Wadds Inc.

APRIL 26, 2023

Some observations and suggestions for public relations agency managers from our wheelhouse. Public relations agencies have either narrowly hit Q1 business targets or missed them by a small margin. The agency market has switched from being relatively buoyant at the end of Q3 2022 to a slowdown. The slowdown is impacting payments.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 24, 2020

In the world of PR and Communications, our heroes are typically Chief Communications Officers, PR agency chiefs, masterful account executives who continually craft the right stories, and media relations experts who consistently garner great coverage. Rarely is that distinction conferred upon a technologist.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 16, 2023

Cooler Screens, Digital Remedy, and Yahoo were among the companies named to the Digiday Technology Awards shortlist. The agency also saw clientsSOCi and SponsorUnited named to the Inc. The Digiday Technology Awards recognize the technology modernizing media and marketing. Digiday and Inc. 5000 2023 list. 5000 2023 list.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 29, 2021

Sophie Smith Agencies can claim a proportion of research and development investment costs against their Corporation Tax. This is likely to be most applicable to agencies in the creative and professional services sector. Projects must advance science or technology, overcome uncertainty, and overcome an issue in a professional field. “It

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Last week, SHIFT and NATIONAL Public Relations (SHIFT’s parent company) had the honor of representing the public relations world at the Measurement For Growth Google Analytics™ Certified Partner Summit. Again, without violating any non-disclosure agreements, look at the big picture in the world of marketing technology.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nine entrepreneurs talk about the agencies they’ve launched during the pandemic. I caught up with nine agency founders who have started their businesses during the COVID-19 crisis to talk about their proposition, motivation and the lessons that they’d share with others thinking of doing the same. I wish them all good luck.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Twitter offers its own analytics tool that provides insight into your activity on the platform. As of late August 2014, the Analytics’ platform has been available to all users. All you have to do is visit analytics.twitter.com ; you can also find it within the ads.twitter.com platform under the ‘Analytics’ dropdown menu.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Once upon a time, many moons ago, I worked at a large PR agency as part of the consumer technology team. PR agency life can be gratifying and exciting, just as it can be fast-paced and stress-inducing. Agencies are usually structured as teams specializing in specific industries, outlets or channels. And that’s okay!

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Managing customer relationships is a business process that’s virtually impossible to perform at scale without technology, even as the term CRM has become synonymous with the technology. Here’s the summary of news – the monthly PR Tech Sum – from the world of the PR technology vendors. >>> Give our services a try.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The latest focus is on predictive analytics and the power one can wield by predicting future trends. What is Predictive Analytics? So, what exactly is predictive analytics? The expansive variety of software and technology at our fingertips allows everyone the opportunity to turn data into valuable insight. Lisa Zanchi.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 28, 2017

A Brief Recap of Predictive Analytics. Predictive analytics is the statistical discipline of predicting what’s likely to happen based on existing data. What’s changed is our ability to predict with extremely large, complex datasets – and how accessible such prediction technology is. How Do Predictive Analytics Apply to PR?

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the last post, we introduced the idea of predictive analytics in public relations. Public relations would benefit strongly from predictive analytics, forecasting communications needs in advance. The foundation of predictive analytics is one familiar to modern PR practitioners: data. Compatible Data. Chosen Well.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2014

At this year’s Social Media Success Summit, I had the opportunity to teach an advanced marketing and communications analytics session. One of the ideas I shared was looking beyond just the data that comes out of the box from tools like Google Analytics, Facebook insights, etc. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

Once upon a time, brands and agencies relied on human analysts to identify brand mentions and extract insights on their campaigns. In order to make sense of all that “noise”, social listening, monitoring and analytics tools. Example of video recognition technology. on the Talkwalker listening & analytics platform.

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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. This includes everything from management tools like Spredfast and Sprinklr to analytics tools to employee social advocacy tools.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Here’s an example from web analytics: Look at those four standout events that are above and beyond normal traffic. Here’s another example using Twitter analytics and statistics: Again, ask the same three questions: What happened? Vice President, Marketing Technology. What caused those events? Can this be repeated?

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Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 14, 2023

However, for owners of sought after capabilities, and agencies with strong propositions leading to good growth, and profitability, it remains a good market. Are there any trends agency owners should have on their radar? As a result PE are involved in over 50% of agency deals on average.

