Shift Communications

MARCH 19, 2015

Digital has been in SHIFT’s blood for over a decade, from being one of the first agencies to embrace social media to creating the social media press release and social media newsroom. We agree on the qualitative outputs of public relations: Increased awareness of your company and its products/services.

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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. Hyper-Segmentation of News Means Hyper-Segmentation of PR. Advanced PR Practitioners Embrace AI Fully. The Big Picture.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As businesses become more digitized, paying attention to current trends, like the ever-growing importance of social media and data analytics, helps to promote and protect brand image. Also, it allows professionals to employ the right PR strategies when it matters most.

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Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

We see this happening in the communications and PR industry. Legacy publications find themselves more under the gun every day, with declining subscribers and decreasing advertising revenues. At the same time, generation after generation of new media pop up, from blogs to social media to video influencers and more.

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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. For that, let’s look first at social media. Do this exercise with your own data!

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Trends on Social Media. When it comes to earned and owned media getting a pulse on what’s trending worldwide provides a competitive advantage. When it comes to earned and owned media getting a pulse on what’s trending worldwide provides a competitive advantage. Trends on Social Media. Google Trends.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Without PR attribution, communicators only know the top of the funnel, i.e., which publications wrote about their brand. Make Data-Driven PR Decisions. Truly understanding the customer journey from PR through to sale is a tough challenge that few technologies provide.

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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. As early as a month out, track the conference hashtag or social media profiles to see what the hot topics are.

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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. How can we use data, analytics, and algorithms to achieve awareness at scale? Let’s see if we’re ready for them.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You try to find information on a local business through social media, only to find a few accounts frozen in time. Even worse, sometimes the business doesn’t have social media accounts at all. According to a 2015 study from Clutch , nearly half of small businesses do not actively use social media.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Data is everywhere, and in every industry you have access to lots of it – so let’s see if we can make it less scary to approach and show you the value of the information that you hold. Social Media Data. Comedic movies and TV shows are of interest to our followers, but not really related to marketing or PR explicitly.

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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 20, 2017

Naturally, as one of the first-ever social media agencies, we wanted to understand the impact of the doubled character limits. Vice President, Marketing Technology. B2B technology. Consumer technology. Media and publications. SaaS technology companies. Technology companies. Methodology.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the last post, we introduced the idea of predictive analytics in public relations. Public relations would benefit strongly from predictive analytics, forecasting communications needs in advance. The foundation of predictive analytics is one familiar to modern PR practitioners: data. Compatible Data. Stay tuned!

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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

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

PR practitioners must constantly create at the leading edge. As SHIFT CEO Todd Defren has emphasized to clients throughout the years, our public relations efforts must embody at least one of these three attributes: First. ” when you read about the emergence of a new technology, a new tool, a new idea. New is powerful.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

In the spring of 2015, SHIFT launched its cutting-edge Marketing Technology Immersion (MTI) program to help the agency develop a better understanding of SHIFT’s data-driven approach to communications and client services. Social media analysis has become a common request for clients on both B2B and B2C teams here at SHIFT.

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Shift Communications

JULY 24, 2017

Before activating a speaking bench or hitting the phones to contact media friendlies, you need to understand what and how the situation needs to be addressed. Brands that are too quick to pull the trigger – usually via social media – often get caught in a riptide of negative backlash. Another data source G.W.’s

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. However, you may find that further technologies are needed for proper communications measurement.

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Onclusive

APRIL 21, 2020

This week, we’re continuing our April blog series focused on helping communications teams to get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. However, you may find that further technologies are needed for proper communications measurement.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sissie Hsiao, Google AI-generated content AI-generated content is becoming increasingly popular in the PR industry as it generates content quickly and in large volumes. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. In particular, short form videos are booming in PR trends.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It’s why social media influence scores and top 100 social media lists seem to matter a great deal. Vice President, Marketing Technology. The post How to build communities of social media influence appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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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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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

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Our top posts from the third quarter of 2015 focused on PR strategy, Facebook, and Twitter. As each year comes to a close, we like to sneak a peek into the SHIFT archives to see our content hits and misses. 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.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Today, with over 2 billion smartphones in use, the ways in which consumers experience brands is fundamentally different. This is no fad – it is projected that by 2020, 80% of adults on Earth will have a smart phone. The way we think of the “internet” as a place for brands must fundamentally change to reflect the rise of mobile.

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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. It means we evaluate our situation honestly, using the most unbiased tools at our disposal.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

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. As each year comes to a close, we like to sneak a peek into the SHIFT archives to see our content hits and misses. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

years working on the technology PR team. The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. Google Analytics is a tool that can help businesses measure a bunch of different things, but it can also be a great asset for PR pros. Get to know them!

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 5, 2015

Social media used to be a shiny object, a channel unto itself. Fred Wilson, noted VC, said quite aptly that social as we knew it is over. Social media is now part and parcel of ordinary communications. The greatest challenge facing earned media is the continued explosion and fragmentation of channels.

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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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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In this series, we’ve looked at what predictive analytics is, why it’s important to public relations professionals, and a glimpse at some actual predictions: Part 1: Introduction. Part 2: Pre-Requisites to Predictive Analytics for PR. Part 3: Predictive Analytics for PR, Applied. The Future of PR is Predictive.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Over 4 days, I learned about the future of cognitive computing – artificial intelligence and machine learning – and how it will change the world of public relations. During that time, I met exactly four PR professionals, all of them IBM employees. Because AI and cognitive computing are the future of PR.

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