Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Our PR teams have been taking an analytical approach to forming their account strategies for some time, and our clients have been very pleased with the results. The homepage generates Trending Stories in real time as they are happening, which PR teams can help use to optimize rapid response opportunities. Casey Egan. Casey Egan.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

If you have developers and data scientists on staff, you’ll have a substantial advantage over brands and organizations without them. Once the final product is tested and released, PR professionals can begin pitching it. Are publications, influencers, and journalists more receptive to interactive infographics?

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For example, if we are trying to build out our earned media strategy and developing public relations pitches, using trending topics in a relevant way gives you an opportunity to be noticed by reporters. Don’t just perform traditional PR, use data-driven PR ! Lisa Zanchi. Senior Marketing Strategist.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 28, 2025

Tip: Pitch timely, newsworthy stories about your organization, such as innovations, awards, or patient success stories, to relevant media outlets. Tailor pitches to align with journalists beats and interests. Leveraging Data and Metrics Data-driven PR strategies ensure you focus on what works.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Data Driven PR. As you can see from the content strategy, it’s all about the data. And every part of your PR plan should be data-driven now. But if it is to be a PR function you will have to understand how it works or find a vendor or consultant that can advise and guide you.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. The tactic still matters, but PR pros and writers will need to step up their game to cut through the clutter. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Access : influencers guard themselves with agents, agencies of their own, and handlers, making working with them challenging in some cases. Thus, instead of – or in addition to – pitching influencers directly, what if we focused our time and attention on the publications they read? Hit the Right Targets. Christopher S.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 5, 2025

Alex Cassidy of UK digital PR agency Distinctly wrote a post about how they were trying to use ChatGPT to build creative campaigns. The digital PR team’s doing it, and other agencies are doing it. How has AI changed the way your agency thinks? That’s how it all started. That’s good.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Far too many PR professionals blindly mass email their pitches without making any attempt at the “Relations” part of Public Relations. This is a pitch almost entirely devoid of value for my audience. If they’d spent any time on my site, they’d know I wasn’t a good candidate for this pitch. Comment on their stuff.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

Media love poll-results story pitches, especially when accompanied by visuals like infographics. See our earlier post for more on how to make surveys work for PR. Quality data may already exist. A PR pro can find in-depth research online from many government and non-profit sources, all in the public domain.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

In old influencer outreach programs, you’d reach out to the biggest individual dots and send them pitches. In old influence marketing, the biggest dots we pitched tended to cluster in one or two communities, but we want our message to reach many different communities. How do we think about communities of influence?

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

You may have noticed already that we talk a lot about data-driven PR at SHIFT. It’s not just a topic on our blog, it’s a concept we are encouraged to prioritize in every facet of our PR strategies. Emily Wienberg. Account Manager.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 8, 2016

From our perspective as a Google Analytics™ Certified Partner, every marketing and PR professional should be jumping up and down with excitement. Four reasons: For sales pitches. Sales Pitches. If you’re a truly data-driven PR professional, you want to showcase your analytics chops in every new business/sales presentation.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) That does not mean we are left without resources to help define PR success and set the agenda for an even more data-driven PR program in the New Year. Tracking Key Indicators.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. HAROLD can replicate itself and call the whole media list simultaneously.”

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Strong Point of View – while the PR team can help formulate an argument by using data (by analyzing what people are not currently saying), they’re not the experts. No, you’re not diluting the story by including other sources in your pitch, you’re creating the story. Amanda Monroe. Vice President.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Your job application, your outreach, your pitch will be buried in the inboxes of people who won’t dig out until after the new year. cta] The post Public Relations Jobseekers: Act Before 2017 Ends appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Christopher S.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Our top posts from the first quarter of 2016 focused on the different ways data and analytics have transformed the efforts of public relations professionals and how they affect client expectations. TOP DATA-DRIVEN PR TRENDS OF 2016: INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHICS. Casey Egan. Marketing Analyst .

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

This always gives me new pitch or campaign ideas for the plan, and detailed insight on how to alter messaging and perspectives for clients to better compete in the market. . If you aren’t sure what data-driven strategies to use when PR planning for 2018, drop us a line ! Natalie Townsend. Account Director.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

How to Build Rapport and Pitch Media Using Twitter. PR pros know that journalists aren’t limited to being pitched solely via email anymore. Twitter is emerging as a new frontier of pitching opportunities for the savvy PR professional. Everyone’s favorite blue bird is here to stay, so harness its power for your PR.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

that prefers pitches via e-mail with phone call followup afterward. Assuming that didn’t work for you, it brings up a larger point: While you don’t need a degree in computer science to build an AI strategy, it is important that PR pros don’t sit on the sidelines and let an AI strategy get defined for them without their input.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Let’s face it though – if you’re pitching a turkey-themed recipe, odds are so is everyone else. One way to spice up the pitch is using Google Trends early on to identify other food related trends and tailor your recipe pitch accordingly. This makes it that much harder to stand out in both the reporter and public’s mind.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

years working on the technology PR team. The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. I was already starting to see the need to integrate our traditional PR practices with marketing tech. I spent the first 3.5 Get to know them! Amanda Grinavich.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 28, 2019

What should you be pitching them exactly? How to Stay Top-of-Mind Post-Launch appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Seek out opportunities to build relationships with reporters or to become regular contributors to a publication (Inc., cta] The post Now What?

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

Take a step back – If you were going to pitch this client as a prospect, what would you tell him or her about their current PR program? We’ve found that clients are often more open to hearing new ideas – especially backed with data analysis – during this phase and we should embrace experimentation during times of planning.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

The important part of a press release is the proactive media pitching that accompanies a press release. While issuing a press release over a distribution wire is effective, personally pitching key contacts in the national, trade and local media will be an added layer of exposure for any announcement. The lists go on.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

That’s why when a company is creating a pitch it should make sure that that pitch is going to be sent out to the right journalists that are relevant to the industry or the topic that’s being discussed in it. The post Latest PR Trends appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It can also involve data -driven strategies, such as driving lead generation, maximising reach, and measuring the success of distribution strategies. Tech PR can be used to create positive brand awareness, enhance online reputation, and boost business profits. 3d hands holding a cell phone and pointing to the screen.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 8, 2016

One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned over the course of my 17 year professional career – and worked to impart on those I have mentored – is that thinking critically and creatively, showing genuine curiosity, and prioritizing relationship building are THE most important skills to develop as a PR professional. Molly DiLorenzo.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Because of this, more often than not data pulled from a vendor survey is not worthy of breaking news status. Setting a release date and pitching the results under embargo is a great way to not only give reporters a timeline to prepare their articles, but also create a sense of urgency and newsworthiness behind the data.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Because of this, more often than not data pulled from a vendor survey is not worthy of breaking news status. Setting a release date and pitching the results under embargo is a great way to not only give reporters a timeline to prepare their articles, but also create a sense of urgency and newsworthiness behind the data.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

What Would PR Do? I personally don’t have a PR agency for my blog, but if I did, I would provide them this data. What would a data-driven PR agency like SHIFT do with it? Using the above as an example, my PR team would advise me to write content they can pitch for precision marketing.

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