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Onclusive

MARCH 24, 2022

This week, we continue our discussion of PR measurement best practices with our thoughts on the data and technology that can help you measure success, and an overview of two measurement frameworks our customers use in their organizations. The right communications data and technology partner will support you in all these key areas: .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2022

New York, NY, January 24, 2022 — Crenshaw Communications , a leading New York-based public relations agency specializing in PR for B2B, ad tech, and SaaS technology brands, today announced record increases for 2021 and personnel moves to support continued growth. Additionally, Sasha Dookhoo joined the B2B team as Director.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 14, 2021

New York, NY, October 14, 2021 — Crenshaw Communications , a leading New York-based public relations agency specializing in PR for B2B and SaaS technology brands, today announced key personnel moves in support of its growing ad tech PR unit. Additionally, Hannah Kasoff has joined the agency’s ad tech group.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In the last post , we looked at a sample prediction using Google Analytics™ data to make a prediction about my blog’s website traffic. The first and most common scenario in predictive analytics is flat-out bad data. A third circumstance in which predictive analytics often fail is with confounding variables.

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Onclusive

MARCH 2, 2021

We can all agree that there are a myriad number of reasons across the business transformation dimensions of people, process, and technology that lends itself to this very common scenario. – There are two sides to this lack of trust in a data management process and data analytics solution. Why this roadblock shows up?

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Technology will get smarter , intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack. As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade. Are you ready?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one. ZC: I was growing my agency and once we reached about 15 people, I wanted to improve our workflow, data insights and accountability across the team and campaigns.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A media planning agency can help businesses grasp the connection between PR and media planning, vital for success in today’s competitive and fast-paced digital environment. The Influence of Technology on PR and Media Planning Technology has revolutionized PR and media planning execution.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Digital marketing leverages technology to reach a wider audience through online channels. Use social media analytics to track engagement and optimize strategy. Measurement and Analytics Monitor metrics such as website traffic, social media engagement, media coverage, and brand sentiment.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Congrats to Jessica Hogue, GM of measurement and analytics, Innovid, Stephanie Geno, SVP of marketing, Innovid, and Rathi Murthy, chief technology officer, Verizon Media! All have been named as finalists. .

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Before your analytics start saying bah humbug maybe it’s time you were visited by the three spirits of analytics. Ghost of Analytics Past – Google Trends. Ghost of Analytics Present – Benchmarking. Google Analytics’ benchmarking feature allows you to compare your business to competitors. What are they doing?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. Analytics – open rates and response rates – which is useful to know if a reporter even saw you pitch. Edelman will be the first agency to cross-reference earned audiences with Cision’s 925+ million influencer profiles for targeted ongoing engagement.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 14, 2021

Like, for example, a new start for your marketing technology (martech) stack. Note that a few of these are agency partners or benefactors of Marketing AI Institute , our sister brand. 10 Marketing Technologies We Can’t Live Without. As HubSpot’s first-ever agency partner in 2007, we might be biased, but the data says it all.

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Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. Heck, just keeping up with the news is a challenge, never mind closing the gap on technological skill sets you need to execute effectively. So, how in this wave of ever changing technology do we keep our heads above water here at SHIFT?

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This initiative can be anything from a new product launch, to a proposal to increase spend on a branding campaign, or a significant investment with a new agency—to name a few. Improved technology is on the wish list, as well. Using data & technology to support your business case.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 11, 2015

With many agencies still stuck offering client reports relying on impressions or number of social shares, you’ve likely seen many posts on the SHIFT blog about how to move past these antiquated forms of measurement. Tap into Google Analytics. Yes other PR peeps, I said it – analytics. How to measure the impact of our work?

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Soon after, we started attracting partners from the world of marketing and PR agencies. How to Reveal the Stories Shaping the World What are the key ingredients of a technology that reveals the stories shaping the world? For this we’ve developed unique patented technology, and industry leading predictive analytics.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I work on the B2B tech team, and leveraging Google metrics and analytics to dig deeper into a media hit has helped show our clients the value of securing mentions in niche technology publications. Here are some steps to keep in mind when thinking about measuring and reporting on the success of a B2B tech hit through Google analytics.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2024

This PR software company was started by a former PR agency owner; pitch analytics is where Propel really shines I have a soft spot for startups because I’ve been employed or consulted with many of them over my career. So, he sold his agency and started Propel. Here’s what an individual pitch analytics dashboard looks like.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2019

How many people think of technology when they hear the word innovation ? While technology can certainly change how we do marketing, it’s still reliant on creative inputs. The analytics and martech tools we have today are far superior to what was available 10 years ago. I’d imagine it most.

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