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Guest post by Jennifer Windrum. NoMo is the ringleader of “SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer”, a gang of monkeys that provides tangible support to those with cancer, reminding them no one fights it alone. Right now, NoMo is just a prototype. But, with your help, NoMo and his SMAC! MORE
What could a group of astronauts and the Holocaust possibly have in common? More than you think. And before you read further, there is an ask involved, to help get a very moving documentary to American television screens via PBS and Kickstarter. MORE
One of the primary criticisms is that the Kony 2012 video doesn’t accurately represent the current state of affairs in Uganda and the LRA , not to mention the fact that Kony hasn’t been in that country in a while. ” Kony 2012 did that in spades. MORE
Your child has come down with a rasping cough. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick. MORE
Many of you are familiar with the Blue Key campaign that I’ve been working on since last year for my client, USA for UNHCR. MORE
In this age of personal branding and virtual knowledge, we all struggle with how to best describe our value, and the talents and abilities we bring to the party. And as we know instinctively, no amount of hyperbole or word inflation will mask our true character to people we know and who know us. MORE
Here is your transcript of the May Day 2012 edition of #measurePR ; and. Here is your transcript of #measurePR on May 15, 2012 , when Rebecca Denison was our fabulous guest on the chat. Which isn’t bad… Picking up on #measurePR (May 2012). MORE
I’ve been dealing with a situation for the past few weeks involving a student who thought she wanted to “ ‘be’ in public relations.”. That is, until she found out that she was expected to actually do something besides sit at her desk or go to parties. To quote my hero, Homer Simpson, “D-Oh!”. MORE
8, I’ll be in Orlando, Fla, conducting a day-long workshop at the Communication Directors Institute of the 2012 Expo of the National Association of REALTORS®. I realize I haven’t told you much about my goings-on of late. MORE
I got an interesting question from someone I know (name withheld on request) recently. I was asked: “I would like to reach out and connect with a professional contact that I have made via Twitter/Facebook /LinkedIn. MORE
After surpassing 1 billion users this past month, Facebook has become an institution that appears to have some staying power. But there is a lingering issue that threatens Facebook’s dominance even more than advertising revenue and stockholder discontent. MORE
So what did you do last weekend? Partied? Slept all day? Relaxed? Took the kids & wife to the Mall? I’m sure whatever you did was interesting but I… … I attended Startup Weekend in New Delhi. MORE
So if you’re in/heading to San Francisco for the 2012 PRSA International Conference, I hope you’re coming to one of the measurement sessions, um, such as mine on Tuesday, 8 am PT. Monday, Oct. 15, will see me complete six months since I started at MSL Washington DC. MORE
Erin Feldman is the marketing communications manager at TouchSystems , a touch screen company based in Hutto, Texas. Her background is in marketing and creative writing, and she riffs about writing right at her blog, Write Right (so write right, don’t make her use her red pen). MORE
So you finally passed muster in the 15 interviews you endured at ABC Company over two weeks. You are exhausted. You lost about eight pounds, sweated bullets and are in the final throes of that seemingly elusive job offer. Now comes the hard part. MORE
Guest post by Geoff Livingston. The concept of converging media continues to heat up, most notably with marketers discussing the dynamics of blending paid, owned and earned media. MORE
I don’t believe in ghosts. I know, that seems rather snappy and off-handed to say, so immediately like that, but I don’t. I’m not saying I don’t have views on the universe, spirituality, whatever …. I just don’t believe in ghosts. MORE
Desperate for answers, I did what any customer in 2012 would do and looked to Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps it was an episode of Extreme Couponers or the explosion of social commerce sites such as Groupon that sparked my addiction to a good deal, but either way, I’m hooked on them. MORE
six months early, immediately segued from Intern to Account Coordinator with Boston-based The Castle Group in January 2012, and walked across the stage to receive her diploma in May. MORE
I’ve been fascinated by the way the Komen drama – over its new grant policies resulting in withdrawing funds for most of the Planned Parenthood programs that were formerly recipients – has been unfolding. Kind of like watching a train wreck, isn’t it? MORE
Guest post by Kate Endress. Facebook has been struggling since its IPO in May. Its stock has been almost cut in half, GM dropped a $10M ad deal, and Google is nipping at its heels with the purchase of Wildfire. Facebook was not initially built to monetize; it was built to go viral. MORE
You have worn a furrow deep into the carpet as a result of pacing back and forth in your office pondering how to prep for the upcoming job interview. You struggle mightily understanding the company’s balance sheet and profit and loss statement. MORE
