Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 1, 2011

While I’m not calling them my un-resolutions, here’s what I will try to do more – or less – of in 2011. In 2011, I would like to see WUL really take flight; not just from a content point of view, but continue to expand and become a landing pad for global voices of public relations and social media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. All the comments were thoughtful, but there were a few that made me think a lot more about this whole “social media&# thing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. WHAT THE F*CK IS MY SOCIAL MEDIA "STRATEGY"?

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 24, 2011

THEN, I’m going to tell you why its relevant to social media. How does Kaizen relate to social media? have when beginning a social media program. If we’re honest with ourselves, the only reason businesses today don’t employ social media already is because they are afraid.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO. Leave me a comment with any questions or thoughts – I’ll be happy to help! Social Media.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The White Rabbit was talking to her, but much of it was non-nonsensical, Alice was intrigued, so she began to follow the talking White Rabbit, until she found herself falling into an endless, cavernous rabbit hole, when she finally stopped falling, she found herself in another world.Wonderland, also known as Social Media.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 27, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, I thought I would share my 10 favorite list posts for anyone ready to learn more about analytics, conversions, email marketing, engagement, link building, keyword research, social media, starting their own business, usability testing, and WordPress. What were your favorite list posts in 2011?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff. What do you think?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The New Year Edition January 2nd, 2011 Tweet The champagne has been popped and you might be recuperating from the New Year’s Eve festivities. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

If you are looking for ways to energize your public relations and social media efforts in the new year, you might want to re-read a fairy tale. Sign up post-haste! ), you’ll remember I profiled Dan Gordon and his use of social media. In 2011, let’s make our stories terrific. What’s not to love?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

So I’m quite delighted that he will be joining the #measurePR Twitter chat on November 9, to talk about social media ROI and possibly quite a bit else. Sign out Leave your comment here. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali An Ode To Monday February 7th, 2011 Tweet You wake up to Monday ; what will it bring? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings. Die Monday, DIE!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Take this example: Let’s say you’ve created a tool that helps non-profits with social media, and you are sending out a news release as part of your launch. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# Please let me know in the comments. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

WordPress has a great preview function, where you can see exactly how your post will appear… before it publishes. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , How To , Writing | Tags: ann wylie , poynter institute , writing with visual appeal | Comments (11) Site settings comment help? pts Settings.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How People Made 2010 What It Was December 31st, 2010 Tweet Just a few more hours before we put our 2010 calendars away and start our New Year, eh? Sign out Leave your comment here. My, time flies.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

This is a discussion in social media circles today, and everyone has their opinion. What’s your social currency? Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Gerald Durrell Edition February 6th, 2011 Tweet I don’t know if you’ve read My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell ; almost everyone I’ve asked in the States hasn’t.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR, the Don Bartholomew Edition Round II September 21st, 2010 Tweet I probably sound like a breathless teenager But last week’s #measurepr chat with Don Bartholomew was Awesome. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Marketing , Philanthropy , Public Relations , Resources , Weekly Roundup | Tags: cause marketing , effect marketing , fundraising , pink ribbon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Get notified of updates in this conversation "> Follow conversation Stop receiving notifications "> Following conversation people listening Followers Livefyre is in Offline Mode - you can still post comments. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been written on social media philosophy, content creation or audience engagement. With all the dynamics elements to creating a successful social media presence, its sometimes hard to know where to start or even what books are worth the time investment.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Fortunately, Don Bartholomew of Fleishman-Hillard - whom you may know as @donbart on Twitter – will rectify that this coming Tuesday, when he joins us to chat about social media “ROI.&# Also check out Olivier Blanchard’s excellent post and presentation on social media ROI for associations & non-profits.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: beauty , color , snowmageddon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Get notified of updates in this conversation "> Follow conversation Stop receiving notifications "> Following conversation people listening Followers Livefyre is in Offline Mode - you can still post comments.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Noting that there were quite a few comments about how KPIs need both context, strategy and relevance , Seth continued to say that the need should be framed in terms of awareness, knowledge and actual behavior. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. » pr-media-blog.co.uk pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

PR, social media, and news articles I’ve found interesting, for example. So if you’re trying to figure out social media, and are about where I was a year ago, listen up. Sign out Leave your comment here. Comment as Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention So What Will You Have For Lunch?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events , Public Relations | Tags: network solutions , pr , Public Relations , twitterchat | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Personal | Tags: being the best , frame of reference | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 15, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Year of Living Older… And Liking It January 15th, 2011 Tweet Today is my 41 st birthday. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. “How old I am.&#

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Because if you are creating content, you are likely distributing and promoting that content in variety of ways, including social media. A deceptively simple yet dynamic tool for bloggers which measures what it calls “Engagement Events&# such as a comment, a bookmarked link, or a tweet about a particular post.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

They’re overwhelmed by the overabundance of tools and the disorderly experimentation of staff (and members), and they are tired of the lack of organizational support and the unwieldy processes for monitoring and managing social media. There are a ton of books being published on community and how social media plays into that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment I wish there was a FB *love* button. pts Settings. Thanks, Tinu.

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