The Proactive Report

MARCH 30, 2018

Two-thirds of the CMOs polled in the 2017 Marketing Performance Management Benchmark study said the pressure to measure value, impact, and contribution is growing. Enterprise marketers plan to ramp up their spending on analytics technology a stunning 83% over the next three years, according to the latest CMO Survey out of Duke University.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

New technologies are helping make the measurement of public relations results easier, less time-consuming and more meaningful. More PR agencies today are designating a measurement guru on its team to own analytics. Advance legwork can improve the odds of achieving measurable impact. Identify the “core measures.”

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Measurement Study Data Agency 120

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Our top posts, the best of Q4 content of 2018, focused on earned media, Google Analytics metrics, and measuring PR success. With a plethora of digital tools, SaaS programs, and technology at our fingertips, it seems we are able to access more and more data. HOW TO BEST MEASURE YOUR PR SUCCESS. Here’s how. Lisa Zanchi.

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Analytics Google Measurement Data 74

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

As the CEO of a leading communications technology company, I have been asked by many of our customers what this means for the industry. We have already witnessed a steady increase in the marketing teams’ budgets for technology, automation and measurement over the past fifteen years. So which comes first?

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Stern + Associates

JULY 18, 2023

With the ever-growing influence of technology on business and society, how will advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) impact how we work and conduct business? An optimistic economist, Brynjolfsson’s predicts a productivity boom in the coming decade driven by the combination of new technologies and business transformation.

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Technology Measurement Government Policies 110

PRSay

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In evaluating the topics that mattered most to PRSA members in 2018, here’s what caught our eye: Public apologies. “Bad apologies make news of their own and can impose measurable costs on companies,” wrote Paul Oestreicher, Ph.D., Stories about public apologies ranked consistently among the most-clicked-on this year.

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Trends Crisis Corporate Leadership 111

PRSay

APRIL 4, 2018

A master’s degree tells prospective employers (and yourself) you have critical thinking skills; you understand the theories, principles and concepts that guide your field of endeavor; and you can face a problem, which includes picking among several “tools” available to you, implementing a solution and measuring its results.

Ethics 121

Ethics Study Measurement Government 121

Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

There were also a lot of big changes here at Cision, including a complete rebrand , celebrating our 150-year heritage by going public and launching new technology that makes PR measurement possible. 2018 Content Calendar + Template (Why You Need One And How to Use it). How Cision® Impact Measures Earned Media.

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Communications Marketing Radio Airlines 225

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

If so, then here’s a quick list of 12 ideas for 2018 to help you stay invigorated in your professional life. Emphasize projects where you had a measurable impact on your organization. Do you feel stuck in your current job? Update your LinkedIn profile and résumé. Make sure it’s two pages or less. Enter an awards competition.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

This has provided massive opportunities for data and measurement at scale, but has also brought privacy and regulation to the forefront. When GDPR regulations (data protection law across 28 EU countries) came into effect in back in May 2018, it sent the advertising world into a frenzy. Transparency Post GDPR.

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Advertising Advertising B2B Creativity 89

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

measurePR March 2018. In honor of International Womens Day, all the guests were prominent women in the PR and technology fields including Serena Ehrlich , Aly Saxe , and Ai Addyson-Zhang. – Measurement & analytics. Even if your management team is not interested in #measurement at this time, do it!

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Nonprofit Measurement Analytics Creativity 56

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Conducted in February 2018, the online survey solicited the thoughts and opinions of 5,500 JOTW newsletter subscribers, mainly consisting of senior in-house and corporate communications professionals across a variety of industries. .” – open survey comment regarding the state of social media. Measurement is always tricky and always has been.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 80

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 14, 2018

As you review your career options in 2018 to apply for a new job, here are a few helpful tips to help you get started. We recommend you build a case by calculating how your efforts have earned the measurable company revenue increases. Stay Up to Date with Technology. Work Smarter, Not Harder.

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Print Resources Technology Interviews 76

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key.

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 137

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7% 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018. of revenue in marketing, compared with 7.9%

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PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Crunching numbers (data and measurement) was a hot topic as well. If we think for a moment that we are in ‘just” a technology and social revolution, make no mistake that public relations and news are in the midst of a similar evolution and revolution. What’s on the mind of PR professionals these days?

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Onclusive

JANUARY 25, 2019

PR and content marketing are rapidly evolving with new access to data and insights, new methods of measurement and more channels to reach your audience than ever. Staying on top of the latest trends, technologies and strategies is paramount. Date: March 21, 2018. PRWeek Awards. Location: New York City, New York.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 26, 2018

I’ve seen a number of articles recently that have focused on a growing–and increasingly troublesome–trend in our industry: Our complete over-reliance on tools and technology. Brands don’t need to be purchasing more technology–they need to be purchasing less. I would almost under-invest in technology.