There is no debate what so ever, networking is the chief avenue to landing a new job , hands down. And the plethora of tips, tactics and tricks to network are limitless on the web. Just Google the term networking and you are likely to be inundated with information on how to do it and profit from it. MORE
You can also find WHR 2012 on Facebook and on WHR 2012 on Flickr , so you can draw on those resources to share the campaign with your community and urge them to help out. MORE
The revelation that companies are asking potential employees for Facebook passwords got me thinking about how Facebook has rapidly evolved as both diary and biography. MORE
Seems like I had only just written about “ little things ” that make a big difference for my own blog when I recently experienced an example of a small gesture that, to me, made a big impression. MORE
I’m in San Francisco for the 2012 PRSA International Conference, and am speaking on measurement (to be precise, on working magic with measurement) from 8-9:15 am (PT). Events Philanthropy Shonali Burke #hungertohope #prsaicon prsa 2012 Razoo wfp world food programme world hunger day MORE
When it comes to staying on top of social media, one of the big challenges we have is to find the social media tools that will help us achieve a happy medium between curating, listening, engaging and producing content. Frankly, I think that medium isn’t all that happy. MORE
It’s official. The biggest news in the history of social media took place Friday when Facebook had its IPO, becoming the biggest social name ever to join the public market. MORE
The employment market in the second decade of the 21 st Century is literally topsy turvy. All of the rules that we have all come to love and respect over the years no longer apply. It is a new day, a new world and all bets are off. MORE
One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. write their own blog post to promote IWD 2012. MORE
If your heartstrings are resonant with the folks mentioned in this New York Times article Lost in Recession, Toll on Underemployed and Underpaid you no doubt understand the challenges inherent in job search. MORE
for lung cancer). Earlier this month, Jennifer Stauss Windrum wrote a moving guest post on her campaign to generate awareness around lung cancer. If you haven’t yet read it, please do go read it, because she tells her story much better than I ever could. MORE
Today’s been a big day for me. Because, as you read this, I will have packed up my stuff from MSL Washington DC , and getting ready to have a farewell refreshment with my colleagues, some of whom have become dear friends. MORE
The discussion kicked off with a great question from Deanna Boss , who wanted to know: “What does 2012 look like for #measurepr? What the #measurePR Community Thinks of 2012. Guest Posts Measurement MeasurePR Social Media #measurepr 2012 predictions jen zingsheim MORE
Last week we held the first #measurePR chat of 2012. Here is the complete transcript of the first #measurePR chat of 2012 , and I hope we’ll see you next week: 12-1 pm ET on Tuesday, January 24 , when Alan Chumley will be joining us. MeasurePR Enters 2012. MORE
Ignominious is how one might describe the latest Yahoo mishap , one of a long line of failures and foibles the company has endured over the last few years. The experience is rife with teaching moments for managements of traditional companies and soon-to-launch startups. MORE
I returned a couple of days ago to the DC area after a whirlwind trip to San Francisco and the 2012 PRSA International Conference. I hope I’ll have the time/mind space to write more about my experience(s) there, but this is something I’ve been thinking about, and wanted to share. MORE
It all began when Michelle Quillin re-tweeted a recent post of mine. It was about remembering to use the headline and first lines to keep readers compelled to read, old and new. A follower of hers read it, and tweeted in reply, “That made me want to vomit.” ” I was totally at sea. MORE
I wrote last week about how connecting and reconnecting with new and old friends was one of the most meaningful parts of last week’s 2012 PRSA International Conference, and it truly was. Highlights from the 2012 PRSA International Conference #prsaicon. MORE
This post will depress all the Facebook Ninjas who’ve drunk the Facebook Koolaid. Image via niallkennedy on Flickr, CC 2.0. I have been working with a new client since July. They are a service business. One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. MORE
2012 Related Topics Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 12, 2012
One of the primary criticisms is that the Kony 2012 video doesn’t accurately represent the current state of affairs in Uganda and the LRA , not to mention the fact that Kony hasn’t been in that country in a while. ” Kony 2012 did that in spades.
Waxing UnLyrical
MARCH 26, 2012
One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. write their own blog post to promote IWD 2012.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 23, 2012
I wrote last week about how connecting and reconnecting with new and old friends was one of the most meaningful parts of last week’s 2012 PRSA International Conference, and it truly was. Highlights from the 2012 PRSA International Conference #prsaicon.
