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3 Marketing Tools I Miss (and Their Alternatives)

Kikolani

Do you hate it when you invest your time and energy falling in love with what seems like the perfect marketing tool, only to have it bought out by a larger company and ruined or otherwise retired? PostRank was a social analytics platform that scored blogs based on their engagement (comments and social shares).

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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What I've Learned About Blogging Based On A Year's Worth Of Data

Jason Yormark

Most achieved a Postrank of higher then 6, and 9 out of the 10 articles dealt with social media. For those not familiar, Postrank is a nifty little WordPress plugin that provides some analysis into the social engagement factor of the content you create. 9 of my top 10 blog articles are social media related.

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A Decade of Thanksgivings

Waxing UnLyrical

We went to the parade – in crappy weather, I might add – but it’s tough to explain what it’s like to actually see those balloons and floats, to be a part of the excitement and energy of a million strangers, even when it’s raining and sleeting down on you. You have to do it to understand it. My husband, bless his soul, didn’t say a word.

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Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

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Extra Boost of “V”: More Vloggers for your YouTube Cravings

Waxing UnLyrical

Besides that, Justine is high-energy and loves making music videos and parodies; she is an individual who I picture would never be at a loss for words. He does his best to stay informed on politics, tech, music, cultures, and social media. Justine ( iJustine ) Does she like Apple? Yes she does! Obsessed, actually. Questions?

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The Year of Living Older… And Liking It

Waxing UnLyrical

Might there be a perception that I was not “with it,&# not able to keep up with trends enough, not able to have the energy to do my job, because I was “older&# ? After all, I work in an industry populated by Bright Young Things, and I was worried about being considered an old fogy if they actually knew how old I was.

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