This roundtable discussion is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission. Members of the IPR Measurement Commission gathered virtually to discuss earned media measurement. IPR Measurement Commission member Angela Dwyer, Head of Insights at Fullintel, moderated the discussion. Participants discussed how PR professionals can measure earned media to maximize value for their organizations. Key themes from … Continue reading Measurement Roundtable: Measuring Earned Media
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission based on the original blog published by PR Academy In the preface of his latest and final book in the Using Data Better trilogy, Sam Knowles admits that he ‘wrote the books in the wrong order’. He states the ‘unsynchronous chronology’ of starting with data storytelling in … Continue reading Review: Asking Smarter Questions
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission based on the original blog published by PR Academy As 2022 drew to a close, the time felt right to reflect on a year that was meant to bring a level of calm after the pandemic disruptions. Instead, we got a war in Ukraine, an evolving global … Continue reading How do you measure wicked problems?
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission. Earned media is often challenging to measure for impact – especially compared to other communication methods with more clear attribution, such as advertising. For decades, PR professionals have used various methods to show the relationship between consumer exposure to positive brand news and changes in behavior. … Continue reading Purchase Intent as a Measure of PR Success
Smarter Strategy Triple-Play I recently presented at the Summit on the Future of Measurement to demonstrate strategic ways marketing and communications professionals can approach the global economic downturn to achieve more with the same budget and/or effort. A key takeaway was that understanding what drives results and the dynamics that underpin change in the landscape, … Continue reading Go Further on Your Tank of Evaluation Gas
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission in celebration of its 25th Anniversary and Measurement Month. In 1997, The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) Measurement Commission was formed by a small group of determined disciples of communications research. The group, shepherded by Jack Felton, the CEO of IPR at that time, assembled within … Continue reading It was 25 Years Ago Today…
NEW YORK — The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) will award the 2022 IPR Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award to Johna Burke, Global Managing Director of the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC). Burke will receive the award at the 2022 IPR Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Dinner on Dec. … Continue reading Johna Burke of AMEC to Receive the Institute for Public Relations Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award
Recently, members of the IPR Measurement Commission joined in an online discussion about education on measurement and evaluation. The team discussed the core ingredients needed to make ideal measurement and evaluation practitioners. Thomas Stoeckle (Bournemouth University & Dot I/O Health): What are the core ingredients needed to make ideal measurement and evaluation practitioners? We want … Continue reading Necessary Skills for Incoming PR Professionals
This post summarizes a roundtable discussion by the IPR Measurement Commission. Recently, members of the IPR Measurement Commission participated in an online discussion about aligning digital and offline data. Led by IPR Measurement Commission Member Katie Paine, the IPR Measurement Commissioners discussed how to integrate offline data into practice. Here is what they had to … Continue reading Measurement Roundtable: Aligning Digital and Offline Data
Recently, members of the IPR Measurement Commission participated in an online discussion about internal communication measurement. Led by IPR Measurement Commission Member Sean Williams, the IPR Measurement Commissioners discussed how to measure internal communication impacts and behaviors. Here is what they had to say: Sean Williams (Bowling Green State University): I had the honor to … Continue reading Measurement Roundtable: Measuring Internal Communication
This blog was originally published on the PR Academy Blog Republication of the blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission Those who had or have the pleasure and privilege to work with Mark Weiner – I am one of them as we both serve on the Institute for Public Relations Measurement Commission – or … Continue reading “Begin Simply, Simply Begin”: A Review of PR Technology, Data and Insights
Download Full Guide (PDF): The Communicator’s Guide to Research, Analysis, and Evaluation Russian Translation of this Guide (Full PDF): The Communicator’s Guide to Research, Analysis, and Evaluation (Russian) Kazakh Translation of this Guide (Full PDF): The Communicator’s Guide to Research, Analysis, and Evaluation (Kazakh) This Guide is presented by the IPR Measurement Commission The Communicator’s Guide to … Continue reading The Communicator’s Guide to Research, Analysis, and Evaluation
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission. A series of questions have begun percolating in my head, now that I’ve moved from consulting to teaching full-time. Not least of these questions reflects the ongoing battle to encourage public relations professionals to embrace PR Measurement as an essential component of our practice. This battle … Continue reading How Should We Teach Public Relations Measurement?
This blog is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission based on the original article in Public Relations Review. Measurement and evaluation (M&E) have long been said to be the “Holy Grail” in public relations. And the development of professional standards for M&E may be one of the most promising ways to advance public relations practice. Hence, … Continue reading Tracing the ‘March to Standards’ in PR Measurement and Evaluation
This blog post is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission in celebration of Measurement Month in November. Much of the focus in internal communication is on functional, pre-and post-test measurement and evaluation of campaign initiatives. While assessing outputs, outgrowths, and outcomes of communication campaigns and initiatives are both important and fundamental to practice, practitioners might consider … Continue reading Measuring and Evaluating: How Internal Communication Creates Value