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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

Image: Arindam Bhattacharjee via Flickr, Creative Commons If I were back in Kolkata, I’d be hearing conchs and drums from dusk till dawn. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? durgapuja [.] Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet. How unbelievably ridiculous.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Remember the advertorial ?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? A news release is third.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to see I am the future.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Image: betsyjean79 via Flickr , Creative Commons Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Design, Digital, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Blogging, Social Networks, Newsfeeds, Affiliate Marketing, Web TV, SEO… Creative industries have evolved just as the environments, mediums, consumers and needs of our clients have evolved over time.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. If you choose to stay quiet, it may create an opportunity for the rumors to gain even more traction.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Read All About It!

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. See you there!

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, Creative Commons My husband is… well, I’m not quite sure what he’s doing, but he’s probably puttering around happily (that’s what married couples do, we putter companionably). Christmas music is playing in my house. There are so many it's hard to choose.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. My First Guest Blog for @Shonali on Digital Marketing for Nonprofits! Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe?

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Seeing as how it’s coming close to the end of the year and everyone’s in a prediction kinda mood, Jen thought it would be cool to chat about what might be coming our way in terms of PR measurement in 2011. In other words, paywalls , how pitching will be affected if these take off, and prognoses for 2011. Read All About It!

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. Take heart, not howls. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Heart Industry via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And if that image popped up in your head - this blog post succeeded, because thats exactly what I was trying to evoke! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Don’t sweat the Twitter metrics , by Seth Duncan at Context Analytics’ blog (now Beyond Analytics). Why: OK, so I have two posts by Seth in this roundup and, yes, one is from my own blog. Image: Sebastian Niedlich via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Think you can make it?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Why: Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and I talk about PR, blogging, social media and cow manure. How to: choose the right blog tool , from Arik Hanson ‘s Communication Conversations.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

The effect of brand building on search traffic , from PPC Blog. 3 street selling tactics that boosted my email subscribers over 100%, from The Smart Passive Income Blog. Why: great ideas that might spur your creative juices, even if you don’t have an e-newsletter… or get you started thinking about one. pts Settings.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. I’ll hopefully be expounding on those in a future blog post.&# A Burke always, always keeps her promises! Interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. Blog Comments « Joshua Massaro's PR Blog says: November 2, 2010 at 12:35 am [.] Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader. Part of this is because some of the blogs I Read (yes, that’s a capital “R&# ) have nothing to do with public relations… but I love them any way. Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Waxing UnLyrical says: January 16, 2011 at 6:02 am [.] Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Read All About It!

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# Bah, humbug. Read All About It!

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

They also helped promote the Life… supplemented™ awareness campaign by blogging, tweeting, and giving shoutouts at industry events. Title image: Lukasz Strachanowski via Flickr, Creative Commons Life… supplemented™ data courtesy and used with permission of Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Image: Esparta Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons The big thing I get from the film (aside from the drama) is that, like a romantic comedy, the players emerged from that experience much stronger, closer and wiser. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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DECEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Joey Rozier via Flickr, Creative Commons For the uninitiated, Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (though where celebrated, marked on the first weekday after Christmas, so that would mean it’s actually tomorrow, but whatever). Free Christmas RSS icons for blogs , from Free Vector Clip Art. Why: seriously?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Title image: Edgely Cesar via Flickr, Creative Commons My take Measurement should be, but still isn’t, the jewel in the crown of PR. On his blog , Nick says: “Students are not taught about new practices, since proprietary tools and techniques often remain with hidden with the agencies and companies that create them.&#

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 5 Tips To Avoid New Job Burnout January 3rd, 2011 Tweet It’s a new year, and perhaps you’re starting a new job. If you are, you have beaten the odds, and my hat is off to you! Happy new year!

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. A few tips for experimenting with QR codes , by Joe Walton at the Real PR blog. PR of course , from the PR and Media Blog of James Crawford. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Image: Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr, Creative Commons Kim, who runs the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV), asked what I thought was a valid question on her blog: where is all the purple? Kudos to you for using your blog to shine the light on domestic violence. <3 In other words, kinship. <3 Heather.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. That sort of creativity gets you noticed. I am now a Follower of your blog. I have recently started writing my own blog about being a PR student as well as current affairs.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. The Chuckle-icious Seven If you’re looking for some great blog posts for when you need a chuckle, here they are: 1. Wanna Subscribe?

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? At first glance, you’d think I was crazy for trying to do such a thing for this kind of audience. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Thanks for visiting!If If you are in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. I’ve been including it in my e-signature for a while now, and have incorporated it into my website as well as this blog (you’ve probably noticed the Tungle widget on this blog, even if you haven’t used it). Image: rubyblossom. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

So today’s roundup features seven posts from blogs that I have never before shared; not because I didn’t want to, but because I was too thoughtless to do so. When I clicked through to her blog, I was even more enchanted. These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. Why: this woman is amazing.

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