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MeasurePR: Why Are AVEs Still Around?

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On July 5, the #measurePR chat discussed AVEs, specifically a Wall Street Journal Numbers blog post that challenges the notion that publicity can be equated with paid advertising. John Trader says that Measure What Matters by Katie Paine, is on his list, as is Social Media ROI by Olivier Blanchard. Here's her quick recap.

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How to Develop Meaningful PR Measurement

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Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”

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Get PR Measurement Off The Island

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I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. Sure, it’s a lot easier to teach advertising value equivalencies and say that’s how to measure public relations efforts. Wanna Subscribe?

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The Case for Nonprofit Storytelling

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So what’s the ROI? The Health Gap campaign included traditional print and outdoor advertising, earned media , organic and paid social media, influencer marketing and programmatic ads. A news release, a blog post or a tweet can’t do that alone. Find more of Mike’s musings on his blog, Communative. An altruistic aim.