.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

The important part of a press release is the proactive media pitching that accompanies a press release. While issuing a press release over a distribution wire is effective, personally pitching key contacts in the national, trade and local media will be an added layer of exposure for any announcement. Email Marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

They’re beloved among PRs because they’re quick and affordable. Unlike custom marketing surveys, they’re administered on behalf of multiple organizations, thus spreading the cost over many sponsors. A good omnibus is a solid way to inform thought leadership content or to grab relevant data to attract media interest.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Our top posts from the first quarter of 2016 focused on the different ways data and analytics have transformed the efforts of public relations professionals and how they affect client expectations. TOP DATA-DRIVEN PR TRENDS OF 2016: INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHICS. Marketing Analyst . Casey Egan.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Far too many PR professionals blindly mass email their pitches without making any attempt at the “Relations” part of Public Relations. This is a pitch almost entirely devoid of value for my audience. If they’d spent any time on my site, they’d know I wasn’t a good candidate for this pitch. Comment on their stuff.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Let’s look at some key points: A: The fall is a good time for my blog – and unlike other B2B marketing sites, I don’t see a Thanksgiving slowdown, just a Christmas one. This is due in part because I have lots of content about marketing plans and strategies, which are hot search topics in January. What Would PR Do?

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