The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets mostly measure the wrong things,” writes Tom Rosenstiel, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and Executive Director of API. PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media. If not, pitch stories that have a major enterprise angle or hook.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. The practice of public relations has probably evolved more rapidly in the past several years than ever before.

Analytics 170

Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

Landis PR

AUGUST 30, 2021

We measure success based on our strategic communications plan and how it helps you achieve your business goals. Related Articles: HMA PR: To Pitch or Not To Pitch? The Business Journals: Knowing what type of PR client you are helps you find the right agency. Established business goals. Prepared for success. Do you agree?

Resources 135

Resources Pitching Journalism Agency 135

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Now we’ve all heard that journalism is dying and brand content is taking over and blah, blah, blah but at the end of the day the same principles apply to PR that have always applied – third party credibility and endorsement is crucial and that third party being a media outlet still matters and will continue to matter. Content is great.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Critical Mention

MAY 12, 2021

Critical Mention’s Licensed Content offering makes it incredibly simple for media pros to track and measure mentions within worldwide news sources and industry trade journals. . However, trying to access various paywalled sources can be a troublesome task since many of the world’s top media companies have monetized their content.

Radio 174

Radio Sports Journalism Analytics 174

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. Vetted is like a blend of HARO and ProNet, but it doesn’t allow pitching.

Software 88

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Cision

APRIL 14, 2015

However, with shrinking newsrooms and journalists being bombarded with pitches, how does a media relations campaign stand a chance in this new age? Focus on Relationships, Not Pitching. Every day there’s a PR pro who is tasked with getting their client or organization into The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times.

Media Relations 120

Media Relations Media Pitching Measurement 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

As Cision’s 2016 Global Social Journalism Study notes, email continues to not only be the most common form of contact between journalists and PR professionals, it’s also the most preferred. So master your email pitching skills, but continue to hone your understanding of how journalists use social media.

Infographics 120

Infographics Social Media Media Journalism 120

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 17, 2014

That’s why every day, editors from dozens of the Web’s most reputable, highly trafficked business publications — Bloomberg, Business Insider, Quartz, to name just a few — pitch Dan Roth with their best, most timely stories. You have a social network that is, by some measures, the most influential business publisher.

LinkedIn 218

LinkedIn Pitching Advertising Advertising 218

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

The Linkfluence product helps “brands to identify buyer communities online and understand how to activate them, see how a brand is associated with certain topics or values to measure brand perception as well as detect and monitor trends or analyze customer experience.”. Vetted co-founder and CEO Jon Amar also owns a PR consultancy.

Media 105

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 105

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. PR measures up.

Report 136

Report Interviews Pitching Construction 136

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

For instance, before reaching out with a story idea, PR professionals should understand the preferred platform and target audience of the journalist or influencer they are pitching, to enhance the chances of a placement or mention. Before sending a story pitch, introduce yourself and your organization or client to provide some context.

Media 104

Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

Today’s PR pro is still charged with creating for his or her clients a positive branded presence in the “media,” which, in turn, hopefully produces measurable business results such as an increase in sales, stock price, reputation, support for issue, etc. The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years.

Pitching 43

Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Cision

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Pitching to media professionals and influencers is a delicate process. According to Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study , 83 percent of media professionals prefer receiving pitches through email. Your pitch should be well-structured with a strong headline and concise copy. Can it be measured?

Pitching 120

Pitching Study Measurement Journalism 120

Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

PR’s job is to pitch and secure stories that align with the brand, as told through third-party endorsement. Many of the insights Riggs discovered were due to his use of PR analytics and measuring the nuts and bolts of PR campaign success. Marketing Goal 4: Measure brand perception more effectively. Magazine, and more.

Marketing 170

Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

If leadership insists that only splashy features in Fast Company or The Wall Street Journal will do, it will miss many opportunities. No measure of success. In the current environment, there’s a world of data available to help inform program strategy and measure success. It’s underfunded . Look what I did!

SEO 178

SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

For the PR industry, like journalism, disclosure is an issue of transparency and authenticity , which are the building blocks for trust. Burrelles has a long history of credibility and trust, and we notify clients when we implement AI-powered tools into our platform.

