Action PR

JULY 26, 2019

Key messages are so, er, key, we – like many other PR agencies – measure the success of our clients’ coverage in terms of how many key messages are included. The secret to writing key messages is to make them memorable, relevant and meaningful. Too many key messages, by definition, are no longer key. How many key messages?

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results. With that in mind, here are five of our top tips for making sure your campaigns convert. Set your campaign goals and make them SMART. Investing in SEO can be key to making sure your campaigns convert.

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Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Polaris

MAY 14, 2015

Rid Your Writing of These Annoying Grammar Mistakes. I’ve been working hard to eliminate the passive voice from my writing. My goal is to write more clearly and avoid overly complicated sentences. Then, I had to learn how to write more actively. 1: The Passive versus the Active Voice. It hasn’t been an easy thing to do.

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Writing eBook Course Measurement 100

Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s everything from becoming a regular contributor on a media website to having a newspaper or trade publication write about you to appearing on the noon news to talk about your company. It’s incredibly difficult to measure a direct return-on-investment from most traditional media relations efforts. Shared Media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 7, 2015

What do you do if you’re constantly inundated with questions on PR measurement, even if everyone seems to have written a book on them? Why, you write a book, of course! Writing the book on PR measurement. So now everyone can stop asking me when I’m going to write a book! And measurement.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 11, 2017

There’s a lot of confusion in the market about PR analytics and measurement vs. media monitoring. As measurement began to rise in importance over the years, and better data is demanded, these industry elders have tweaked their offerings and their messaging to focus more on PR measurement. By Seedepth.

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Measurement Media Analytics Analysis 50

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 29, 2017

What does ‘effective’ communications mean to you and how can you measure it? What was good and bad about your communications measurement in 2017? How could measurement be improved going forward? The post An easy guide to writing a comms plan appeared first on Firefly Communications. Evaluation. Planning PR objectives.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Also, of course, I have measured a lot of comms programs over many years. And naturally, the definition of “works best” depends on your goals and priorities. Before you write or say anything, walk—if not a mile at least around the block—in your audience’s shoes. Screw definitions and silos. Write once, use everywhere.

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Communications Measurement Employee Course 40

Critical Mention

JUNE 19, 2019

First, let’s take a look at the Content Marketing Institute’s definition: “Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience—and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.”. Measure your results.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 1, 2014

but definitely old. If you understand how your product or service helps customers sleep soundly at night, you’ll be able to write content that is specific and meaningful for them. If your organization is like most others, you probably don’t have a half dozen writers hanging around just waiting to start writing content.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. Overall, there are many ways to measure the effectiveness of PR campaigns, and the best approach will depend on the goals of the campaign and the organization.”.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? What is that if not the definition of “authoritative”? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. Image: Thinkstock.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Cision

APRIL 14, 2017

This week, I got to speak with Salzman about combining a love for words with a love for impact measurement, a foolproof way to approach strategic communication, and her secrets to media relations success throughout her career. Then I wrote a book on first jobs to avoid having to have one, and then began writing features for magazines.

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Reputation Measurement Exercises Pitching 177

Wadds Inc.

MAY 24, 2022

Foster was speaking at the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) Summit in Vienna. Arun Sudhaman writing in PRovoke urged public relations practitioners not to forget the lessons of the past two years. It’s a young discipline which almost certainly explains the lack of definitions.

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Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 59

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Here are the questions I asked Seth today (and so many other folks responded too): What is your definition of outcomes in public relations? These should lead to business outcomes, but should be measured in their own right; [it] makes measurement more actionable.&# Can you define what a “KPI&# is?

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Measurement Publicity Web Analytics 77

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

PR professionals use this data to assess sentiment, measure reach, identify emerging issues, and adjust communication strategies accordingly. How Do You Measure Media Coverage? Measuring media coverage involves quantifying the impact and visibility of PR efforts. Extended PR Definitions for Professionals 29.

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Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

OnePitch

AUGUST 16, 2022

During the episode, Blake shares his love of writing, his recommendation for building a working relationship together, his honest opinion on embargoes, and lots more. 00:09:58] BM: Definitely, especially exclusives. Let’s write that up. Joining us today on Coffee with a Journalist is Blake Montgomery.

