Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We talk a lot about measuring PR on this blog and as a reader, you know that not all PR tactics directly impact the bottom line. If you don’t already have measurement tools and dashboards in place, these questions commonly asked by clients and brand management alike can be a good indicator that it’s well past time to get started.

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Prowly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Tip: You can measure all key metrics (beyond reach & impressions) and PR KPIs with an all-in-one PR tool like Prowly. First, impressions measure how often your content is displayed to users, providing insights into your ability to reach your target audience effectively. How to measure media impressions and reach for PR?

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5W PR

MARCH 16, 2025

Preparing for a future without third-party cookies represents one of the biggest shifts in digital marketing since the rise of programmatic advertising. This transition affects everything from audience targeting and campaign measurement to personalization and attribution. This method has seen a resurgence as privacy concerns grow.

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Cision

JUNE 5, 2015

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” Ninety-five percent of communicators say they measure their PR, including social media. Whether you’re new to PR measurement or want to refine or upgrade your efforts, Cision has the resources for you. The bad news?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Already, Facebook parent company Meta has warned of an advertising slowdown. Measured by sales and EBITDA growth post-recession, those who did best cut costs by improving operational efficiency while investing in R&D and marketing as well as assets like plants and machinery. No amount of paid advertising can buy trust.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2016

A lot of the buzz after Facebook’s recent F8 Conference focused on Messenger “bots,” sensationalizing that feature to the point that you might be under the impression that Facebook’s artificial intelligence is sophisticated enough to carry on natural conversations with you (spoiler alert: they’re not).

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When it comes to the transformation of the public relations industry, Google, Facebook, and Twitter always receive the revolutionizing praise. From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention. How long did people spend reading it?

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

What happens when influence outshines advertising? I mean, I think it starts with really that technology layer, because now there’s so many things that we can start to kind of measure in comms that we really couldn’t measure even just one, two years ago. MARCH 26, 2021. Watch webinar. Read transcript. Bryan: Yeah.

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Prowly

APRIL 10, 2025

All of the main brand visibility metrics revolved around being seen on Instagram, Twitter (X), Facebook, or other platform of choice. It encompasses a brands presence across multiple channels, including search engines, social media, websites, advertisements, and physical locations. A Guide: How to Measure Brand Sentiment in PR?

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Prohibition

APRIL 13, 2021

Despite the fact that there’s been multiple new and improved social media platforms created in recent years, Facebook still continues to be the most popular site. Each month, social media advertising continues to change and develop. Businesses are told to be wary of the latest IOS update when it comes to advertising.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Track Performance Monitor metrics such as engagement rates, website traffic, and sales to measure the impact of influencer marketing campaigns. Paid Advertising Paid advertising can be a highly effective way to reach a wider audience and drive traffic to a game.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

Digital media and advertising teams are always looking for new, more effective content, whether they are focused on brand building at the start of the customer journey or late-stage demand generation conversions. They are also likely to have budgets and measurement systems just like their brethren in the digital media or advertising teams.

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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. The result was an all-boats-rise in the advertising market.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2017

The ability to target audiences on social is increasingly important considering that networks have grown in size (Facebook now has two billion monthly users ), and fake profiles have become increasingly prevalent (It is estimated that between 9 percent and 15 percent of monthly Twitter users are bots ).

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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Measuring your Website Traffic–It’s important to take a look at your website traffic before, during, and after PR.

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Presspage

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Still, there are several ways to quantitatively measure the ROI of PR. Quantitatively measuring PR results. What you should NOT do when describing your PR success in quantitative terms, is use the well-known but highly criticized Advertising Value Equivalencies (AVE). Number of pageviews for publication on own website.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2011

Back in 2009, PR measurement professionals were cautious, to say the least. Fifty-four percent of AMEC (The International Association of Measurement and Evaluation of Communications) members were worried about the health of the industry, predicting worsening market conditions. Guest post by Richard Bagnall.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

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5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the fiercely competitive landscape ͏of digital marketi͏ng, businesses are increasingly turning to paid advertising as a ͏strategic tool to amplify their reach, engage target audiences, and dri͏ve business growth. What is paid advertising? Advertisers bid for ad space, and the highes͏t bidder gains visibility.

