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

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. My opinion on this is nuanced.

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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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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. Which means it’s very long.

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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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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. Craft skills in 2008 – such as writing or editing – were an entry point for many, expected by employers, and readily supplied by educational institutions.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2010, he sold his agency to an advertising holdings company for an estimated $10-$15 million. You can also have it re-write it several times over if you wish. The same process can be used to create blog posts, articles, social media updates, or whatever copy you might need. The software offers you a choice in tone too.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. PR is a broad field that encompasses many different tactics and strategies for managing communication between an organization and the public. It’s not a bad take.

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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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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And, after watching it, the movie’s primary message was one that resonated specifically with me–as a professional working in the communications and social media world. By writing this blog! 1,500+ blog posts later, this blog remains my single greatest professional accomplishment. Allow me to elaborate.

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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.” Social media tools offer AI to write social media posts. Email tools will offer AI to help write emails. What does it do?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Colors Of My Life December 11th, 2010 Tweet I had an early start yesterday. Later that afternoon, the DC area received its first snowfall of 2010. Shonali Burke said: @shovelrobert Hi!

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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. Main Topics Quick Links What is Mass Communication?

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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

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. What do you think is going on here? A news release is third.

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Doctor Spin

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s often tested by asking people to perform two tasks simultaneously, like listening to a conversation while writing. Narrowing of Collective Attention Span The broader implications of our interaction with digital media are further underscored by a study in Nature Communications, which reveals a narrowing of our collective attention span.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: The BrandBuilder Edition November 3rd, 2010 Tweet If you work in the PR/marketing world(s) (are they one now? shouldn’t they always have been? link] Nov. 9, 12-1 pm ET. Wanna Subscribe?

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

Write a white paper or research report on a topic related to your industry. Write a guest blog post for a popular industry publication or website. Host a community cleanup event or volunteer day with employees and customers. Please support my blog by sharing it with other PR- and communication professionals.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

It recognizes exceptional work in the field of business communication from our peers, and we should celebrate them. Because they know how to unsuck their communications. Capitol-Cast » Blog Archive » 10 Reasons to Attend IABC/DC Metro’s Silver Inkwell Awards Gala says: October 21, 2010 at 12:36 pm [.]

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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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The Resolution Blog

JUNE 25, 2015

It's perfect for working out topics and timings for content and blog posts and news stories. Check out my post on integrating paid into your PR communications plan. Splendid Communications worked with Smirnoff on a fantastic PR campaign called 'Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange' from 2010 to 2012. Google Surveys.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

This is a guest post by Angie Orth, a writer, digital influencer, media consultant and adventurer who writes at AngieAway.com. Over the past 11 or so years in the communication industry, I’ve observed what works and what doesn’t as a press trip coordinator and attendee and as a press release writer and recipient. Practice slow PR.

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PR Job Coach

MARCH 23, 2010

On Saturday, March 18, 2010, I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to about 80 newly and soon-to-be minted public relations professionals at a regional PR student conference at San Jose State University The theme of the conference was "Surviving in the Public Relations Industry." Characteristics of a PR Pro Adept communicator.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Rethinking Color October 24th, 2010 Tweet Hit in the face by pink I don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S., Why: because what Komen has managed to build is genius.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga October 3rd, 2010 Tweet Whatever you think about Lady Gaga , you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention.

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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 19, 2010

Bing, Nielsen recently reported , received nearly 14 percent of search traffic in August 2010. Mark as read Approve comment Nice write-up Erica! My First Guest Blog for @Shonali on Digital Marketing for Nonprofits! Erica Holt says: October 19, 2010 at 10:06 am [.] received 13 percent. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

First, here’s a note for readers: Ned Lundquist and I have just rolled out the survey for the 3 rd Annual Job of the Week (JOTW) Communications Survey. If you haven’t signed up for Ned’s JOTW email newsletter , and you are looking for a new job in communications, or have one to fill, you should. Sign up here.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Editor’s note: This blog post merely touches on an interesting and important discussion I had with Dr. Tom on The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. I am the Planning Section Chief for our agency so I write all the incident action plans for planned and unplanned events which I really enjoy. By Dr. Thomas D. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

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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. So much to do So much to see To hear, to taste, to ask, to be. Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Because if there’s one thing I believe takes public relations from good to great, it’s when your audiences start becoming your community through the relationships you develop with them. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

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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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Critical Mention

JUNE 12, 2018

These epic World Cup fails show us what NOT to do when it comes to best PR practices and how to use crisis communication strategies to quickly recover. We’ve put together some of the most notorious examples of World Cup PR disasters below and takeaways for PR pros on how crisis communications strategies can save the day.

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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

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

The eMarketer report drew from surveys conducted by Pan Communications , the B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn, and the Atlanta-based demand generation firm, Annuitas. This is key area where product marketing and content marketing can find synergies: Interview customers content such as articles and blog posts.

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