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. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

First, you… Image: Kate Sumbler via Flickr , Creative Commons Hold on! 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.

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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

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? November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. Remember the advertorial ? What do you think?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A consistent but idiosyncratic tone through branded content like blog posts, social updates, and a company’s own website and sales materials can convey an impression of its personality. This type of creative, highly effective activity makes a splash. There are some PR tactics that can help. Have a distinct voice. Is it humorous?

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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. Instead, Steve encourages people to be creative and to inject personality into their communications. Creativity, for them, is an afterthought. Image: Stuart Caie via Flickr, CC 2.0

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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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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. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

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Blogging Analytics Google Writing 40

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Creative Constraints. The constraints of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are all opportunities for creativity. Carly and Charlene stand by the fact that creativity thrives in constraints. Creative Best Practices. Some universal creative best practices include: Capturing attention fast (1-3 seconds to make someone care).

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Creative Constraints. The constraints of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are all opportunities for creativity. Carly and Charlene stand by the fact that creativity thrives in constraints. Creative Best Practices. Some universal creative best practices include: Capturing attention fast (1-3 seconds to make someone care).

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PRSay

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Born between 2010 and 2025 to millennial and Gen Z parents, the Alpha Generation’s first members are beginning to emerge as consumers as they enter middle school. Stephen Dupont, APR, is vice president of public relations and branded content for Pocket Hercules , a brand creative firm based in Minneapolis. Do you know anyone under 9?

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Barokas

JULY 17, 2017

June 15 marked a momentous occasion, the Grand Opening of W Bellevue, the newest hotel opening for W since 2010. From design elements which pay homage to the traditional lake house, to beautiful and creative street art adorning the walls, W Bellevue is something spectacular.

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Barokas

JULY 17, 2017

June 15 marked a momentous occasion, the Grand Opening of W Bellevue, the newest hotel opening for W since 2010. From design elements which pay homage to the traditional lake house, to beautiful and creative street art adorning the walls, W Bellevue is something spectacular.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. That said, it’s a difficult balance between creativity and keyword use.

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The Resolution Blog

JUNE 25, 2015

It's perfect for working out topics and timings for content and blog posts and news stories. Want some inspiration on a creative way of using Google Adwords? Splendid Communications worked with Smirnoff on a fantastic PR campaign called 'Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange' from 2010 to 2012. Google Surveys. Google Alerts.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

Most clients now see the value in courting writers who will cover their destinations in creative ways across platforms. Click here for a blog post that shows what slow PR entails! In 2010, she traded timesheets for a suitcase and embarked on a solo trip around the world, starting her site, AngieAway.com , to document the journey.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

In industry media and on PR/marketing blogs like this one, we talk an awful lot about “master brand” social media marketing work. If they really wanted to drive traffic to their Bullseye View blog, wouldn’t they use Facebook advertising? That is, the brand that companies create to drive value, revenue and reputation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible December 24th, 2010 Tweet Note: this is not a religious post, and is meant neither to proselytize nor offend. Thanks for sharing! Shall We Tweet?

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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. Bing, Nielsen recently reported , received nearly 14 percent of search traffic in August 2010. received 13 percent.

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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? Even when I am reading blogs or catching up on Reader. Also Cinderella.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Our analysis also revealed that in 2010 the movie “Inception” staring Leonardo DiCaprio surpassed jarrers’ enthusiasm for Christmas. 2010 it showed the following changes in jarrers from the year before: A 44% decrease in gift satisfaction. A 2009 gift that received a “meh” was more likely to receive an “eh” in 2010.

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The Hoffman Agency

OCTOBER 13, 2020

HA-WA Account Executive Kiana Cacchione explains how the I Love My Ducks YouTube video changed the trajectory of her life: The year was 2010 and my Abercrombie and Fitch-wearing 8th grade self was absolutely thriving. The post I Love My HA Jamz appeared first on "What's HAppening" Blog. Colors — Stella Jang. .

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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? While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Factmata uses AI to identify and track narratives online through articles, blogs, tweets and other social chatter, highlighting the ones that could either help or hurt brand reputation and value.” There are several that pitch generative AI to marketers for creating blog posts. What does it do? What’s different about that?

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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.&# Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. Wanna Subscribe?

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2010

October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet. Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. Use whatever adjective you’d like to make fun of me. | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 23, 2010 at 11:41 pm [.] Or pathetic. link] (esp.

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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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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Creativity: PR practitioners must be able to think creatively and come up with new and innovative ideas for campaigns and projects. If anything, AI tool that writes will make creative writing more important, because when everyone has the same tools to write content, it will all sound the same. That seems like a fair answer.

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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. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?

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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. Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox. link] [link] [.]

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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. I’ll hopefully be expounding on those in a future blog post.&# Interesting. These don’t work for me either.

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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

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. Do you really need another reason?

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Facebook Measurement Twitter Social Media 57

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Indeed, I maintain a pin board for this blog along with other topics that interest me including B2B marketing , creative marketing stunts , and of course scuba diving and skydiving , among many others. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? NZ, Passing Time 2010 ( Public Domain ) . Talk to Us!

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Also, Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to acquire Instagram for a billion dollars in 2010 looks like an unbelievable bargain now. Sam Zises is the Founder and CEO of [L]earned Media , a leading creative marketing agency based in NYC.

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

Here’s a list of creative PR activities that can help your organisation stand out, engage customers, and encourage them to share their positive experiences with others. Write a guest blog post for a popular industry publication or website. Please support my blog by sharing it with other PR- and communication professionals.

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