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#PR Expanded [Guest Post]: Drawn To The Spotlight, Part 1

Deirdre Breakenridge

During the call Gini asked me, “If you were to do it again, would you grow your social media community on LinkedIn?”. I launched my group in May 2010, and with the help of my members we have grown the group into a vibrant and engaged community. My answer was, “No. The conditions for success have changed.”.

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How September 11 Impacted PR and Email Communications

wiredPRworks

In 2012, I wrote an update on a previous post with thoughts on how the September 11 attacks immediately reshaped community, public relations and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively.

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How Pioneers in Skirts Ran a Successful Kickstarter Campaign…and Beyond!

Deirdre Breakenridge

That was a real success in the college community. During the campaign our team convinced small bloggers to continue posting articles about the film, social media posts to be shared and engaged with, online radio shows to interview the producers, and backers to tout how proud they were to support the film!

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Reflecting on 9/11 Anniversary #NeverForget

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Today, I'm posting an update on a previous post with thoughts on how the September 11 attacks immediately reshaped community, public relations, and communications from my perspective as an education communicator. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. 2011 Update.

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Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Snapping at Synapses: Why Digital Death Sucks

Waxing UnLyrical

Those are the kind of campaigns that raise awareness and build community -- and you nailed the importance of community for nonprofits. Which is why I agree with Matt ($999,999.99 -- classic) and Ariks point about allowing people who have built community and trust to spread the word and bring others to action.

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How Pink Panties Heralded India's Social Media Movement

Waxing UnLyrical

In the Indian context, the web has begun to move beyond a media genre that was no different in terms of interruption when compared to conventional media like television and radio. What did you ship in 2010? As privacy and choice gained momentum, permission-based Internet activity has led to what we now describe as the social web.