Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Digital Reach : Digital Reach by Cision is a new way for PR professionals to measure UVPM (Unique Visitors Per Month) or “reach,” which is the number of people who visit a site in a any given month. Google Databoard : Everyone knows about Google Analytics , but not as many communications professionals know about Google Databoard.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2025

There are many free courses you can take from Google (AI and analytics) and HubSpot (all kinds of classes). Since I work in technology, which is by definition the application of science for practical use, there is some direct professional development value. Google offers free courses on analytics and AI.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Here at SHIFT we’re big fans of Think With Google. Critical and creative thinking are fast becoming the skills to develop and Google seeks to help with that with this product. Google’s new guide, “ Measure What Matters Most “, drives home the point of improving outcomes by focusing on the customer journey.

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Google Measurement Data-Driven PR Marketing 107

5W PR

MARCH 16, 2025

Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome, combined with increasing privacy regulations and growing consumer demand for data protection, signals the end of an era in digital advertising. This transition affects everything from audience targeting and campaign measurement to personalization and attribution.

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Onclusive

MAY 24, 2017

In layman’s terms, Fletcher’s work allows us to solve a pretty itchy problem: the problem of proper PR measurement. And when you have a grasp on the science behind the tech, you can better explain issues tied to PR measurement to your C-suite leaders. Articles in their raw form aren’t measurable. Let’s break it down.

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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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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Today’s PR strategies are more iterative, forming a continuous loop where outcomes are measured and insights are frequently incorporated back into the strategy. PR professionals and marketers alike are beginning to see PR attribution as a mandatory mechanism for accurate marketing measurement. “ Technology has largely enabled this.”

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 9, 2014

For that, we’ll turn to our stalwart, Google Analytics. There are any number of tools that can allow you to download the biographical data of your Twitter following, such as tools from Moz, Sysomos, Simply Measured, and even Twitter’s own API. Vice President, Marketing Technology. In this example below, how are we doing?

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Cision

MAY 16, 2015

While it used to be a running joke that many in the communication industry were there to avoid numbers and math, these days the importance of measuring PR efforts is no longer being ignored. Google Analytics should be a part of every PR pros toolkit. Want to learn more about Google Tag Manager? Tag Management.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

PR professionals now track, measure, and analyze campaign performance with precision that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago. The rise of sophisticated analytics tools has created new opportunities to understand audience behavior, measure media impact, and prove ROI. Those that ignore analytics risk falling behind.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since many of our PR clients are high-growth technology businesses, it’s essential to know what’s trending. I ‘ll also do a quick google search for context on some of the topics I spot, especially when they’re relevant to our clients. 8:30 am While the work day won’t officially start until 9 a.m., The time flies.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since many of our PR clients are high-growth technology businesses, it’s essential to know what’s trending. I ‘ll also do a quick google search for context on some of the topics I spot, especially when they’re relevant to our clients. 8:30 am While the work day won’t officially start until 9 a.m., The time flies.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

If the idea of technology invading the practice of PR freaks you out a little, perhaps all you need a different perspective. Yes, technology can be daunting, but it can also make your life a lot easier, help you achieve better results and demonstrate the value of your work. Google Analytics. These five tools can do just that.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 8, 2021

For years, the enormous role technology plays in our lives and our reverence for brands like Apple and Amazon shielded the sector from greater taxation and regulation. As a sector, technology has lost its luster. It’s the lowest point for technology in the 11-year life of the survey in 17 of 27 countries, including the U.S.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2024

futurist and technology expert Crystal Washington underscored that the pace of today’s transformation is unprecedented. Technology innovation is speeding up. Today, technology allows us to measure outcomes in ways that were impossible before, she said. In her dynamic General Session today at ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

There were also a lot of big changes here at Cision, including a complete rebrand , celebrating our 150-year heritage by going public and launching new technology that makes PR measurement possible. How Cision® Impact Measures Earned Media. Cision now offers the technology to measure PR campaigns from awareness to conversion.

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Cision

MAY 11, 2015

“When you talk about tracking user behavior on the web…at the base level everyone put a Google Analytics tag on each page of their site and they could see what page got the most traffic and where people were coming from. ” – Lukas Bergstrom, Product Manager, Google Tag Manager. What is tag management?

