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!

Postrank 124

Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 124

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How Reading Fairy Tales Can Improve Public Relations December 28th, 2010 Tweet What’s your favorite fairy tale? In 2011, let’s make our stories terrific. I actually have a bunch of them.

Class 237

Class Creative Commons Postrank Flickr 237

Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Courtesy of Dean Meyers Flickr. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. One area in PR that is a bright spot in this tough hiring market is social media. 98% of U.S. 98% of U.S. How is PR faring?

Social Media 91

Social Media Telecommunications Automotive Microblogging 91

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

Image: tamra hays via Flickr, CC 2.0 Cincopa Media Platform A while back I was looking for a plugin that would let me create a slideshow of images and embed it in a post. Initially I was trying to find something that worked with Flickr, but then I stumbled upon Cincopa. It’s really cool. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

WordPress 202

WordPress Blogroll Class Flickr 202

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? Image: Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr, CC 2.0 More work than play… likely more than less.

Postrank 161

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 161

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Rethinking Color October 24th, 2010 Tweet Hit in the face by pink I don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S., Sharon Pruitt via Flickr, CC 2.0 Komen for the Cure.

Cause marketing 198

Cause marketing Postrank Tourism Flickr 198

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. Clipped from [link] [.]

Tools 247

Tools Adwords Marketing Class 247

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? Image: JKönig via Flickr, CC 2.0 I’m a social media expert as seen on.” And that was it. Unsubscribe?

Class 279

Class Press Release Flickr Comments 279

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. How unbelievably ridiculous. Or pathetic.

Creative Commons 162

Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 162

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Simply The Best November 27th, 2010 Tweet There’s a big difference between being “the best&# and “one of the best.&# And not their fame of reference. Are you “the best&# ?

Creative Commons 166

Creative Commons Postrank Tourism Flickr 166

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. An image speaks a thousand words. Image: U.S.

Class 215

Class WordPress Creative Commons Postrank 215

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.&# Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful?

News 274

News Google SEO Postrank 274

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Conch and Drum October 16th, 2010 Tweet Tomorrow is Bijoya Dashami, the culmination of the single-most important festival Bengalis celebrate: Durga Puja. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! durgapuja [.]

Creative Commons 145

Creative Commons Construction Postrank Tourism 145

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 25, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Etsy’s PR Nightmare: Greeting Cards Making Light Of Rape January 25th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Steff Metal [Update from Ed.: Image: striatic via Flickr, CC 2.0 and now Flickr is.

Class 215

Class Policies Flickr Comments 215

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.

Postrank 150

Postrank ROI Class Tourism 150

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali WOM: What’s Really Behind The Buzz November 24th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Bryce Keane What’s the buzz? To say I knew who he was (via the London social media circuit) would be an understatement.

Creative Commons 197

Creative Commons Case Study Travel Flickr 197

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain. So much to do So much to see I am the future. The future is me. Liked what you saw?

Postrank 156

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 156

Waxing UnLyrical

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. He does his best to stay informed on politics, tech, music, cultures, and social media.

Creative Commons 193

Creative Commons Reputation Flickr Film 193

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.

ROI 169

ROI Postrank Tourism Blogroll 169

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga October 3rd, 2010 Tweet Whatever you think about Lady Gaga , you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

Postrank 169

Postrank Tourism Flickr Blogroll 169

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. Image: Heather Phillips via Flickr, CC 2.0

Project 170

Project How To Class Posterous 170

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Image: Pinto Alex via Flickr , CC 2.0 If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Subscribe by Email. I miss there now. I am in both places, no place, some place, which place? When clocks and calendars collide. Thanks for visiting!Time,

Postrank 129

Postrank Tourism RSS Blogroll 129

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.

Class 144

Class Postrank Tourism Survey 144

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Doing The Best He Could October 11th, 2010 Tweet When I first moved to the US I amused my husband greatly by wishing him a “Happy Veterans Day &# (he’s ex-military). Yabba dabba doo!

Flickr 119

Flickr Postrank Class Tourism 119

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. Happy holidays!

Postrank 151

Postrank Class Tourism WordPress 151

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Some Halloween social media fun for a good cause , from Beth Kanter. How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. The Halloween theory of social media , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies.

Postrank 129

Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 129

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Making The Most Of A Twitter Chat September 2nd, 2010 Tweet Huddle, huddle, roil and muddle I remember the first Twitter chat I attended. Image: Maria Johnson via Flickr, CC 2.0 It drove me nuts.

Twitter 206

Twitter Hashtag Class Flickr 206

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible December 24th, 2010 Tweet Note: this is not a religious post, and is meant neither to proselytize nor offend. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

Crowdsourcing 216

Crowdsourcing Creative Commons Postrank Class 216

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Project Happiness September 5th, 2010 Tweet When I wrote yesterday’s post, asking, “ Are you happy ?&# Image: Jordan Pérez Ordenez via Flickr, CC 2.0 I was happy yesterday.

Project 177

Project Class Postrank Diagrams 177

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Image: Janet McKnight via Flickr, CC 2.0 If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

Postrank 134

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 134

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. Get your co-workers on board Social media wasn’t on our department’s radar. So one day I just started peppering my conversations with social media references. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself.

How To 151

How To Creative Commons Postrank Flickr 151

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Image: Isai Zepeda via Flickr , CC 2.0 If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: connections , linking , thinking | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Liked what you saw?

Postrank 149

Postrank Class Tourism Blogroll 149

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.

Postrank 151

Postrank Campaign Tourism Social Media 151

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Holly And The Ivy December 12th, 2010 Tweet As I write this, it is grey and damp outside. If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email.

Creative Commons 151

Creative Commons Postrank Flickr Tourism 151

Waxing UnLyrical

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). 5 social media gifts I want from Santa , by Matt Singley. Nothing to look forward to?

Class 139

Class Postrank Tourism RSS 139

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2010

And now, with social media, we’re extending that quest to the social Web. Image: Heart Industry via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Or with a person whose reputation is dodgy?

Reputation 183

Reputation Postrank Class Tourism 183

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Image: Ville Miettinen via Flickr, CC 2.0 As usual, the community came up with gems to share with others (and you), including talking about how our measurement journey has changed over time And sharing resources, like Katie Paine’s social media measurement checklist , and IPR’s new website.

Postrank 146

Postrank Tourism Blogroll WordPress 146