Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Contrary to conventional wisdom, 68% of people follow brands on social media to stay informed but they do it quietly and want it without all the buzzwords; 51% say the most memorable brands on social media do one simple thing: Respond A new report by Sprout Social offers further evidence of how social media is evolving.

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Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

New research from social intelligence data and analytics firm Engagement Labs reveals the surprising degree to which online and offline conversations operate independently from each other—in fact, the firm’s new report finds there is virtually no correlation between online and offline sentiment.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The vendor community that serves PR has published a handful of reports over the last few months. ET Why: We’ve got a lot of ideas to help you overcome some of the challenges How: Click the link above; no registration is required And now on with the summaries of those three reports… 1. So, says Propel, which provides PR software.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Using ESG reporting as a strategic tool A successful ESG reporting strategy should outline the environmental impact of a company while clarifying its social responsibility and governance structures. How ESG reporting results in quantifiable impact ESG reporting has more benefits than just ticking compliance checkboxes.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Download the PDF of the Social Media Strategy Template here. In January 2014 almost three-quarters of all adults were active in social media, according to the Pew Research Center. 92% of marketers claim that social media marketing is important for their business. Meritus Media Inc., Meritus Media Inc.

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PRSay

APRIL 21, 2021

The guide also features examples and applications, a research and evaluation cadence reporting table and the top-10-plus must-reads on evaluation. Mark Weiner, a longtime PRSA member and the chief insights officer for Cognito, an international research-based communications consulting firm, is the report’s lead writer.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Frame your PR measurement around the goals of the business or campaign and keep track of your results. Data and measurement has become an integral part of PR reporting today. Nonprofits probably have different success measures: donations, funding or other support may be their priority. PR Measurement Tips.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 3, 2021

Here’s a report from the May event and what’s coming up in June. The May edition of WaddsCon covered a range of topics from the COVID-19 impact on client/agency relations to the impact on print, and from measurement frameworks to professionalism in public relations. You can catchup with the replay on YouTube.

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The Proactive Report

MAY 8, 2017

Download the PDF of the Social Media Strategy Template here. Download the PDF of the Social Media Strategy Template here. Almost three-quarters of all adults are active in social media, according to the Pew Research Center. 92% of marketers claim that social media marketing is important for their business.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s become one of the most prevalent questions in the social media industry. I’ve been doing social media audits for midsized and large companies for years. Recent reports I’ve seen, put most social media teams in the 1-3 person range. And, to me, also one of the most frustrating.

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Social Media Media Survey LinkedIn 211

Cision

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Earned media connects with the right prospects because the prospects themselves are seeking information and purchase validation when they are actively in the market for a product or solution, which inherently provides pre-qualification of an influencer’s audience. Is Earned Media Widely Used? Regularly publishing press releases.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

G2 Crowd, the leading independent business software review company, has compiled a report that compares top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack. Getting to ROI through business impact measurement. quarterly website visitors driven by their media coverage.

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The functional public relations role of producing words and pictures such as press releases, articles, quotations, media pitches, and social media posts can already be automated. This is powerful in planning, measurement and decision-making. Demos suggests that traditional linear career ladders could disappear.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 13, 2018

The 2018 Gartner Multichannel Effectiveness Study shows that Social Media, Mobile, and Digital are the channels most effective for reaching people at every stage of the journey – and there are only a few points between them. To reach these people you have to know where they go for information – social media is a very broad term.

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The Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

September is Measurement Month. The Barcelona Principles of Measurement for PR clearly indicate that we need new PR measurement tactics to show results. Just recognize that most media now gets found and consumed either on search engines or social platforms. now get news from social media.

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Cision

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Read on to learn more about how PR can bring measurement into the digital era. How to Implement Cross-Channel Reporting. Unfortunately for PR, despite the world being digital, it is not always easy to obtain these metrics for earned media since publishers own this data and they don’t typically make it accessible.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

If there’s one thing to learn from the first month of 2021, other than how hard it is to stick to Dry January during lockdown, it’s that despite the feeling like the world’s come to complete a stand-still, the land of social media never stops evolving. The latest social media updates to help social media marketers stay up to date.

