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The Future of TweetDeck

Waxing UnLyrical

I wrote a post about the potential of Twitter to buy TweetDeck just two weeks ago. (To be fair, that first posted on my employer’s blog.). In any case, a “what if&# scenario has become a reality with an offer ranging between $40 and $50 million. So what happens now? A lot of doom and gloom if you believe the people over at TechCrunch (they also broke the story that a deal was done between TweetDeck and Twitter on Monday).

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The Bin Laden Spin

Bad Pitch Blog

'While we''ve weighed in via Twitter on some unfortunate typos as well as Twitter serving as a breaking news conduit -- once more , we haven''t discussed the recent news storm around the death of Osama Bin Laden on this blog. To be honest, it''s such a polarizing topic, we''ve hesitated to call out the ham-fisted pitching we''ve seen tied to it. We''d be justified in doing so.

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On Attracting v. Closing Business

Waxing UnLyrical

Yesterday I received an interesting email. I say “interesting&# because it resulted in my writing this post… and maybe some more will come of it. It was from a guy who was let go from him job late last year, and who is now “actively pursuing&# self-employment. To that end, he wants to pick my brain. Image: Yorick_R via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Of Royals, Dreams and Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Did you get up early in the morning on Friday (or stay up late) to watch the “event of the century&# aka Prince William’s wedding to (then) commoner Kate? I confess, I did. When I was quite a wee girl, I was fascinated by the hoopla surrounding the then event of the (20 th ) century … the wedding of Prince Charles to Diana Spencer.

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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What’s the ROI of Training Rides?

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest post by Jackson Wightman. ROI (a.k.a. return on investment) is important. But it’s oft-derided in digital circles. If you invest $1,000 dollars in shares of a firm, you need to know what that $1,000 is doing for you. If it is not doing anything positive, you’ll move it somewhere else. The same goes for investments of time and effort. If, say, you’re an entrepreneur and you put YOUR time and effort into a Facebook page, you want to know if it’s doing something good for your business.

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Once Again, To Mama, With Love

Waxing UnLyrical

For Mother’s Day last year , I didn’t buy my mother an expensive gift, or take her out to dinner, or do any of the things that would, no doubt, make a lot of marketers and companies happy. (That’s her, on the right. Ain’t she pretty?!). It’s not that I didn’t want to do them. I would have loved to have been able to spend some one-on-one time with my mom, for example.

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Public Relations and the Rebirth of Storytelling

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest post by Davina Brewer. As a PR pro, one of the things I’ve liked best about this social media movement is the rebirth or revival of storytelling. Banishment of the Business Barf. Down with buzzwords , no more word vomit. UnSucking of the corporate babble. Back to basics , we’re trying to tell real, human stories again. Who. It’s not all about you.