Shift Communications

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Our top posts from the first quarter of 2014 focused on social media and content. Facebook was busy in the first quarter of 2014, and when news of its updated news feed algorithm hit the airwaves, the media was buzzing. Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks for the 2014 edition! Here’s how.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Our top posts from the last quarter of 2014 focused on measurement and good, old Facebook. In this post, we walked through a number of recommendations on how you can have more social integration while taking as much control as you can over your own properties. Everything Is Measurable in PR. Here’s how. Amanda Grinavich.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Our top posts from the third quarter of 2014 focused on a big hire, a tough test and several key Google Analytics updates. So You’re a Social Media Guru, Right? It seems like everyone’s a social media “guru” these days. Chances are you’re not the only one with that question… Still itching for more from 2014?

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Rock the Status Quo

JULY 30, 2014

Or looking at the percentage of website referral traffic coming from specific social media platforms or editorial placements using Google Analytics. Taking it to the next level of measuring RESULTS – specific outcomes such as revenue impact, new subscribers, website traffic and more. These are all great places to begin.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Why Measuring PR Shouldn’t Include Sales. Would you measure the speed of a racecar in kilograms? Just as you wouldn’t use a unit of mass to measure speed, it is neither logical nor effective to use sales goal metrics to measure the success of PR. The next big social network does not exist. Of course not.

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Comparison Measurement Blogging Engineering 94

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

PR and media relations statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. State of Media ). Social Media Marketing Statistics. 17) Social media spending grows. . Social Media Marketing ).

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Cision

AUGUST 10, 2015

While the majority of the time was spent detailing tips and tricks to use on each of these social networks, one speaker in particular highlighted what I believe to be the most underutilized, but highly effective social selling tactics: employee engagement. Want to learn how to turn your employees into brand advocates on social media?

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 13, 2015

As the digital world continues its headlong rush into the future, with new tools and toys popping up all the time, managing a brand’s social media program has become a very time-intensive activity. Join me on March 19th, 2015 for a free webinar hosted by Sendible – a social media management dashboard from the UK.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 13, 2015

As the digital world continues its headlong rush into the future, with new tools and toys popping up all the time, managing a brand’s social media program has become a very time-intensive activity. Join me on March 19th, 2015 for a free webinar hosted by Sendible – a social media management dashboard from the UK.

Social Media 100

Social Media Technology Media Digital PR 100

Prowly

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Here are some of the most common PR campaign goals: Improving brand awareness Driving new website traffic Increasing the number of media mentions Improving your impressions Increasing social media reach And similar goals Before setting out on your PR campaign, make sure to have a previous track record of similar KPIs for comparison. #2

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Many have written about the changing nature of influencer relations in PR, and its move from celebrities and social media ambassadors to so-called “micro-influencers” – those that may not have a huge reach but that are trusted. Everything is measurable and measured. But PR itself is gaining influence, and rapidly.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In the old days, most PR measurement consisted of soliciting opinions directly through surveys and indirectly by measuring behaviors based on opinions, like buying or voting. As a result, measuring the impact of public relations or media campaigns relied heavily on leaps of faith. Going deeper than positive-negative.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

However, your goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART). Without SMART goals, measuring the success of your marketing strategy is next to impossible. You can also incorporate influencer marketing in your earned media strategy. Learn to Measure Success.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 16, 2014

So mehow, trends, topics and making connections in social media ( PR Expanded ) sounds like it would take a lot more than 20 minutes to explain. And of course, you also realize the extended reach of social media with a network of networks and an audience of audiences. Social media has exposed you to an explosion of data.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 18, 2014

SHOW NOTES – December 18, 2014. How to measure the quality of your audience”. But, they may not be the trends you probably think of when you consider the onslaught of “prediction” posts we see every time this year. App Downloads Will Surpass Facebook Friend and Twitter Followers for Most Brands”.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 20, 2018

Social media and communications professional. Just a few of the terms I’d use to describe this month’s Social Media Rock Star: Kendall Bird. I am the social media manager at Collegis Education , and report through the Public Relations/Communications department of the company. And movie buff.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

billion in 2014. A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Everything is measurable and measured.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Advanced social media monitoring skills are a critical component of effective social media communications. This is why social media monitoring training is so important. Here are the top 3 reasons why social media monitoring has become riskier than ever: 1. Guest Post by Eric Schwartzman .

