June 2011

A new word to describe an old PR problem

by Hugh Anderson June 29, 2011 Blogger Outreach

As a slight diversion from the usual theme of this blog in relation to the measurement of PR, earlier this week I was drawn to the other key theme underpinning the world of online PR: how to do it, or perhaps more accurately, how not to do it, especially in the context of blogger outreach. […]

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AMEC European Summit on Measurement review: part 3 of 3

by Hugh Anderson June 15, 2011 PR Measurement

Part 2 summarised the areas of progress that will form the basis of the agenda moving forward. But what obstacles lie in the way? Firstly, the two highest priorities (measuring the ROI of PR and adopting global standards for PR measurement) are probably the two most weighty challenges facing the industry. It is right to […]

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AMEC European Summit on Measurement review: Part 2 of 3

by Hugh Anderson June 14, 2011 PR Measurement

All the component parts were in place: top quality speakers, delegates, and industry bodies, and a challenging agenda to build on the foundations laid in Barcelona in 2010. So what positives can be drawn? Arun Sudhaman’s review in The Holmes Report provides some stats on the definitive outcomes, but my take on the big wins […]

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AMEC European Summit on Measurement review: part 1 of 3

by Hugh Anderson June 13, 2011 PR Measurement

The Summit took place in Lisbon last week from 8th to 10th of June. Hosted by AMEC and IPR it was the follow up to the 2010 Summit that pronounced the Barcelona Measurement Principles. It was my first year in attendance and it promised a lot: A speaker list drawn from many industry leading companies: […]

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Measuring and Evaluating in Lisbon

by Hugh Anderson June 6, 2011 Blogger Relations

I’m off to Lisbon tomorrow for the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) 3rd annual European Summit on Measurement. This is where the big thinkers of digital communication expand on the theories and approaches to measurement. Except it should not just be theoretical – I am hoping that practical application will […]

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Influential in Social Media – are you sure?

by Hugh Anderson June 5, 2011 Blogger Relations

Forth Metrics aims to create robust metrics tied to objective business outcomes. Measurement is key and so is the process of setting clear customer goals to measure against. The social media industry suffers from a lot of ‘noise’ from a whole host of services that claim to provide insight into what is going on out […]

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Measuring social media

by Hugh Anderson June 2, 2011 Blogger Relations

15.6 million is the number of results that you get from a Google search of “social media measuring”. Ouch, that’s a lot to trawl through, so let’s all hope that Google’s algorithms are doing a good job of prioritising the best ones. However, it gets worse as the 15.6 million results is less than half […]

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