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Vanity Metrics in PR | Social Media Today

Vanity Metrics in PR | Social Media Today | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Earlier this week, Jason Falls – IABC conference head honcho, whiskey lover, and all-around fun Louisville host – wrote a blog post called, “The Death of Public Relations.”


I like Jason, but I saw that and got ready for a fight.


Then I actually read the post…and I agreed with him.


No, I don’t think PR is dead, but his point is the industry is at a cross-roads because, as a whole, we’re not so good at measuring our worth.


He says advertising equivalency and media impressions mean nothing and that we have to stop counting words and start making business sense for the CEO. Amen. That said, I have a quick story to tell you....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

You might call Gini Dietrichs' post a "Bonfire of the PR Vanities" a reality check on vanity social media metrics.

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More proof that you should never compare PR to advertising

More proof that you should never compare PR to advertising | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

...According to the results of the first annual Goo Online Advertising Survey, from Goo Technologies, 82% of Americans ignore online ads, ahead of television ads at 37%. 92% of Americans ignore at least one type of ad seen every day across six different types of media.


The online ads Americans are most likely to ignore included: online banner ads (73%), followed by social media ads (62%), and search engine ads (59%). The highest wage earners, those with a household income of $100k+ per year, were statistically more likely than those households making less than $50k per year (86% vs. 78%, respectively) to say they ignore online ads....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Katie Paine on why AVE's still make no sense, nor value.

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