Course Description
Introduction
PR and media strategies must be backed by insights. This course equips professionals with AI-powered analytics skills to measure, evaluate, and optimize communication campaigns.
Objectives
- Learn AI-based social listening & trend analysis.
- Use AI to measure PR campaign ROI.
- Gain skills in visualizing communication impact.
- Apply predictive analytics for future PR strategy.
Audience
- PR analysts
- Digital communication specialists
- Media monitoring professionals
- Marketing strategists
5-Day Outline
Day 1: Introduction to AI Analytics
- The role of data in PR & media decision-making
- Types of AI analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive)
- Tools for PR and media data collection
- Case study: Data-driven PR success stories
- Discussion: Shifting from intuition to data in PR
Day 2: Social Listening & Sentiment Analysis
- Using AI for real-time audience insights
- Identifying trending topics with AI tools
- Sentiment analysis of media coverage and social chatter
- Mapping influencers and opinion leaders
- Practical activity: Build a social listening dashboard
Day 3: Measuring Campaign Effectiveness
- KPIs and metrics for PR & media campaigns
- AI-based ROI tracking and attribution models
- Comparing organic vs. paid media impact
- Analyzing engagement data with AI
- Exercise: Evaluate a past campaign with AI tools
Day 4: Predictive Analytics & Forecasting
- Using AI to forecast media trends
- Predicting audience behavior with machine learning
- Identifying risks and opportunities in communication strategies
- Real-world applications of predictive analytics in PR
- Hands-on: Create a forecasting model with AI software
Day 5: Building a PR Analytics Dashboard
- Best practices in visualizing communication data
- AI tools for dashboard design (e.g., Tableau, Power BI with AI plugins)
- Group activity: Build a PR analytics dashboard
- Presentations of dashboards by groups
- Wrap-up: Embedding AI analytics in everyday PR practice