Measurement

It’s an unfortunate reality of business: When the economy takes a turn for the worse, marketing, advertising and public relations are among the first budget items businesses cut. But in tough economic times, it’s more… Continued

Calling measurement the Holy Grail of PR is as cliché as revisiting the struggle to get a seat at the table, yet somehow the term’s continued relevance (despite drastic changes to the communications landscape) justifies… Continued

The winners and honorable mentions in this year’s PR news Platinum PR awards issue exemplify the most innovative approaches to redefining traditional PR with anything-but- traditional strategies. From a marketing communications effort that united a… Continued

To say the blogosphere has been growing at a locomotive rate the past few years is to make an excessive understatement. Consider these statistics culled from a March 2008 study conducted by Universal McCann: 77%… Continued

Even in this inscrutable economy, PR agency directors and owners are still earning a nice living, clients are remaining and talent is plentiful. Why fret about profitability? Well, I’m here to tell you that attention… Continued

Organization: Shell Oil Company Agency: Burson-Marsteller; Penn, Schoen & Berland Timeframe: 2006 – 2007 When Shell Oil Company undertook an 18-month face-to-face campaign to build public understanding of energy issues, research and measurement quickly became… Continued

By Mark Weiner A study sponsored in part by the Institute for Public Relations and The Arthur Page Society revealed that, while executives who fund PR programs desire measurement to gauge performance and ROI, they… Continued

Measurement is the bread and butter for communications executives, as this professional population is constantly on the lookout for tangible ways to quantify their efforts and, in turn, get buy-in from the powers that be… Continued

By Rick Gould In the PR agency business, consider a recessionary period to be any point when your operating profit drops below 20% of the top of the line. It may sound harsh, but there… Continued

In more than 20 years of delivering media analysis programs to major companies, organizations and PR counsel, it has always been, and still remains, a puzzle as to why media analysis research seems so little… Continued