Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

We’ve used the expression data-driven PR for quite some time now, but haven’t clearly defined it. What does data-driven PR mean? How do you know whether your public relations efforts are data-driven or not? To be data-driven is to make decisions with data first and foremost.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

If you’re an avid (or even a sometimes) reader of the SHIFT blog, then you already know data-driven public relations is something we know well. 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. Google Trends.

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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. Did it drive traffic, engagement, or sales?

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

What does the future hold for public relations professionals? In this series, we’ll examine a few data-driven trends that could mean success or failure for your PR efforts in 2016. Click to view the live infographic and work with the data. What should we be keeping an eye on? The interactive infographic.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Dos and don’ts for holiday media pitching. Your PR team may be determined to grab some visibility during a holiday season, but if the story doesn’t fit, don’t force it. The Christmas/Hanukkah time in particular is so cluttered that a marginal pitch that might slip through on another occasion will probably be tossed out.

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Prowly

MARCH 4, 2025

Email pitches? 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. However, you can gather massive amounts of data and let AI process it for you. Attention-worthy subject lines?

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Landis PR

JANUARY 28, 2025

Public relations plays a pivotal role in achieving these goals while boosting lead generation for healthcare organizations. Here’s how PR strategies can serve as a cornerstone for your growth. Leveraging Patient Stories Human interest stories are among the most powerful tools in healthcare PR.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Today, PR strategy is often informed by data insights. PR teams use data tools and platforms to glean patterns and insight from media coverage, measure audience engagement, and quantify campaign performance. Unlike Muck Rack, Qwoted is a new platform, and we are enamored!

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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. Not only is it free but it gives you the flexibility and access to public postings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Given this backdrop, when would a jobseeker in the public relations industry be best served to look for work? Jobseekers searching for PR jobs will swamp prospective employers just a couple of weeks into the new year. When To Find a Public Relations Job. People’s thoughts turn towards friends, family, and home. Christopher S.

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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. PR grows more in demand. Public relations is HOT right now. Data-driven 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

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

However, for public relations practitioners, influencer marketing poses significant challenges, such as: Cost : influencer marketing costs reach into 7-figures for top-tier influencers, far out of range of most public relations budgets. Reach Influencers Through Their Media. How To Find Influencer Media. Hit the Right Targets.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Shel Israel followed up in our discussion last week about the automation (or lack thereof) of persuasion technologies and public relations by asking: Since you are in the business of building trust for clients, why are so many PR people not trusted by the media? This is a pitch almost entirely devoid of value for my audience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

If you’re a cybersecurity firm, a 1000-person survey conducted after a public security breach may show behavior change, persistent sloppy password habits or new attitudes about smart home devices. Media love poll-results story pitches, especially when accompanied by visuals like infographics. Data.gov, Healthdata.gov, U.S.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For leading data management platform Lotame , for example, their data and third-party surveys are both important, and they often work together. Don’t make research a sales pitch. It’s important to develop research and data that speaks to core themes, messages and products. This is a mistake.

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The Hoyt Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Now that we are in the fourth quarter of 2023, it’s time to ask yourself if your PR strategy is up-to-date with the latest pr trends and technology. 6 Important Trends In Public Relations To Pay Attention To 1. Data And Analytics In the past, many businesses did not measure the impact of their PR strategies.

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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. Step 3: Check for links.

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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

APRIL 1, 2016

April 1, 2016 – Boston, MA – Cloud-based computing and artificial intelligence represent the future of content creation, distribution, public relations, and marketing. HAROLD’s creation represents the first AI employee of a virtual public relations workforce. 2014: ZIPR Mobile PR Spokesperson App.

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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

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.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful. Best days to pitch.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

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. Not all content is made for the sake of awareness, but that doesn’t mean PR shouldn’t leverage it appropriately. Tracking Key Indicators.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Using Sysomos , I not only like to look back at the last 90 days to see how many pieces of coverage my client’s competitors received, but also look for patterns and themes my client hasn’t promoted, new publications to consider and how my client’s competitors are being talked about or talking to the media.

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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.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Reporters at every rung of the media landscape, from high-profile, top-tier publications all the way down to niche, vertical outlets, strive to create the most thought-provoking stories possible. And when data-driven PR strategies are leveraged over time, the results can be especially impactful. Best days to pitch.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication. Here is a starter’s kit of digital/marketing-focused blogs and publications I recommend reading: {grow}. Get to know them! The Moz Blog.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2022

Just like every other industry, the trends in public relations can be influenced by a variety of things such as technology, preferences from the customers, expectations from employees, and more. This gives public relations a great opportunity to make impactful decisions for the target audiences. Consumer Focus.

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Shift Communications

JULY 28, 2017

He’s done his research so he knows that sharks are getting a bad rep for no good reason, but his few tweets and one-on-one conversations with customers aren’t doing enough to turn the tide of public opinion. His new strategy: own the issue, educate the public and position himself as a leader for shark rights! In this case, G.W.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Creating memorable media experiences through product trial has long been a staple of public relations for food & beverage and related brands. Let’s face it though – if you’re pitching a turkey-themed recipe, odds are so is everyone else. This makes it that much harder to stand out in both the reporter and public’s mind.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 28, 2019

Seek out opportunities to build relationships with reporters or to become regular contributors to a publication (Inc., but also consider trade publications that cover your industry. What should you be pitching them exactly? for example, has ongoing contributors).

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Buzzstream

MARCH 5, 2025

You and I actually spoke about this a bit before, but it sounds like I love this idea of data-driven PR these days. I’ve seen that happen for us at BuzzStream, and that’s why I’m leaning into that as much data as possible. And yeah, I don’t know if there is a great way to control that yet.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Out of 1001 PR Pros interviewed, what percent used generative AI in the following tasks? Social Media Engagement Since the ultimate goal of PR is to manage and enhance public perception and reputation, having a strong social media presence is key.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

The public relations field covers a wide array of tools and you may find it hard to know how to prioritize your PR efforts in 2024. So, to help you out, we’ve identified the top 5 PR trends in 2024. So, read on to discover what you should not ignore in public relations this year. Increasing Multimedia 5.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 25, 2018

What publications have driven the most traffic back to competitors’ websites? Are there publications and story themes being shared the most? 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? the influencers we need to reach)?

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