Ethics 97

Ethics Crisis Transportation Airlines 97

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It wasn’t the biggest story of the year by any measure, but it’s one of those pieces that I look back on with pride. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? If they did, I think they would be far more mindful of who they pitch.

Transportation 91

Transportation Meeting Report Media 91

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

That’s a pretty generous measure too. In other words, pitch a story , not a product. that’s written like journalism. For example, a study – data analysis from one adtech company puts the CTR rate of LinkedIn ads at.67%. In other words, if you show an ad to 1,000 people 6.7 will click it. When done right –. at the same time.

B2B 88

B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Measured on clicks, quick hits.”

Media Relations 109

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 109

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 16, 2014

We had a lot of financial clients, so I would read the office copies of Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily and scan the office copies of The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal). If journalists are learning about data journalism, then shouldn’t PR people be educated as well? It’s not someone else’s job anymore.

Big Data 250

Big Data Data Education Internal 250

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. You can easily measure the effectiveness of social media broadcast efforts to gauge the level of impact it’s having on your business.

Social Media 83

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 83

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. Check out ones like this for fixing your influencer marketing or this post on advances in PR measurement. The Cision Blog. Pop Culture/Creativity Blogs.

Blogging 170

Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? How did you make the switch from journalism to PR? What are some of the biggest pitching mistakes communication professionals make? Everyone wins.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It’s vital to get comfortable in a new mindset that measures metrics all along vs. “at the end of the program.” Measure. . ROI/KPI/LMNOP… whatever acronym you use, use that measurement method often. Begin with goals, find a metric to measure against them and report. Put time and effort behind the methods that perform.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Communications Measurement Resources 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We 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.”. You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

Each panelist shared their experiences in the evolving industry of journalism as well as pitched tips for public relations professionals in a panel moderated by Stefan Pollack , President of The Pollack PR Marketing Group. What can PR Pros do to make a pitch stand out if you don’t have a news update?

Reddit 159

Reddit Media Analytics Trends 159

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. You can easily measure the effectiveness of social media broadcast efforts to gauge the level of impact it’s having on your business.

Social Media 60

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 60

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 26, 2017

PR measurement has long been an outcast in marketing dashboards. Over the years, companies have almost created coping mechanisms for accepting weak PR reporting – either not measuring PR at all or relying on basic awareness metrics, like percentage increase of coverage and sentiment. By Seedepth. We hope so!

Measurement 25

Measurement Marketing Journalism Tools 25

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We’ve discussed on this blog before how to use a data-driven approach to drafting a pitch , but when that pitch turns into a great piece of coverage for your client, there are data-driven strategies you can take to measure the success of the hit. Step 1: Ask for access.

Analytics 60

Analytics B2B Google Data-Driven PR 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I know PR professionals with degrees in journalism, mass media, English, business communication, marketing, sports and more. The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly.

Agency 89

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Measurement of Success Public Relations: Success in PR is measured by the extent of third-party media coverage, the quality and quantity of interactions with the target audience, and improvements in public perception, attitudes, and reputation. The focus is on creating compelling messages that encourage consumers to purchase.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Cision

JANUARY 4, 2016

While “effectiveness” depends upon what is being measured , it is undeniable that the number of digitally-distributed press releases has increased at a rapid rate. He is a history buff and read in The Wall Street Journal about a book of letters written by a German soldier during WWII. Conclusion.

Resources 120

Resources Journalism Print Pitching 120

5W PR

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It is also important to be more careful to who you are pitching to. However, credible outlets that adhere to ethical journalism standards are out there and can be trusted. With appropriate measure, the value of PR continues to speak for itself.”. Making sure the facts are straight and delivered to the public on time are key.

Consumer 68

Consumer Ethics Measurement Journalism 68

Buzzstream

JULY 29, 2020

At the least—some journalists who excel with engagement and reach receive far more pitches from PR pros than that. . It’s undeniable that PR professionals need to be achi evement-striving in order to find a place for their content in the ever-changing, fast-paced world of news journalism. And goals they have.

Publicity 119

Publicity Digital PR Creativity Education 119

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Both client and agency will agree on key performance indicators (KPIs) and measurement tools. Presumably your account is being serviced by the same competent, experienced team who pitched your business. But there’s also a human side to relationship management. Has the agency maintained staffing as promised?

Agency 136

Agency Print Course Travel 136