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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

They’re doing such a good job of it, that they’re getting their customers and community to tell their stories for them. It is really about using the channels so well, building such good relationships with one’s community, that they are energized to tell your story for you. I’ll never forget that.

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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. Clipped from [link] [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2011

About three weeks ago, I took a short-term gig as the Media Coordinator for the program, and have helped garner attention from DC’s media and blogger community. We had our team research key influencers in the media and in the DC community, and conducted outreach directly through our channel. Attracted affinity partnerships.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2012

I posted this before Christmas 2011, but it is an important cause that needs your support, so I’m re-posting it today. One that is important to the nonprofit community is the.ngo domain (pretty obvious why, right?). Please do take a moment to read, click, and share, in case you were out during the holidays.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Why: In a terrific post for WUL dating back to 2011, Shanan Sorochynski details exactly what their team did when this happened. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. That Time Our Website Was Hacked. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

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JANUARY 11, 2012

There are so many things I’ve learned during the course of this campaign – about blogger outreach, about measurement and analytics, about Facebook Groups, about community building – there are probably a ton of posts waiting to be written. The very first tweetathon we held was on June 13, 2011. Background.

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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. You’ve reflected. Liked what you saw?

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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? Hustle and bustle; and perhaps some stress; Perhaps a new client – do you hear “cha-ching&# ?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 31, 2010

In 2011, I wish you health, happiness and wonderful, wonderful people. Here is to an even more amazing 2011!!!! Mark as read Approve comment Raj, ditto, and Im hoping this will be the year KikScore really KIKS. :) Heres to 2011 indeed! I can only imagine what we can do in 2011. It’s always about people. Bring it on!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2012

So the chat was a community chat or, as I like to call them, a fireside chat. What folks felt were their biggest measurement successes of 2011: and. Seeing as how some of us (cough, me, cough) were still easing into the new year, we didn’t have a special guest. We talked about: 1. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it?!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I love how, when used well, social media can build powerful communities to effect real change and real results. Go straight to them and build your community. I live in Montgomery County and happen to be, along with FOLMC’s Executive Director, Ari Brooks, a volunteer for the 2011 Montgomery County Executive’s Ball.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 1, 2012

There’s an interesting white paper out today, issued jointly by the Case Foundation and Razoo Foundation, and authored by Geoff Livingston (disclosure: he’s a friend), titled How Giving Contests can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities. Donor acquisition and building community. So G2MD did everything it set out to do.

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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. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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JANUARY 20, 2011

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 3, 2012

While a slew of such campaigns have taken place in India, one that caught the fancy of many is the recent flash mob organized by the IBM OnDemand Community. As organizations all over the globe try to use smart moves to attract and retain customers, the recent and ongoing turbulence in the global economy has only intensified this need.

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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

AUGUST 26, 2011

Yesterday I had the honor – and it really was an honor – of introducing Dr. Donna Vincent Roa as she received the 2011 Matrix Award (that’s her on the left) from the Association for Women in Communication’s DC chapter , in recognition of her accomplishments in the global communication field.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 22, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali A Three Week Check-In January 22nd, 2011 Tweet One of the things I wanted to do more of this year was to pay more attention to wellness. Three weeks into 2011, how am I doing? (And

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else. Glad thats over with.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 17, 2015

Why: When I featured this post in a roundup back in 2011 , I described it as personable, funny and really easy to read despite its long length. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. I Wish I’d Known That. Digital Analytics Edition.].

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 3, 2015

Why: “You can count to your heart’s content, but unless you examine what made your fan count go up and what happened to your sales funnel as a result, you’re only adding to the confusion,” wrote Katie Paine in this 2011 post for PRSA where she demystifies social media measurement. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 20, 2015

Why: Richard Barker walks you through “what you need to know about the update and the changes you need to make” in this Business 2 Community post. Back in 2011 I wrote this step-by-step guide on using WPTouch to do this. How to Make Your WordPress Blog Mobile Friendly. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else. Glad thats over with.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Amplify’d from www.nevillehobson.com Connect your community with a Twitter daily newspaper About a month ago, I discovered Paper.li , a service that aggregates content linked to by people in a Twitter community into an online newspaper. For anyone who’s asking, “Why?&# here’s your answer. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Amplify’d from www.nevillehobson.com Connect your community with a Twitter daily newspaper About a month ago, I discovered Paper.li , a service that aggregates content linked to by people in a Twitter community into an online newspaper. For anyone who’s asking, “Why?&# here’s your answer. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

It simply means the primary objectives of most social business efforts are centered on concepts like community-building, engagement, listening, and participating in conversations. But that doesn’t mean the social business effort was not successful, or did not create significant value for the brand or organization. Liked what you saw?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else. Glad thats over with.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

5 Ways To Spice Up Your WordPress Blog | Waxing UnLyrical says: January 14, 2011 at 6:03 am [.] Weekly Roundup: The Long Of It | Waxing UnLyrical says: January 23, 2011 at 6:01 am [.] it’s not just what you read, it’s how what you read looks that could entice you to hang around, chat a while… and maybe [.]

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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. And Liking It | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: January 15, 2011 at 8:11 am [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Liked what you saw? Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb. It does not reflect the opinions of my clients, former employers, or anyone else. Glad thats over with.

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