· Getting the name of the organization/brand in the media – 23%
· Maintain and rebuild reputation – 22%
· passing on the organization story to the media – 21%
· generate sales – 16%
When PR people were asked how they would like their job to be perceived:
· Maintain and rebuild reputation – 22%
· passing on the organization story to the media – 20%
· offering strategic advice to top management – 20%
· Getting the name of the organization/brand in the media – 19%
Similar priorities, different order. Thus, when you start a campaign, ask for the objectives of the top management – because they will be different. Not necessary realist or measurable, but at least you know from the beginning what the expectations are and you can then try to adjustment and make them feasible for a PR campaign – and then explain why.
If we reached the objectives, only a proper evaluation can confirm this. Let’s make an overview on the measuring tactics, and as I talk about “change”, let’s see on online. The KPI’s for online include awareness, consideration, action, loyalty and engagement.
· For awareness: share of voice for competitors, search visibility, monthly traffic, page views
· For engagement: conversation topics and trends, time spend on site, comments, ratings, forwards
· Action: signs-up, contest entries, content submitted, downloads, purchases
· Loyalty: followers, fans, RSS subscribers, e-mail subscriber, bookmarks, recommendations
