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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Image: betsyjean79 via Flickr , Creative Commons Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Design, Digital, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Blogging, Social Networks, Newsfeeds, Affiliate Marketing, Web TV, SEO… Creative industries have evolved just as the environments, mediums, consumers and needs of our clients have evolved over time.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! Bland Image: jason carlin via Flickr , Creative Commons I mean, chicken-soup-with-no-celery-or-pepper bland. Mark as read Approve comment Davina, you already know how to do something :). Don’t you want the back story first?

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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. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It! no, seriously, its just me.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. 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.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Because if you’re not telling your story right, you don’t have a hope in Hades of getting that story noticed, let alone other people (read: media, bloggers, etc.) Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Tomorrow Christians around the world will be celebrating the birth of Christ.

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DECEMBER 28, 2010

Also… Image: Thom Watson via Flickr, Creative Commons OK, I’ll stop now, I can see you rolling your eyes, going, “Come on, act your age.&# And more than anything, they teach us how to tell stories. If anyone knows how to tell a story through social media, you do. I actually have a bunch of them.

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, Creative Commons My husband is… well, I’m not quite sure what he’s doing, but he’s probably puttering around happily (that’s what married couples do, we putter companionably). And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It!

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. received 13 percent.

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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. Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Trick or Tweet? Why: pure fun.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. How to not suck being a conference moderator or speaker , from TopRank’s Online Marketing Blog. The ever-brilliant Lee Odden gives you tips on how to avoid this pitfall.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Don explains why (and how to do this right). Image: Eric Magnuson via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Social Media Measurement 2011: Five things to forget and five things to learn , by Don Bartholomew. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. As you continue to hone your craft (as I try to do), here are some of the exercises I put my writing (and those of my guest bloggers) through on a daily basis, to see if it looks as attractively as it (I think) reads. Image: U.S.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. Prepare contingency plans – like we did as kids with the fire drills, we have to Know what to do How to do it When How to behave. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Image: Chris Lott via Flickr , Creative Commons One of the questions that Joe asked us was what our blogging experience has been like. Because as the media universe continues on its inexorable changes , bloggers are starting to be just as influential as mainstream media; sometimes, even more so. Blogging is a strange beast.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

It was something to the effect of “Would/should companies do this with big bloggers in their spaces?&# Alas, the issue is even stickier for bloggers than it is for companies. I know big bloggers get swag. I know big bloggers get LOADS of free lunches. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Sebastian Niedlich via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. And speaking of Seth, he’ll be discussing this very issue – automated measurement – on this week’s #measurePR Twitterchat. Think you can make it?

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Heart Industry via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Because once it’s damaged, it’s so much harder to build back up to what it was, than if the damage hadn’t occurred, or been contained, in the first place.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Why: PR pros are trying to learn more and more about SEO and using keywords smartly. I thought this was a terrific post, clearly-explained and well laid out. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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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. Read All About It!

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

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Read All About It! Well, perhaps sometimes those of my dog, Suzy Q.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Image: Esparta Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons The big thing I get from the film (aside from the drama) is that, like a romantic comedy, the players emerged from that experience much stronger, closer and wiser. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. And in the case of Metallica, much more democratic.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# You know what I have to say to you, NBCW? Bah, humbug. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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JANUARY 14, 2011

I have an account and tried to use it then settled on old blogger for my biz blog because it was easier even if it has less versatility. Mark as read Approve comment Howie, Ive never really tried Blogger - went straight to WordPress, and its so easy. Thanks for your creative thinking and always being willing to share it.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Title image: Edgely Cesar via Flickr, Creative Commons My take Measurement should be, but still isn’t, the jewel in the crown of PR. Image: Felipe Venâncio via Flickr , Creative Commons The solution really comes back to education, doesn’t it? And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Mark as read Approve comment.pondering how to give this post a hug. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out?

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

We currently maintain a rich database of scorecard participants and we plan to engage them through email newsletters that provide richer content on how to stay active on the three pillars of health: exercise, diet and supplements. [We And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Not that difficult, is it? Read All About It!

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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). And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Nothing to look forward to?

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

Image: Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr, Creative Commons Kim, who runs the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV), asked what I thought was a valid question on her blog: where is all the purple? And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. “Now – with domestic violence, we are not exactly there.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Coca-Cola’s sponsorship is all about them , from Paul Seaman’s 21st-century PR Issues. Why: Celebrities don’t always the perfect brand relationship make. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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AUGUST 22, 2010

Image: Zen Sutherland , Creative Commons I finally did get my laughs in before the clock struck midnight, thanks to Bill Murray’s exquisite performance in The Man Who Knew Too Little. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. A nice enough chap, but I’ll tell you something. Read All About It!

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Bleak (another metal blogger). And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. Who are yours? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. So, I did what I knew: I told them that one of the best ways to tap into social media could be done by channeling Jimi Hendrix (you can view the un-animated version here ). Read All About It!

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I’d seen how much effort my husband put into it, and I thought it would be nice if I could do that for him, for a change. Image: Lorenz Seidler via Flickr , Creative Commons I was distraught when I got a Facebook IM from one of my friends in Mumbai, telling me of the first bomb blast. Read All About It! Abusiveness is not.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. Image: rubyblossom. That’s a little dramatic, but I went through that every week for two years since my job (before I went out on my own) was in New York, not DC. Read All About It! Well, perhaps sometimes those of my dog, Suzy Q.

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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., And my guest bloggers, both frequent and infrequent. collecting media coverage, putting it into a database, matching the articles and posts up with other metrics, etc.). Read All About It!

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