Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ).

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Today’s PR strategies are more iterative, forming a continuous loop where outcomes are measured and insights are frequently incorporated back into the strategy. PR professionals and marketers alike are beginning to see PR attribution as a mandatory mechanism for accurate marketing measurement. “ Fact: PR is often a fire drill.

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Storytelling SEO Community Engineering 329

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News?

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Google SEO Engineering Measurement 109

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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Measurement Analytics Google Agency 49

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. Tools to improve your headlines.

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Tools How To SEO Writing 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand. Two blog posts each week becomes a permanent SEO-friendly knowledge base. It takes time for writing and filming — and a strong, informed point of view. Longer content boosts SEO.

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Case Study SEO Film Video 178

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. So far, early research indicates little difference in the length of searches since Google Instant.) Search algorithms.

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Google Nonprofit Engineering SEO 101

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

It also increases your SEO and search rankings, which brings those prospects directly to you. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. I promise you can do it. Do it well.

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

SEMrush is better known for its SEO tools, but it moved into PR last year with the acquisition of Prowly in 2020. One of the things SEO tools can do, that most media monitoring solutions cannot, is detect backlinks. SEMrush has had an impressive streak in the SEO space. Critical Mention adds Google Analytics integration.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2017

As I wrote about in my last post , my approach to PR measurement has evolved over the years. In my last two jobs – one agency and one in house – I’ve used SeeDepth to monitor and measure results. Defining share of voice: When asked to measure share of voice, you should first ask “Share of voice for what, specifically?”

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Measurement Analytics Agency Data 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

According to the survey: social media management (77%) content marketing (77%) influencer marketing (67%); and link building for SEO (56%) Other statistics stood out for me in the report: Measurement. “PR How can you improve technical and SEO skills? What are the new services? Influencer engagement. About the study.

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Media Relations Report Industry SEO 99

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Beyond content, CMI does break it down into other areas, like SEO, social, and measurement. Ann Handley , the author of Everybody Writes , heads up content at ‘Profs. Buffer authors do their research, writing in-depth posts with ample resources to back up their intelligence. For Social Media, we like….

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Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2019

A long time ago, Google was the first search engine to truly recognize the value of links. Today, Google is the most dominant search engine. Since most websites get the vast majority of website traffic from organic searches, Google has an outsized role in how much visibility any brand gets on the web.

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Google Banking Engineering Web 133

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Here he outlines a talk from Yext’s Duane Forrester on what a future SEO job description. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key.

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 26, 2017

Because I focus on the integration of content with SEO and social media, I am lucky enough to see the entire spectrum from creation to ROI – something many marketers don’t get to do as an agency. One of the reasons I appreciate the ability to measure so much is the insider’s view on what works and what doesn’t.

SEO 133

SEO Community Writing Content Marketing 133

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

John Hall writes in Forbes: “Too many companies see customers as gatekeepers to wallets; meanwhile, customers feel ignored at best–and insulted at worst–when the journey ends.”. To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. SEO goes mobile. Data drives marketing. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

So, I consulted Google Trends. I couldn’t find any financial data on the deal but in a separate piece for Media Post Laurie Sullivan writes that Kelp has 10 employees and “Signal AI has about 220 employees.” Muck Rack released an integration with Google Analytics (GA) that helps PR measure web traffic from media placements.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I’ve found that employers expect not just one skill like writing, but design skills as well.”. Pressure on measurement. Many platforms for collaboration. “It

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Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. Eric Enge and I are the main performers/presenters, and I also write the scripts and handle social promotion. Can you walk us through the process?

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Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 26, 2017

Because I focus on the integration of content with SEO and social media, I am lucky enough to see the entire spectrum from creation to ROI – something many marketers don’t get to do as an agency. One of the reasons I appreciate the ability to measure so much is the insider’s view on what works and what doesn’t.

SEO 100

SEO Community Writing Content Marketing 100

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

If you’ve Googled anything with your phone recently, you may have seen a result like the one below and wondered what the “AMP” tag meant: Google’s Amplified Mobile Pages (AMP) is an open source initiative intended to speed mobile delivery of web content.

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Mobile SEO Web Google 96

Critical Mention

APRIL 5, 2019

Even more disappointing, when you check Google Analytics for that week you’re running the campaign your bounce rate is through the roof. And companies that blog have a whopping 434 percent more indexed pages than businesses without blogs, leading to better SEO. How do I measure its success? Map out your content plan.