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Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

We have all been on the front lines of the convergence of marketing and communications, but the transformation has not been without challenges: cultural challenges, organizational design challenges and measurement challenges. People said, you know, Facebook’s not social media, they’re media.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Today, we'll explain what brand recognition is, how it differs from brand awareness, and give you actionable advice on building, measuring and leveraging brand recognition. Power up your brand recognition strategy by pitching to the right media and measuring key metrics. Facebook Blue and white interface. Tiffany & Co.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and data imperfect. Unique downloads provide a measure of how many people downloaded a podcast but it’s not that useful if you want to know how many people have opened and actually listened to your podcast.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

If you’ve got display advertising data from services like AdRoll, Google AdWords, and other ad networks – especially the results of A/B tests – that data can be used to help guide future content creation. Systems you may be asked about: competitive advertising data, competitors’ ad copy, prior competitor PR data if available.

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Polaris

AUGUST 19, 2014

In my field, that means scoring a big win for a client—whether it’s securing a feature article in a national newspaper, improving engagement on a Facebook page or creating an eBook that attracts thousands of downloads. The public relations measurement challenge. The state of public relations measurement today.

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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Measuring your Website Traffic –It’s important to take a look at your website traffic before, during, and after PR.

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5W PR

JANUARY 4, 2025

Utilize Paid Advertising While organic marketing efforts are essential, paid advertising can accelerate growth and reach a wider audience. Platforms like Google Ads, Facebook Ads, and Instagram Ads allow companies to target specific demographics and interests, ensuring that the ads are seen by the right people.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 24, 2016

Whenever I share information about Women Worldwide , the outcome varies from friends and colleagues sharing show ideas / topics, getting introduced to amazing guests, capturing the attention of sponsors and advertisers and growing my community with more listeners. Tip #4: Measure success with numbers.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. Soon advertising may be the only way to reach some select audiences. AI-Powered Personalization of Advertising. Advertising has been quick to adopt artificial intelligence, but we’ve only touched the tip of a massive iceberg.

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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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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 9, 2014

For one thing, you need to re-measure its effectiveness frequently, if you don’t already automate the process of measurement. million pieces of content on Facebook. Facebook does this mechanistically, as those of you who operate Facebook Pages on behalf of your brand well know. Content marketing isn’t a panacea.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” Or you could leverage other people’s groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. Read this article about leveraging Facebook Groups. The top of the funnel is filled by PR.

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Prowly

APRIL 22, 2025

Two, coverage of available platforms, such as Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, print and broadcast , and others. Whether its a feature in the national magazine or a niche mention in a local daily, Prowly helps you spot it, measure its value, and incorporate it into your reporting. Advertising industry).

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Make sure your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound). Emails are excellent for bigger announcements while short updates are best shared on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok or Facebook. Budget Advertising : $15,000 for social media ads and influencer partnerships.

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. Tools to measure and evaluate public relations might continue their march away from simplistic and output-based methods toward more valuable outcome-based measures.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2014

The danger of recruiting a social media expert is that you get someone who is brilliant at using Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, but doesn’t know how to use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for real strategic public relations. public relations social media Training online PR PR training'

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

We cannot afford to advertise to everyone on the one network that reaches everyone – Facebook – and the reach of individual publications continues to decline. Few, if any, influencer campaigns measure the impact of the influencer or even something as straightforward as intent to purchase among the influencer’s audience.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

And then I’ll give it another refresh by inviting an industry expert to a Facebook live to debate the pros and cons of the topic. Ditto for interviews and features—pitch the journalist on linking to a specific (measurable) page on your site to provide more depth to the piece they’re creating. Your work isn’t done yet.

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