Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time. Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. You can’t argue with the data. It was subjective.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

And with good reason – generative AI has become a staple in PR, offering a new level of ideas to content creation, brainstorming, and even strategy development. Our CEO, Dorothy, has written about the need for PR to embrace ChatGPT. Today, PR strategy is often informed by data insights.

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Onclusive

APRIL 15, 2020

This is a continuation of our April blog series focused on helping communications teams get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. First things first: how do you define attribution?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 9, 2014

One of the core tenets of effective public relations is building the right audience. You don’t need to be as popular as Taylor Swift in order for PR to deliver real results to the bottom line as long as you have the right audience. Do this exercise with your own data! Do you have the right audience? Christopher S.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Also, it allows professionals to employ the right PR strategies when it matters most. Now that we are in the fourth quarter of 2023, it’s time to ask yourself if your PR strategy is up-to-date with the latest pr trends and technology. 6 Important Trends In Public Relations To Pay Attention To 1.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. A successful tech PR strategy focuses on targeting the right media outlets, using engaging content, and creating relationships with key influencers in the industry.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

What’s ahead for the public relations profession amidst a world of disruption? In this series, we’ll examine some of the major trends we see ahead and how PR practitioners of all stripes should prepare. Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. The Big Picture. Christopher S.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

The public relations field covers a wide array of tools and you may find it hard to know how to prioritize your PR efforts in 2024. So, to help you out, we’ve identified the top 5 PR trends in 2024. So, read on to discover what you should not ignore in public relations this year. Increasing Multimedia 5.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Melissa Strle It can be challenging for PR professionals to navigate through an array of tools and strategies. Understanding what to prioritize can be daunting and 2024’s top 5 PR trends sift through the constant advancements and shifts in the industry. As well, it synthesizes a host of ideas.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. CMOs and CEOs are starting to ask: Why can’t PR be measured and attributed the way that marketing efforts can? The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’re working with a data-driven PR firm, chances are at some point in your relationship you will be asked to grant access to a variety of marketing and data systems. To understand how systems access informs your PR program, we’ll reference the SHIFT Earned Media Hub Strategy as the base framework.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 8, 2015

We’ve covered the basics of public speaking here on the SHIFT blog before. 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. What’s our strategy? Measurement. How can we better be ready for key talks and events? Christopher S.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR metrics and PR data that are available to us today can help us do just that, but dealing with analytics is still a little scary to a lot of communicators. Being a good communicator doesn’t mean you can’t be data-driven. Why is this the case?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2016

This week’s roundup takes a look at common measurement mistakes, so you can avoid them before they cause your organization unnecessary headaches. Are You Making PR Measurement Mistakes? Measuring Mobile Marketing Requires Different Metrics. 4 Performance Measurement Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

What does the public relations industry have to look forward to in 2017? Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high. Better to have 100 hits in trade publications, or 0.05% of the day’s news, than 1 hit in business press.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

One of the most common requests I’ve received in my work in public relations is, “ how do we connect our public relations efforts to business results? ”. This question – and its many variations – is a disguise for a much simpler question: How does PR help me make money / not get fired? PR Isn’t Sales.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

How do you use the data to make changes in your business and marketing that are meaningful in 2015? Let’s give you a strategy that’s centered around three questions that are the core of the Marketing DAIS : What happened? Suppose you’re trying to formulate a 2015 SEO strategy. Can this be repeated?

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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. Step 1: Ask for access. Step 2: Confirm goals. Step 3: Check for links.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

A Guest Post By Kelly Byrd, PR Engineer, AirPR. Public relations is undoubtedly an art, but it is also a science. With the growth of PRTech options for Big Data tracking and measurement, a knowledge of and comfort with that science has become imperative for leading PR professionals. Don’t let your brand miss out!

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Shift Communications

JUNE 6, 2016

You, the public relations professional, get a great hit, a great placement in a media outlet. This is the public relations treadmill, and one of the reasons why public relations is rated one of the most difficult and stressful professions. Advertising and public relations share a common goal: more attention.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. PR grows more in demand. Public relations is HOT right now. Michelle Garrett , Public Relations Consultant/Writer, Garrett Public Relations . Data-driven PR.

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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. This gives public relations a great opportunity to make impactful decisions for the target audiences. Consumer Focus.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2015

For the general sports fan, statistics and data have been making their way into the mainstream for some time, similar to how online has brought measurement to marketing in a new way over the past 5+ years. The post Are PR and Marketing Entering the Moneyball II Era?

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Shift Communications

MARCH 12, 2018

I was asked recently what the most important metric, the most important thing to measure in PR is. However, if we distill down the essence of public relations, it’s to build awareness and trust in a brand, such that people want to share it, talk about it, and ultimately buy from it. Public relations creates mindshare.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts, the best of Q4 content of 2018, focused on earned media, Google Analytics metrics, and measuring PR success. 3 CATEGORIES OF PR AND EARNED MEDIA. Here’s how. Lisa Zanchi.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

He’s done his research so he knows that sharks are getting a bad rep for no good reason, but his few tweets and one-on-one conversations with customers aren’t doing enough to turn the tide of public opinion. His new strategy: own the issue, educate the public and position himself as a leader for shark rights! In this case, G.W.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

Naturally, this includes a review of the company’s goals to ensure the program is supportive, trends/topics the client should continue to own, what worked and what hasn’t during the program, and new metrics to measure success. What publications have driven the most traffic back to competitors’ websites?

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Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

As the communications industry continues to change and to adapt to digital environments, these are the key skills/specialties that I see as key to communicators: Analytics : The ability and necessity to measure results in a digital environment is stronger than ever. “How can I learn strategy?” EVP, Strategy.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication. The ability to show our PR efforts are working. Get to know them! Convince & Convert. The Moz Blog. The Wordstream Blog. Marketing Land.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Getting Your PR Measurement Program in Shape for 2016. Why: “Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. 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,” writes Derek Lyons for Business 2 Community.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the third quarter of 2015 focused on PR strategy, Facebook, and Twitter. Let’s jump in: How to Choose a PR Strategy: Part 1 of 6. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR. We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. In essence I wanted to know how they are using their most public face (their website) when marketing their brands.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the fourth quarter of 2015 focused on best and worst times for press releases, connecting PR and sales, and measuring PR for 2016 planning. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Sign up for our weekly newsletter or check out some our content like our measuring PR in the 21 st Century ebook to help baseline and set yourself up for what’s next. Want help integrating marketing technology into your strategy? Need help keeping up? Derek Lyons. Senior Vice President. Contact us today!

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