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The Proactive Report

MAY 1, 2017

At the PR News Measurement conference last week in Washington DC I was disappointed to discover that 70 percent of the attendees surveyed prior to the event had not heard of the Barcelona Principles. Here the other key findings from my survey: 74% are measuring their results. – don’t know what to measure.

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5W PR

APRIL 5, 2021

Many reports, especially since the start of the pandemic, have called attention to the rise of consumer dependence on social media which is also good news for B2B (business to business) marketers. Despite the optimism, that’s just the start of any strategy in leveraging the popularity of social media for B2B firms.

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Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These include the business model of public relations functions, measurement and evaluation, and benchmarking public relations practices. My analysis is consistent with the report. Sustainability and social responsibility have also been a main concern for European communicators. This is my own area of doctoral research.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 3, 2023

With PR, sometimes it can be hard to measure as one of the main things we get asked about is increasing brand awareness. By consistently measuring and evaluating our work, we can gain valuable insights, and make data-driven decisions to be able to demonstrate the value of PR to our clients and stakeholders. Let’s talk a look.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The TEKsystems report on the Top Digital Skills CMOs are looking for in 2018 has analytics top of the list. While measurement has long been a vital part of marketing, it hasn’t always been part of the required PR resume.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, we reviewed the ROI rankings of the top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack, based on the G2 Crowd 2021 report. This week, we are focusing on comparing comprehensive media monitoring and social listening capabilities for these providers.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 22, 2024

Photo courtesy of Pixabay For CMOs, understanding the importance of effective communication measurement is vital. Effective communication measurement should be all about using tools that make sense and feel relevant. Measuring perception and qualitative factors, on the other hand, is more challenging and time-consuming.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As marketers begin to understand why it’s necessary to move away from outdated measurement systems when it comes to earned media, it’s important to develop a robust strategy going forward. To that end, answer the following questions to help shape your earned media measurement strategy. What Matters to Our Brand?

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Media Measurement Reporting on established metrics isn’t enough today.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Today, I am pleased to announce that Onclusive has been selected by Business Wire, the global leader in news release distribution, to power a new reporting application which measures the effect of Business Wire press releases. Onclusive maintains the largest media database in the world.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Once you’ve written a news release, distributed it, and posted it to your newsroom and social media accounts, you have to track results and be able to report ROI. In the past, we counted outputs and media clips as the ROI of a press release, but in the digital age there is so much more we can track.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2017

Since the inception of social media platforms, one of the biggest challenges has been how to properly reach your desired audience. I’ll also try to give a sense of what criteria you can target for each of the platforms for paid and organic social. Social Targeting on Facebook / Instagram.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

To effectively measure the impact of your campaigns, assess earned media coverage, and gain insights into content topics, you must rely on a range of PR metrics and data points. Now, there is no standard metric for PR. But, there is a common framework that can be applied to PR measurement and planning.

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Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

The only way a PESO model can give PR pros a seat at the executive table is to measure, measure, measure. Without measuring your PESO activities’ effectiveness, you don’t know where to focus. For each of the four media types, there are different metrics to track. Paid Media. Owned Media.

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The Proactive Report

MAY 1, 2017

If you, like many other PR folk, are still a bit in the dark about how to set goals for a PR campaign, what to measure and how to track success, we;ve created a new PR Measurement Dashboard in Google Analytics. You can download and use the PR Measurement Dashboard. A workbook to help you figure out what to measure.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this week’s blog about earned media strategy and measurement, we’re talking about developing and implementing a content distribution plan that uses every opportunity to showcase your stories in front of your key audiences. Social media Social media provides a great opportunity to amplify your earned media content.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In this video, Baer tackles the issue of what’s required to accurately measure earned media. Jay Baer Asks — What Tools Do Communications Pros Need to Measure Their Efforts? One of the challenges with measuring earned media today is the massive proliferation of information nodes. It must be real-time.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Welcome back to our blog series about earned media strategy and measurement! This week, we’re concluding the series with an overview of how to measure earned media success and optimize your strategy using these data and insights. The shift toward qualitative vs. quantitative metrics. The answer?

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