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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Onclusive

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Using a robust media monitoring and measurement solution can help you extract a lot of the data and insights that you need, such as the current industry trends, what has worked or not worked well for your audience, and what the competitors are doing. Step 5: Write the business case. Business case writing best practices.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tech tools make me seem like a better writer than I am. If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). What I want to do in this post is examine tech tools that improve different dimensions of your writing.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Google Gemini to write press releases for PR Newswire “Generate high-quality press releases with just a few clicks.” A new PR tool named PRophet, which is part of the Stagwell portfolio, announced generative AI features from Google Gemini earlier this year. We’re headed in that direction with generative AI too. Gobble-gobble.

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

There’s an art to headline writing — but it’s not rocket science. It’s possible to write a headline that always captures attention, you just have to remember the fundamentals. When it comes to headline writing, there is no room for long, complicated words, nor is there room for bland, uninspiring language.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This is a given, but goals and the ways in which progress is measured will vary with the individual organization. Beware of sweeping objectives like “positive visibility” or “brand awareness” unless there are tools with which to measure that visibility with some precision. Build in and budget for metrics.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

Write a rock-solid PR plan. The objectives should be clear as well as measurable. While a startup may elect to limit its scope to core media outreach activities, most comprehensive programs will use all the best implements in the PR tool box to support thought leadership, analyst relations, research, and other tactics.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. This post and a new feature on insight tool BuzzSumo holds a lot of the answers!

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Feel free to start a free trial to get an understanding of the tool. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 15, 2023

This makes it easier to develop targeted campaigns, measure the impact of their efforts, and make informed decisions about future strategies. AI-powered tools can help generate headlines, craft social media posts, and even write news articles. They can also measure their return on investment (ROI).

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In the old days, most PR measurement consisted of soliciting opinions directly through surveys and indirectly by measuring behaviors based on opinions, like buying or voting. As a result, measuring the impact of public relations or media campaigns relied heavily on leaps of faith. Going deeper than positive-negative.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. It’s not enough to just count what’s easy to count; you must measure what really matters. That’s no longer the case.

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5W PR

MAY 21, 2024

Businesses now use data analytics to measure campaign impact. Invest in PR software Numerous tools are available to track media mentions, analyze social media sentiment, and measure campaign performance. From intuition to insights PR has evolved from instinct and media connections to data-driven strategies.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR pros will need to either write content themselves or help to drive strategy with a team of writers, editors and guest blog contributors. Feel free to start a free trial to get an understanding of the tool. Measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is an interesting PR problem that has often been debated by experts.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Fortunately, in the age of social media and digital marketing, we have more tools and resources than ever to understand our audiences, to know how we’re doing. As I write about marketing and PR, I’d hope that at least a portion of my audience’s biographies indicate that they’d be interested in marketing and PR. Christopher S.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 23, 2024

Executive visibility is a powerful tool for amplifying your brand and showcasing your company’s expertise. You may also consider a content training session, providing tools they need to write content such as blog posts or resource guides themselves.

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The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The Mail doesn’t release that kind of data and your PR tool only provides unique users. Monthly unique browsers or unique user data is provided by the publisher on an annual basis to tools like Cision and Gorkana. Site vs. page traffic According to SimilarWeb.com (A free tool!) No problem’, you think. But then you realise….The

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Not all media contact and outreach tools for communicators are created equal. Look no further than Onclusive’s journalist relationship management tools. Look no further than Onclusive’s journalist relationship management tools. Learn more about Onclusive’s journalist relationship management tools or request a demo today.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Making up Metrics I was recently on a conference call with a respected nternational measurement organization and a new member of the group was explaining how she’d been pressured by her CEO to put a dollar value on her efforts. “So There should be a special place in measurement hell for people who make up bad metrics.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 2, 2019

But without competitor analysis tools you simply can’t achieve this. We have five competitor analysis tools that’ll help you stay ahead of your competition! This free tool identifies what software your competitors are using. Discover potential partners or leads you can be working with using this competitive analysis tool.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 20, 2023

no measurable objectives or budget figures). Objectives should be SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound). In the process, you should be exposed to new trends, tools, case studies and research that can help you better prepare or judge award entries. APR solidifies use of the RPIE framework.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This isn’t new, but today there are more digital distractions in the form of tools, tactics and platforms. We need to be able to use social media platforms to reach and engage curated audiences, as well as measure the success of our campaigns. But any AI tool requires human oversight, and the cost of a mistake is very high.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A business case is one of the most powerful decision-making tools available to the C-suite. You may also need to invest in new technology tools such as Onclusive that offer comprehensive media monitoring, power media relations workflows, provide PR measurement and reporting, and automate other tasks and responsibilities.

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Presspage

JUNE 23, 2021

The benefits of this approach are two-fold: it removes manual work, and (provided you have the right tools) you’ll be able to monitor your contacts’ engagement based on their interactions with your content. Tools are acquired as ad-hoc solutions and not with a goal-based approach.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 27, 2023

It goes beyond the ability to read and write; health literacy is about comprehending complex health concepts, navigating the ever-so-confusing healthcare system and effectively communicating with healthcare professionals. These tools can be found for free online. One, many people who are reading this know all too well.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2024

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. I also think it’s a significant deal for Google, which has received a lot of criticism for being slow to market with generative AI tools. Generative AI seems to be heating up recently too.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2024

Staffbase launches beta for new internal comms tool; Muck Rack team up with Shankman; Agility PR Solutions parent touts LLM deal with “big tech” In an unscientific observation, I’ve noticed a lot of companies are hiring internal communications. Mentions Meltwater announced an integration between Klear and its social media management tool.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro either writes some of this content themselves or helps drive strategy with a team of writers/editors and/or guest blog contributors. Measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is an interesting PR problem that Mary Lou Panzano, vice president and head of U.S. Writing/Editing of Miscellaneous PR Assets.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

Burrelles has a long history of credibility and trust, and we notify clients when we implement AI-powered tools into our platform. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The best way is to experiment with AI-powered marketing tools. So taking demos and trials of tools is a must. In this post, we’ve listed all AI-powered vendors we’ve interviewed to-date, a list of 43 tools in total. Phrasee uses AI to write better marketing language than humans. But there are a lot of vendors out there.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 29, 2024

She explores how robust measurement and evaluation can help this function prove its value to the bottom line. Miller has a clear and direct writing style that befits her practical approach. She positions internal communications as essential to a company’s long-term success. While a technical expert, she does not rely on jargon.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. This makes modifications a little easier and faster since some monitoring tools require you to click back out into a separate tab to adjust the findings. 3) Connect: beyond a media contact database.

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Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Again, we have the issue of lack of appropriate measurement tools.

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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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Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

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wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 7, 2020

A few months back, Agility PR Solutions announced it updated its media monitoring tool. MediaMiser was based in Canada and provided media monitoring tools. Importantly, this review strictly looks at just the monitoring tool. The company has 4 out of 5 stars, based on 214 reviews on G2 at the time of this writing.

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