Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Why: Jen is one of the finest people it’s been my privilege to meet through social media. She’s another quite amazing person I’ve been lucky to meet, first through Twitter and then IRL. Why: you want to meet someone who personifies “nice guy&# ? Justin examines this beautifully. She loves dogs!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

You’ll have to put on another one before you meet the children. Side note: every time I hear or write or think of the phrase “the poor,&# I think of that bit of dialog from “The Sound of Music&# when the Captain’s trying to tell Maria, not so delicately, that she needs to dress better. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

But if technology can help you meet your goals, and the cost is time, not money, you might want to check out these tools (if you haven’t already) that can come in very handy for those on a shoestring budget. Image: Brad Stabler via Flickr, CC 2.0 I also don’t recommend implementing tools willy-nilly because they are free.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If you focus on one thing, focus on this: creating timely, engaging content that meets the needs of your target audiences. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. Relevant content is, and will continue to be, key to reaching searchers. Pre- and post-Google Instant, this is key. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 15, 2011

I was opening the IABC/DC Metro January 2010 chapter meeting, and after I talked about why this was a milestone year for me, many many women – older women – came up and thanked me for sharing that. I took every opportunity to tell people how old I was, and why I was telling them. One memory in particular stands out.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I genuinely enjoy meeting new people and finding out about them; so for me its not a "strategy," its just what I do. Mark as read Approve comment Shonali, I do like meeting people too and can also spot the sales pitches. if that makes sense? Even though I havent met you IRL yet, I suspect you are the same. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

When people use it instead of email to schedule meetings, it really saves time. If you haven’t tried them yet, have a go. Tungle I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love Tungle. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Meets the organization’s goals Your project needs to fall in line with your organization’s goals. Measurement If you aren’t measuring your progress, how do you know if you are successfully meeting your goals? Our community was now creating the bulk of our content. So pitching the merits of going paperless was a no-brainer.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Not because I dont like meeting people, but because family and work are a priority with me. We have to break through the online wall (phone call, meet-up, etc) for the relationship to have a chance to really flourish. Would be nice to get to meet certain people face-to-face one day but I know that wont always be possible.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

My own ability to listen has given me story ideas , helped when dealing with journalists and been infinitely beneficial in pitch meetings. Not as common is a genuine interest in the things around them. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 7, 2011

I don’t know what you will do, but if you trust me and if you believe you need to improve yourself, click over and buy her book here. -- Thanks for reading Meet Kristi and Her Key to Blog Promotion by Ari Herzog. She does not disappoint. The $27 introductory price of the ebook lasts through March 8, after which it increases.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I feel I already know the folks I’m meeting; typically a conversation starts off with, “Oh, you’re …!&# There’s no way – no way – I would have felt so much a part of that community if I hadn’t previously connected with many of the folks I meet IRL on social media. And that is very cool.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 7 Reasons To Add Amplify To Your Social Networks December 21st, 2010 Tweet I first heard about Amplify earlier this year; I believe it was at the January chapter meeting of IABC/DC Metro. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Shortly after, the first meeting of the University of Regina Social Media Users Group (URSMUG) was held. Those meetings provided an invaluable opportunity to hear their ideas and concerns. Willey , for the quintessential “we can do more&# meeting. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Meet @ATT_Fake_PR (formerly @ATT_Wireless_PR). That, and to meet women. No, I’m not doing my best Rip Van Winkle impersonation. I’ve been following and “talking&# to ATT_Fake_PR for a while. Now would be a good time to ‘join’ AT&T’s PR team.&# What do you “really&# do? Read All About It!

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? Determine what the benefits to blogging will be. Are you trying to create community? Are you hoping to help along your SEO efforts? Then live it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2010

December 7th, 2010 Tweet In India, if you meet someone for the first time you are more than likely to be asked a question that roughly translates to, “What is your good name?&# Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali What Is Your Good Name?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Once my group checked off that box in our initial meeting, we moved on to concept. Well, that last part was easy – I had a $350 video camera lying about just waiting to be used by a group of clueless eager-to-learn grad students. Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

But it’s also quite possible that you won’t have a chance to do that… because you were trying so hard to impress the hiring manager, you forgot to be polite… or kept interrupting… or showed impatience at the number of people you’d have to meet… … or did any number of other silly things.

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