Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

An extensive period of education There is no requirement in practice for a formal education in public relations despite the capabilities and skills required to practice public relations being well understood. This is related to previous point about education. An extensive period of education. Communication Capabilities.

Publicity 167

Publicity Ethics Training Education 167

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2017

This was PR measurement. And even as PR became more digital and social media was adopted as a common PR medium, PR measurement did not seem to keep pace – mostly we just went from reporting impressions to reporting unique monthly visitors, likes, followers and other vanity metrics. I was so proud of the resulting report.

Measurement 50

Measurement Comparison Analytics Agency 50

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“How to Write a Superstar Speaker Press Release to Attract the Attention, Business and Applause You Deserve!” Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay. Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay.

Writing 49

Writing How To Engineering Education 49

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. But it takes time and commitment to identify an actionable noble cause, establish a voice and gather fans,” write Debbie Wetherhead and Mandy Roth for PRSA. Good morning from Atlanta!

Conference 40

Conference Internal International Leadership 40

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“How to Write a Superstar Speaker Press Release to Attract the Attention, Business and Applause You Deserve!” Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay. Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay.

Writing 40

Writing How To Engineering Education 40

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Semrush (NYSE: SEMR) acquired Backlinko – a popular website that provides educational posts about SEO. Semrush is focusing on building up their marketing education,” wrote Backlinko founder Brian Dean in a LinkedIn post. DA is essentially an educated guess for how well a site will rank in search.

SEO 135

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 135

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 29, 2019

Supporting tactics could include targeted stories in key trade publications, influencer blog posts, conference sponsorships, customer education or awards events, and more. The most strategic PR programs work to build the relationships and convey the attributes that lead to measurable business performance and growth.

Strategy 265

Strategy How To Resources Employee 265

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2016

The May edition of #measurePR brought together three fabulous guests who were ready to share their smarts on measuring media relations. Paula Kiger also had this to say: A2 seems like much of the solution is educating the clients (and your own team sometimes) re: why (and how) other metrics matter #measurepr. ” #measurepr.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Measurement Media Analysis 40

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 150

Employee Print Writing Survey 150

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. How do you recommend planning and measuring success? How do you recommend planning and measuring success?

Public Affairs 145

Public Affairs Education Measurement LinkedIn 145

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

Educating executives 3. ROI and proving value The top challenge facing communicators is measuring impact, proving value and demonstrating ROI , according to 50% of respondents. However, in a subsequent question, only about half of respondents “often” or “always” measure their communications efforts. ROI and proving value 2.

Survey 140

Survey Measurement System Education 140

Wadds Inc.

MAY 24, 2022

Foster was speaking at the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) Summit in Vienna. It became a trusted part of the senior team within organisations helping manage internal and external stakeholders. The public relations function had a good COVID-19 pandemic.

Publicity 59

Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 59

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Or an industry change might spur you to write a new whitepaper to educate your audience about this change.

How To 0

How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 0

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2017

Write more and write better. Good, error-free writing is under threat today. It seems the need for speed in writing and editing is taking its toll. One of the best ways to improve your writing is to create the ideal environment in which to write. Stay educated. And do some educating.

Writing 149

Writing Education Pinterest Creativity 149

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Internal resources can quickly be tapped. Our agency offers services and writing support around all of these, so you’ll see links to examples of our work included throughout the checklist. It’s a tall order.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

An extensive period of education There is no requirement in practice for a formal education in public relations despite the capabilities and skills required to practice public relations being well understood. This is related to previous point about education. An extensive period of education. Communication Capabilities.

Publicity 72

Publicity Ethics Training Education 72

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

The company strives to “measure the complete impact and value of the airtime” sponsors earn by sponsoring live events. 4) Cision tool measures the visibility of coverage If you earn coverage for your employer or client – can you tell how many people read that article? in 2019, reaching a record $4.5

Product Launch 96

Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 96

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. Want to write for Cision®? To do this we want our content to: educate the industry, clients and potential buyers. Headline writing tips. Word document?

