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How People Made 2010 What It Was

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How People Made 2010 What It Was December 31st, 2010 Tweet Just a few more hours before we put our 2010 calendars away and start our New Year, eh? My, time flies. I turned 40. Bring it on!

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Bringing Open Community To Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

Because if there’s one thing I believe takes public relations from good to great, it’s when your audiences start becoming your community through the relationships you develop with them. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations.

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Less “let’s go viral” and more “let’s build community”

Communications Conversations

While Holmes talked about how we’re in the midst of transitioning to a post-social-media landscape, I envision another stark trend: The comeback of community. Fewer people are talking about virality and shares, and more people are talking about community. First, go back to 2010. You were building a community.

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How the New York Public Library’s Blog Mobilizes Communities

Cision

And for nonprofit organizations on a budget, blogging can often be the most effective way to engage and mobilize communities. Because the community of library bloggers is so big and distributed, it’s hard to take a one-size-fits-all approach. Our biggest growth spurt was 150 percent between 2010 and 2011.

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Social Media for Healthcare: What’s The Potential?

Melissa Agnes

Not to mention that this is an excellent way for the RCSI Bahrain to position itself as a credible source of information for its community, as well as for building trust and relationships with its citizens – which is an invaluable crisis preparedness strategy.

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What PR Pros Can Learn From Social Good Campaigns

Waxing UnLyrical

Having been part of the WUL network for a couple years now, I can fully say that this community is no stranger to social good and giving back. In the graphic below, you can see how social media’s impact on charitable giving has grown since the response to the Haiti Earthquake in 2010. Guest post by Harrison Kratz. MPA@UNC: Online MPA.

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3 Essential PR Trends to Monitor in the New Year and Decade

PRSay

At the risk of sounding old, 2010 seemed like just yesterday. And if you’re looking for avenues to explore in this arena, might we recommend building out messaging around sustainability, corporate citizenship and community relations. Yet, in reflection, so much has changed.

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