Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2014

” Image: Julie Rybarczyk via Flickr, CC 2.0. Friday I spoke at the Convergence in Communications Conference , and Evan Burfield of 1776 got a big laugh when he said, “Let’s face it, failure sucks.” No matter our line of work, we all have one common goal: to succeed. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Creative Commons image from Flickr user Slackley. People who go to as many networking events, conferences, and happy hours as they could just to be a part of the energy around them. Where’s the PR, advertising, and marketing community in all of that? This post originally appeared on PRSA Pittsburgh’s blog. .

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

However, with each emerging platform and tool that enters the workplace or discussion in the social media community, the shadow of potential dark uses and features arises as well. Go to the International Risk and Crisis Communication Conference ( ICRC ). Photo: Alan Cleaver via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 22, 2013

I spent four wonderful years self-employed as a digital marketing trainer, consultant, and community manager. I led national conference panels on social media marketing. I am saying goodbye to the digital life and hello to community affairs. Pick a verb — tired, bored, jaded, burned out. I spoke at colleges.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2011

conference about 10 days ago, and it was a really great event; kudos to Geoff Livingston , Allyson Kapin and Shireen Mitchell for putting together not just a standing-room-only event, but one that was inclusive, highly interactive and chockfull of great ideas and takeaways for all. Image: ckmck via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2015

Why: “I think ‘community’ was just becoming a social media buzzword at the time. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. Have you learned any memorable lessons from past #CAPRSA, or other, conferences? Image: tdlucas5000 via Flickr, CC 2.0. and It Shouldn’t Be. .”

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 3, 2013

Image: UOregon Conference Services via Flickr, CC 2.o. Like this: Image: Nisa yeh via Flickr, CC 2.0. Imagine you’re at a party. And imagine you’re a people person (if you aren’t already). Now imagine someone asks you the classic party get-to-know-you question: “What do you do?”. Then you ask them the same question.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 13, 2015

The effect that budget has on quality PR measurement has always been a key interest to the #measurePR community. the latter to keynote the Public Relations Association of Mississippi’s 2015 State Conference. ET; and in April, we’ll be focusing on community relations and the measurement thereof. and Tupelo, Miss.,

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Experiment with Flickr and/or YouTube groups to build media for specific events. Marvel Comics raised my impression of this with their Hulk statue Flickr group). Consider the value of hiring a community manager. Improve customer retention?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 5, 2015

Image: Steve Harris via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: Last August I spoke at FPRA’s Annual Conference with Adam Singer and Deirdre Breakenridge on PR and big data. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. today’s roundup follows suit.

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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2010

With Mark Zuckerberg being named the Time Person of the Year for 2010, you would think that there would be a little more thought that goes into the company's approach to privacy, major UI changes, and how those are communicated to the very people those changes affect. Image credit (top): Gordonblixt (Flickr). Image credit: inF!

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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. Inside PR did an interview with me when I was at the PRSA International Conference last year, and it’s finally up, in case you’d like to have a listen. Image: Ktow via Flickr, CC 2.0. We talked about: 1. You can’t win ‘em all.

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Myrland Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2013

Pro bono and other community activity. Conferences your partners and administrators attend. News conferences others hold that have to do with your primary practice and industry groups. Photos bring words to life by evoking thoughts, emotion or relativity. 10 WAYS YOU CAN BEGIN SHARING PHOTOS. Your clients speaking.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 21, 2013

We speak at conferences (sometimes even if we’re not paid for our time). Image: Simon Greig (xrrr) via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. We engage in banter on Twitter on a regular basis. We do Facebook Q&As.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 10, 2016

In recent years, I’ve noticed a surge of interest from the PR world in “integrated communications.” tracks at conferences, which I assume are programmed because that’s what post-conference surveys indicate attendees want, the kinds of webinars that do well, etc.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 13, 2016

Yup, I’m heading across the pond for what promises to be one of the year’s best conferences, the AMEC International Summit (as in: the same Summit that, some years ago, saw the Barcelona Principles become a household name… if you work in PR, that is).

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Photo by Andres Rueda on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons For those of you who don’t know what CRM stands for, it’s Customer Relationship Management and it’s a term often used by software vendors like SalesForce.com to describe their products. There are a LOT of idiotic corporate terms out there. Social CRM.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 16, 2008

Where : Black Finn NY, 218 East 53rd Street Who : Yours truly and a bunch of awesome people who are flying in to NY to attend the Search Engine Strategies conference Why : Because you know you want to support a charity and hang out with some of the biggest search industry leaders Will I see you there?? I hope so!?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. The rumors about Tablo’s supposed forgery were spread by two online communities: “We Urge Tablo to Tell the Truth,&# or TaJinYo , and “A World Where Common Sense is the Truth,&# or SangJinSe.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies. You can find Firebelly speaking at the following sessions. This session will help you put a social media strategy to get the right online reputation leading to greater visibility, buzz, and results.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 30, 2011

Over the past six months, I have seen how many people are interested in this topic, and I will be discussing it again at the Association for Change Management Professional’s conference May 1-4. Photo Credit: Flickr, myretailmedia. Photo Credit: Flickr, jhoward413. Social Media is Fast. Behavior Change is Slow.

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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.

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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.&# These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# More importantly, Epic Change has a mission to empower individuals to tell stories in order to acquire financial resources to make positive change in their communities. Why social media?

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. Image: Aftab Uzzaman via Flickr, Creative Commons It’s why I wrote about networking with a twist a while back.

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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.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

Or, let’s say you wanted to see what people were saying about the recent Tiger Woods press conference. And with millions of updates each day, you are going to get a lot of commentary that mentions Tiger Woods but not his press conference. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 3, 2011

Almost two years ago I went on a bit of a rant about how much I hate being added to email lists without my permission , especially by people I’ve “met&# on Twitter or while out and about at a conference. Image: Greene/Ellis via Flickr, CC 2.0. That’s the right way to build your email lists. postlink%%.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

Image: terren in Virginia via Flickr, CC 2.0 and also, once you install it, Apture will insert “pop-up&# references on embedded links, if they’re to easily accessible pages such as Wikipedia, Flickr, etc. (It It just did it on the Flickr link above.) See if they work for you. That’s Apture.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 29, 2012

Flickr Photo by Doc_Brown. buy expensive ads in trade publications, sponsor conferences, and publish regular research to get on executive radar screens. This is why one of the most common questions I hear at speaking engagements and in corporate conference rooms is “how can we do this well with limited resources?”

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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!

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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? I actually have a bunch of them. There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, of course.

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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. These fine folk did: Jan.

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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. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 25, 2010

Community Blog. When was the last time: Image courtesy of Flickr user Search Engine People Blog Someone spent their own money to purchase promotional items to help build awareness and get more people to participate? Development Social Media When Was the Last Time Your Intranet Empowered Anyone? Sat, Jun 26, 2010 Enterprise 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Paloozas And Palominos November 7th, 2010 Tweet Apparently a “palooza&# is an “ exaggerated event.&# In other words, something very unusual. Do you really need another reason?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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