Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2014

via Flickr, CC 2.0. It’s a landslide: Community creates results. The Harlem Shake depended on community. User-generated content is far better at creating that community. Live event social media generally involves a social media person or standard event-goer using a mobile device to put content online.

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Social Media Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2012

It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. But the rise of Instagram as a deft and light app that allowed seamless integration into sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more made some wonder if there was a future for Flickr. So what happened? Remember that.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 6, 2013

The popularity of Instagram is clear, and if you are inclined to snap photos and share them with your friends and customers on social networks you can make your business more social and build a powerful sharing community on Instagram quickly. Building community while running a contest can be challenging, and sometimes fool-hardy.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2012

But last week, I had the opportunity to attend (completely by accident) a World Food Programme event at the State Department , where Hillary Clinton, Christina Aguilera and David Novak (Yum! It was a terrific event; it was the first time I’d been to the State Department, or seen H.C. Jokes aside, the issue is a very real one.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

But to the world at large, it’s not just about Facebook (or the related movie), but a community that has been built over the years around a common interest or topic. So I’m using this post to showcase such a community that has been actively working around sustainability. Readers: what you think about this community?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Image: Jørn Henriksen via Flickr, CC 2.0. 7 Tips to Creating an All-Star Event. Why: In this guest post for WUL, Susan Rubin of current SBCI client Cision offers stellar tips on holding an event that will build relationships and nurture leads. From leadership skills to lead generation, leads are important to every business.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Image: Dave Keeshan via Flickr, CC 2.0. I am so grateful for my guest bloggers , those that are in it for the long haul, as well as those that come and go… and I am so grateful for all of you – the community that has gathered around what started out on the wing of a prayer (if that!). Image: Rameshng via Flickr , CC 2.0.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2014

Image: Théo via Flickr, CC 2.0. Brian Vickery also weighed in on this topic: A1: Showing my ignorance, I think PR is migrating to more community management/outreach, so NEEDS to be integrated w/marketing #measurepr. “Would you view #PR as more outbound communications, or also instrumental in inbound/content strategy?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2012

I was having a conversation with a fellow member of the communication community recently when they mentioned that a certain pro wasn’t really a connector. And it started thinking a bit more about the modern communicator as a “connector.” Image: kheelcenter , Flickr, CC 2.0. Go get ‘em.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don’t skim the post too quickly, though – there’s an important event announcement in there as well! Image: James Jordan via Flickr, CC 2.0. Event announcement: the first #measurePR chat of 2015 will take place on Tuesday, Jan. And yes, you read that right. 2, 2015, back on Jan. 2, 2015, back on Jan.

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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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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

DoubleDutch Events. It’s one of the top event apps that provide a platform for businesses to interact with their customers. The app allows for two-way scheduling, allowing companies to communicate with their customers by presenting them interactive content from any remote location. It’s available for iOS and Android.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog.

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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

JULY 3, 2013

Image: UOregon Conference Services via Flickr, CC 2.o. Like this: Image: Nisa yeh via Flickr, CC 2.0. I semi-reconnected with someone I knew a long time ago at a networking event last year. This person sent me an email after the event that said: Daniel -. Imagine you’re at a party. Then you ask them the same question.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2011

Image: Leo Reynolds via Flickr, CC 2.0. About three weeks ago, I took a short-term gig as the Media Coordinator for the program, and have helped garner attention from DC’s media and blogger community. We used social media and leveraged the triple-bottom line of the organization to promote the program and event.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Image: aussiegall via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Merry Christmas! Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 26, 2013

I’m in New York today, working on a really cool event with a really cool Japanese client. Image: Steve Worsethandetroit via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Good morning! Life is good, right?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2014

Image: Gordon Bell via Flickr, CC 2.0. Geoff Livingston gives us a preview of what to expect this year and sets us up to learn more at xPotomac on February 28th (disclosure: I’m co-producing this event and it will be awesome , if you’ll be in DC you should come!). Happy Monday! Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 21, 2012

She was there because RPS is a great community partner. Things like: • Is it illegal to smoke on restaurant patios? • Some emergency personnel give teddy bears to children at traumatic events, do you? • Are there laws about keeping exotic pets in the city? In order to build a community you need more.

