Why You Should Ask Your Sales Team About Shifts in Buyer Habits

As a marketing leader, you’re likely having multiple conversations with your executive team on an ongoing basis to better align your PR strategy with business objectives, industry trends, customers and long term success. But, your executive team isn’t the only resource that can provide insight into industry trends and customer buying habits. Your sales team can be an added resource to support your PR efforts, too. After all, your sales team is the one talking to customers and prospects day in and day out. Continue reading “Why You Should Ask Your Sales Team About Shifts in Buyer Habits”

PR Measurement: Understanding Share of Voice

Before the rise of technology, it was easier to escape quantitative measurement in PR because there wasn’t really a way to do it. Today, business leaders are demanding hard numbers to prove the worth of PR. Although the measurement, tracking and reporting processes can cause a resounding groan from most PR pros, there are many ways in which this can work in your favor. Understanding your company’s share of voice, or how your efforts are helping the company overall stack up against competitors, is a  popular — and insightful — way to convey success. Continue reading “PR Measurement: Understanding Share of Voice”

Explaining the Benefits of Online vs. Print Media: Show Me the Value!

As PR professionals, we have all been in meetings with clients, both new and old, where the first outlets they describe as their “home runs” are print publications like Good Housekeeping or the New York Times. While these magazines and newspapers remain a crucial part of any PR strategy and campaign, they are steadily being eclipsed by their online counterparts and new Internet-only media.

Continue reading “Explaining the Benefits of Online vs. Print Media: Show Me the Value!”