Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Mentoring, work placements, and initiatives such as Richard Bailey’s #PRstudent blogging community all help. Among my new colleagues is Marcel Klebba , the Westminster University graduate that captured industry attention in 2016 thanks to his relentless approach to blogging and networking. The course will be entirely free.

Communications 95

Communications Community Blogging Agency 95

Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I had the opportunity to present a crisis management workshop to some very savvy and fascinating professionals within the healthcare sector of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. From The Crisis Intelligence Blog. These Smart Social Media Tactics Will Help You Prevent A Crisis. Dubai was pretty awesome.

Crisis Management 199

Crisis Management Airlines Crisis Resources 199

PRSay

MARCH 30, 2018

Facebook is an easy target right now. 2011 — Facebook follower numbers seemed to grow on their own. People were actively looking for Facebook pages to “like.” And Facebook actually showed them your posts! In between, blogging emerged, and more recently podcasting, as a newish channel that made it easier to get new users.

Facebook 92

Facebook Newspapers Google Strategy 92

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. All the comments were thoughtful, but there were a few that made me think a lot more about this whole “social media&# thing.

Social Media 89

Social Media Media Facebook Twitter 89

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Instagram moderation, internet adoption report, fake Twitter audit, future of blogging, and Ofcom on children's media use and Digital Download date. Tool: Twitter fake followers audit SparkToro is a social media tool startup by Moz founder Rand Fishkin. The traffic to my blog is down a third in three years.

Instagram 60

Instagram Policies Twitter Mobile 60

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper. This is hugely helpful, because each theme is different and, as a result, the way a post looks when published on one blog, might look completely different on another. I just get kicks out of mobile blogging w/ multimedia. pts Settings.

Blogging 86

Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

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.

Blogging 93

Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 93

Solo PR Pro

MARCH 13, 2018

If the thought of slogging over a blog post makes cringe with anxiety, video marketing is another alternative. Create a video post, start your own series on YouTube, or Facebook live, or do a combination of these. Create a targeted list of publications, blogs or other media outlets just as you would for clients.

Leadership 62

Leadership Case Study Video YouTube 62

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!

Blogging 90

Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

Social Media 78

Social Media Web Media Measurement 78

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

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.

Social Media 58

Social Media Customer Service Media Tourism 58

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Crisis Energy 61

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Today, we’re introducing three new services— Automated Press Releases , Automated Performance Reports and Piloting AI ™ Workshops —but, first, the backstory. And I’ve presented 60+ keynotes and workshops on AI at industry conferences and corporate events around the world. Piloting AI ™ Workshops. Piloting AI™ Workshop (beta).

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

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. I love how, when you click on an image, it starts the slideshow right on your blog! Don’t forget I started out this post with my initial list of five ways for you to spice up your blogging.

Blogging 81

Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 81

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.

Blogging 96

Blogging Facebook Twitter How To 96

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.

Blogging 68

Blogging How To Print Facebook 68

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? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Do we really want that?

Blogging 73

Blogging Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. Umair Haque , blogging for the Harvard Business Review , places the Gap logo debacle into this context of creativity. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post.

Blogging 71

Blogging Twitter Creativity Facebook 71

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 19, 2020

Fleetwood-Beresford worked in this capacity for Roche, joining a few in-person brainstorming workshops. Even when I’ve done whole-day workshops, they were designed with me in mind,” Fleetwood-Beresford said. Many advocates have developed sizable followings on social media. ” Not sure how to get started?

Healthcare 110

Healthcare Content Marketing Marketing Instagram 110

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Social Media Marketing World brings together the top experts from platforms that you’re trying to master. Social Media Week. March 1 - 3, 2020 | San Diego, CA.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 26, 2018

Brandwatch helps spot patterns in thousands of social media posts, and quickly determines their sentiment. It’s a debate that’s taking place not in the media or PR industries, but among the computer and data science communities. History repeated itself ten years ago with the emergence of social media.