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Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

It’s a reactive measurement for campaign analysis and overall performance reporting. Social media listening is more proactive , capturing quantitative and qualitative data to anticipate trends, sentiment, and consumption styles. This can help inform your own competitive strategies and keep you one step ahead.   9.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

New technologies are helping make the measurement of public relations results easier, less time-consuming and more meaningful. More PR agencies today are designating a measurement guru on its team to own analytics. Advance legwork can improve the odds of achieving measurable impact. Identify the “core measures.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

It all goes back to Google’s now-famous Penguin algorithm update, which as Bruce Kennedy puts it, led to “the shotgun wedding between PR and SEO.” Google quietly filed a patent in 2014 that many in the search business feel presages an actual formula for tracking implied links. Everything is measurable and measured.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2024

Yet a new study by Bain and Google brings something new to the conversation. The results suggest there are three marketing motions successful B2B software companies do differently than their peers: they experiment with marketing often, they think about marketing measurement more and they do more marketing in-house. >>>

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Google reached into its deep pockets and rolled out an $800 million program of direct financial assistance , ad credits, and grants to businesses with active Google Adwords accounts.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. CMOs and CEOs are starting to ask: Why can’t PR be measured and attributed the way that marketing efforts can? The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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Onclusive

MARCH 16, 2015

Nothing has changed our industry more than technological innovation. All About Tech Canva Google Analytics HARO Influence&Co OneSpot PR PR education PR measurement PR solutions PR Tech PR tools Prezly PRTech PRTech ecosystem PRTech solutions public relations TechCalendar'

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2019

Alexa, will technology change the public relations industry? We use data analytics to inform our campaigns and to measure campaign outcomes like message delivery or perception change. This isn’t new technology, of course, but it has only recently become reliable enough to reach a tipping point in consumer adoption.

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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. Video Impact Can Be Measured! The Old Way.

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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. Sometimes, it feels like paid media budgets are invincible.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2020

A study shows PR and communications can improve measurement with a little more effort; here’s a look at the metrics most commonly cited Measurement and proving value is the top challenge facing PR and communications , according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. So, how are communicators leveling up?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2024

Burrelles bigs farewell to print media monitoring; PRophet adds Google AI models; Meltwater announces new AI features A few days ago, Burrelles ended its print monitoring services. In some sense, this means PR has been measuring, or at least monitoring, its work longer than it has been using one of its preeminent tools.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

During our INBOUND15 talk on How to Measure the Value of PR in the 21st Century, one audience member raised this fascinating question: “How do you measure understanding, and where does it fit in the PR funnel?” In the future, we may have access to inexpensive fMRI technology to do so, but that day has not yet arrived.

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Cision

MAY 16, 2016

All of these programs were strategically discontinued by Google so that they could focus on more important things. A common theme throughout the white paper is to leverage technology for better communication. Whatever we hope to accomplish, we need to measure. The same way that you measure external communication.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2017

We know data and technology are key to solving these issues and I’m excited to share that our most recent updates to the Cision Communications Cloud™ address these very pain points. However, many professionals continue to use disjointed platforms and standalone measurement tools to manage and analyze their campaigns.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

You can see visually this in the Google Trends chart above ( or see it for yourself online ). Many of the PR technology vendors I track for the monthly PR Tech Sum put a greater emphasis on earned media than media relations in their messaging. Below is the summary of news from the world of the PR technology vendors.

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Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Some very smart people from the worlds of media, business, and technology made great arguments for each side. Plus, Google and Facebook make money on fake news, and some say they’re just giving users what they want. They can and should take measures to combat fake news. It was entertaining and informative.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2017

Big data is behind many of the greatest technological breakthroughs of the 21st Century. Google uses big data to show you as many useful ads as possible when you search for things online. Maximize the Impact of Your Earned Media Programs with Data-Driven Insights. PR will always be a creative discipline.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

However, paid media has historically had a significant advantage over earned when it comes to measuring success. Run a Google search to discover demographic data about the types of people that are most active on each social network. Google Analytics has an abundance of data including, but not limited to: Language spoken.

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Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

He then discussed the five elements of the crisis data cycle: Listen: Implement & Validate media monitoring & measurement ahead of time. Measure: Monitor and measure results in near real-time to track the situation. Use monitoring and measurement as your early warning system.

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