Stephen Waddington

JULY 11, 2017

of the organisations surveyed are already changing from postmodern to hypermodern with characteristics such as continuous change, decentralised IT, rapid adjustments of the workforce, creativity and ethics of perceived responsibility. 7 Measurement. . #6 Change is a constant. and 9.6%). #10

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

AI is not inherently creative, nor is it good at crafting messages. Newer AI tools deployed by influencer marketing firms are taking engagement measurement a step further. Hypetap and TrendKite (recently acquired by Cision) are measuring influence on a more contextual basis, analyzing individual content pieces. Will people (e.g.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

That said, it’s a difficult balance between creativity and keyword use. Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? Combining creative ability and optimization skills to create compelling, keyword relevant press releases will only prove to be a rewarding public relations effort for your company.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

This blog was originally penned on Blogger beginning in 2009 and migrated to WordPress in 2012. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss. The following benchmarks that stood our for me include: Measuring the success of a blog post. Interestingly, just four percent cited time-on-page (ToP) as a measure of success.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Mark as read Approve comment Congratulations for a great post, very creative! Thanks for sharing! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Image: sahmeepee via Flickr , Creative Commons The Best means that you are indubitably, unequivocally, indisputably the best in who you are, what you do, and what you stand for, no matter who – or what – else you are compared with, or what others might be exposed to. Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Image: betsyjean79 via Flickr , Creative Commons Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Design, Digital, TV, Radio, Podcasts, Blogging, Social Networks, Newsfeeds, Affiliate Marketing, Web TV, SEO… Creative industries have evolved just as the environments, mediums, consumers and needs of our clients have evolved over time.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2009, I was one of the initiators and founders of the World Communication Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, which we then almost connected with the iconic Economic Forum of Dr. The decline in the purely advertising sector will undoubtedly be greater in the coming years. What does it do?

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. 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.

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

Image: Arindam Bhattacharjee via Flickr, Creative Commons If I were back in Kolkata, I’d be hearing conchs and drums from dusk till dawn. Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain. So much to do So much to see I am the future. The future is me. Regardless, thanks for visiting! These fine folk did: Jan.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Image: mstofan ‘s Flickrstream, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Which is one of the reasons I still think you should leave PR to the PR pros … but I digress. Will you join us if you can? 1 – 2:30 pm ET, follow/participate on Twitter using the #netsol hashtag. See you there! These fine folk did: Jan.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Social Media Measurement 2011: Five things to forget and five things to learn , by Don Bartholomew. Why: public relations measurement really isn’t tough. Image: Eric Magnuson via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So here is the New Year’s Edition of Weekly Roundup. These fine folk did: Jan.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

John Cleese’s talk at the 2009 Creativity World Forum on creativity. Why: “Boundaries of time and boundaries of space&# are essential to creativity … and pretty much anything we do. Why: A great take on the quality of modern communication because of the speed at which we can now communicate.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Image: YiYing Lu via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Why: especially for my friends (and foes) who run small businesses. Take heart, not howls. Let’s Halloween up PR , by, er, me. Why: if we don’t enjoy what we do, what’s the point? Regardless, thanks for visiting! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Small Business Tourism Measurement Social Media 57

