Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. For the quantitative input – because numbers don’t lie – I did a thorough review of our Google Analytics data going back to 2009 when we launched.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Do it in a fun, narrative-type way instead of writing it like your the CEO of a financial services company. For example, here’s what I would write if I were looking for a job right now: “Hey, my name’s Arik. Then, in 2009, I started my own consultancy focused on social media marketing. Your story.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

You invest a lot of time in your ThinkSEM blog , chiefly written by your wife and co-owner Sarah Danks and PR staffer Kayla Hollatz – it’s a fun read. When I first started our agency, I relied solely on PPC and SEO to market ThinkSEM, because I didn’t think blogs, social media or content marketing would do anything for us!

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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In my first post of the year, I confessed my blogging sins and provided some insights around what caused me to blog less the past few years, and what I learned from the process. This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. About This Two-Part Series. Which posts have your readers enjoyed least?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. I will never again trust a review this individual writes. Do we really want that?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed. Being a non-geek, I had no idea that WordPress’ WSYWIG editor has a lot more options than show up in your “kitchen sink&# when you’re writing posts. Image: tamra hays via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog. And they wouldn’t bother to poke around on the blog to find it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. I manage the University of Regina’s blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. Umair Haque , blogging for the Harvard Business Review , places the Gap logo debacle into this context of creativity. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 27, 2019

Blog content from people with varying writing skills (this even applies to some “media “sites now). But, is it still as relevant today in 2019 as it was in 2009? Posts from friends (full of typos and poor grammar). Those first two mentioned are heavily predicated on visual communication. Not by a long shot.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 13, 2019

I started writing the blog in 2009, and the speaking and books followed on not too much later. My blog has something like 3,900 individual posts. In a world full of negativity, I want everything I write to be positive and helpful—and not divisive. How do you define their relationship today? SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Additionally, I still write, and will take on event coverage or feature assignments. I really enjoy writing stories where people share their experiences or perspective. I created a blog, In the Driver’s Seat, to document my entire experience ( [link] – scroll to the bottom for the beginning of the series).

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Photo of the 2009 Silver Inkwell awards merriment courtesy Marvin T. We have some neat giveaways, including a couple of comps to GrowSmartBiz 2010 on November 5 ( disclosure: I’m speaking, and Network Solutions, one of the hosts, is my client ), and something very special from writing coach extraordinaire, Ann Wylie.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Please join the discussion through blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats (#PREthics) scheduled throughout the month of September and consider the content a catalyst for integrating ethics and ethical practice into your daily communication activities. . 2009; Ragas, Uysal & Culp, 2015). In support of this view, Meng et al.

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Prakkypedia

APRIL 28, 2014

If you look back at the first posts of Prakkypedia, you’ll soon seen that this blog was very different in 2009. While I did work in social media at that time, the blog was more personal and I was keen to know what it felt like to be a blogger. That, and I’ve always loved writing). What next, here?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

whatever, I never can tell) and revel in blog posts that make you feel the writer is talking to you, no doubt you are already familiar with Olivier Blanchard ‘s The BrandBuilder Blog. Olivier has one of those remarkable blogs I know I can go back to time and time again, because I will find something to re-read, and re-read again.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2014

In a 2009 Stanford study , fifth- and eight-grade students were enlisted to instruct a computerized “Teachable Agent” in biology. A few more ideas: Write how-to tutorials for internal use on your team. Contribute posts to your company blog. What’s actually happening here? Let’s dive into psychology for a moment.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The equity owners wrote big checks for those transactions – and they aren’t inclined to write another. This is the first outside investment the company has taken, which has been boot-strapped its founding in 2009 by Galant and Lee Semel. This blog post explains how software can recognize images. Onward with the PR Tech Sum ….

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Shift Communications

JUNE 21, 2022

To me,” he writes, “the answer begins with rejecting the binary” that technology can be either good or bad. In a January piece titled “ Welcome to the New WIRED ,” editor-in-chief Gideon Litchfield looked inward at how the revered publication should examine tech today in a climate that often demonizes it. “To

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

1) Soft interviews on your company blog. Ask your customers for interviews on your corporate blog – soft interviews. Make it safe and easy: they talk – you write – they edit and approve (this would work for a podcast too). That may not work on a blog but can work for long-form content like a report, ebook or white paper.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Your news release will not be competitive with well-known Beth Kanter’s Beth’s Blog. Write original, timely, relevant content , says Google (heard this one before ?). Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? A news release is third.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I am going to share what I learned from this informative chat in two separate blog posts because there’s a lot to be covered. Most schools offer the basic courses such as Introduction to PR, Writing, Research, Campaigns, Case Studies, and Crisis Communications. What courses does/did your school’s PR major offer?

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Polaris

JULY 31, 2014

It was January 2009—just over 5 years ago so the memory is fairly clear. The experience of connecting to people online, learning from them, helping them and even developing offline relationships is something no blog post or book can fully convey. Google Alerts will track mentions of your product on the web and on blogs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Cause-related marketing: seeing RED and pink , from Katya ‘s Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Cause and effect , by Michael Martin from MediaPost’s Marketing: green blog. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? No way around it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Mark as read Approve comment Okay wow, you brought with the poetry and the blogging. Totally impressed and Ill have to steal this idea, use it when Im stuck for a blog post. " Blogging poetic by @shonali: An Ode To Monday [link] [.] Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. Except my ode to Monday would be more.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff. Clipped from [link] [.]

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I’ll write more about that later, but for now, here are seven extremely useful posts on presenting well: 1. 8 speech writing lessons you can learn from songwriters , from Six Minutes. You should read this to start finding your own persuasive voice… and you should hire her if you need a speech writing or presentation coach.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader. Part of this is because some of the blogs I Read (yes, that’s a capital “R&# ) have nothing to do with public relations… but I love them any way. So you can learn from him both about writing and woodworking.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Homework While you certainly don’t have to, I think it would be helpful to you (if you’re planning on attending the chat) to read up on some of Don’s writings, particularly his post on social media ROI angst. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Read All About It! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. And you take responsibility for your comments - just as this is my blog, those are your comments, not mine. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 6, 2019

Last December, I celebrated my tenth year of blogging. I’m usually a sentimental guy, but apparently when it comes to my blog I lost that capacity. At any rate, I got around to reflecting on 10 years of blogging recently. I’ve written more than 1,200 blog posts in that timespan. 2 – Write in the moment!

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