Content Marketing 75

Content Marketing Marketing Crisis Communications SEO 75

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 8, 2017

This makes no sense as it impossible for a senior PR practitioner to be truly ‘strategic’ if they don’t understand the role that measurement, evaluation and data analysis plays in shaping strategy. In 2017 basic photo and video production should be a core skill, just as integral to public relations excellence as writing is.

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Publicity Analysis Public Affairs Measurement 134

The Resolution Blog

JUNE 21, 2015

Google decides where to place content in search results by the amount of recommendation it has i.e. people talking about the content socially and editorial coverage linking to it. In addition, as our content will be mentioned by influencers (on media sites and social platforms) Google will see this as a recommendation of the whole site.

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Google SEO Case Study Exercises 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Tracking trends is critical to determining whether your marketing team can prove your value to senior leadership through earned media measurement. Being able to identify and respond to trending topics significantly increases your traffic, engagements and SEO. Each platform has its own trending section: Google Trends.

Trends 61

Trends Viral Analysis Crisis 61

The Resolution Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

If they have a story, they go on Google and dig there. You want to try and become part of their research process with the content you create and use tactics like SEO to make sure it reaches them. Of course, long form content on the blog is really important too, because Google evaluates you based on your content there.

Measurement 120

Measurement Case Study Pitching Agency 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The top challenge for marketers today is disregarding the latest sparkly things (social media, SEO, paying for leads,law domains ) and focusing instead on real techniques that generate new business. SEO is snake oil. Many clients start their online search with the best-reviewed law firms in Google. – SEO.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Critical Mention

JULY 18, 2018

However, PR is changing faster than ever and how you measure your success is not as clearly defined as it used to be–it’s no longer about merely monitoring how many mentions your company got in the news, it’s about analyzing that data and seeing how it’s helping your business and what to do next. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Data SEO Engineering Strategy 60

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2016

SHIFT Communications delved into the raw Google News database of millions of news stories per year to extract just press releases. Because Google devalued press release distribution sites a few years ago, press releases are untrusted and therefore don’t pass along any SEO authority. Clicks are measured with the bit.ly

SEO 60

SEO Google Social Media Agency 60

PeakMetrics Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Google Analytics. Google Analytics can supply all this information and more. Google Adwords Keyword Tool. Google’s keyword tool reveals how many users searched a keyword, how stiff the competition is, and other valuable information for crafting a successful search engine optimization campaign. Google Trends.

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Nonprofit Tools Strategy Google 40

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. By continually posting content with targeted keywords, Google’s algorithm will move your page up.

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Strategy Pitching Measurement LinkedIn 72

Frederik Vincx

MAY 26, 2015

This new world is filled with abbreviations like SEO, SEA, SMM, PPC, Being able to write a stellar press release doesn’t cut it anymore. Track your emails and set up goals in Google analytics to measure outcomes. Can you keep up? Get better at sharing your stories with influencers.

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Course Software SEO Tools 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Moving forward using “data” will not be enough, just as writing a few tweets and blog posts didn’t mean implementing real strategies back in the early days of social. Right now Apple owns the device, Google the browser and Facebook the app. Measurement Continues to Evolve. The mobile web is not coming , it’s here.

Marketing 60

Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60

Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

If you didn’t believe it can drive sales, amplify brand awareness, build brand credibility and supercharge your SEO, then you wouldn’t be reading this would you? Writing in a generic tone of voice risks making you yet another bland voice in a sea of content. Measuring for success. Content and channel audit.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Social Media Video 62

NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

We’ve been trained now over the last 10 years to Google everything extensively. We go on Yelp, we go on Google, we go on social media, we ask friends, we have that control now and we expect no less when it comes to making important decisions. Because one of those sounds a bit like SEO, one sounds a bit like influencer marketing.

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Advertising Advertising Data Reputation 131

PR in High Definition

JULY 24, 2019

Reputations are largely built by the experiences and interactions we hear from others — customers, partners, media, investors, employees, candidates… even through trusted ‘robots’ fuelled by the sentiment of others, like Google search, Alexa and Siri! Measure your share. Think ‘more than media’. The post Look up, don’t look down.

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Reputation Measurement Media Relations Agency 48