Onclusive

AUGUST 3, 2021

The technology to measure the business impact of communications on a company’s bottom line is now readily available, providing communicators with ample opportunities to develop data-driven PR strategies. Overall, 78% of PR pros measure their communications effectiveness.*

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Onclusive

APRIL 15, 2020

This is a continuation of our April blog series focused on helping communications teams get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. First things first: how do you define attribution? .

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Unfortunately, 82 percent of practitioners say they have no way to evaluate the return they receive on PR. PR coverage has typically been measured by media outlet audience size. This method of measurement does not tie back to business objectives and these softer metrics often do not resonate with the C-Suite.

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Onclusive

APRIL 15, 2020

This is a continuation of our April blog series focused on helping communications teams get the credit they deserve and the resources they need by making a key shift to data-driven PR and communications. First things first: how do you define attribution?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

A Guest Post By Kelly Byrd, PR Engineer, AirPR. With the growth of PRTech options for Big Data tracking and measurement, a knowledge of and comfort with that science has become imperative for leading PR professionals. Being an employee of AirPR , I strongly believe that thoughtful use of data is essential to success.

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Onclusive

MARCH 2, 2021

in the recent years with PR/Communications executives, leaders and, professionals across agency, in-house, education, research, collective groups and a number of Comm Tech data platforms. b) what if the PR/Communications team can’t accurately interpret/explain the nuances in the data analysis?

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Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2021

Three key focus areas where short-term approaches mar the benefit of strategic and critical thinking and planning: Focusing on measurements and reporting as an activity instead of analyzing trends and patterns and adding more context for deeper and actionable insights – which can become capabilities embedded in various PR/Communications processes.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time. Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. You can’t argue with the data. It was subjective.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Google’s new guide, “ Measure What Matters Most “, drives home the point of improving outcomes by focusing on the customer journey. It will challenge you to consider all the possibilities of your choices — from what to measure to promotions to measuring the customer journey to proving that your efforts indeed work.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 19, 2015

One of the greatest challenges to public relations as an industry since the advent of digital marketing and communications is how to measure the effectiveness of PR. These qualitative benefits of PR are as old as the marketing funnel itself. How do you measure in reasonably objective numbers the impact of the PR you’ve received?

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Whether it’s true love or love-hate, our leadership encourages its use for first drafts of written content, research synthesis, rote reports, and more. It’s not a fling, but a long-term commitment to staying ahead in the PR game. Today, PR strategy is often informed by data insights.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

However, one area where video-minded PR professionals fall short is how to measure the success of video communications. The old way of measuring video success was simple, if ineffective: how many views did our video receive? The Video Communications Measurement Funnel. Reporting to Others. The Old Way.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR metrics and PR data that are available to us today can help us do just that, but dealing with analytics is still a little scary to a lot of communicators. Being a good communicator doesn’t mean you can’t be data-driven. Why is this the case?

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Prowly

MARCH 4, 2025

Thats why weve broken down the five biggest PR trends shaping 2025. Sure, it can assist with analyzing data and even in writing content for you, but it often lacks context, understanding, and emotional intelligencethings only a PR professional can provide. Let's dive in!

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Onclusive

MAY 10, 2017

My coworker Rachel Berk explained this well : “Sure, we attend some high-brow events, tech conferences can be thrilling, and every once in a while you may find yourself giddy with excitement if a New York Times reporter likes one of your tweets. We’ve all heard the saying you can’t manage what you can’t measure.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 20, 2025

Something that weve been focussing on heavily at Tank is data-driven PR, in particular, utilising internal data. Our clients are often sitting on a goldmine of data whether this is sales stats, user trends, or even a rise in sales for a specific product.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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. Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. 74% of PR pros report an increase in work quality when using AI. Download the report!

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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. Step 1: Ask for access.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Data And Analytics In the past, many businesses did not measure the impact of their PR strategies. Most brands would publish press releases and other online content and rely on hunches to measure the results. Today, companies expect more from their PR departments.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 11, 2015

It’s the age-old question…or the ‘PR-age’ old question that is. How to measure the impact of our work? 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.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

The ability to show our PR efforts are working. Google Analytics is a tool that can help businesses measure a bunch of different things, but it can also be a great asset for PR pros. Our reporting has stepped up. Tapping into new sources of data via all sorts of tools has expanded the way we report for our clients.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. 74% of PR pros report an increase in work quality when using AI. Download the report!

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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. 3 CATEGORIES OF PR AND EARNED MEDIA. HOW TO BEST MEASURE YOUR PR SUCCESS. Once Q4 hits, end of year reporting becomes right around the corner. Want to see how to do this for your blog?

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While product trials and demos can whet an editor’s appetite for a story, recipes are rich content that can both maximize PR campaigns and drive measurable business results in multiple ways. This makes it that much harder to stand out in both the reporter and public’s mind. according to Google Trends.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 25, 2017

How can all of this be measured and analyzed? SCALE is a cloud based software designed to close the data gap when analyzing how well content performs. It incorporates organic data from MOZ Open Site Explorer API, SEMRush, and APIs of the top social media platforms. SHIFT has the solution: SCALE. The Application.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

As we know, writers and reporters like to be targeted individually, rather than as part of a larger media blast. Building relationships with writers is the key to any successful PR program and an announcement is the time to continue fostering those relationships. can really measure the success of his strategy. But is it enough?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Let’s jump in: How to Choose a PR Strategy: Part 1 of 6. The hot topic in PR is always strategy. SHIFT honed in on creating a way to choose a PR strategy based on visible, measurable criteria and a meta-strategic framework. PR pros know that journalists aren’t limited to being pitched solely via email anymore.

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Shift Communications

JULY 6, 2015

One of the most difficult challenges reporting and analytics face in public relations measurement is sentiment analysis. If you don’t have time to do an in-depth sentiment analysis, your best bet is not to report sentiment at all. How does it go wrong? Machines are incapable of understanding context. Here’s why.

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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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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

The biggest benefit of utilizing digital PR is that companies can keep track of the performance of their PR efforts in digital spaces through their SEO strategies too. Elements such as search engine ranking, keywords, and link building are all helpful ways that companies can measure the success of their digital RP efforts.

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