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What is Data-Driven PR? Part 1 of 9

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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Adapting to a Data-Driven PR World

Cision

When you first began a career in public relations and communication, did you do so to steer clear of science and math? Today’s communication professionals need to be just as knowledgeable about data collection and measurement as they are about creativity and building relationships. Shifting Skill Sets.

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Embracing the Data-Driven PR Future (And Math)

Shift Communications

Some public relations professionals have said they entered the field to avoid complex math. 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. Chel Wolverton.

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Top Data-Driven PR Trends of 2016: Interactive Infographics

Shift Communications

What does the future hold for public relations professionals? In this series, we’ll examine a few data-driven trends that could mean success or failure for your PR efforts in 2016. Click to view the live infographic and work with the data. You’ve done the software development for them.

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New SHIFT Webinar: Getting Started with Google Data Studio™

Shift Communications

It’s now available to marketers and communicators globally, and it’s a potent new tool for the data-driven PR practitioner, communicator, or marketer. Learn what Data Studio is, how it works, and how to build your first dashboard in our new, free on-demand webinar. What is Data Studio? What Will You Learn?

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Three Public Relations Mega-Trends in 2017

Shift Communications

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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How to Research Industry Trends Hassle-Free

Shift Communications

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. Not only is it free but it gives you the flexibility and access to public postings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit.

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