Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 18, 2017

People start blogs for one reason: creative expression. There’s no doubt that’s why I started this blog eight years ago in 2009. One example: Writing this post four-plus years ago about how the Sons of Anarchy lived by the PRSA code of ethics. Fun post to write. Personal Fulfillment.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Simply The Best November 27th, 2010 Tweet There’s a big difference between being “the best&# and “one of the best.&# Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 10, 2011

I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. Communicators need to be able to monitor and manage both emerging and potential issues. Funnily enough, they called this the “creative strategist.&#. To do that, I need to backtrack a little.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The PR expert Maxim Behar shared his opinion for 24 Chasa newspaper about the rapidly changing communications and the application of modern media tools in business. Mr. Behar, only a few days ago you were re-elected President of the World Communication Forum in Davos. What are the global trends in communications?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So Much To Do November 6th, 2010 Tweet So much to do So little time For places to go, for reason or rhyme. Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Become A Public Relations Star December 14th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Mike Doman I recently had the pleasure of sitting on the admissions panel for a PR course. Applying creatively.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali PR Is As PR Does October 28th, 2010 Tweet Just a little bit crazy This has been a bit of a crazy week for me (actually, it’s been a bit of a crazy last few weeks for me, but who’s counting?).

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Time and Space September 26th, 2010 Tweet Time, space, and how we inhabit the two have been a bit on my mind lately. John Cleese’s talk at the 2009 Creativity World Forum on creativity.

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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. Mark as read Approve comment Nice write-up Erica! Thanks for commenting :) :) Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Although I have no experience in crisis communication, I have learned some important lessons in light of Tablo’s scandal. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Trick or Treat October 31st, 2010 Tweet Today’s Hallowe’en. Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Take heart, not howls.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 2, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The New Year Edition January 2nd, 2011 Tweet The champagne has been popped and you might be recuperating from the New Year’s Eve festivities. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Maxim Behar

APRIL 14, 2024

How do these different roles complement each other, and how do they shape your perspective on communications? And that's how I combine all the diverse activities that fill my day, but now they can be summed up with a single word – communications. Now, it sits in my small room at the M3 Communications Group, Inc.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Why: great ideas that might spur your creative juices, even if you don’t have an e-newsletter… or get you started thinking about one. Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! 3 street selling tactics that boosted my email subscribers over 100%, from The Smart Passive Income Blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How Reading Fairy Tales Can Improve Public Relations December 28th, 2010 Tweet What’s your favorite fairy tale? I actually have a bunch of them. There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, of course.

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Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

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. Questions like, “Do I enjoy writing for Journalistics?” In doing the self-assessment, I asked myself a lot of questions.

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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. Boy, was it fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses December 23rd, 2010 Tweet On Wednesday, we held this year’s last #measurePR Twitterchat. And the discussion was… how shall I put it… intense.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Features and benefits look good on a creative brief, but people still want to do business with other people they know, like and trust. Communication builds trust and it’s a function of leadership. Engaged CEOs can play a powerful role in thoughtful external communications including PR and content marketing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

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. That, I understand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery November 14th, 2010 Tweet Whither blogroll? So you can learn from him both about writing and woodworking. and been re-energized to try to write more myself.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? 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?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Steps that help Although I am usually annoyed with these types of posts, as I seldom gain value from reading them, there are those that communicate worthwhile messages. Leaders cultivate intelligent and competent group members by communicating why certain methods work and should be replicated, and what about certain ideas are important.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Boxing Day Edition December 26th, 2010 Tweet No more fun and games With the buildup to Christmas, are you feeling deflated now that the actual day is over? Keep writing em, my friend!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. The results? Wanna Subscribe?

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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? I will never again trust a review this individual writes. Hailing from Montreal, Jackson Wightman wears a number of communication hats.

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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. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Value Of A Fire Drill October 27th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Narciso Tovar I remember the time I went through my first fire drill. Regardless, thanks for visiting! and then its time for the show.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Being Thankful For What Is Not November 26th, 2010 Tweet If you are in the U.S., Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have?

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

These posts represent the types of things you might not want to write about again. When I started Journalistics in 2009, I was still actively involved in media relations as a core component of my job heading up marketing for a startup technology company. Which posts received the most negative comments? The lowest traffic?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Paloozas And Palominos November 7th, 2010 Tweet Apparently a “palooza&# is an “ exaggerated event.&# In other words, something very unusual. .&# Because what he says is Just.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Five Productivity Tools for PR Pros August 25th, 2010 Tweet A few months ago, I wrote a piece on communicating effectively with a virtual workforce for IABC’s monthly e-zine, CW Bulletin.

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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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Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

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. Questions like, “Do I enjoy writing for Journalistics?” In doing the self-assessment, I asked myself a lot of questions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. Chipotle mishap highlights importance of clear communication with customers , by Becca Caddy for Reputation Online. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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