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 12, 2012
Here is your transcript of the May Day 2012 edition of #measurePR ; and. Here is your transcript of #measurePR on May 15, 2012 , when Rebecca Denison was our fabulous guest on the chat. Which isn’t bad… Picking up on #measurePR (May 2012).
Waxing UnLyrical
JANUARY 20, 2012
Last week we held the first #measurePR chat of 2012. Here is the complete transcript of the first #measurePR chat of 2012 , and I hope we’ll see you next week: 12-1 pm ET on Tuesday, January 24 , when Alan Chumley will be joining us. MeasurePR Enters 2012.
PR Job Coach
AUGUST 30, 2012
You have worn a furrow deep into the carpet as a result of pacing back and forth in your office pondering how to prep for the upcoming job interview. You struggle mightily understanding the company’s balance sheet and profit and loss statement.
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PR Job Coach
APRIL 23, 2012
The employment market in the second decade of the 21 st Century is literally topsy turvy. All of the rules that we have all come to love and respect over the years no longer apply. It is a new day, a new world and all bets are off.
PR Job Coach
MARCH 29, 2012
The revelation that companies are asking potential employees for Facebook passwords got me thinking about how Facebook has rapidly evolved as both diary and biography.
PR Job Coach
NOVEMBER 11, 2012
In this age of personal branding and virtual knowledge, we all struggle with how to best describe our value, and the talents and abilities we bring to the party. And as we know instinctively, no amount of hyperbole or word inflation will mask our true character to people we know and who know us.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 16, 2012
I’m in San Francisco for the 2012 PRSA International Conference, and am speaking on measurement (to be precise, on working magic with measurement) from 8-9:15 am (PT). Events Philanthropy Shonali Burke #hungertohope #prsaicon prsa 2012 Razoo wfp world food programme world hunger day
PR Job Coach
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
There is no debate what so ever, networking is the chief avenue to landing a new job , hands down. And the plethora of tips, tactics and tricks to network are limitless on the web. Just Google the term networking and you are likely to be inundated with information on how to do it and profit from it.
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PR Job Coach
JANUARY 30, 2012
So you finally passed muster in the 15 interviews you endured at ABC Company over two weeks. You are exhausted. You lost about eight pounds, sweated bullets and are in the final throes of that seemingly elusive job offer. Now comes the hard part.
PR Job Coach
MAY 16, 2012
Ignominious is how one might describe the latest Yahoo mishap , one of a long line of failures and foibles the company has endured over the last few years. The experience is rife with teaching moments for managements of traditional companies and soon-to-launch startups.
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Your child has come down with a rasping cough. You put on your Dr. Mom hat, jump online and feverishly Google their symptoms, you check social media to see if any of your friend’s children are sick.
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Today’s been a big day for me. Because, as you read this, I will have packed up my stuff from MSL Washington DC , and getting ready to have a farewell refreshment with my colleagues, some of whom have become dear friends.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 9, 2012
You can also find WHR 2012 on Facebook and on WHR 2012 on Flickr , so you can draw on those resources to share the campaign with your community and urge them to help out.
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
I’ve been dealing with a situation for the past few weeks involving a student who thought she wanted to “ ‘be’ in public relations.”. That is, until she found out that she was expected to actually do something besides sit at her desk or go to parties. To quote my hero, Homer Simpson, “D-Oh!”.
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
for lung cancer). Earlier this month, Jennifer Stauss Windrum wrote a moving guest post on her campaign to generate awareness around lung cancer. If you haven’t yet read it, please do go read it, because she tells her story much better than I ever could.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 12, 2012
So if you’re in/heading to San Francisco for the 2012 PRSA International Conference, I hope you’re coming to one of the measurement sessions, um, such as mine on Tuesday, 8 am PT. Monday, Oct. 15, will see me complete six months since I started at MSL Washington DC.
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
After surpassing 1 billion users this past month, Facebook has become an institution that appears to have some staying power. But there is a lingering issue that threatens Facebook’s dominance even more than advertising revenue and stockholder discontent.
Waxing UnLyrical
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Seems like I had only just written about “ little things ” that make a big difference for my own blog when I recently experienced an example of a small gesture that, to me, made a big impression.
