Tigerfish managing director Amanda Jackson challenges the view that all publicity is good publicity.
They achieved it three times. Once because they had made a massive investment in their business; once for creating 50 new jobs, and once because the MD had been shoplifting.
How then, should you measure how successful your PR campaign is?
It’s important to be able to justify spend on PR, so having a specific goal will help you and your PR agency get the results you want.
- Don’t just measure how many press releases you’ve sent out – measure the outcomes. For example, what happened as a result of your company being in the papers? Did you see an increased number of views to your website?
- Measure the quantity and quality of media coverage ie. how many times did the story get mentioned? How many potential readers saw the coverage? Was it positive about your company?
- What impact has your PR made on your business ?
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