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Technology Social Media Tools Trends 84

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

If the idea of technology invading the practice of PR freaks you out a little, perhaps all you need a different perspective. Yes, technology can be daunting, but it can also make your life a lot easier, help you achieve better results and demonstrate the value of your work. This is the number one skill CMOS are looking for in 2018.

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Tools Analytics Google Measurement 207

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the challenge with the communications industry has always been the lack of credible metrics, much less the ability to measure how these investments map to quantifiable business outcomes. We have developed the first technology platform for measuring and optimizing the true ROI of Communications and PR efforts.

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Software Analytics Data Technology 150

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey – by Ned’s Job of the Week , an email newsletter and Sword and the Script Media, a PR and marketing consultancy for B2B technology. Making an effort to measure is half the battle. More than half (60%) of respondents say they measure their comms efforts “always” or often.”

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 117

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

Answered: unsure , brands should take a stand) Interestingly, the results mirror a 2018 survey that asked consumers if they wanted brands to take a stand on politics. >>> That’s up from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. PR measurement. PR technology. That is, yes. Media relations only gets harder.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

San Francisco, December 18, 2018 – AirPR ( www.airpr.com ), the data science company for communication and public relations, today announced the closing of its Series C financing of 8 million dollars. The PR and communication function, on the whole, has been losing ground relative to the advances in marketing technology.

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Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The technological and social changes over the past few years have both made internal communications more important, and also opened up opportunities to revolutionize it. Consider technology tools. In 2017 McKinsey found that only 17% of companies report investing in some form internal communications technology.

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

Yet as we look at 2018 — and the years to come — there is much that remains to be done. We are in an age with exogenous challenges, such as social and political complexity, forceful and rapid shifts in the dynamics of business and economics, technological and media disruption, and financial constraints. We have come far together.

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Survey Ethics Leadership Course 134

Stern + Associates

APRIL 17, 2023

Choose the Right Platform When TikTok exploded onto the scene in 2018, other social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube understood quickly that short-form video content was the future. You can share tips, insights, trends, best practices and emerging technologies for your industry.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 31, 2017

After all, as the old proverb goes: “What gets measured gets managed.”. Technology utilization. Is better data usage and insights part of your strategic objectives for 2018? data quality and management were the top two marketing technology challenges in 2016.”. Assess What Worked (and What Didn’t) with Marketing Score.

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Enterprise Tools Strategy Marketing 57

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. .” Sometimes, it feels like paid media budgets are invincible.

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Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. These are the metrics B2B lead gen measure. Here are the lead generation metrics the survey says B2B marketers are measuring: 52% say cost of conversion. The potential to technology may be unlimited, but the human condition is finite.

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B2B Report Marketing Survey 63

5W PR

OCTOBER 11, 2023

million in 2022, and companies need to be aware of the latest technological and regulatory trends to ensure a baseline organizational readiness to keep the company on strong footing and assuage the concerns of their many stakeholders, namely investors. The global average cost of a data breach was $4.35

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Report Company Publicity Banking 78

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Data science and digital media are transforming the way companies tell stories and how they measure success. Thanks to the latest technologies, PR is now a data-driven powerhouse that maps to real business results, earning a seat at the table alongside Marketing. Discover practical takeaways that you can implement immediately.

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Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? This type of approach is reminiscent of marketing days gone by, but it isn’t representative of what works best in 2018. Journalism teaches writers to pivot and learn quickly when new technologies or angles change a story.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2018

Be sure to check out Karen’s new book, Social Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications , which will be published by SAGE in August 2018. What are some of the technologies that are on your radar? PRStudChat. PRStudChat. PRStudChat. PRStudChat.

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Social Media Communications Media Community 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Points North Group, which measures influencer marketing, estimates that midlevel influencers—those with 50,000 to 100,000 followers—may have as a fake follower rate as high as 20%. And how does a brand afford the fees and measurement costs associated with a broad international campaign? Influence requires relevance.

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Fashion Instagram Measurement YouTube 180

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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Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Our goal is to prepare students, educators and professionals with the tips, best practices and tools they need to thrive in 2018. What are the most important steps in 2018? Q8: How important is learning to measure PR results? Q2: How should you prepare for a career in PR today? Do you need it to succeed in PR? If so, how?

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Communications Community Blogging Twitter 191

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 12, 2017

It’s that time of year, when thoughts turn to planning for 2018. Our recommendation is to take the longest term outlook feasible for your organisation but to test, measure and adapt your plan over time. Real time measurement and agility is a reality for any modern public relations team. 2 Goals and measurement. . #2

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Writing Publicity How To Measurement 106