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Carbon as a PR metric but who's counting?
PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns.
Insights for nothing and KPIs for free?
Gemma Moroney shares her favourite open source, low cost and free data sources for PR planning.
Holding out for a hero
Media intelligence firm CARMA has recorded the incredible story of Captain Tom Moore’s £32.8m fundraising effort in a special report. It’s a lesson in life and PR.
Tear up your reports and shift to realtime data dashboards
It’s time for PR to shift from weekly and monthly reports to live dashboards. Google Data Studio is a good place to start.
Benchmark your measurement approach with AMEC tool
AMEC has launched a free tool to enable public relations practitioners to benchmark and improve their measurement approach.
Meeting AMEC’s leadership team as it kicks off search for new CEO
AMEC announced a search for a new CEO this week. Barry Leggetter is stepping down after 11 years. I caught up with Barry and AMEC chairman Richard Bagnall to find out more.
New metric, same old flaws: AVE mutates into EMV
AVE has mutated into a new form of measurement for the digital and social age called EMV. Neither has any place in modern practice.
Carrot not stick on AVE
The CIPR has shifted its position on AVE from education to legislation. It's a bold move but it needs a rethink.
Fighting flawed metrics in public relations
Advertising Value Equivalent (AVE) festers as a public relations metric. It's changing but slowly.
No excuse for lousy measurement in public relations
AMEC's Measurement Month takes place in September. You should get involved if you haven’t already. The return on investment (ROI) will be high.
Performance public relations: new AMEC framework, free tools
Digging out data from silos within your organisation is critical to high performance public relations.
30 alternative public relations metrics to AVE
Advertising Value Equivalent (AVE) is a lousy form of public relations measurement. In this blog post I’ve set out a list of alternative metrics.
Numbers game: "corporate reputation accounts for £790 billion of FSTE 350"
The contribution of reputation to company value is clear but has limited impact on public trust in business.