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Harnessing the Power of Big Data for Public Relations

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Public relations professionals must sift through the millions of status updates, photos, videos, check-ins and other digital breadcrumbs to uncover meaningful, valuable insights and then decipher the best ways to act upon that data. So, what is big data ? Leveraging real-time data during a crisis. Take Waze for example.

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How Much Listening Does Social Media Listening Really Offer?

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Social media listening. Social media monitoring. Social media tracking. Social media intelligence. There are many descriptions of how we can use social media as a listening tool , to complement (or replace) our more interactive approach where we converse too.

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Jim Sterne on #MeasurePR: Using Analytics For Better Public Relations

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b) Thinking a lot of noise is good without studying the sentiment of the conversations. c) Treating social media as a broadcast channel. It’s far more Social than Media – Hi Mom! There were some requests for clarifications, so Jim continued, “Mentions are just that – social media comments.

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Turning Marketing Measurement on its Head

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On why frame the question this way instead of the other way around (all quotes/notes from Seth): “Social media marketing shares one key goal with media relations and PR: obtaining lots of good earned media. Tell your marketing counterparts of your own experiences on how to find and then analyze earned media.

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The Future of PR is Precision – Less Gut, More Data

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PR has become more challenging and practitioners can no longer rely on gut instinct alone – especially as they become more closely aligned with marketing teams that utilize technology and data to demonstrate results. The shifting media landscape has made public relations more difficult. Social media metrics.

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On Research, Measurement’s Oft-Forgotten Sibling

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Steve said, “Primary research is the collection of data that does not already exist. And, Steve added, with social media, you can find people to attend these focus groups very easily, since they self-select. Here’s a quick recap of what we discussed. On the different types of research: primary, secondary, etc.:

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Blogging for Grasshoppers: The Most Numerous Steps To Do The.

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An article published on Edutopia titled Lead, Don’t Lecture , outlines teachers’ insights that are in line with these sentiments. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post. He does his best to stay informed on politics, tech, music, cultures, and social media. Liked what you saw?

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