Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2011

Back in 2009, PR measurement professionals were cautious, to say the least. Fifty-four percent of AMEC (The International Association of Measurement and Evaluation of Communications) members were worried about the health of the industry, predicting worsening market conditions. Guest post by Richard Bagnall.

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Measurement Social Media Media International 98

Shift Communications

JANUARY 30, 2020

For communicators, managing the razor-thin line between sharing important details and inciting widespread panic requires a delicate balance. When there are often more questions than answers, seemingly straightforward communications exercises can result in unexpected consequences.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Automation in Public Relations Measurement: Yea/Nay? Traditional and social media measurement tools usually provide 3 broad types of automation: 1.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2025

There are also, generally speaking, traditional gaps in a communicators skill set, such as math, which hurts our credibility with executive leadership. Most of these are focused on marketing, communications, leadership and psychology. I started this blog in early 2009 after coming home from an overseas deployment.

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Google Course Survey YouTube 157

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

“Business outcomes tend to have two qualities in common; first, they have to be a measure of behavioral change (sales or otherwise); and second, as a metric, business outcomes must make sense/be recognizable across an organization.&# “PR outcomes usually refer to any end results of the communication campaign.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 11, 2017

European researchers have spotlighted challenges facing public relations agencies and teams in the eleventh edition of the European Communications Monitor. The European Communication Monitor (ECM) is a rare example of excellence between communication theory and practice. 1 Visualisation in communication. But only 4.6%

Communications 115

Communications Publicity Survey Newspapers 115

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. The results? Sales of what?

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2024

The “Stealing Thunder Theory” of crisis communications has been a critical tool for PR counselors for decades. Communicators have long advocated for the importance of defining the crisis on the organization’s own terms and avoiding being defined by critics, competitors and media. What does this mean for crisis communications?

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Crisis Crisis Management Crisis Communications Journalism 140

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? We both like smart measurement. shouldn’t they always have been?

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 14, 2011

for the last few days, speaking on measurement at the 2011 Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism. when I'd be speaking on measurement. So I asked my good friend and measurement guru Sean Williams to guest-moderate the chat. 55 minutes of near universal agreement that there’s too much crappy measurement out there , and.

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Measurement Financial Facebook Tourism 69

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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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The first time I tried to train an intern on measurement tools like Moz and Sysomos, he asked me all sorts of questions I had difficulty answering. Flexing my brain sparked thoughts like, “I never thought of measuring it like that before!”. What’s actually happening here? What’s actually happening here? Everyone wins.

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Training International Internal Study 129

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

You don’t have to be Einstein to start measuring smartly. There are no absolutes when it comes to measurement, as Don points out… only – and, perhaps most importantly – context. by Daniel Sitkin at Metrica’s Measurement Matters. Why: Measuring the channels is not important. Who owns the news?

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Measurement Analytics Conference Web 51

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Photo of the 2009 Silver Inkwell awards merriment courtesy Marvin T. 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. Jones & Associates. Eat, drink and be merry. Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Is measurement lost? I didn’t think I’d get back into the blogging saddle for a few days yet, but I couldn’t help it when I read this excellent post from Nick Lucido on the problem with PR measurement. The biggest problem with measurement is a lack of understanding of the basic principles of this art.

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Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

Take a look at the number of news stories per quarter, as measured by the Google News database of accredited news sources: It took from 1979 to 1995 to publish just over 18 million news stories. In 2009 did we exceed 18 million stories per year. Download your copy today: Christopher S. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Publicity eBook Analysis Google 110

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Social media is not the same space as it was when I got started in this business in 2009. Why on earth would we want to de-prioritize them in our programs in the year ahead? Allow me to make the case. But first, let me remind you of the backdrop. Back then, engagements were everything. Twitter chats were popular (all engagements).

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Ishmael's Corner

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Misguided Measurement. You don’t get trusted if you’re constantly measuring and tweaking and manipulating so that someone will buy from you. I stumbled across an essay in The Atlantic from 2009 called Telling Tails. Uncategorized business communications business storytelling social media ROI' It is hard-lifting.

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Measurement Real Estate Storytelling Journalism 60

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., Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Free Digital Marketing Tools for Non-Profits January 24th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt These are frugal days, and everyone loves getting and writing about free stuff. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Tools Marketing Nonprofit Mobile 104

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Without the input of communicators and marketers far and wide I fear Christmas may be doomed. Christmas Communication Plan 2011. Prepared by senior communication elves: Peppermint Pete and Ernie Evergreen. A 2009 gift that received a “meh” was more likely to receive an “eh” in 2010. Need/Opportunity. Solution Overview.

Communications 66

Communications Analysis Print Meeting 66

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Google Nonprofit Engineering SEO 104

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible December 24th, 2010 Tweet Note: this is not a religious post, and is meant neither to proselytize nor offend. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Publicity Creativity Measurement Twitter 94

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? I actually have a bunch of them. There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, of course.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Five Productivity Tools for PR Pros August 25th, 2010 Tweet A few months ago, I wrote a piece on communicating effectively with a virtual workforce for IABC’s monthly e-zine, CW Bulletin.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Media Facebook Twitter Film 93

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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Conference Tourism Measurement Twitter 74

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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Tourism Measurement Blogging Twitter 74

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I have been teaching communication/public relations courses for a decade, if you include the earlier years when I was a Teaching Assistant at Syracuse University and the University of Maryland. Most schools offer the basic courses such as Introduction to PR, Writing, Research, Campaigns, Case Studies, and Crisis Communications.

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Education Course Training Social Media 150

Beyond PR

JULY 20, 2017

We know data and technology are key to solving these issues and I’m excited to share that our most recent updates to the Cision Communications Cloud™ address these very pain points. Communicators must use a multi-channel approach to effectively reach their target audiences – no secret there.

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Communications YouTube Analytics Instagram 64

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Project Happiness September 5th, 2010 Tweet When I wrote yesterday’s post, asking, “ Are you happy ?&# Why: how many countries measure their success in terms of happiness?

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Measurement Facebook Twitter Tourism 79

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I was being tongue-in-cheek, of course, and they had some good answers (about how agencies can help you scale, and can help you in times when crisis communications are necessary). I got up and asked them, “if that’s the case, why do we need PR agencies?” Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 These fine folk did: Jan.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

For example, the domain authority (DA) metric invented by Semrush rival Moz, has become the defacto standard for measuring the quality of third-party sites. He joins the newly formed company from the data site Statista which grew to 1,200 employees from just five in 2009 while he was employed there.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The MetricsMan Comes To #measurePR August 27th, 2010 Tweet What’s a Twitter chat on measurement without a Metrics Man? I wonder how respondents were thinking about and defining ROI.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet. Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you.

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Twitter Measurement Tourism Social Media 73

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

Mark Storys The Intersection of Online and Offline Mary's Garden Party - Mary Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Measurement Matters Media Bullseye More With Les (Potter, ABC) NetWits Think Tank New Media Lisa - Lisa Hoffmann Occam's RazR - Ike Pigott PR Conversations Sean Williams' Communication AMMO! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali An Ode To Monday February 7th, 2011 Tweet You wake up to Monday ; what will it bring? Hustle and bustle; and perhaps some stress; Perhaps a new client – do you hear “cha-ching&# ?

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