Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Technological innovation and access to data means the PR industry can finally let go of metrics that don’t measure up (i.e. What’s PR En Route to in 2015? area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. If not, where would you put them?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 6, 2015

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 8:30 p.m. ET, PR professionals, students and educators will join together for a special chat session focused on “PR Wishes and Best Practices” for the industry in 2015. Resolution 1 : I will find new ways to leverage the power of data in 2015. Advice please? Best practices?

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Patrick Coffee had insightful commentary on the Holmes Report’s 2015 World PR Report , where he “respectfully disagreed” with the report’s claim that “media relations skills are not seen as particularly relevant.”. In the graph, Social Media Community Management is at the top of the list with 39.7% By Seedepth. Content is great.

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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). Thank you to all the contributors.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” to find out exactly how PR and marketing professionals felt about their content efforts in 2015, and to also see how they plan to approach content marketing in 2016.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 26, 2015

With four great guests on hand, we began to chat about measuring content. As publisher@commPRO the mission=empower our community thru content. Content and communications has always been a part of the equation. . “A1: Communication on the brain my whole life. A1 I’m a marketer. As did Samantha M. :

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Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study found that 83 percent of reporters prefer receiving pitches via email. Influencers’ pitching preferences, on the other hand, depend largely on how they communicate with their community. Measure Your Success. Here are three tips to help you master the chemistry of successful pitching.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Keeping with the theme of the month, we decided to tackle multimedia from measurement to best practices with special guest Martin Waxman of Martin Waxman Communications. Here’s some of what we talked about: On PR measurement in 2016 and beyond: A2. Create, measure, evaluate etc. Alexander Wilson also added: A4.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I have found that rhythm tends to lead to higher quality content while also conditioning a community to expect that content. About one-fifth of marketers overall reported success at measuring a returned, yet those with a documented strategy had much greater confidence – to the tune of 35%. * * *.

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Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2023

The guide, published by the #FuturePRoof community, aims to make sense of AI tools and address the practitioner knowledge gap. The energy has yet to be matched by dialogue among the practitioner community about the best way to incorporate tools into the workflow. The #FuturePRoof community aims to readdress the balance.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 14, 2015

In August, the #measurePR Twitter chat took a big picture look at the field of PR measurement. Here’s some of what we talked about: On PR measurement best practices: A2: Don’t ignore the systems you use…look for opportunities to connect data sources and integrate into CRM #measurepr. As did Gerard F. Corbett : A2.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Social Media Week 2015 concluded just as it started – with tons of great information and ideas. Measurement. Clique uses social intelligence to power their sites by measuring from interaction to purchase and delivering premium shop-able, curated content and products. Pauline Chow , a data scientist at Clique Inc.,

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2015

So it just seemed natural to take a closer look at PR measurement around the world. Here’s some of what we talked about: On the differences/commonalities when measuring PR around the world: A2: Most ppl want 1 system but many still persist. Diane Bégin (@dibegin) October 6, 2015. AmecOrg (@AmecOrg) October 6, 2015.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Side note: I don’t think “Agility” existed as it does today until 2015. 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.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. 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.”. PR grows more in demand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 23, 2015

So when PRSA asked me to author a guest post on PR trends for 2015, initially I scratched my head a bit. PR Trends for 2015. Measurement. The battle for smart measurement to become the norm has been an uphill one. Industry groups (such as PRSA and AMEC) have really ramped up efforts to educate pros on smart measurement.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans. When PR professionals target people in poor, rural communities, relying on stereotypes and misconceptions often hinders their campaigns, said Deana Rachelle Haworth, M.A., 10, titled “ Rural Reach: Strategic Communication With Rural and Low Income Audiences.”

