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Quick Study: E-Mail Marketers Miss ROI; Boomers Outdo Gen Y-ers; Marketers Lag Online; Social Media Spending Jumps

April 6th, 2009 by

â–¶ E-mail Marketers Missing Measurement Opportunities: According to the ERoi study of the trends and use of e-mail analytics, marketers “are taking an extremely careless approach to e-mail marketing” based on the finding that 18%… Continued

HOW MEDIA THINK PR EXECUTIVES SHOULD WRITE

April 6th, 2009 by

Following is a small selection of verbatim comments from editors and reporters polled in the recent national survey of 12,500 editors and reporters by Don Bates with the assistance of Cision and George Washington University.… Continued

Improve PR Writing in Media Pitches

April 6th, 2009 by

According to a recent survey of U.S. media conducted in conjunction with George Washington University and Cision, PR executives are valuable to media, but they have a lot to learn when it comes to writing for them. As noted in the 33-page report, 94% of journalists use submissions from PR professionals and large majorities also depend on other PR tools such as press kits and special events.

THE MORE SOME THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE MEDIA RELATIONS DOESN’T

April 6th, 2009 by

Modern forces and current events may require executives to reinterpret basic tenets of communications, but one remains the same (at least according to CNBC’s on-air editor Charles Gasparino): media relations. Known for being particularly unforgiving… Continued

Redefining Comms: Applying Modern Experiences to Advance the Discipline

April 6th, 2009 by

Communications’ inherent dependence on intangible factors whose definitions are largely subjective—reputation, brand, trust, authenticity—hobbled it in the business climate of yore, before technology and shifting values elevated it to a position of power within modern… Continued

10 NUMBERS NEEDED TO MEASURE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

April 6th, 2009 by

Katie Paine, CEO of KDPaine & Partners, recommends that communications executives consider a combination of the following metrics when attempting to measure engagement on a social media campaign: 1. Percent increase/decrease in unique visits 2.… Continued

Marriage of Metrics: Social Media ROI = Engagement + Relationships

April 6th, 2009 by

Engagement. Relationships. When you consider the vernacular surrounding social media measurement, an outsider could easily mistake the conversation for one about the ROI of marriage. Granted, the ROI of both marriage and social media are,… Continued

Media Relations Tactics for Weathering Crises

April 6th, 2009 by

One would be hard-pressed to locate a business executive who could honestly remember a time when the media environment was as complex as it is today. Not only is there an ever-growing number of new… Continued

The More Some Things Change, the More Media Relations Doesn’t

April 6th, 2009 by

Modern forces and current events may require executives to reinterpret basic tenets of communications, but one remains the same (at least according to CNBC’s on-air editor Charles Gasparino): media relations. Known for being particularly unforgiving… Continued

How Media Think PR Execs Should Write

April 6th, 2009 by

Following is a small selection of verbatim comments from editors and reporters polled in the recent national survey of 12,500 editors and reporters by Don Bates with the assistance of Cision and George Washington University.… Continued