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PR Resolution Meets: Margo Neely
by Hannah Harris
In the first installment of our new series: ‘PR Resolution Meets’, we chat to Margo Neely, Chief Creative Officer at Neely and Daughters. Margo’s work first caught our eye when we were introduced to The Neely Air 808 Sneaker – a brilliant creative fusion between sport and entertainment, in which Margo designed a pair of […]
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Five brands that are smashing it with Spotify playlists
by Hannah Harris
We’ve just added Spotify playlists to our coverage stack. You can now copy and paste a playlist link into CoverageBook, and we’ll collect the playlist’s number of followers, and its combined total of likes and shares on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. This means you can also show ‘Spotify likes’ in your metric summary too. So […]
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Can PR tech improve data-literacy in your team?
by Stella Bayles
Data is talked about so much in the PR industry; should we hire in experts? Should we be the experts? We all know the industry needs to be more confident in data in 2023 which is why I’m very happy to share this useful report on data literacy in PR, I’m proud to have co-authored […]
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How to turn a PR coverage book into a ‘social impact report’ 
by Stella Bayles
Estimated coverage views, social shares and engagements are all metrics most PR people are familiar with, but when we recently saw them alongside stats on social isolation and ‘no. of friends made’ we needed to know more! Who was this report for? What job does it do? How was it customised? Was it a success? […]
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Attribution in a PR Context – What All the Confusing Terms Mean
by Laura Joint
Great news; you’re working with the analytics guys or co-reporting with the digital team or learning more about marketing measurement… The bad news; you’re hit with language you’ve never heard or know what it means! We get it. It’s not always appropriate to stop meetings and ask for definitions and let’s face it, even though […]
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How to successfully communicate PR results and make an impact
by Stella Bayles
Modern PR can impact an organisation on many levels. A wider variety of stakeholders now take an interest in PR results than ever before, however there is often a fear among PR teams that once a report is sent, it might not be read! We ran this webinar to help you understand your PR report […]
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What’s new in CoverageBook 2?
by Stella Bayles
Since we launched the new platform in November we have been listening to your feedback and made multiple improvements and new features in CoverageBook. You’re busy, we know you don’t have time to read about every single update. But for all the bigger changes that will make your life easier, we are adding them […]
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How to measure social coverage in 2022
by Stella Bayles
There are now multiple metrics available as a way to measure PR coverage on social platforms, but which should take priority and how do you compare and analyse alongside media coverage? CoverageBook co-founder, Stella Bayles was joined by coverage analysis expert, AMEC member and founder of Experienced Media Analysts, Steph Bridgeman to find out. This […]
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The new shape of measurement in 2022: PR experts predict how you’ll evaluate success this year
by Hannah Harris
Back in 2020 the impact of the global pandemic, as well as social events (like Black Lives Matter) and major political changes (think Brexit and a new President) had a seismic shift in the way PR professionals were reporting on success. Mid-way through the year, CoverageBook’s Stella Bayles shared her thoughts on how measurement had […]
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The metric you need in 2022 PR KPIs (that will probably increase your budget)
by Stella Bayles
If you’re in planning mode and setting Key Performance Indicators for PR activity right now, make sure your metrics place you in a position for budget growth in 2023. 2023? Yes. I’m aware we’re just days into 2022. But without consideration now, we are in danger of using historical PR metrics (such as reach or […]
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Could the publisher metrics in your end-of-year report put your 2022 PR budget in danger?
by Stella Bayles
End-of-year reports make December one of the busiest months of the year for PR teams. Coverage and metrics are being collated to share success with stakeholders and secure activity for 2022. Budget-holders are also under pressure to review marketing and make decisions on activity for the year ahead. This includes weighing up the success of […]
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CoverageBook 2. AI? No. Full data attribution for PR? No. But a big step forward in measurement & evaluation for the PR Industry.
by Gary Preston
CoverageBook 2?! But before we go there…. Let’s rewind. We launched CoverageBook way back in 2014. With an aim to help PR teams of all shapes and sizes showcase and measure their work. With minimal faff. I’d say that need is very much still there. And then some. Thousands of people use it. Which still […]
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Why CoverageBook is supporting Socially Mobile; education for PR people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and under-represented groups
by Stella Bayles
My name is Stella. I was raised in Essex in the South-East of England, I didn’t go to University, didn’t complete my A-Levels and I have a strong Estuary English/Cockney accent. I’m also the director of a Public Relations reporting tool that over 2700 PR teams across 89 countries use everyday. I’m an author, regularly […]
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Show the predicted $$$ impact of your coverage. Using a “Proxy” goal value.
by Gary Preston
You’re looking to evaluate the impact of your coverage. Your boss/client is asking to put some kind of $$ value on it. Which is fair enough. But you’ve got a problem. They are not an eCommerce business. Or set up to make transactions online. So how on earth can you link visits from your coverage […]
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Using Google Search Console data to evaluate the incremental impact to brand traffic from your PR campaign
by Gary Preston
We’re about to launch something. It’s exciting. So we’re going to tell people about it. Using PR. I know right?! We’re getting our ducks in order to make sure we’re measuring all the right things. I’ll write up a bigger post detailing all this very soon. Hopefully, you’ll find it useful. But for now I […]
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Putting a $ value on the efficiency of your PR work. And comparing with advertising channels.
by Gary Preston
In paid advertising where the goal is around raising awareness, the metric Cost per 1000 Impressions (CPM) is one way to see the efficiency of your spend. In laymen’s speak. How much does it cost to place your ad 1000 times on a particular page(s) of a target website? A CPM of $80 means that […]
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The best free and paid media monitoring tools for PR coverage
by Laura Joint
CoverageBook does not discover mentions for you. That’s not the job we do. You collect and handpick the URLs of your mentions you want to showcase. Paste these URLs into CoverageBook and we’ll get busy collecting data + images. So if we don’t how do you collect the URLs in the first place?! The answer […]
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Benchmark your online coverage metrics.
by Gary Preston
CoverageBook Benchmarks from CoverageBook Are 5 social shares good? How about 100? I just got a link in my coverage. Is that hard to get? What about a Domain Authority (DA) score of 88? Should I be happy with that? We hope this data will help. Of course, it’s never going to tell you whether […]
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How hard is it to get coverage on high DA outlets?
by Gary Preston
Based on our sample size of 1.7 million items of coverage added by users of CoverageBook. See CoverageBook Benchmarks. When you get coverage on a site with a Doman Authority (DA) of 70. You’re within the top 10%. Getting coverage on sites with a DA between 30-39 is most common. Also see:Benchmark your online coverage […]
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How many social shares of my coverage is normal?
by Gary Preston
Based on our sample size of 1.7 million items of coverage added by users of CoverageBook. Social shares = Total of all shares of an online article across Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. See CoverageBook Benchmarks. 65% of all coverage was not shared publicly.In short. Getting 0 shares is normal. Only 13% of coverage was shared […]