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Commetric Shortlisted for Two SABRE Awards
We are very proud to have been shortlisted for the 2021 SABRE Awards EMEA in two categories. Our multi-market measurement and evaluation programme for VisitBritain in partnership with Intrado Digital Media was recognised in the Superior Achievement in Measurement and...
Health & Wellness Food: Will Covid Make Meat and Dairy Substitutes the New Normal?
As we're experiencing one of the most severe health crises in history, health quite naturally moved into the spotlight for many consumers. Boosting the immune system quickly became a priority and, because people ended up cooking more at home during lockdowns, mindful...
Social media research finds Facebook comms manager is the top PR influencer on Twitter
New research from media analytics firm Commetric found that Andy Stone, policy communications manager at Facebook, is the most influential PR professional on Twitter, despite the fact that PRs working in-house at big corporations lagged behind their peers from small...
Gender Equality: Has Covid Intensified the Debate?
In recent years, issues like the #MeToo movement, the male-female wage gap and women’s role in the workplace have become central for many mainstream publications. In addition, many brands started to focus their marketing efforts on addressing gender diversity, as...
CEOs and Social Media: Too Much Evangelisation, Not Enough Dialogue
One of the most pertinent problems of CEO comms is the CEOs' social media activity. Fewer than half of all S&P 500 and FTSE 350 CEOs have a social media presence, and only a quarter have posted anything over the past year, according to a recent survey from...
Which Companies Moved the Needle With Innovations? A Media Analysis
It's one of those staggering statistics: brands launch more than 30,000 new products every year and 80% of them fail. Yet, 63% of people responding to a Nielsen study said they like brands to offer new products—which means they’ll continue to try...
Vaccination Misinformation: Can Twitter’s New Policies Pave the Way for Social Media to Fix Its Reputation?
When it comes to vaccination hesitancy, social media platforms are by default framed as the bad guys, as their algorithms facilitated the emergence of echo-chambers. Our social media analysis shows that Twitter’s latest policy to remove false vaccination narratives...
Plastic Pandemic? How Covid Changed the Plastic Debate
Before the pandemic, the media conversation around plastic pollution was becoming livelier and livelier, fuelling an ever-dynamic discussion on social media, in line with the increasing focus on broader themes such as climate change and sustainability. As public...
Earnings Releases and PR: The Perks of Media Analytics
It's hardly surprising that media mentions from earnings releases, especially outside of the specialised financial press - newsroom cutbacks and shrinking media budgets have made editorial teams consider earnings announcements not newsworthy enough. Many mainstream...