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AUGUST 1, 2012

The points he tweeted back basically amounted to just one: social media cannot be used to sell anything, so why deceive people with tips to help them do that? He persisted with his view, adding that traffic to a blog has no bearing on sales, and that blogs are only meant to entertain, kind of like reality shows.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

This year, social media played a very important role in encouraging the citizens of India to vote. The efforts Indian politicians have been making to reach their audience through social media was clearly reflected in this season’s election results. But that’s when a smart social media campaign comes into play.

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APRIL 23, 2013

I have a confession to make: I’m not 100% in love with social media. Don’t get me wrong, social media. Using social media to lie is unfortunately easy. This format makes it inevitable that we will not always get the big picture purely from social media. Quit using social media?

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

“Real” people don’t “do” social media like we do. By “we,” I mean people like you and I (or, at least, like I used to be), who are on social all the time. Most bloggers blog too much. 10 Observations on “Real” Public Relations and Social Media.

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JULY 5, 2013

I accepted some, ignored a bunch and, after doing so, asked a question on Facebook: There were a range of answers, and the conversation continued for a couple of days; those answers themselves are worthy of their own, dedicated blog post. When Social Media Freed the Inadvertent Bigot is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

If you are reading this blog, chances are you don’t need to be told about the merits of social media. Social media just changes the way these things happen … and how fast people are punished by the marketplace if they don’t do it effectively. All things the department did before social media.

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JUNE 15, 2012

A social media lesson from hibachi. Specialness and social media. As PR pros, we have to find ways to make our clients feel special, the communities we build feel special, the media, bloggers & influencers we reach out to feel special, and so on. Using Social Media to Make People Feel Special.

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JUNE 27, 2012

These days, it moves really quickly… we now get to know about earthquakes around the world on social media platforms even before the news reaches broadcasters. According to a Mckinsey report , social media enables a consumer’s decision-making journey. How Nissan Micra Rode the Social Media Bandwagon.

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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. 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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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Such is the challenge I’ve been recently tasked with: not just finding out what social media people are using around the world, but how they’re using it, why and when. It turns out that some people are less than trusting of social media (for shame!) Check out her personal blog at hungryhealthymj.com. .

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JUNE 13, 2012

Tootzypop , the lifestyle blog I founded for savvy women over 40 , is no exception. In women’s online media, the formula is one part fashion and beauty, one part yoga and fitness, one part recipe swap, a ginormous dose of mommy blogging; mix and cover with a thick frosting of e-shopping. Blogging Upstream.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

So, knowing all this, here’s what I said (with relevant edits to maintain the requested confidentiality, and added emphasis/formatting, because I can do what I want on my blog, ha!): You just read How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker , originally posted on Waxing UnLyrical , published by Shonali Burke.

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JULY 31, 2012

Would you agree that social media is faster than seismic waves? To me, this incident exemplifies how badly we are hooked on social media. That said, is social media all that bad? Multiple instances in the recent past tell us that social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have become lifesavers.

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JUNE 4, 2012

If you’re a clever cookie, you already have figured out the rest of the story at this point: Social media philosopher ponders how to push his message into the future. Social media philosopher realizes he does this all the time with business. Tweet After Death: How to Use Social Media to Live Forever.

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MAY 20, 2012

The biggest news in the history of social media took place Friday when Facebook had its IPO, becoming the biggest social name ever to join the public market. Its $108 Billion offering came in as the 3rd largest ever (behind Visa and Enel), so the day was significant not only for social media types but also for market watchers.

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APRIL 1, 2015

This is why I’m glad the media has been covering this story. Those who would threaten others with violence of any kind via social media or online in general need to be held accountable for their actions. Ashley Judd, Feminism, and Social Media is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. He also blogs.

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JULY 11, 2012

Social media listening. Social media monitoring. Social media tracking. Social media intelligence. There are many descriptions of how we can use social media as a listening tool , to complement (or replace) our more interactive approach where we converse too. Challenge on.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

How can you track your social media efforts to ensure that your strategy is up to par? This week’s roundup introduces you to some best practices for social media metrics. 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday. From likes to leads: The new metrics for B2B social selling.

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MAY 13, 2013

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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JULY 19, 2013

So, knowing all this, here’s what I said (with relevant edits to maintain the requested confidentiality, and added emphasis/formatting, because I can do what I want on my blog, ha!): How to Network On Social Media Without Being a Stalker [Redux] is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Image: naunasse via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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APRIL 6, 2016

Here are 5 ways to take audience engagement on social media to the next level with influencer marketing: 1. Follow these people on social media, and get familiar with their work. After you’ve managed to establish a connect with an influencer, continue to keep them engaged in conversations on social media.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Social Media ROI is something I struggle with. It does mean I’m going to read everything I can find on the topic, starting with Olivier’s book and every post he mentions ROI in on his blog. He does social media management for KimberMedia and teaches for @bgckids. He also blogs. .

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It is also fascinating to see volunteers across the globe helping this community grow… there are people who are involved in growing its social media presence, working on SEO, volunteers organizing local meet-ups regularly to build the community… all-in-all, this is the first such social network for sustainability that I have come across.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

But considering that there are plenty of other social media fish in the sea, it’s not his best option in terms of the time he has available. There are incredible demographic numbers available for most social media platforms now. Don’t assume that social media comprises just Twitter, Facebook and maybe LinkedIn.

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MAY 26, 2011

The use of social media at our university is evolving. In the Fall of 2009, Education professor Alec Couros and I had a conversation about the seemingly endless number of ways social media could be used on campus. A few emails later, the University of Regina Social Media Users Group (URSMUG) was born.

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JULY 17, 2013

If you’re a clever cookie, you already have figured out the rest of the story at this point: Social media philosopher ponders how to push his message into the future. Social media philosopher realizes he does this all the time with business. Unless you could, of course, time your messages. Tweeting after death.

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JUNE 21, 2012

When it comes to staying on top of social media, one of the big challenges we have is to find the social media tools that will help us achieve a happy medium between curating, listening, engaging and producing content. You can syndicate your blog posts to Facebook via your RSS feed. I hope this is helpful!

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Here are six ways to start injecting the Valentine’s Day spirit into your social media routine. Write a comment on a blog that you rarely visit, or on a blog where you rarely comment. Write a comment on a blog that you rarely visit, or on a blog where you rarely comment. What would you add?

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MAY 23, 2011

It’s not enough to pick one of the “personalities” under which social media users have been classified and run with that, because a) no one’s purely one or the other, and b) you can’t differentiate yourself by working a label. But your vibe lives independently of those categories.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

A recent visit to our campus by journalist Chantal Hébert and her lecture “Missing the Forest for the Trees: A Look at the State of Political Coverage in the Social Media Era” had me thinking about how I use these tools. Shanan Sorochynski manages the University of Regina’s first official blog: YOURblog. They are mindblowing.

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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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JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

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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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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. Boy, was it fun!

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JANUARY 14, 2011

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

If you’re a social media junkie like me, how about a few other ideas? Brush up on how you can make your WordPress blog cleaner and cuter. It’s the President’s Day weekend. here in the States, and you might be… planning to hit the stores to find great President’s Day deals, or.

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APRIL 22, 2015

Does your business blog have the livelihood of a funeral? When you look around at your blog and analytics, what do you see? No social media shares. You have absolutely no evidence whatsoever that anyone even cares remotely about your blog. What’s going wrong with your business blog?! No comments.

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