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#measurePR Recaps: March-May 2018

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In April, Kami Huyse joined as the guest host to discuss measuring the success of paid advertising for nonprofits with Jasmine Cordew of Whole Whale. Here’s some of what was talked about: On whether paid advertising for nonprofits is a good use of funds: A2: Yes! Let your data explain the need!

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Will India See a Rise in Digital PR?

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Apart from the usual layoffs, cost reduction, and restructuring, we have seen newspapers and magazines getting thinner, TV stations cutting back on programming, and several publications and channels are on the block. The falling rupee has hit many Indians, and seems to have caught up with the Indian media in the past few months.

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Smart Measurement For Creative People

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Calculate the cost per customer. All marketing related costs, such as advertisement and print costs, should be recorded separately and tallied up at the end. The follow through analysis is essential to judging the efficacy of any plan. Once your promotion is over, you need to: 1.

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Apple: A Case Study in Why Brands Should Control Their Stories

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The iPad was going to save publishing and advertising. Advertisers claimed people would finally interact with ads and Apple would charge a bundle for these. Advertisers forget we like ads on our terms, not theirs. For example, it costs only $14 to buy $1 of profits from Apple. And recently Apple has been striking out.

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Give Your Content Marketing a Human Face

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Twist Image leverages this revenue to offset its sales costs. Mitch continues, “When we pitch [my speaking and writing revenue] offsets the pitching costs, which are very significant in the agency world.”. Mitch’s activities offset the firm’s business development costs, and sometimes Twist ends up cash flow positive.

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Share This Too: Richard Bagnall Returns to #measurePR (Pt. II)

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This time around, we talked more about the need for education, whether CPM (cost per thousand impressions) is a valid metric for PR, especially since it has recently been discussed by the IPR (Institute for Public Relations “measurati,” and whether or not PR firms should also offer measurement services. Here are a few excerpts.

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The 4-1-1 on the (Not So) New Marketing Trend: Influencer Marketing

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Big consumer brands can rely on big-name celebrities for promoting their brands because they can afford the high-dollar cost and, also, because it works. It’s rumored that Lincoln saw a 25 percent increase in sales of their Navigator series when they began using Matthew McConaughey in their advertising.