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How People Made 2010 What It Was

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How People Made 2010 What It Was December 31st, 2010 Tweet Just a few more hours before we put our 2010 calendars away and start our New Year, eh? My, time flies. I turned 40. Bring it on!

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Bringing Open Community To Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

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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Why You Should Consider Applying for the PRSA Board of Directors

PRSay

In 2010, as a student, I was elected to serve as the vice president of career services on the PRSSA National Committee. At our International Conference that year, the Committee met with the PRSA Board of Directors for lunch. The Board should reflect the community it represents and advocate for the professionals that comprise it.

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This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

In 2010, Vocus acquired the Help a Reporter. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. According to the announcement, Mr. Dean “and his colleagues will continue to grow the Semrush community by creating and curating original content for the Semrush Academy.”.

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Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications

Sword and the Script

This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you. Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.”

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Is Public Relations Management a Technology? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Two small international PR tech vendors Prezly, and Propel, both promote a similar concept ( here and here ). Around 2010, I worked for a PR software vendor that occasionally rattled the CRM idea, but it never really got traction in the market. In an interview with PRWeek, the company likened it to a CRM for PR.

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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

In 2010, Nissan Motor Company had contracted with Mitsubishi in a joint venture to design and produce minicars. Without using the word “stakeholder,” he explained that Nissan understood the anxiety of its employees, communities, suppliers and dealers about the acquisition. The automaker’s stock price fell from ¥864 to ¥434 (from $7.91

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