Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. Will you join us if you can? See you there!

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Postrank Conference Tourism Blogroll 165

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

My books of the year , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. Image: Eric Magnuson via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Why: smart stuff mixed with commonsense. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 124

Waxing UnLyrical

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. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Read All About It!

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Google Class Creative Commons Yahoo 254

Waxing UnLyrical

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.&# Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? I actually have a bunch of them. Also Cinderella. Also Sleeping Beauty.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. Take heart, not howls. Let’s Halloween up PR , by, er, me. Read All About It!

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Postrank Tourism Blogroll Creative Commons 129

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. 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. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me!

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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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Social Media Class Creative Commons Flickr 224

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? 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.

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Klout Postrank Tourism Blogroll 105

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

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. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe?

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Social Media Postrank Energy Tourism 153

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? 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.

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Flash Mob Ustream Class Film 222

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? 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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Postrank Class Tourism WordPress 151

Waxing UnLyrical

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). Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out? Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? PR and the power of ideas , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. Why: I do think you start with the idea … and PR is no different. Do you have hidden gems to share?

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Blogroll Class Postrank Comments 214

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Title image: Lukasz Strachanowski via Flickr, Creative Commons Life… supplemented™ data courtesy and used with permission of Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Not that difficult, is it? Read All About It!

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Postrank Campaign Tourism Social Media 151

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creative Commons To Love Yet Not OK. Plaxo: contacts, calendar and e-cards As a social network, I think Plaxo is pretty dismal, no matter how much it tries to Face-Twit-book-terify itself. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Image: rubyblossom. Read All About It!

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Plaxo Products Tools Class 251

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? 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.

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Class Postrank SEO Flickr 105

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? That got a big “check&# from me. Know where you want to go and what’s involved.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Ever budget-conscious, I booked what I thought was a great hotel, using my points… right in the heart of Times Square. 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 Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me!

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Hotels Class Postrank Energy 223

Waxing UnLyrical

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. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

Mark as read Approve comment Shonali, totally stole your idea for my blog, but added two more to your list: Zemanta, which recommends Creative Commons images and related articles to help enrich your posts and SlickFlickr, which helps you build slideshows and the like from your Flickr feed. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me!

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WordPress Class Flickr Postrank 234

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? 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 ).

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Class Postrank Comments Tourism 182

Waxing UnLyrical

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. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Possibly, never to return. Double yikes.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. Who are yours? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Class WordPress Postrank Comments 202

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 3, 2011

Image: Magnus Forrester-Barker via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? If you’ve recently started a new job, what tips would you add? Do share via a comment. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Tips Class Postrank Comments 159

Waxing UnLyrical

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. Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr , Creative Commons I’ve already said that blogging is a strange beast. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Give yourself that voice.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia. Remember the advertorial ?

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Class Blogger Issues Review 184

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Image: Shawn McClung via Flickr, Creative Commons You have to really, really be paying attention to notice if someone hasn’t tweeted in a while, unless you talk to them every day. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Now you see it, now you don’t. Read All About It!

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Class Campaign Klout Influencer 233

Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Another service to look into in conjunction with Google Analytics is PostRank Analytics ( https://analytics.postrank.com/ ). If your blog is listed on PostRank (search for it here – [link] ) you can get an idea of which posts have generated the most social engagement through comments and social sharing. link] (of course!).

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Questions WordPress Postrank Blogger 167

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Matthew Smith via Flickr, Creative Commons Can you say “love at first byte&# ? The proof of it for me as that my time spend posting to all the different sites is down yet the visits to all my blogs, face book pages, and Amps is up. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! So of course I checked it out.

Social Networking 270

Social Networking Class Comments Conversation 270

Waxing UnLyrical

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). Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ?

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Creative Commons Postrank Flickr Tourism 151

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. The goal was to find a better way to share the University of Regina ’s story.

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How To Creative Commons Postrank Flickr 151

Waxing UnLyrical

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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Creative Commons Case Study Travel Flickr 197

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Image: Arindam Bhattacharjee via Flickr, Creative Commons If I were back in Kolkata, I’d be hearing conchs and drums from dusk till dawn. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe?

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Creative Commons Construction Postrank Tourism 145

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Image: Sebastian Niedlich via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? And speaking of Seth, he’ll be discussing this very issue – automated measurement – on this week’s #measurePR Twitterchat.

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Postrank Conference Tourism Analytics 119

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Image: Tania Gail via Flickr , Creative Commons We were deluged by applications; when we had openings, when we didn’t have openings, when we had budget to hire, when we didn’t have budget. It was so creative, that I remember it verbatim to this day. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! It was crazy.

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