Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What we can learn: conviction is a powerful tool. What we can learn: the more we are able to energize our communities, the better our chances of converting them to evangelizers. Conviction in our work, our clients, our organizations is essential before we can begin to convince them. Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Kikolani

MAY 1, 2011

And one thing I discovered very quickly about the photo community is if you want comments, you better start giving comments first. I started out on sites by photo bloggers I met at a photowalk in downtown Phoenix and branched out from there with people in their comments and on their blogrolls. Not too shabby for such a new domain.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Students are not taught about new practices, since proprietary tools and techniques often remain with hidden with the agencies and companies that create them. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The predictive text and results that show in Google Instant for various keyword combinations are in themselves excellent tools to find the most relevant keywords to use for your site. Finding those keywords your users are searching for most frequently is getting easier. Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising costs might increase. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

It’s not so much a question of how fancy the tools are that you’ll use. [We are also] considering changes to the micro-site to track conversions from site to scorecards to email campaigns that hopefully lead to sales. It’s about what you’re going to try to get your target audience to do. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Couch to 5k sounds like a great tool for me to try. I have been following Lindsays running/training for a bit, but havent chimed in before. Ive been trying to get into running myself, but failing miserably. I ran a bit as a youngster, but its been ages. Best of luck on Saturday, Lindsay! I know you will run beautifully. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Before I set foot in the place, I knew that the crowd I was going to speak with would be a bit more conservative a bit more skittish about getting involved with social networking a bit more unaware (than the “average bear&# ) on how this tool can potentially help them a bit older than the average audience I’m used to speaking with.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

As a regular reader, you’ll have noticed that I’ve started making frequent use of tools in the WordPress platform such as block quotes and different forms of emphasis via bolding or italicizing different bits of copy. Pull out the bag of tricks. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

How to: choose the right blog tool , from Arik Hanson ‘s Communication Conversations. Why: I’ve used David’s book, The New Rules of Marketing and PR , for my classes at Johns Hopkins for the last two years. Because what he says is Just. I suspect his new book might have a new place on my syllabus. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

This cultivates a thinking community where information is evaluated, and then adapted and built upon. In the event that your tips do not produce successful results, readers will be able to understand the logic behind each tip, discern what went wrong in their application, and then adapt your tips to their situation. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

There’s no way – no way – I would have felt so much a part of that community if I hadn’t previously connected with many of the folks I meet IRL on social media. To explore a different communication channel? To try to connect with those who might become part of a community? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

And more important, are you SHARING other people’s status updates with your community? Its interesting that youre talking about trying to step away from the tools and go to more events. Kicking it up: step away from the tools. For example, are you responding to other people’s tweets with your own thoughts on a particular issue?

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) But where do you start?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Image: Tinkerbots via Flickr , Creative Commons Tools are beginning to do a solid job with the most mind-numbing parts of research (i.e., But when it comes to the most difficult parts of research – where domain expertise is required, even the best tools tend to fall short. website visitors and sales leads) 3.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

What part of, “measure [what] has an impact as opposed to simply focusing on the tools,” isn’t easy to understand? How can you not grasp the importance of measuring numbers that matter instead of numbers that make you look good? Sean: Angela Sinickas is a treasure trove of case studies. Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

On his blog , Nick says: “Students are not taught about new practices, since proprietary tools and techniques often remain with hidden with the agencies and companies that create them.&# However, Nick is dead wrong about the lack of tools. However, I stand by my belief many students wont see or have access to these tools.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

in our digital tools had us reaching for the stars and we ended up getting a black hole. Aim high in creativity, but keep in mind the limitations of your tools and skills throughout the process. My prized video camera produced such grainy footage, Seurat would be proud. We couldn’t hear anything over the ambient noise of D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

And they research and they monitor (sometimes for up to three months) just to find out: a) Who a brand’s target audiences are; and b) Who the key influencers within that community are. They listen a LOT. Then they plan. And talk they do. So they were personally connected to the experience, the foods they had missed and the Sainsburys brand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Even with the online database tools, its still going to require some amount of time to review and narrow the focus. I wrote a post recently with a few examples of requests Ive heard from clients / prospective clients (at [link] if youd like to read). Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

A one-sentence cover letter wouldnt get anywhere with me, as I use cover letters as a tool to determine if the person can write, pays attention to punctuation and grammar, etc. On cover letters: A cover letter that "creative" is taking a big risk. Where you saw chutzpah, I rolled my eyes. Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2011

You are probably familiar with the extensive discussion this spurred but ultimately it seemed that most disagreed with his assertions in that while its definitely all about the people and the real relationships, the tools make facilitating organizing and connections that much easier. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

My initial comment there read: [PR is] about building effective relationships with one’s publics (hence “public relations&# ) and using the tools and tactics du jour to do so. Bringing Open Community To Public Relations | Waxing UnLyrical says: November 22, 2010 at 5:01 am [.] Great post, Shonali. Read All About It!

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