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5 Ways to Measure the Success of Your Social Campaign

03-01-2018

By Alex Altman With few exceptions, any time a business spends money, it expects to see a return on investment. Unfortunately, proving ROI can be difficult in the public relations industry, which deals less in data points and more in human emotion. While marketers demonstrate ROI through clicks, impressions and conversions, PR professionals have to get a little crafty to show how their social campaign is affecting their client’s bottom line. Luckily, there are several bulletproof ways to validate your […]

By Alex Altman With few exceptions, any time a business spends money, it expects to […]

How Google Analytics Can Optimize Your PR Campaign

10-02-2017

By Alex Altman One of the best tools for measuring the results of your PR campaign is Google Analytics. The most widely used web analytics service on the Internet, Google Analytics tracks a number of data points that can be used to strengthen your web-based PR initiatives and improve your ROI. From bounce rates to user demographics, the real-time intelligence that can be extracted from Google Analytics can be enormously valuable. Say you’re a painting company that just launched a […]

By Alex Altman One of the best tools for measuring the results of your PR […]

PR For Small Business

07-29-2017

By Brian Murnahan (This article originally appeared in the July edition of FW Inc. Magazine) Utilizing public relations in business is often seen as a big business luxury, but in reality, even smaller businesses can use basic tools for successful PR campaigns. PR is defined around key pillars that encompass audience, message, relationship and strategy. Businesses that put a communications strategy in place based on these pillars can find it to be extremely effective. Step one involves taking the time to […]

By Brian Murnahan (This article originally appeared in the July edition of FW Inc. Magazine) […]

How LaVar Ball Built a Billion Dollar Brand with Brashness

06-20-2017

By Alex Altman A few days from now, Lonzo Ball will be a top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’ll almost assuredly be taken by the Los Angeles Lakers, his hometown team, where the former UCLA point guard will instantly become the face of the NBA’s most iconic franchise. But he still won’t score as many headlines as his father. If you haven’t heard of LaVar Ball, it’s not for his lack of trying. For the last several months, […]

By Alex Altman A few days from now, Lonzo Ball will be a top pick […]

How to Get Customers to Review Your Business Online

06-06-2017

By Alex Altman Online customer reviews influence an astounding 93 percent of all purchase decisions, according to Podium. And yet, many small businesses don’t actively solicit reviews. This not only costs them revenue but also chokes their access to new customers. Many consumers are suspicious of companies they’ve never done business with before. This is especially true of Millennials, who won’t make any decision without first consulting with the masses. Reviews help alleviate this sense of distrust. In fact, 74 […]

By Alex Altman Online customer reviews influence an astounding 93 percent of all purchase decisions, […]

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REPORTER: ENGAGEMENT VS. FOLLOW COUNT

10-17-2016

When it comes to social media, numbers matter. When I sit down with a new client to discuss public relations’ objectives, the first thing that usually comes up is social media, and with good reason. I admit social media is a necessary element to basically any PR campaign. But when asked about their social media goals, most businesses will say their primary desire is to gain more followers. There seems to be a common belief that the more followers one […]

When it comes to social media, numbers matter. When I sit down with a new […]