This guest post from AMEC colleague @stephbridgeman outlines the points she made at a Measurement Month event hosted by Smoking Gun PR in Manchester in September 2016. —————- I was delighted to agree to talk at Smoking Gun’s event on 8th September 2016 at Smoking Gun PR, especially as the agency’s MD Rick Guttridge was… [Read More]
Your campaign versus the world
The world is an unpredictable place and no amount of planning will get your story to the top if news of other events take precedent. One of the points covered in AMEC’s (International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication) revamped Barcelona Principles 2.0 was this concept of the analysis of the wider media environment… [Read More]
Don’t be afraid of PR’s brave new world
Since I have become involved with the CIPRs Marcomms group I have managed to dodge getting too closely involved in organising an event. The group has its AGM at the start of the year and decided to host it at the CIPR in London. At last years event they also had a couple of speakers to… [Read More]
How do you feel about media sentiment?
How do you feel about those programs which tell you the sentiment of some text? A computer algorithm which examines some text, returning a score on its favourability. On balance I have a negative opinion on them. I explained in this infographic why. This is not a stagnant space and many minds are working to… [Read More]
PR vs Marketing – Let Battle Commence
I bumped into a tweet last week which mentioned the difference (or lack of) between PR and marketing. If you study the books and consult with the relevant trade bodies you will be very clear on the differences. But what of reality in this fast changing media environment?Marketing is about selling stuff (er…simplified) encompassing sales… [Read More]