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. Did it drive traffic, engagement, or sales?

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

cta] The post Top Data-Driven PR Trends of 2016: Interactive Infographics appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. If you have the budget and resources to do so, yes. You’ll have a substantial advantage over companies cranking out the same old thing.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 3, 2021

The technology to measure the business impact of communications on a company’s bottom line is now readily available, providing communicators with ample opportunities to develop data-driven PR strategies. Overall, 78% of PR pros measure their communications effectiveness.*

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Onclusive

APRIL 27, 2020

This week, we conclude our April blog series focused on shifting to data-driven PR and communications with the last two steps in this important process. Empowering your marketing team, providing input into strategy, and influencing overall business decisions with unique PR 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.

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Onclusive

APRIL 8, 2020

Drawing on our expertise in providing essential data to communications professionals since 2009 and best practices from our customers, we’ve outlined the 5 steps we’ve seen work for brands who have already crossed over or are in the process of doing so. What are the key messages I need to communicate? Who is my target audience?

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2014

It’s never a surprise when another ‘update’ materializes in the daily news scan, making the maintenance of a successful social media strategy difficult for marketers and communicators. Promoted Profile is an advertising strategy where you pay to have people discover your Facebook Page. September + October.

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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.

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Onclusive

APRIL 8, 2020

Drawing on our expertise in providing essential data to communications professionals since 2011 and best practices from our customers, we’ve outlined the 5 steps we’ve seen work for brands who have already crossed over or are in the process of doing so. What are the key messages I need to communicate? Who is my target audience?

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The IBM Chief Digital Officer Strategy Summit, a bi-annual event hosted by IBM, just wrapped up its fall edition. SHIFT Communications and NATIONAL Public Relations sent a team of three to the Boston CDO Strategy Summit to learn and share data-driven experiences. Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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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. Today, companies expect more from their PR departments.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here are my picks for the top 3 PR trends in 2018. Content strategy. The number of brands that consider a content strategy effective in raising revenue increased from 74% in 2016 to 83% in 2017. However, only 31% have a documented strategy. What does it take to deliver an effective content strategy? Data Driven PR.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Let’s explore what we can learn from these tools and how we can use them to inform our strategy. 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. Google News. Lisa Zanchi.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Do this exercise with your own data! If it turns out that you have very few people in your audience that you’d want to do business with, then you have to question whether your current public relations strategy is working. Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing Marketing Technology Metrics Strategy Tools'

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

There are a few quick things you can easily find to amp up any content strategy. (PR PR pros, want a deeper dive? Check out our guide to Google Analytics for PR.). Don’t let the abundance of data available today scare you. It can inform, guide and drive your strategy if you know where to look. Google Analytics.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 15, 2017

Build that trust over time by showing that you’re studying PR data/results and thinking critically about the PR strategy you have a play. You weren’t hired to be a yes-person; your company or client hired you to think critically and iteratively evolve your PR strategy based on observed wins and fails.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The post Advanced analytics: position, velocity, and acceleration appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency | Boston | New York | San Francisco. Analytics Data Data-Driven PR Marketing Metrics Strategy Training'

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Cision

JULY 2, 2015

Data measurement is the only way to ensure your business succeeds now and in the future. But as companies start to integrate more involved social media marketing strategies, the number of digital touch points increases, complicating the once simple customer journey and creating more data to analyze and understand.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

If you’re an avid (or even a sometimes) reader of the SHIFT blog, then you already know data-driven public relations is something we know well. Our PR teams have been taking an analytical approach to forming their account strategies for some time, and our clients have been very pleased with the results. Casey Egan.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

But with PR attribution, one can see how efforts impact business goals and metrics aligned with the lower part of the funnel, such as whether those articles prompt downloads, convert leads into customers, and so forth. Make Data-Driven PR Decisions. Iterate: Simply implementing a model to find PR ROI is only the start.

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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 3: Check for links.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 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. As a brand manager, the best thing you can do is accept this fact and adjust strategies. Data-Driven PR Milestone: SHIFT Becomes Google Analytics Certified Partner. Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 8, 2015

Let’s dig into what a data-driven public speaking strategy would look like as part of your overall data-driven PR program. What’s our strategy? Don’t ask for reciprocity, just share them as part of your basic content distribution strategy. What’s the goal?

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

But organizing data into digestible, interesting statistics not only incentivizes reporters to cover our clients, it also helps establish them as authorities in their respective industries. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2015

The post Are PR and Marketing Entering the Moneyball II Era? appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing Public Relations Strategy analytics marketing Moneyball PR'

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It ends on a note of keeping strategies aligned with finding people who show some similarities with the best customers you already have. The post Review: Measure What Matters Most – A Think With Google Guide for Marketers appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency | Boston | New York | San Francisco.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

But organizing data into digestible, interesting statistics not only incentivizes reporters to cover our clients, it also helps establish them as authorities in their respective industries. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I don’t know where the original citation came from, but as data-driven PR professionals, we’d like the data too. Fortunately, getting the data is easier than ever. Does this mean you should switch your marketing and communications strategy to immediately begin texting your audience?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

The reason we struggle to answer this question, as an industry, is because we are unwilling to invest in the tools, techniques, and strategies that lead to sound, effective measurement. We use digital marketing tools in public relations to assess the quantitative impact of PR activity. Why is answering the why questions so important?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

It’s a good feeling to organize what your clients are doing, who on your team is doing what (and when) and putting goals to strategies. As much as I love creating a solid PR plan, it’s also very time consuming if you have high-strategy accounts. Paid — by understanding a competitor’s paid keyword strategy (i.e.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

What tends to happen if you aren’t vigilant is that the strategy and tactics blend together and each PR plan starts to look very similar to the others. It’s critical that senior team members – vice presidents and directors – act as the devil’s advocate and push the client (and team) to create a PR plan that is truly unique.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2015

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. Reclaiming Social: Content Strategy for Social Media. Uber-Targeted Social Media Strategies.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2016

Why: “With so many audiences, communication channels and types of messaging, proving the impact of public relations may seem impossible, but all you need is the right measurement strategy and the will to adapt to these changes,” writes Katie Gaab for Cision. How to Measure the Return on Investment of PR Work. ” 3.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 30, 2015

At SHIFT, we’ve taken our approach to data-driven PR and directly applied it to being a data-driven business. That may sound elementary; basic even – why wouldn’t you use data to make business decisions? So what does SHIFT do to avoid the pitfalls?

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