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

Image: Cornelia Kopp via Flickr, Creative Commons My husband is… well, I’m not quite sure what he’s doing, but he’s probably puttering around happily (that’s what married couples do, we putter companionably). Christmas music is playing in my house. Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. If you choose to stay quiet, it may create an opportunity for the rumors to gain even more traction. These fine folk did: Jan.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Also… Image: Thom Watson via Flickr, Creative Commons OK, I’ll stop now, I can see you rolling your eyes, going, “Come on, act your age.&# I actually have a bunch of them. There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, of course. Also Cinderella. Also Sleeping Beauty. Well, I still love fairy tales.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Why: great ideas that might spur your creative juices, even if you don’t have an e-newsletter… or get you started thinking about one. Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! 3 street selling tactics that boosted my email subscribers over 100%, from The Smart Passive Income Blog.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Not because I’m a former client of CS, but because Jen is an avid #measurePR fan and all-round measurement smartie. Seeing as how it’s coming close to the end of the year and everyone’s in a prediction kinda mood, Jen thought it would be cool to chat about what might be coming our way in terms of PR measurement in 2011.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. And there are very few employers who want a standard PR person , when they have the opportunity to snag one who is creative and driven and can find an angle, even if it is in themselves.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Image: Jeremy Brooks via Flickr, Creative Commons. I’d met Kami the previous year, at IPR ‘s annual measurement summit (coincidentally, the first time and same place I also met Shel Israel , because Katie Paine insisted I needed to know both of them). A few months later, WUL emerged in January of 2009. WUL is born.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. Since Debbi was on a bit of a time crunch, one of her team members responded to my questions via email. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Mr. Webster cites the Zero Moment of Truth by Google which said buyers went from needing about five pieces of content in 2009 to 10.4 Measures of effectiveness stemming from awareness efforts were hard to quantify and left a business with little in the way of tangible evidence such investment had a business impact. Patently absurd.”.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. Army via Flickr , Creative Commons Usually these are placed at the top of a post, but often, if a post is long, I’ll insert additional images, alternating left- and right-aligning them. D’oh, you say. An image speaks a thousand words.

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Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 93

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# You know what I have to say to you, NBCW? Bah, humbug. Stop playing Scrooge and Cratchit it up for a change. Regardless, thanks for visiting! These fine folk did: Jan.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Image: Derrick Coetzee via Flickr , Creative Commons Seems to me both are somewhat extraordinary, perhaps exaggerated and possibly exciting. Why: Those of us who focus on PR and social media measurement often talk about how you can measure “everything&# on the web. In other words, something very unusual.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Mark as read Approve comment Shonali, totally stole your idea for my blog, but added two more to your list: Zemanta, which recommends Creative Commons images and related articles to help enrich your posts and SlickFlickr, which helps you build slideshows and the like from your Flickr feed. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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AUGUST 10, 2011

I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. As one great article I read recently from IABC described it, the future communicator must be able to think both creatively and strategically. Funnily enough, they called this the “creative strategist.&#.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you? PR and the power of ideas , from Richard Bailey’s PR Studies. Why: I do think you start with the idea … and PR is no different. Do you have hidden gems to share? Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Image: Stephen Korecky via Flickr , Creative Commons I was finger painting in kindergarten and having a good ole time. No doubt I was probably doing what I thought to be a rendition of Hong Kong Phooey or the Lone Ranger (both great heroes in their own right, in my humble opinion). Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Raul Tejero Palma via Flickr , Creative Commons What about giving thanks for everything you don’t have? What about giving thanks for the things that didn’t work out? Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5 These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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DECEMBER 26, 2010

Image: Joey Rozier via Flickr, Creative Commons For the uninitiated, Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (though where celebrated, marked on the first weekday after Christmas, so that would mean it’s actually tomorrow, but whatever). No more presents, great food and holiday cheer, you think? Nothing to look forward to?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Instead, Steve encourages people to be creative and to inject personality into their communications. Umair Haque , blogging for the Harvard Business Review , places the Gap logo debacle into this context of creativity. Creativity, for them, is an afterthought. He frames this issue in a much more creative way than I did.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

A 2009 gift that received a “meh” was more likely to receive an “eh” in 2010. This would be measured by our ability to increase “wows” this year by 30%. Instead of toys, Santa’s elves will design Christmas dream landscapes under the creative direction of Peppermint Pete Ernie Evergreen Peppermint Pete Ernie Evergreen.

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Communications Analysis Print Meeting 66

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Image: cvrcak1 via Flickr , Creative Commons Bats in the belfry? I wasn’t going to talk analytics or measurement ( Chuck Hemann , K.D. So, I did what I knew: I told them that one of the best ways to tap into social media could be done by channeling Jimi Hendrix (you can view the un-animated version here ). These fine folk did: Jan.

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