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Pitching Government Writing Report 85

Prohibition

APRIL 18, 2023

In my previous role, I worked heavily in social media and design, so it was hard to measure of my work, but my role at Prohibition allows to me take on a broader role and responsibility; writing whitepapers, managing HubSpot data , creating whitepapers. Definitely Justin Bieber, the gym, and pancakes.

Meeting 62

Meeting Agency Social Media Interviews 62

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Is measurement lost? I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art.

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Measurement Blogging Tourism Twitter 53

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.” Check Traffic Organic traffic is one metric that most tools can provide, though they are estimations of traffic, not exact measures. Remember, Google wants sites to provide helpful content.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2019

Influencer Dance Definitions. I couldn’t write a post for Shonali Burke and Waxing Unlyrical without talking about how you measure the disco dancing success. As with any campaign, start with measurable goals and KPIs. Engagement numbers are great, but marketers need to move toward finding a way to measure actual ROI.

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Measurement eBook Tools Survey 95

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 They always use analytics to measure performance. But a small percentage write long-form content. hours to write.”.

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Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 104

Cision

MARCH 17, 2017

I instantly appreciated the mix of business strategy, creative ideation and writing that made up those classes; they were theoretical and practical. At the same time, I had been hired to write copy for a jewelry company, which had quickly turned into running PR and marketing, followed by eventually managing a small team.

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Fashion Travel Interviews Instagram 227

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Speak their language It’s so tempting to start shouting about your good results, how many pieces of coverage you’ve secured, how much the Telegraph journalist loved your event and will definitely write soon. Tip: If it is an important meeting, manually write yourself a script, read it once and throw it away.

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Meeting How To Radio Energy 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. In reading through it, I had several points worth making here.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2019

Non-key word anchor text: Sword and the Script Media writes about public relations. Here are some publications and DA numbers at the time of this writing: The Wall Street Journal : 94. To be clear, DA isn’t definitive, and it does have plenty of critics. 2) Backlinks are third-party validation. Digiday : 79.

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Google Banking Engineering Web 131

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A great way to start is to brainstorm ways to measure up to your competition. It definitely resonates with today’s online users. You can use these metrics to measure and report ROI. Early on in her career, she developed a passion for marketing, writing and anything within the communication field. Access to Analytics.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

‘Tis the season when brands release heart-warming Christmas videos and marketing bloggers write about the best holiday gift ideas , new year’s resolutions and marketing trends for 2015. Big data will allow us to measure everything—and as a result, nothing, if we don’t carefully select the metrics important to our business. I hope not.

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Trends Marketing Pinterest Social Media 135

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” To be sure, America definitely has a problem trusting the media. Write with journalistic ideals. Among the key findings, was that business is now the most trusted institution. emphasis mine ].

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Government Survey Ethics Media 136

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2013

Here’s the write up from the #measurePR chat held on May 14: We kicked things off by discussing the new program from Klout, called Klout Experts. We’re a predictable bunch, I think, because #measurePR chat participants remain dubious that this will lead to true influence measurement. Hello folks! Details in this Wired piece.).

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Analysis Measurement Tools Meeting 90

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 24, 2015

Why: “There’s a difference between knowing what social media metrics to track and knowing which metrics are not meaningful when measuring social media ROI,” says Taylor Nelson in this Business 2 Community post that shows you how to differentiate “between the metrics that are vanity and useful.” ” 2.

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Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This has less to do with the actual business storytelling and more about how The Man measures journalists. PR people who by definition know something about “spreading the word” can play a role in helping the journalist meet those pesky performance metrics. is beyond me. This is why journalists get cranky about PR.”.

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 24, 2015

He would lock himself in his office, write for long periods of time, punctuated with bouts of pacing, calls for one or the other of us to go in and advise on something, and the occasional swear word. Raised awareness is a goal – it’s not definitive. You can measure how many people shared a post on social.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 8, 2019

Once your goals are crystal-clear and you launch your campaign, you can also set tangible metrics to measure its results. By measuring your results, you can see what worked, what did not, and how to move forward in your PR strategy. Develop your own pitch style. Social media also bodes well for publishing your own news. Jacob Dilllon.

Strategy 72

Strategy Pitching Measurement LinkedIn 72

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The best laid plans go awry sometimes; I had fully intended to write this up before I headed off on vacation for a week—then, I got home and was confronted with pre-hurricane prep work. (We Here’s the write up from the #MeasurePR chat held on October 16: We had a small, but as always a lively group on the 16th.

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Pinterest Measurement Analysis Community 79