How To 177

How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Practitioners have an important role in supporting international trade, and engaging public opinion in shaping a vision for the future of Britain. #3 To make the shift from tactical activities, practitioners need to align and measure everything they do with the objectives of the organisation that they serve.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When you run content marketing like a professional publication and program – and not a campaign – it becomes a natural point of integrated marketing that supports not just external communications, but also internal communications, sales enablement and market education. Here are three easy measures. 1) Benchmark cost-per-word.

Content Marketing 82

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 82

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

Onclusive

JUNE 28, 2017

If we simply look at pure measurement of just reach, for example, without data analysis of who, what, when, where, and how we reached them – and what the engagement rate is – , it does nothing to inform decisions in the future,” said Don Branch, vice president of strategic marketing for 3M. . Consider the ordering of information.

Report 150

Report Marketing Guidelines Internal 150

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. To that end, this year’s roundup is uh-mazing. Cori Webb , Marketing Director, ChurnZero.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take. Fact-checking becomes even more important when you’re writing about sensitive topics. Why accuracy in content marketing is important. Sites like Otter.AI The Check, Please!

Content Marketing 144

Content Marketing Marketing Viral Study 144

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In between writing press releases and managing content, it's difficult to find the time for professional development — still, the benefits are too good to overlook. AMEC Global Summit on Measurement. They have a strong writing track [and] lots of sessions that #PR folks would find valuable.”. Who doesn’t want that?

Conference 58

Conference Content Marketing Community Education 58

Presspage

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Is it to educate people who have just discovered the brand? Once the newsroom’s main purpose within the content strategy is defined, the targeted audience becomes much clearer—which assists brand journalists and corporate communicators in writing engaging content. Engage with subscribers? Build loyalty with customers?

How To 90

How To Local Analytics Social Media 90

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call. Internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge. Journalist activity scores. Podcast passion.

Software 94

Software Banking Technology Data 94

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

The inaugural lockdown conference was educational and a hell of a lot of fun. You should use all internal channels (suggestion boxes, Q&A with leaders, town halls etc) that link you to the leadership to express how a particular set of behaviours make you feel, especially if there is a conflict. Here’s what’s next.

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2018

It’s talk-show-meets-freak-show with popular contemporary music added in for good measure. The great Brian Solis, who I had the pleasure of seeing live in 2013 as keynote speaker at the PRSA’s International Conference, recently published this article on LinkedIn about creative storytelling. I love a good idiom.

Creativity 96

Creativity Storytelling LinkedIn System 96

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. How can you measure success of the long-form posts? ” “We don’t know how to manage or monitor it!”

Corporate 100

Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During the summer, I had the opportunity to work as a public relations intern in the clean energy space. Outreach to industries beyond PR is how you build connections and find potential clients by educating them on the importance of PR for any organization. Here’s what a couple of them had to say about their agency experiences.

Agency 89

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

Spoken words and video must match, so reporters either have to write/talk to the video or find a video that matches what they’re saying. We also cover the significant issues of the day: COVID, the environment, demographics, social justice, politics, education. Along with my duties for BCN, I do a little freelance writing.

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 2, 2018

As Generation Z attends college and begins to enter the PR workforce, what better time than the present to reflect on how measurement has been taught and implemented by two generations prior. They let me take hold and run with social media, campaigns and the like where I learned early the value of measuring and evaluating #measurePR.

Measurement 40

Measurement Nonprofit Education Social Media 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2016

Yup, I’m heading across the pond for what promises to be one of the year’s best conferences, the AMEC International Summit (as in: the same Summit that, some years ago, saw the Barcelona Principles become a household name… if you work in PR, that is). PR Measurement and Evaluation – an interview with Richard Bagnall.

Education 40

Education Measurement Government Interviews 40

PR Conversations

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Toni Muzi Falconi writes: Regular readers of this blog are aware of my long-term, personal relationship with the Grunigs, yet I confess surprise when I read Jim Grunig’s first comment on this earlier blog post. Are practitioners themselves to blame for this, or does the blame lie more with the research and education establishments?

Reputation 52

Reputation Social Media Internal International 52

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. PR is a social science. It is an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary discipline.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103