Katie Paine is writing a special series for us titled “How do you measure success?” The Measurement Queen’s series, devoted to examining how PR measurement can be applied to various aspects of public relations to prove their impact, will appear exclusively on the...
How do you measure success? Assigning value to your coverage
Over the next few months, Katie Paine will be presenting a series titled “How do you measure success?” The Measurement Queen’s series, devoted to examining how PR measurement can be applied to various aspects of public relations to prove their impact, will appear...
How do you measure success? 5 ways to put a value on your events
Over the next few months, Katie Paine will be presenting a series titled “How do you measure success?” The Measurement Queen’s series, devoted to examining how PR measurement can be applied to various aspects of public relations to prove their impact, will appear...
Better media relations is not the answer
This post from the Queen of Measurement Katie Paine is a direct response to an earlier post from Alex Slater, wherein the managing director of Clyde Group argued that the PR industry needs to get back to its media relations roots. I recently read Alex Slater's post...
Influence? What’s that?
Influence is a lovely word. Brands that don’t have it want it, and brands that have it, well, they’re golden. But what does it mean? Ask any PR department or agency if they have an “influential” top tier media list they work from, chances are very good they’ll say,...
Influence? What’s that?
Influence is a lovely word. Brands that don’t have it want it, and brands that have it, well, they’re golden. But what does it mean? Ask any PR department or agency if they have an “influential” top tier media list they work from, chances are very good they’ll say,...
AVE alternatives: There is life after ad value equivalency
I sense a creeping panic setting in at many PR agencies and in-house PR teams. Their favorite fictitious metric, known as Ad Value Equivalency (AVE), is slowly but surely disappearing from measurement tool boxes around the world. As I’ve written before, both AMEC and...
AVE alternatives: There is life after ad value equivalency
I sense a creeping panic setting in at many PR agencies and in-house PR teams. Their favorite fictitious metric, known as Ad Value Equivalency (AVE), is slowly but surely disappearing from measurement tool boxes around the world. As I’ve written before, both AMEC and...
The data revolution has arrived
The communications measurement world has been talking about the “coming data revolution” for years. I’ve got news for y’all. It’s here. I was at the 2017 PRSA Maryland Annual Conference and noticed a breakout session called “Measuring up: Concrete Ways to Show the...
The data revolution has arrived
The communications measurement world has been talking about the “coming data revolution” for years. I’ve got news for y’all. It’s here. I was at the 2017 PRSA Maryland Annual Conference and noticed a breakout session called “Measuring up: Concrete Ways to Show the...
Could it finally be the end of AVEs?
At the 2017 AMEC Global Summit in Bangkok last month, AMEC Chairman Richard Bagnall announced an initiative that might spell the end of AVEs. It includes a pledge that would see members cease providing AVEs by default to any client, as well as have them send...
Could it finally be the end of AVEs?
At the 2017 AMEC Global Summit in Bangkok last month, AMEC Chairman Richard Bagnall announced an initiative that might spell the end of AVEs. It includes a pledge that would see members cease providing AVEs by default to any client, as well as have them send...