ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What time and resources are we committing to understanding overall cultural trends and our industry’s current relevant news? For starters, we’ll explore not only why we should be dedicating time and resources to research industry trends but also how to do it completely hassle-free. Trends on Social Media. Google Trends.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

Just like every other industry, the trends in public relations can be influenced by a variety of things such as technology, preferences from the customers, expectations from employees, and more. However, when it comes to utilizing data in practice, there are still some kinks that need to be worked out. Consumer Focus.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In this series, we’ll examine some of the major trends we see ahead and how PR practitioners of all stripes should prepare. If there’s one theme that unifies all the trends, it’s acceleration. With that, let’s look quickly at the trends we’ll be investigating in this series. The 2018 PR Mega-Trends.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. Heck, just keeping up with the news is a challenge, never mind closing the gap on technological skill sets you need to execute effectively. So, how in this wave of ever changing technology do we keep our heads above water here at SHIFT?

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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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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Suppose we looked at a very common data source: search engine data. Using services like Google AdWords™, Google Search Console™, Google Analytics™, or even Google Trends™, we’ll find clean, compatible, well-chosen audience intent data to predict customer behavior. What Would PR Do?

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

Three mega-trends are already on their way and will arrive at our industry’s shores before the year is out. How can we use data, analytics, and algorithms to achieve awareness at scale? For those brands and professionals who do not engage machine learning technologies in their work, they will see their relative share of voice decline.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The world seems awash in data with trends like IoT, wearables and big data dominating the headlines. For a B2B marketer, these headlines can feel very consumer oriented and likely not relevant. Data is Just for Consumers and Science Projects, right? So, you think you’re data-driven….

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

petabytes of data. The data available to PR professionals and marketers today has the potential to answer so many questions, but the problem is: lots of people don’t know what to do with the data they have. Collecting and analyzing data doesn’t have to mean combing through pages upon pages of spreadsheets.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 17, 2015

In my last post , I covered what for me was a particularly egregious misuse of marketing technology, when a bot promoted a white paper with “Fear and Loathing” in the title on the 10 th anniversary of the suicide of Hunter S. Data-driven PR does not equate with programmatic thinking.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. Living on the B2B side of the house, I’ve been thrilled by the enthusiasm we’re seeing for deeper understanding on how these elements play into our PR programs and the RFP’s we’re receiving. Here are my findings: Marketing Technology.

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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. Our client Uberall is a good example.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 8, 2015

Rather than just wing it or have a purely canned talk that may not be relevant to the audience and the event, we can look to data. Let’s dig into what a data-driven public speaking strategy would look like as part of your overall data-driven PR program. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

To prepare for predictive analytics, we must clean our data as best as possible. Compatible Data. Most predictive analytics software and systems are based on open-source libraries and technologies. As such, we must ensure our data is in compatible formats so that as little conversion/manipulation is required prior to import.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 30, 2018

I recently attended a speaker series put on by UCSF on the latest trends in digital health investments. Healthcare is decades behind other industries when it comes to technology so whoever can come in, make a splash and fix it, will be successful. The major takeaway?

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Instead, measure what impressions create, awareness and perception, and then assign values to these outcomes using your marketing analytics software. Vice President, Marketing Technology. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy. Who will be the first marketers to try Oculus VR immersive ads?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy. Who will be the first marketers to try Oculus VR immersive ads?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, of those who use a mobile device to access Facebook, nearly half use ONLY a mobile device to access Facebook, as shown by the red bars below: For half of Facebook’s users, your mobile marketing strategy is synonymous with your Facebook strategy. Who will be the first marketers to try Oculus VR immersive ads?

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Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

Today, most agency executives only seem to agree on what the limits of AI in PR will be. A bot can’t lay claim to emotional intelligence, a cornerstone of all PR work. The good news for comms pros: It will be a blend of both technology and human insight. While some in the profession loathe to hear it, it’s not far-fetched.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2016

If we sit back and let such tools pass us by, someone else — someone driven, someone prepared — will swoop in and leave us in the dust. Let’s look at a few key trends from the event for PR professionals. As an industry, we must stop fearing technology. Tell Better Data Stories. And we’d deserve it.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As such, the future of business is in large data sets and the observations derived from the analysis. The latest focus is on predictive analytics and the power one can wield by predicting future trends. Public relations, a communication-driven field, can and will continue to benefit from this futuristic tool. Marketing Analyst.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 30, 2015

Now that we’ve popped the champagne and cut the cake, it feels natural to consider not just HOW MUCH we’ve grown, but HOW we’ve grown – and more importantly, what does that suggest for mid-sized agencies in an increasingly competitive market? That may sound elementary; basic even – why wouldn’t you use data to make business decisions?

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

Although to be clear, this is not a question limited by age; I’ve also gotten the question from career changers or communicators who simply wish to improve their marketability. Visuals : Traditionally, communicators have been trained in writing. “How can I learn strategy?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? It’s certainly possible, using predictive analytics, to get a rough sense of what might work and what might not work, but few companies have access to that much technology and expertise.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Measure instead what impressions create: awareness and perception, and then assign values to these outcomes using your marketing analytics software. Vice President, Marketing Technology. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2016

It’s becoming more fashionable to claim that your PR and marketing is “data-driven,” but what exactly does that mean? This often means using data about our current market or audience to create a model. Why can this be such a problem for marketing and PR?

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Shift Communications

JUNE 22, 2015

Instinct would say yes, but we cannot run a marketing department on instinct alone. Vice President, Marketing Technology. appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Do these activities matter? Does all of that sharing create any kind of tangible benefit for the site?

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Shift Communications

JULY 24, 2017

s team can use Google Trends to monitor for increased consumer interest in subjects that could be bad for business. Be clear and sincere about your brand’s position on the given issue – with a significant portion of Americans consuming news via social media, one wrong turn and you’re the next unfortunate trending hashtag. .

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