New Media Relations Rating Points system
Provides easy-to-use tool to measure effectiveness
The Canadian Public Relations Society has launched a new standard for measuring editorial coverage and return on investment (ROI) called Media Relations Rating Points (MRP)™.
MRP is the new standard for evaluating editorial media coverage in Canada. Developed by the CPRS Measurement Committee, this new system is designed to make it easy for communications professionals to measure, evaluate and report the results of media relations campaigns.
The primary objective of creating the MRP system was the development of a simple, standardized reporting system that can be widely accepted and utilized with ease to measure any type of editorial coverage (i.e. print, broadcast, online) stemming from proactive media relations campaigns, crisis communications or unplanned media attention. The MRP system includes a media report template, rating system and tool for obtaining up-to-date accurate reach numbers.
The MRP system analyses editorial media coverage by tone, customized criteria and cost-per-contact. Key to the MRP system is the reach data, which is being provided by News Canada via a subscription internet service. News Canada won a competitive CPRS Request for Proposal (RFP) competition in November 2005 and is the sole authorized supplier of reach data for the MRP system.
Pricing and CPRS Member Discount
The online service is available in both English and French for an annual subscription fee. CPRS members will receive a member discount of 10% off their MRPdata.com subscription.
The templates are available to view for free and can be downloaded by clicking here.
For more information on MRP click here to view the MRP user guide.
For more information, or to subscribe to MRPdata.com, click here.
MRP Blog
The MRP system is supported by an online forum on measurement. To learn more about MRP and measuring PR campaigns.
About the CPRS Measurement Committee
The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) created the CPRS Measurement Committee in response to a growing need by Canadian public relations professionals for a new, standardized system of metrics to evaluate editorial media coverage. Composed of a dedicated group of marketers and agency managers, the Committee conceived and developed the Media Relations Rating Points (MRP) system that was launched in April 2006. The members of the CPRS Measurement Committee are: APEX Public Relations/Tracey Bochner, Pat McNamara; Cara Operations/Rachel Douglas; DDB Public Relations/Martine Levy; National PR/Doris Juergens; Porter Novelli Canada/Maria Antonopoulos; Strategic Objectives/Mike Abbass; Thornley Fallis Group/David Jones.