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Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

You can find content related to your business, such as industry trends and statistics, tips and how-tos, informational or entertaining videos, or community-related sources to curate.” Dylan Jukes (@Dylanspaced) March 20, 2015. Want to see the tech you need to succeed in 2015? Measure your content curation.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The PR landscape is constantly changing, which means agencies and communicators need to adapt and stay flexible to keep up. In this interview, she discusses the agency’s emphasis on measurable results, the recent Kraft Heinz Company account win and why it’s important to have experience in a variety of PR specialties.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 30, 2015

Here’s some of what we talked about: On best practices for internal communications and the measurement thereof: A2 Measure the right things, not just the easy-to-measure ones. Q2 Don’t confine measurement to outputs. Have relevant KPIs to measure against. Bad objectives, wrong measurement.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Around 500 communicators gathered in Atlanta for Social Media Today’s Social Shake-Up 2015, where dozens of social thought leaders spilled the beans on the latest industry best practices. How Social Has Changed Communication. Community is the future of business, says Brian Fanzo , the chief digital strategist of BroadSuite.

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PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. Couch Control: Measurement Therapy for PR Pros. Why: “And that is what is key in smart PR measurement: making sense of the data for your particular situation… because it is unique.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Swarmwise eBook: Building a community. Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain. 2015 has been a year of learning & sharing. How about a movement?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

How to Develop Meaningful PR Measurement. Five Observations Gained from Starting an Online Community. What were your favorite WUL guest posts in 2015? area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Please share in the comments below.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In September, #measurePR pulled out all the stops in honor of Measurement Month. Martin Waxman of Martin Waxman Communications. Aseem Sood of Impact Research & Measurement Pvt Ltd, and. Amith Prabhu of SCoRe – Indian School of COmmunications & REputation & the The PRomise Foundation for PR.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 13, 2015

With these two measurement smarties at the center of our universe that day (a social media dream!) we decided to delve into what I like to call “March Measurement Madness.” A1) At multiple agencies, worked closely w/ clients on much measurement trial & error. In 90s often heard “PR isn’t measurable!”

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It’s Lightbox Collaborative’s 2015 editorial calendar. Now might be the perfect time for you to take The Digital PR Strategist’s Toolkit and get a head start on your strategic communications planning for 2015. Speaking of PR measurement, I know #measurePR has been very hit-and-miss this year, and I apologize.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 18, 2015

Just some of the Solo PR Pro community who joined us in Florida. This conference was chock-full of outstanding presentations from highly revered speakers, including many members of our own Solo PR community. Measurement on a Small Business Budget – Lisa Gerber, Founder, Big Leap Creative. What more could one have asked for?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

did you enjoy the first long weekend of 2015? What’s the point of measurement , exactly? So today’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that discuss what the point of measurement is – to figure out what’s getting in the way of reaching one’s goal, and then work around it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Ho ho ho, Merry PR Measurement! On common PR measurement fails: A2 Biggest PR #fail to #measurePR is focusing on eyeballs & impressions w/o setting objectives. How do you know what you’re measuring? It has never been a valid measurement for PR #measurepr. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2015

This past Wednesday I received what is possibly the greatest honor of my career to date: the Association of Women in Communication, D.C. Chapter, presented me with the 2015 Matrix Award. community embraced me when I was new here; as did San Francisco back in the day. Katie Delahaye Paine , the Queen of Metrics.

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Rock the Status Quo

JULY 30, 2015

Business Insider (@businessinsider) July 29, 2015. Create a weekly Twitter chat targeting social media community managers and content marketers. I’m immersed in the marketing community online and find it ironic that Twitter doesn’t market to marketers. Join social media conversations and communities.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. The grid that G2 produces, “G2 scores products and sellers based on reviews gathered from our user community, as well as data aggregated from online sources and social networks.”.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. New LinkedIn research found that only 4% of digital marketers are measuring return on investment six months into a campaign or longer. 16) Social media fragments into niche communities.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

On October 13, 2015, I joined an invigorating #PRStudChat with my fellow educators, students, and professionals about Teaching and Learning in Public Relations. I resonate with what Valerie Simon tweeted, “A good PR education can change the way you research, question, plan and measure!” I was delighted when Deirdre said YES.

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