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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. ET; and in April, we’ll be focusing on community relations and the measurement thereof. Image: Kevin Pelrine via Flickr, CC 2.0. I think that’s an excuse for marketers and PR pros who are afraid of data.

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Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Flickr and Panoramio geotag and display these images in a mapping context. Your local audience is looking for relevant local information using various devices (GPS, computers, mobile phones); you need to optimize your web properties for local searchers and leverage from people looking for deals and events in their neighborhoods.

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ProBlogger

MAY 15, 2014

Image via Flickr user Steve.Garner32. There are many online communities available for your readers to reach out to, on all manner of topics – so how can you fill a need that isn’t already being taken care of out there? Creating a Virtual Community to Build a Better Blog. You can join her Virtual 5k race here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2013

Image: TheNextWeb via Flickr, CC 2.0. Live-tweeting from events, using a hashtag that has been set up for the event, or creating one from scratch. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Where Twitter for PR usually begins… and ends.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2011

Most busy entrepreneurs are prone to asking, “Are my community building efforts on Facebook driving sales?” They might also ask slightly less obvious questions like, “Have I met new suppliers who reduce my costs, via this Facebook community I am building?”. Image: kondrag via Flickr, CC 2.0. Also reasonable.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A while back, I was involved in a discussion among my PR student community about the balance between social media and public relations. You will start to communicate more efficiently and swiftly with media, bloggers, and your community. Image: Nazly via Flickr, CC 2.0. Guest post by Harrison Kratz. Press releases.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 18, 2013

Don’t constantly DM your followers asking them to share news, promotional events, etc. Image: _DaniloRamos via Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. < tweet this > 16. < tweet this > 17. And happy Monday!

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Image: Robynlou Kavanagh via Flickr, CC 2.0. Doesn’t it strike you as just a tad incongruous that two such markedly different events should fall in the same week? area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. – we get so much back.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2013

” Image: maHidoodi via Flickr, CC 2.0. Jilani’s experiences, including from the White House Correspondents’ Association (which hosts the annual event), and it’s been almost two weeks since this happened, I’m going to assume her account is true. The back story. According to her post, Ms.

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Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Oxfam has made the use of social media an integrated part of their digital strategy based on the opportunities they present in terms of: immediacy, talking with a number of voices, content and community. Oxfam themselves highlight the planning aspect as they had pre-planned for such an event and knew exactly how to react in each phase.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 29, 2011

Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweet this week to launch News.va , developed by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications, aggregating content and links from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube; along with radio, TV, print, and other media outlets. Related articles you may enjoy: 10 of My YouTube Favorites.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What you give your community, otherwise, seriously, why should they care? Its all about “What’s in it for them&#.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2011

Image: Abdulmajeed Al.mutawee via Flickr, CC 2.0. A fine example of this is in an article I read on CollegeWebEditor.com where Rick Stutz, Coordinator of E-Communications at Juniata College, talked about the redesign of the school’s homepage. Its goals are entrenched in reputation and community-building.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 26, 2011

Image: MorBCN via Flickr, CC 2.0???. They know it is a tool to connect with stakeholders and want to use it to answer questions, listen, connect, share stories, promote events, etc. There are also thousands of University community members now participating in social media spaces … and they all have different needs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 8, 2013

I couldn’t find an image of squirrels Dying Hard, so I used this one with a Rat instead, courtesy AZRainman on Flickr, CC 2.0. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Die Hard and squirrels! So, yes, it was a really fun chat.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I’ve always found chats fun, and Arik and Valerie have built a terrific community around HAPPO. Image: davemelbourne via Flickr, CC 2.0. What are some red flags that may signal the job is not working out? What steps can you take to “help out” the new guy/gal on the team? So do join in. See you then!

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