Communications Conversations

MARCH 14, 2019

And finally, like most professional associations, we’re constantly battling for the time and attention of our members and the broader community of practice. Our box unveiling B-roll packages were used extensively by local and national TV outlets coast-to-coast, and it wasn’t unusual to get 1,000-plus broadcast placements.

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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. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This was back in 2008-2009, so Shonali did what most of us do when we think about PR measurement. Jason Keller pointed out that a Twitter chat helps “localize” the internationally dispersed PR community. This question resulted in a wide range of answers from the #MeasurePR community. She called Katie Paine.

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PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Seeking value and deeper insight into a company’s long-term sustainability objectives and activities, attentive consumers and investors want to know that the company they are supporting is not profiting at the expense of the environment or people (such as employees or related communities). Moving beyond greenwashing.

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PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Seeking value and deeper insight into a company’s long-term sustainability objectives and activities, attentive consumers and investors want to know that the company they are supporting is not profiting at the expense of the environment or people (such as employees or related communities). Moving beyond greenwashing.

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PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Seeking value and deeper insight into a company’s long-term sustainability objectives and activities, attentive consumers and investors want to know that the company they are supporting is not profiting at the expense of the environment or people (such as employees or related communities). Moving beyond greenwashing.

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

It is a solid book and I overwhelming believe it is worth reading (or listening) and does well by the content marketing community. In 2009, I worked for a B2B software company that took sessions from their user conference and packaged them up into a half-day “virtual conference.” This isn’t a reflexive reaction either.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It seems some of our local media can’t even do that. This is the one time of year we’re supposed to be a little more gracious, generous and forgiving… though, frankly, there’s absolutely no reason for any of that to disappear once the holidays are over. Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One February 8th, 2011 Tweet This post has been about a year and a half in the writing. Yes, really! For me, I tend to side with Kirsten. Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

. … “… That’s why most of my business comes through face-to-face networking either through business groups, chambers of commerce, or volunteering my services at local non profit organizations. “ ‘Engagement’ is overrated. To explore a different communication channel? ’ but ‘why?’

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

And more important, are you SHARING other people’s status updates with your community? Time was, IABC ruled my life (especially this year, since I was president of the local chapter). For example, are you responding to other people’s tweets with your own thoughts on a particular issue? Are you RT’ing other people’s messages?

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

Back in June of 2009, an engineer posted a seemingly random tweet: That individual might not have had many followers on Twitter, and more than likely only a fraction of them ever saw the tweet. Where these two networks excel, though, is that they all have communities that are open for the public to join and engage.

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Beyond PR

MAY 18, 2017

Back in June of 2009, an engineer posted a seemingly random tweet: That individual might not have had many followers on Twitter, and more than likely only a fraction of them ever saw the tweet. Where these two networks excel, though, is that they all have communities that are open for the public to join and engage.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Instead of taking 7 hours, it took 3 hours to shoot because we had remembered every locale and shot. Slightly de-spirited and very humbled we decided to re-shoot, except this time with a Flip HD camera, black-and-white copies of the words scotch-taped to the iPad, and no audio. And of course, it worked. Read All About It!

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Crisis communication is something that all businesses should be prepared for. Whether you’re an international company or a local establishment, your business and its image are still on the line in the event of a crisis. Crisis communication case studies. Police officers. First responders. Government officials.

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Maxim Behar

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Narrator: Today the Ladino language is less and less common among the community of Bulgarian Jews. Narrator: Sephardic communities are gradually beginning to settle in the interior of the Bulgarian lands, mainly in large cities - strong economically and militarily secure. Maxim Behar: None of us speak or few speak Spanish.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

For me, as a local government employee, there are clear political boundaries. “I share to be part of a community. “I created my blog in 2009 because I wanted to connect, learn and communicate with like-minded comms pros. More generally, I would never disclose something that undermined trust.”

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

I was a fresh out of university, in my first PR job in local government, at the former South Yorkshire County Council, in the North of England. PRredefined – a global, independent non-commercial community I helped set up with Stephen Waddington and others, later joined by Scott Guthrie who was based in Sydney, Australia.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Mark as read Approve comment Shonali, I love you even more for writing this post. :) When I lived in Orlando, one of my pro bono clients was the local domestic violence shelter. Comment as pts moderator Heather Whaling Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Read All About It!

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It is not something often said about mass communication, but it is so integral to our lives - and always has been - that it is easy to take the dissemination of information and its associated methods and tools for granted. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

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