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Adapting to a Data-Driven PR World

Cision

You need to do more than find data; you need to find the right data. And the only way to do this is by learning the right way to measure, choosing metrics based on your goals and using the right technology. That’s what data and analytics allow you to do. Luckily, there is technology and tools that can do it for you.

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What is Data-Driven PR, Part 6: Analysis

Shift Communications

We’ve used the expression data-driven PR for quite some time now, but haven’t clearly defined it. What does data-driven PR mean? How do you know whether your public relations efforts are data-driven or not? To be data-driven is to make decisions with data first and foremost.

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Embracing the Data-Driven PR Future (And Math)

Shift Communications

As communications becomes more digital, more quantified, and more data-driven, the pressure is on for pros to be as comfortable with data collection, metrics and measurement as they are at writing and creativity. To explore why this is important, let’s look at an example of how data helps PR get press for clients.

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Top Data-Driven PR Trends of 2016: Interactive Infographics

Shift Communications

Once the final product is tested and released, PR professionals can begin pitching it. As long as they meet the style and branding of the publication, you’ve saved them significant time and resources. If your data is interesting, they don’t need to build their own; they can use yours. Christopher S.

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Using Google Analytics to Inform your B2B Tech PR Program

Shift Communications

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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Opinion Out, Data In

Shift Communications

We trust our guts (and have an implicit bias) that our brilliant idea will work best to meet our marketing goals, rather than trusting the data to suggest what will and won’t work. The solution is simple: opinion out, data in. Account Manager, Marketing Technology. How do we filter our own biases out?

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3 Best Practices For Using Data In B2B PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It can easily feed a story to make it stronger, and data-driven stories can easily be made visual, which adds to their appeal. For B2B companies, this presents a massive PR opportunity. To meet media demand, B2B tech brands in particular can build out their own research assets. Don’t run away from consumers.

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