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 7, 2014

The 2014 World Cup and the protests in Brazil. Have them do primary research looking at crisis issues and construct measurements and scale items to fit their research inquiries and questions. The field is constantly changing and there appears to be more cases and situations that arise that come up in the field. US Airways.

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PRSay

APRIL 23, 2024

When trying to demonstrate the value of their work, “One of the biggest challenges that PR professionals have is that we measure outputs instead of outcomes,” Gini Dietrich said. Dietrich, CEO and founder of Arment Dietrich, a Chicago-based communications firm, is the author of the 2014 book “Spin Sucks” and the “Spin Sucks” blog.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In a recent conversation about social media influence, the topic of influence scores came up as a way of measuring how influential someone is. Various influence measures are available to us for identifying who we should do outreach to, including Klout, Kred, PeerIndex, Moz Influence Score, and many new entrants.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For any of us who have worked with social media – both personally and professionally –we’re always on the hunt for new tools that help us measure how we’re doing. As of late August 2014, the Analytics’ platform has been available to all users. After all, social media is not just about you. Twitter Cards.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019).

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Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

In the latter category, they’re talking about the conversion of paid, owned, earned and shared media, content amplification and visual story telling. In addition, many are predicting the marketing developments we witnessed in 2014 will continue: 1. How do we measure results? Social Media' What drives conversion? -

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Trends Marketing Pinterest Social Media 135

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Lorie has been with the organization since 2014 and is thrilled to lead this group of the foremost Hispanic public relations practitioners in the U.S. PR measurement and Hispanic consumer sentiment models have evolved and can be layered to quantify sales impact.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

They always use analytics to measure performance. That’s according to the findings of the latest survey by Orbit Media, a web design company that has surveyed about 1,000 bloggers annually for the last several years. Analysis: Merely logging hours on a writing project isn’t necessarily a measure of success.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2013

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. And don’t forget to join us for the next #measurePR chat on January 7, 2014, from 12-1 pm ET… and which I will be curating all the way from India! PR Measurement – What to Measure.

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Measurement Case Study Twitter Google 95

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

The paper traces the use of pageveiws for measurement to online advertising, where CPM, or cost per thousand pageviews, became standard for advertising fees. Yet pageveiws became the default unit of measurement, according to Contently, out of familiarity as brands transitioned to the publishing focused model in content marketing.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2014

From social media stats to website traffic, the data is there…they just need to know how to use it. In Econsultancy’s 2014 Measurement and Analytics Report , researchers found that among “digital business professionals,” using digital analytics tools was said to be one of the top three areas of skills deficiency.

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Stuart Bruce

MARCH 3, 2015

The Qualifications for Communicators Trends Survey 2015 reveals that PR measurement is the top skills gap and digital communications/social media is the top skill that respondents want to address in the next 12 months. After measurement the next two biggest skills gaps identified are budget management and crisis management.

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Cision

JULY 8, 2015

To help financial institutions tap into consumers’ input and reactions about EMV technology, Cision aggregated tens of thousands of English-language social media posts from key forums, blogs and social networks between November 2014 and May 2015. catches up with international card payment security measures, many U.S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Relationship-building beyond incessant pitching can mean the difference between inclusion in a major story and remaining on the media sidelines. We will apply rigor to outcomes measurement. Smart measurement also helps identify both successes and failures, so you can repeat what’s working and pivot from what isn’t.

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Engage PR

JANUARY 6, 2018

And with social media spend within marketing budgets expected to increase 128% to 21.4% in the next five years (1* Chief Marketing Officers Survey, 2014 ) social activity is becoming more integral to brand perception and business performance. Cue social backlash across the internet.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

AUGUST 9, 2014

Originally written for Jaffe – the legal industry’s leading full-service PR and marketing agency (July 2014). How can law firms use social media to attract more clients and further their public reputations? It was reported in 2013 that 70 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs still were not using social media.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

AUGUST 9, 2014

Originally written for Jaffe – the legal industry’s leading full-service PR and marketing agency (July 2014). How can law firms use social media to attract more clients and further their public reputations? It was reported in 2013 that 70 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs still were not using social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Television Radio 60

ZudePR

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

There are certain business social media facts that – if your powers of persuasion are taking time out – won’t let you down. You’re a family business owner wondering how to make sense of social media, blogging, and PR. 4: 80% of B2B Social Media Leads Come From LinkedIn. Eureka facts.

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