Stephen Waddington

JUNE 12, 2018

AMEC’s 10th Global Summit of Measurement kicks off in Barcelona today. You’ve spent more than 10 years building a community that has consistently driven up standards in the measurement and performance of public relations. Principle No 5 condemns AVEs as a faux metric, stating “AVEs are not the value of communications”.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In 2010, Vocus acquired the Help a Reporter. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. For example, the domain authority (DA) metric invented by Semrush rival Moz, has become the defacto standard for measuring the quality of third-party sites. Case in point?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

You don’t have to be Einstein to start measuring smartly. There are no absolutes when it comes to measurement, as Don points out… only – and, perhaps most importantly – context. by Daniel Sitkin at Metrica’s Measurement Matters. Why: Measuring the channels is not important. Who owns the news?

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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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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But, but, but… a post by Philip Kitchen on PRC in 2010 shared research showing PR departments were ‘now staffed mainly by young, well-informed technologically sophisticated professionals’. Long-established reputations were at risk from online activism (commonly termed clicktivism) and technological advancements.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

“Business outcomes tend to have two qualities in common; first, they have to be a measure of behavioral change (sales or otherwise); and second, as a metric, business outcomes must make sense/be recognizable across an organization.&# “PR outcomes usually refer to any end results of the communication campaign.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As many of you know, I started the #measurePR Twitter chat back in 2010. So this week, we thought we’d bring you up to speed on all the chats so far, as well as some super PR measurement-related articles. PR Measurement – What to Measure. Happy Monday! Here you go. measurePR transcript for July 2.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you. Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.”

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Back in 2010, Ms. Here’s some of what we talked about: On changes in the measurement industry: @shonali #measurepr Q1: Biggest change is arrival of truly integrated metrics. AVES is quantitative based and does not measure the quality of content. Whodathunkit?! Katie Paine was our very first guest. Happy birthday to us!

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Shift Communications

MAY 11, 2017

Time will tell, but compare Snapchat’s early reported numbers to Facebook’s numbers when it first went public; Snapchat’s growth rate is half of what Facebook’s was in 2010. Currently, advertisers still need to cross hurdles to advertise, and measurement is still far below what other social platforms offer.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Colors Of My Life December 11th, 2010 Tweet I had an early start yesterday. Later that afternoon, the DC area received its first snowfall of 2010. pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Our analysis indicates that as the summer months arrived, three particular topics were (probably unsurprisingly) frequent subjects of popular news items from both OK and Iffy websites, when measured by their popularity on Facebook and Twitter: the COVID-19 pandemic; racism, protests, riots, etc., in the U.S.; and the U.S.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. Propel’s PR management, monitoring and measurement tool, PRM3, has capabilities including online, social and broadcast monitoring. He “held the same position at Falcon.io, a company he founded in 2010. PR measurement. PR measurement.

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Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As you can see, Michael’s bio says that he covers community initiatives and cultural life. With BuzzStream, users can efficiently discover contact information, send personalized outreach emails, track communications, and measure the effectiveness of their link building and digital PR efforts.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: The BrandBuilder Edition November 3rd, 2010 Tweet If you work in the PR/marketing world(s) (are they one now? We both like smart measurement. shouldn’t they always have been?

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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. You can read all about that here , here , and here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

That is a real opportunity to see how they put their plans and/or campaigns together, and how they measured success. Comment as Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention 10 Reasons to Attend IABC/DC Metros Silver Inkwell Awards Gala | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 20, 2010 at 12:50 pm [.] Sign out Leave your comment here.

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NewsWhip

JULY 21, 2020

Measuring the flight to quality. The GroupLens system he helped develop was awarded the 2010 ACM Software Systems Award. He co-authored the book Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design. He was a pioneer in the fields of recommender systems and reputation systems.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How Reading Fairy Tales Can Improve Public Relations December 28th, 2010 Tweet What’s your favorite fairy tale? I actually have a bunch of them. Also Cinderella. Also Sleeping Beauty.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali PR Is As PR Does October 28th, 2010 Tweet Just a little bit crazy This has been a bit of a crazy week for me (actually, it’s been a bit of a crazy last few weeks for me, but who’s counting?).

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Rethinking Color October 24th, 2010 Tweet Hit in the face by pink I don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S., Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. And I think people, I mean marketers, sometimes forget how important people, I mean the community, are (is). Analytics: the Sideways Approach to Measuring PR. Analytics: the Sideways Approach to Measuring PR. It goes back a bit – to 2010!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So Much To Do November 6th, 2010 Tweet So much to do So little time For places to go, for reason or rhyme. So much to do So much to see To hear, to taste, to ask, to be. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Simply The Best November 27th, 2010 Tweet There’s a big difference between being “the best&# and “one of the best.&# Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali When Clocks And Calendars Collide September 25th, 2010 Tweet My body clock jogs me awake. Weekly Roundup: Time and Space | Waxing UnLyrical says: September 26, 2010 at 3:56 pm [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga October 3rd, 2010 Tweet Whatever you think about Lady Gaga , you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Why: Amplify is one of the most interesting, community-oriented social platforms around. removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention Weekly Roundup: Linking, Thinking and Blinking | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 10, 2010 at 12:07 pm [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The MetricsMan Comes To #measurePR August 27th, 2010 Tweet What’s a Twitter chat on measurement without a Metrics Man? I wonder how respondents were thinking about and defining ROI.

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Practical Law Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2022

” Confidentiality is something that I’ve pondered regarding adjudication, and some of you may recall it is something I’ve discussed before , after listening to a talk on confidentiality by Sir Vivian Ramsey back in 2010. Climate change.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet. Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 23, 2010 at 11:41 pm [.] pts Settings. link] (esp.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Conch and Drum October 16th, 2010 Tweet Tomorrow is Bijoya Dashami, the culmination of the single-most important festival Bengalis celebrate: Durga Puja. pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Bing, Nielsen recently reported , received nearly 14 percent of search traffic in August 2010. Erica Holt says: October 19, 2010 at 10:06 am [.] received 13 percent. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. Relevant content is, and will continue to be, key to reaching searchers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali When #measurePR Became A Campfire October 1st, 2010 Tweet “Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, under the shade of the coolibah tree…&# If you were ever a Girl Guide (I was!)

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2012

So the chat was a community chat or, as I like to call them, a fireside chat. What folks felt were their biggest measurement successes of 2011: and. If you remember, Alan was a guest in 2010 , and his return to #measurePR is long overdue! And till then, happy measuring! We talked about: 1. See you then?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali WOM: What’s Really Behind The Buzz November 24th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Bryce Keane What’s the buzz? But how do they measure and evaluate? How do they make it happen? They listen a LOT.

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

He argues that founders should not underestimate the power of compound growth and should measure their startup’s progress through weekly growth rates. Offer pro bono services to a non-profit organisation in your community. Host a community cleanup event or volunteer day with employees and customers. Kaplan Publishing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery November 14th, 2010 Tweet Whither blogroll? Mark as read Approve comment Richard, my pleasure and I love the Bologna 2010 blog. These fine folk did: Jan.

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