Nothing has rocked the public relations world quite as much as the development of digital technologies. We’ve gained an arsenal of sophisticated tools to help with communicating our brands, fighting disinformation, and more. That said, our ability to assess the...
As PR professionals are aware, your PR strategy must include tracking campaign performance and measuring the results. Keeping a close eye on how your PR campaigns perform is paramount to understanding your brand, your audience, and the overall market. However, the...
They say you shouldn’t try to fix something that isn’t broken, but how can you tell if it’s broken in the first place? Also, how do you know if you’ve made things better? The most straightforward answer is, by observing available data and information, monitoring...
The last months of the year are the right moment to set objectives for a new cycle but also to observe what has worked and what could be done better in the year ahead. In order to implement a renewed external communications strategy that considers the needs of the...
What to measure in PR is often the million-dollar question when it comes to launching an external communications strategy. The answer is not easy: some believe that PR impact is impossible to measure, while others rely on widespread metrics such as number of clicks,...
Anyone who spends time online knows that content has become increasingly more and more targeted. Advertisements are no longer shelled out to the general population but are instead honed for specific audiences and only shown to those who will be more likely to have an...
As communicators in the COVID era are aware, marketing professionals are under increasing pressure to prove ROI in order to justify their marketing spend or budget increases for campaigns and initiatives—and according to new research from marketing performance...
Communicators measuring digital media effectiveness—in silos only—will miss crucial ad exposure data, creating a distorted view of performance insights, or “mutant data,” new research from audience insights platform DISQO reveals. The firm’s new study uncovers the...
As consumers continue to be critical of brand behavior, companies of all sizes across business sectors are elevating sustainability as a core tenet of their practices, yet new research from new engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company firm Black...
Can you believe that about 82 percent of PR professionals had no idea how to measure and evaluate their campaign’s ROI not that long ago? Yes, measuring PR campaigns is tricky, but you can't ignore this process if you want to succeed with your PR endeavors. PR...
Competitive analysis is a pillar of any successful organization. If you don’t know what your industry rivals are doing—what products they’re launching, who they’re hiring, and what their spokespeople are saying—you’re not getting the full story. Another element that...
The new digital-first era has brought about a shift in how business leaders are measuring the impact of digital experiences, with legacy measurement sources including web analytics, marketing attribution analytics, business intelligence tools and surveys taking a back...