Waxing UnLyrical
APRIL 10, 2012
Desperate for answers, I did what any customer in 2012 would do and looked to Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps it was an episode of Extreme Couponers or the explosion of social commerce sites such as Groupon that sparked my addiction to a good deal, but either way, I’m hooked on them.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 24, 2012
Guest post by Kate Endress. Facebook has been struggling since its IPO in May. Its stock has been almost cut in half, GM dropped a $10M ad deal, and Google is nipping at its heels with the purchase of Wildfire. Facebook was not initially built to monetize; it was built to go viral.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 19, 2012
I returned a couple of days ago to the DC area after a whirlwind trip to San Francisco and the 2012 PRSA International Conference. I hope I’ll have the time/mind space to write more about my experience(s) there, but this is something I’ve been thinking about, and wanted to share.
Waxing UnLyrical
AUGUST 14, 2012
six months early, immediately segued from Intern to Account Coordinator with Boston-based The Castle Group in January 2012, and walked across the stage to receive her diploma in May.
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 21, 2012
When it comes to staying on top of social media, one of the big challenges we have is to find the social media tools that will help us achieve a happy medium between curating, listening, engaging and producing content. Frankly, I think that medium isn’t all that happy.
Waxing UnLyrical
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
I got an interesting question from someone I know (name withheld on request) recently. I was asked: “I would like to reach out and connect with a professional contact that I have made via Twitter/Facebook /LinkedIn.
Waxing UnLyrical
OCTOBER 2, 2012
So what did you do last weekend? Partied? Slept all day? Relaxed? Took the kids & wife to the Mall? I’m sure whatever you did was interesting but I… … I attended Startup Weekend in New Delhi.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 16, 2012
What could a group of astronauts and the Holocaust possibly have in common? More than you think. And before you read further, there is an ask involved, to help get a very moving documentary to American television screens via PBS and Kickstarter.
Waxing UnLyrical
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
I’ve been fascinated by the way the Komen drama – over its new grant policies resulting in withdrawing funds for most of the Planned Parenthood programs that were formerly recipients – has been unfolding. Kind of like watching a train wreck, isn’t it?
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 1, 2012
Guest post by Jennifer Windrum. NoMo is the ringleader of “SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer”, a gang of monkeys that provides tangible support to those with cancer, reminding them no one fights it alone. Right now, NoMo is just a prototype. But, with your help, NoMo and his SMAC!
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 18, 2012
Erin Feldman is the marketing communications manager at TouchSystems , a touch screen company based in Hutto, Texas. Her background is in marketing and creative writing, and she riffs about writing right at her blog, Write Right (so write right, don’t make her use her red pen).
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 20, 2012
It’s official. The biggest news in the history of social media took place Friday when Facebook had its IPO, becoming the biggest social name ever to join the public market.
Waxing UnLyrical
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Guest post by Geoff Livingston. The concept of converging media continues to heat up, most notably with marketers discussing the dynamics of blending paid, owned and earned media.
Waxing UnLyrical
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
8, I’ll be in Orlando, Fla, conducting a day-long workshop at the Communication Directors Institute of the 2012 Expo of the National Association of REALTORS®. I realize I haven’t told you much about my goings-on of late.
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 20, 2012
This post will depress all the Facebook Ninjas who’ve drunk the Facebook Koolaid. Image via niallkennedy on Flickr, CC 2.0. I have been working with a new client since July. They are a service business. One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point.
Waxing UnLyrical
JANUARY 11, 2012
Many of you are familiar with the Blue Key campaign that I’ve been working on since last year for my client, USA for UNHCR.
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 4, 2012
I don’t believe in ghosts. I know, that seems rather snappy and off-handed to say, so immediately like that, but I don’t. I’m not saying I don’t have views on the universe, spirituality, whatever …. I just don’t believe in ghosts.
Waxing UnLyrical
AUGUST 1, 2012
It all began when Michelle Quillin re-tweeted a recent post of mine. It was about remembering to use the headline and first lines to keep readers compelled to read, old and new. A follower of hers read it, and tweeted in reply, “That made me want to vomit.” ” I was totally at sea.
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 13, 2011
The discussion kicked off with a great question from Deanna Boss , who wanted to know: “What does 2012 look like for #measurepr? What the #measurePR Community Thinks of 2012. Guest Posts Measurement MeasurePR Social Media #measurepr 2012 predictions jen zingsheim
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