{"id":140300,"date":"2022-08-15T09:23:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T08:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=140300"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T09:13:12","slug":"how-social-listening-can-help-you-plan-and-boost-your-pr-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/how-social-listening-can-help-you-plan-and-boost-your-pr-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"How social listening can help you plan and boost your PR campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social listening can give you an insight<\/a> into how your audience has received your message and aid in measuring the success of a campaign \u2013 but this is only part of its potential. <\/strong><\/p>\n

With a deeper understanding of your existing \u2013 and potential \u2013 audiences, you can create targeted messaging from the start, pinpoint when and where a campaign should be placed and find influencers to send your message far.<\/p>\n

How can social listening help you in campaign planning?<\/h2>\n

1. Understanding audiences<\/h3>\n

As well as enabling you to identify your target audiences with social data, social listening can show you who truly cares about your topic and is likely to engage with it.<\/p>\n

2. Creating the right message<\/h3>\n

Once you know who has an interest in your niche, you can uncover what is relevant to them and which tone and format they are most likely to respond to.<\/p>\n

3. Determining placement<\/h3>\n

Our lives are more digitally-connect than ever, but nobody is online 24\/7. When are your audience online to see your content? What times of day do they consume and share with their communities\/followers?<\/p>\n

4. Finding relevant influencers<\/h3>\n

Traditionally, high-profile journalists writing for newsstand papers were the influencers, but the world of influence has expanded drastically. A print journalist might share your message, but do they reach your audience? A popular TikTok creator may have a large follower base, but will they engage with your content? Social listening can map this and surface the right influencer for your campaign.<\/p>\n

5. Deciding strategy and spend<\/h3>\n

While predicting the virality of content isn\u2019t an exact science, mapping how connected your subject, your target influencers and their communities are can give you a strong start. For your spend strategy, do you want quick shares, or traction over a longer period? Each campaign will require a different approach.<\/p>\n

Interactions are happening across digital platforms all around the globe, constantly. Pulsar<\/a> tracks these conversations on platforms including Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Tumblr, VK and Sermo, alongside blogs, forums, television, radio, podcasts and review sites.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within this cacophony of interaction is where you can find the beginnings of conversation topics, where they start to enter the mainstream and where your own message will fit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Case study: The Climate change and sustainability conversation<\/h2>\n

Here is an example, using the global conversation around climate change and sustainability.<\/p>\n

1. Finding the climate change audience<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

Climate change and sustainability is a busy conversation topic, looking at related engagements, posts and web searches. Data from Pulsar allows a breakdown of this audience by factors including age, location, associated interests, public figures they have an affinity with and even the content formats they prefer.<\/p>\n

2. Creating your content<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

Close investigation into the climate change audience reveals the kind of media they tend to read and share \u2013 they favour The Guardian, The Independent and the Met Office as news sources. Discord and Reddit are high in their choice of social media channels. They share photos frequently, but not gifs or video quite as much.<\/p>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

For which elements of the climate change conversation is likely to get you greater engagement \u2013 sea levels, CO2, Deforestation and Fires. Less popular content \u2013 that focusing on nuclear power.<\/p>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

When looking at conversations around behavioral change \u2013 those topics that can change the minds and actions of this audience \u2013 waste reduction and growing their own produce is important. Travel \u2013 despite being a big story in the press over the last few months \u2013 isn\u2019t as vital to this group.<\/p>\n

3. When and where to share and post<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

According to Pulsar tools, social conversations on this topic within this audience spikes around 10am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but goes quieter on Friday afternoons and throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

To target this audience, climate change content should be shared when they\u2019re online and ready to engage.<\/p>\n

4. Finding who will share your story<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

That Greta Thunberg and Chris Packham are influential on this topic isn\u2019t surprising, but there are also politicians, journalists and charities worth connecting with on climate change campaigns.<\/p>\n

5. Strategy \u2013 where to focus your spend<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/p>\n

With data on your audience, when they\u2019re online as well as what and who they engage with, you can plan your strategy. On mapping how information travels from person to person within this community, it\u2019s clear this conversation is highly political, but that each pocket of influence is not yet fully connected.<\/p>\n

It takes time for content to be shared across this fragmented group, meaning a \u2018go viral fast\u2019 strategy won\u2019t work as well as a slower and wider-reaching roll-out for a climate change-focused campaign.<\/p>\n

For more on how social listening can help with every aspect of your campaigns, check out Pulsar\u2019s solutions<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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