This week there were several good posts about the trend for brands to create a digital newsroom: Adidas' Digital Newsroom Strategy Adidas said its brands needed to be more relevant online in order to propel demand. It is setting up internal digital newsrooms over the next 12 months to tap into trending topics, a move that builds on the “moments of celebration … [Read more...]
CIPR State of PR in 2014
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the UK has released their 2014 State of the Profession report. You can see the full report here One of the areas I was particularly interested in is how the profession sees their skill level. 65% say they are satisfied that they have the appropriate skills and knowledge required at the current time. Only 1 in 6 says they have … [Read more...]
Digital PR Weekly Round Up
Each week I publish interesting items I found during the week. Tagging Facebook Brand Pages This week Facebook announced a change that allows one brand page to tag another in a post, just as you tag your friends in a post. It’s a way to extend your audience with a tagged 'shout out' to another brand. When you do this your post will be seen by the fans of the page you have … [Read more...]
Online Newsroom Report 2013 – Free Webinar
The disparity between what the media wants and what companies provide in their online newsroom is a little better this year than last. Only 15% of the PR practitioners polled by SNCR and PRESSfeed said they felt that their newsroom definitely met the needs of the media. That's a sad state of affairs! Here some of the key findings of the 2013 … [Read more...]
PR Measurement – What to Measure
Yesterday I was the guest on the #measurepr Twitter chat. Here are the questions and answers, with some expanded content. Q1. What outputs, outtakes and outcomes must you measure, and how can you tie them to the bottom line? Answers: Let's first define what these terms mean: Output: The actions you take, the product you create and distribute. (releases, … [Read more...]
