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. You’ve reflected. You’ve steadied your nerves.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

November 9, 12-1 pm ET, on Twitter – use #measurePR. Couldn’t be easier. 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Just some of the colors of my life. All it took was to look. What are the colors of your life? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

I have seen plenty of blog posts and conference presentations on how to utilize Static FBML but I rarely see news sites highlighted among the examples of good usage. So I thought I’d take a look at a selection of news organizations to see how many are taking advantage of FBML. Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

The future is me. 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

If cause marketing is really to change the world, it needs to have an impact both in terms of dollars and action. Those are my seven picks this week. What would you add? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Coffee or tea; brimstone or fire; It’s Monday, all right; nothing less, nothing more. Image: Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr, CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

And not their fame of reference. Are you “the best&# ? Or “one of the best&# ? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

See you there! Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Because they know how to unsuck their communications. That is a real opportunity to see how they put their plans and/or campaigns together, and how they measured success. I know I always leave with notes on how to improve my own work. I do hope you’ll join us ! Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Just follow along and/or participate on Twitter (or Tweetgrid or Tweetchat) using the #measurepr hashtag. Image: Paul Roth via Flickr, CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

How to celebrate Halloween social media style , from New Media Strategies. How to run a fearless small business by Taylor Lindstrom at Copyblogger. But in the spirit of the day, here are seven posts for your Hallowe’en hilarity. Trick or Tweet? Some Halloween social media fun for a good cause , from Beth Kanter. Why: pure fun.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Time, space, and how we inhabit the two have been a bit on my mind [.] When clocks and calendars collide. Image: Pinto Alex via Flickr , CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Thanks for visiting!Time,

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It’s one of the most useful ways I’ve found for surfacing news and information I might otherwise have missed entirely. Read more at www.nevillehobson.com See this Amp at [link] 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It’s one of the most useful ways I’ve found for surfacing news and information I might otherwise have missed entirely. Read more at www.nevillehobson.com See this Amp at [link] 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

How to give a great Ignite talk , from Speaker Confessions. How to give a killer sales presentation , from BNET. Get Shareaholic test Filed under How To , Speaking , Weekly Roundup | Tags: ignitedc , jill foster , lady gaga , presentation skills , shaun dakin | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

If we’re dross on the inside What difference does a gilded outside make? Image: Janet McKnight via Flickr, CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I hope you’ll stop by and let me know what you think. Image: fixedgear ‘s Flickrstream, CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

And if you have questions you’d like Don to field, do shoot them to me via email or Twitter (DM) ahead of time, or just leave a comment below. Image: Kemp Edmonds via Flickr, CC 2.0 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. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Don explains why (and how to do this right). Social Media Measurement 2011: Five things to forget and five things to learn , by Don Bartholomew. Why: public relations measurement really isn’t tough. Be a social business: PR trends in 2011 , from Sally Falkow’s The Proactive Report. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Are you really worse off than when you started? So, what will you have for lunch? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One February 8th, 2011 Tweet This post has been about a year and a half in the writing. Yes, really! Image: Paul Schultz via Flickr, CC 2.0 Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

How to use a commitment contract to change your habits , a guest post by “Pop&# of Pop Economics at Get Rich Slowly. Why: Mollie is actually thinking instead of simply linking. 4 reasons why Amplify is my Third Tribe , by Joe Hackman at Building Bridges. Joe’s post explains why. Image: Isai Zepeda via Flickr , CC 2.0

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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. So hit that “preview&# button over and over again (don’t forget to save your posts as you’re writing) until you’re satisfied with how easy your post is to read, from a visual point of view.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

How to be happy: accept the negative , from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. How to be happy in business , from What Consumes Me. Twenty simple ways to get happy , from Reader’s Digest. Why: ten tips are great, but who am I to argue with 20? Why: Sometimes we need a diagram to help us think straight. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

But how have users responded so far? Lauren: I think it’s still too soon to tell how people are responding – the new Digg is still picking up steam and I don’t think users have really figured out the best way to get what they want out of it. Has there been interest/demand for market-specific content?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

And more than anything, they teach us how to tell stories. What truly stands out to me, at least, is something interesting that has a tale to tell for me to want to know more about how it grows, evolves and even take on a life of its own through other channels out there. If anyone knows how to tell a story through social media, you do.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 7, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Kill Relationships With A Slap In The Face January 7th, 2011 Tweet Tell me when Last April, I was approached to speak at a PR conference targeted to health care professionals by a former vendor.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Five easy steps to customizing your 404 page, assuming you’re using WordPress (you in Blogger, or something, I ain’t got nothing for you). I also found WordPress’ Codex instructions helpful, but got stuck at about the same Lady Non-Techno-Einstein part as I did on DoshDosh. As I leaned on my shovel, it came to me.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 22, 2011

So that’s how I’m doing. How are you doing in 2011 so far? 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 1, 2010

. “And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled…&# 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

STEP, TIP] {to, that will, on} [TASK, GOAL] In other words, articles such as 20 Tips on How to Gain Traffic on TheWWWObserver or 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger on Lifehack. Instead, I show them how to manipulate blocks, how to make it zero by taking away and adding.&# Image: jim crossley via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Sure, it’s a lot easier to teach advertising value equivalencies and say that’s how to measure public relations efforts. If there’s one thing students and young PR pros should pay attention to, it’s learning new techniques to measure public relations efforts. This is a young guy in college, and he gets what measurement is and isn’t.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 29, 2010

Where are you going next? Image: Flickr user John Menard , CC 2.0 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

I thought this was a terrific post, clearly-explained and well laid out. Image: Peter Roome 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

2 days ago Blogroll Constant Commentary Mashable Social Media Examiner Techipedia NetworkedBlogs Blog: Saying It Social Topics: social media marketing , search engine optimization , social networking Follow my blog Facebook Page Feed Do you use social media to obtain customer retention/loyalty or are you primarily focused on customer acquisition?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Religion aside, there’s a lot more there that we can draw on to improve our practice of public relations. 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. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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