Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 9, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Finding Comfort January 9th, 2011 Tweet From start to finish As tends to happen, what one thinks one will do can be quite different from start and intent to finish and result.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

What about real-life examples? 5 Ways to Fail in Social Media | Women Grow Business says: February 1, 2011 at 12:02 am [.] And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. But because as we’ve been getting deeper and deeper into the chat, participants – you – started asking for case studies.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

For example: Let’s say you are searching for volunteer opportunities in Silver Spring, Md. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. When applied to non-profits, these initial theories on Google Instant’s implications for search engine marketing may affect small non-profits more than larger non-profits.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Mark as read Approve comment Hi Herwin--nice case example of crisis communications and reputation management. Krista Giuffi said: Interesting case example of crisis comm & reputation mgmt from @iherwin via @Shonali: [link] #pr #publicrelations [.] And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. I’m a poor example, but every time I did this, I felt much better.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Five easy steps to customizing your 404 page, assuming you’re using WordPress (you in Blogger, or something, I ain’t got nothing for you). For example, if your error page reads, “Sorry, you were looking for something that’s not here,&# look for those exact words and select them. So here you go.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I can go into other examples, but… you get the point. Heres another example: you can always tell the seasoned actors on sitcoms that are taped before a live studio audience. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Because as the media universe continues on its inexorable changes , bloggers are starting to be just as influential as mainstream media; sometimes, even more so. It’s not quite journalism, it’s full of opinion and bloggers live by their own rules even as the best of them do their utmost to adhere to FTC guidelines.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This post is a great example of a charitable endeavor that is also concrete, as opposed to cosmetic. Bleak (another metal blogger). And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. I came across a great post by her on work/life balance on Constructively Productive, and was fascinated by her clarity of thought.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Using Jimi Hendrix as an example would get ME revved up. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Quite frankly, it got me a little nervous presenting this information in that kind of way. But my experience and instincts told me three things: 1. Music is a great way to help the social networking medicine go down.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

STEP, TIP] {to, that will, on} [TASK, GOAL] In other words, articles such as 20 Tips on How to Gain Traffic on TheWWWObserver or 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger on Lifehack. From the Edutopia article: “For example, when I’m teaching integers, I don’t teach the kids the rules for adding and subtracting integers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One February 8th, 2011 Tweet This post has been about a year and a half in the writing. For example: Obvious: Share their content. Yes, really!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Another good example from Australia was a journalist called Tom Cowie , who mounted a full social media campaign called Tom Wants A Job, complete with a transparent blog (with all the applications and rejection letters), Twitter handle and Facebook fan page. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

You are a perfect example; you and I didnt even know each other prior to Amplify, and now youre one of my trusted sources on so many things (as you know!). that damn redhead says: January 2, 2011 at 2:38 am [.] And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It! Liked what you saw? These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

This is because the contributing bloggers are all remarkable women, and I am truly lucky to be able to see life through their eyes. For example, are you responding to other people’s tweets with your own thoughts on a particular issue? And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Or other blogs? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

There are several other options, such as Flickr, Tumblr, WordPress, Blogger, etc… even Ping.fm. Ill leave you with this - Not every blog can be the center of conversation but any blogger can be on Amplify. Try as I might to get people to comment on this blog, for example, I cant really force them to. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Hopefully the organization will learn from this and have a more effective campaign for World Aids Day in 2011. Its really sad that the campaign is taking such flack (rightly so), when it could, instead, have become as an example of what do when embarking on a social media-driven campaign. Lead by example. It is a fabulous cause.

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 9, 2010

In Demand’s case, it currently has deals with Google which are set to end in 2011. Partly this is because it’s easy – relative to establishing a successful blog in a niche and achieving the same level of earnings for example. The shakey foundations of content farms: Search – Traffic comes from responding to search queries.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? My query made it clear that I wanted examples of success, and how it was being measured. Image: JKönig via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2011

January 26th, 2011 Tweet What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening Yesterday’s social media storm-in-the-making (or so it seems to me) was about the fact that Facebook can now turn your “likes&# into ads. .&# Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: January 26, 2011 at 7:34 am [.] Say Cheese, You’re An Ad!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It requires that researchers identify the types of categories and themes that they want to track to start, and they feed the model examples of that content (e.g., With enough examples, the statistical model does a pretty reliable job at identifying complex messages. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

John sets a beautiful example. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. There are no absolutes when it comes to measurement, as Don points out… only – and, perhaps most importantly – context. My letter to the C-Suite , by John Lovett over at Web Analytics Demystified. Who owns the news? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Doesnt mean you cant show some style and personality, but the example you gave me just seemed too hyped, arrogant and well, business barf hyperbole. #5 HAPPO Days Are Here Again | Waxing UnLyrical says: February 23, 2011 at 6:02 am [.] And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. 5 Being smarter. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Now, up to this point, you might be thinking that this all sounds like an elaborate form of blogger outreach. So they brought in the Top 10 STA travel advocates who did not already have an online presence, taught them the tools of the trade and sought to inspire them with existing examples of travel-based social media best practice.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

For example, I love nature. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Mixed into this is the call to action for something that will benefit others. We have to be tuned to this and receptive. Everyone has their own definition and is uniquely affected by the "center back" messages from the universe. Read All About It!

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

What worked in 2011 may or may not be as effective in 2012. If you’re just doing it for fun or personal reasons, then maybe consider WordPress.com , Tumblr , or Blogger in that order. Anytime someone asks to be a guest blogger, I send them those guidelines. As each year passes, blog marketing techniques evolve.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

For example, this is the page I set up for #measurePR on WTHashtag. Join The #NetSol Twitterchat With Rieva Lesonsky | Women Grow Business says: January 18, 2011 at 12:01 am [.] Topics of the Week :: #COMM4633 #SPC4350 Social Media for PR says: January 26, 2011 at 9:38 am [.] And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent.

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