Ethics 69

Ethics Analysis Technology Data 69

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2014

The reason we went away was the reason most blogs go away , either temporarily or permanently. Other things take priority over the time one spends blogging, tweaking, editing, linking… and when there is a team of bloggers to manage, that is a lot of time, even if one has help. Through Facebook. This is not an ode to Facebook.

Community 105

Community Insurance Insurance Facebook 105

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? And I hope we’ll see you. link] Nov.

Measurement 102

Measurement Blogging Tourism Social Media 102

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I still can’t believe that when I started my blog, I was arrogant enough to think that words were enough and didn’t want to use images. And D S Simon’s 2015 Media Influencers Report found that 75% of producers, online editors and bloggers will use video on their sites. A few years ago, I sat in on a workshop by Paul M.

Mobile 40

Mobile Film Media Training Video 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Take this example: Let’s say you’ve created a tool that helps non-profits with social media, and you are sending out a news release as part of your launch. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&# In Google you get: Let’s face it. But look at the results for Google News.

Google 109

Google SEO Engineering Measurement 109

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader. Part of this is because some of the blogs I Read (yes, that’s a capital “R&# ) have nothing to do with public relations… but I love them any way. I have a blogroll (I suspect you do too). Dave lays out how.

Blogging 85

Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 85

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

If you are looking for ways to energize your public relations and social media efforts in the new year, you might want to re-read a fairy tale. Sign up post-haste! ), you’ll remember I profiled Dan Gordon and his use of social media. And they almost always end with a “happily ever after.&# Seriously.

Publicity 95

Publicity Facebook Twitter Measurement 95

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR, the Don Bartholomew Edition Round II September 21st, 2010 Tweet I probably sound like a breathless teenager But last week’s #measurepr chat with Don Bartholomew was Awesome. pts Settings.

Measurement 60

Measurement Social Media Tourism Twitter 60

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2010

My friend (and client, but he’s a friend first) Shashi Bellamkonda is, I think, genetically-wired to try and talk about new things – no doubt why he’s Network Solutions’ “social media swami,&# and he mentioned it. You can set up your own blog. You can schedule posts to Facebook.

Facebook 108

Facebook Twitter Blogging Social Media 108

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Walking the Social Talk December 6th, 2010 Tweet These boots were made for talking As editor of Women Grow Business (disclosure: client, which I love ), I come across remarkable blog posts every day.

Facebook 84

Facebook Twitter Social Media Blogging 84

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Comment as pts moderator 3HatsComm Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Mark as read Approve comment Okay wow, you brought with the poetry and the blogging. Totally impressed and Ill have to steal this idea, use it when Im stuck for a blog post. Tis why DAVINA RULES!

Tourism 64

Tourism Measurement Twitter Blogging 64

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment pts mod Shonali Burke Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New!

Tourism 62

Tourism Measurement Twitter Facebook 62

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

Social Media 73

Social Media Twitter Facebook Measurement 73

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Knowing social media. Whether we like it or not, social media is creeping into more and more of what we do. Being across the various social mediums not only helps with building relationships, but emphasizes being concise in your messaging. That got a big “check&# from me. pts Settings.

Publicity 90

Publicity How To Course Facebook 90

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Comment as pts moderator Amber Francis @defineamber Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Mark as read Approve comment Due to all the negative media attention, they asked that I not livestream it. Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings.

Media 89

Media Facebook Twitter Film 89

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

So I started going through my Reader, clicking through to more posts shared by my Facebook friends than I ordinarily do, and realized – much to my chagrin – that I don’t give nearly as many props to my community as I like to think I do. When I clicked through to her blog, I was even more enchanted. She loves dogs!

Facebook 80

Facebook Twitter Measurement Blogging 80

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Fortunately, Don Bartholomew of Fleishman-Hillard - whom you may know as @donbart on Twitter – will rectify that this coming Tuesday, when he joins us to chat about social media “ROI.&# Also check out Olivier Blanchard’s excellent post and presentation on social media ROI for associations & non-profits.

Measurement 67

Measurement Twitter Tourism Social Media 67