How Does Media Analysis Help Businesses?
Martech Outlook | Friday, December 03, 2021
The strength of a communications strategy can be measured by looking at how people respond to communications in terms of sharing, republishing, and reporting.
FREMONT, CA: Any communications practitioner scrambling to integrate the volume of mentions originating from print, television, online, and social media platforms should recognize the value of media analysis in today's 24/7 news cycle. Even the most robust standalone media monitoring system will be insufficient to provide the essential insight with so much content being released regularly.
The following are three advantages of media analysis.
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Assessing the Efficacy of Communications
The output of communications is measured by media analysis. It is not just about the number of press releases and social media posts but also about their quality, particularly in terms of effectiveness. The strength of a communications strategy can be measured by looking at how people respond to communications in terms of sharing, republishing, and reporting. The share of voice that a particular message receives is determined by media analysis. This form of measurement enables future communications to be optimized. Knowing what worked and how well it worked informs how future campaigns should be created, which communications can be relied on, and which components require improvement. The emphasis is on quality differentiation in this case.
Key Message Testing
Key message testing is also possible when measuring the effectiveness of communications. This entails determining which communication has been received and where and how powerfully it has been received. What media sources have taken it up, who are the target audiences, who are sharing it on social media, and how are their following reacting? How many column inches did an article get, or how many hits, likes, and shares did it get in the virtual world? Communications teams can determine whether certain initiatives are reaching and working for specific stakeholders in this way. It outlines how to target the newspapers that are most likely to respond, where different messaging may be required to reach media that are not currently being reached, and how to create a social media strategy.
Knowing the Adversary
There is no rule that says media analysis must be limited to an organization's communications output. Knowing what the competitors are doing and how their message is being received is equally essential. Competitor analysis identifies what's being said about them, compares it to the company's own coverage results, and dissects how they are getting those results. This indicates how competitors are perceived by a company's target audience, allowing them to benchmark against them, choose to outperform them, or separate themselves from any ugly or unfavorable issues affecting their industry. Media analysis is a technique of gaining a competitive edge.
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