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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. And I liked it.
I highlighted some of my top 2014 posts on Monday, ranging from interviewing my Mom on the PR profession to using the Budweiser Puppy Love video to illustrate how teasing out tension in a story requires bad stuff. Here’s the rest of the list. Wilde should play to a national TV audience. The debacle was not his fault.
We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. The answers are starting to feel repetitive and formulaic.
As part of an effort to get smaller blogs to write about the film, I contacted blog owner, Jamie Bullock, of Project:Women and told her about the film. I suggested she post a story that we would write, to not only help the film – but to help her add valuable content to her blog about women going after their dreams.
Another 54% said they relied on current customer interviews, while approximately 52% used marketing team recommendations.” Mr. Zambito, who hints of a forthcoming book he’s writing on buyer personas says too many B2B organizations are still focus on product comparisons, buying criteria and objection handling. Bold emphasis added ].
In this interview, Daher sat down to discuss with me the challenges of being a new agency owner, how to deliver effective pitches, and how she’s embracing the many changes in the field of PR. In 2010, I got my chance to work in Food PR and I was hooked! You’ve helped many of your clients secure national coverage.
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. You can read all about that here , here , and here. Wanna Subscribe?
It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. D’oh, you say. Pull out the bag of tricks. Regardless, thanks for visiting!
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? pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here.
A similar value can be argued for Miliband’s Trews interview which reached out to a marginalised demographic; you don’t have to agree with me, Miliband said to younger voters, but you don’t have to buy into Brand’s apathy either. If they’d have had the slightest flicker of imagination Labour would have pre-empted the satirical jibes.
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Colors Of My Life December 11th, 2010 Tweet I had an early start yesterday. Later that afternoon, the DC area received its first snowfall of 2010. Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. |
Bing, Nielsen recently reported , received nearly 14 percent of search traffic in August 2010. Mark as read Approve comment Nice write-up Erica! Erica Holt says: October 19, 2010 at 10:06 am [.] Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Shall We Tweet?
We have some neat giveaways, including a couple of comps to GrowSmartBiz 2010 on November 5 ( disclosure: I’m speaking, and Network Solutions, one of the hosts, is my client ), and something very special from writing coach extraordinaire, Ann Wylie. I know I always leave with notes on how to improve my own work. Wanna Subscribe?
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali New Year’s Resolutions for Job Seekers December 2nd, 2010 Tweet Are you planning to add job seeking to your list of New Year’s resolutions? But sass, chutzpah and gumption? What a disappointment.
Why did you write Open Community ? We decided to write Open Community as a way to address those frustrations and redirect the thinking about using social tools to build community online. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations. Here’s a Q&A.
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., Image: D. . | pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here.
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery November 14th, 2010 Tweet Whither blogroll? So you can learn from him both about writing and woodworking. and been re-energized to try to write more myself.
November 18th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Seth Duncan As a researcher in the PR industry, I couldn’t be more excited about some of the advances I’ve seen around automation in media measurement over the past several years. | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: November 18, 2010 at 10:02 am [.] CARMA said: Nay! Stop being lazy.
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.
I encourage people to write whatever inspires them, and often this does have a natural timeliness (“my favorite TV show just ended, I want to write a post about books that are similar in theme.”). Our biggest growth spurt was 150 percent between 2010 and 2011. How can you add value to them?
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga October 3rd, 2010 Tweet Whatever you think about Lady Gaga , you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention. Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?
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?).
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Become A Public Relations Star December 14th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Mike Doman I recently had the pleasure of sitting on the admissions panel for a PR course. That got a big “check&# from me.
Write a new post. gotta write more of my own. removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention Customize Your Blogs Error Page in 5 Easy Steps | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: November 4, 2010 at 8:05 am [.] Shonali Burke said: New!
For instance, let’s pretend we were trying to find writers willing to write about a nationwide charity race, like St. A writer who writes about “running” may only review running shoes. When we interviewed Will Hobson , he mentioned how journalists reuse their subject line as the headline of their pitch. Jude’s Walk/Run.
Then in 2010, he co-founded Contently to help brands produce audience building content. Snow first started writing about “smartcuts” (although he hadn’t coined the term yet) as a budding reporter in New York when that city’s tech community was just beginning.
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Meandering Through Measurement November 20th, 2010 Tweet Measurement takes a holiday What happens when you get a roomful of communicators listening to a bunch of speakers on measurement? pts Settings.
But many of the pitches I received included words to the effect, “so and so can discuss , let me know if you want to interview them.” This means actually giving them what they’ll use in the article before it ever gets to the interview stage. So you offer me an interview with So-And-So. Ya want me to interview her?
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. Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?
I write for the C-suite and technology leaders in the manufacturing industry about technologies and their practical benefits. I write a considerable number of cybersecurity stories as well, something I didn’t anticipate when I started working this beat. I’m the Technology Editor at IndustryWeek magazine.
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How A Fake Taxidermist Is Keeping AT&T On Its Toes September 27th, 2010 Tweet Remember how @BPGlobalPR , the fake BP “PR&# Twitterfeed took off? – complete interview with ATTFPR.
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. Shall We Tweet?
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.&# Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings.
November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. I recently tried to get a big blogger to participate in a group blog project I am working on (in other words, an ask of far less magnitude than “write about me/my biz”). In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers.
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. Here’s the interview. Here’s the interview.
JK: I started the Eat Wonky Truck in August 2010 and our menu staple was poutine and hot dogs. Lesson: The focus should be on building relationships, not “pitching” your story or asking someone to write about you once. Unfortunately, I’ve also heard stories of people scheduling informational interviews and showing up unprepared (gasp).
Garner support Tablo granted interviews to both the JoongAng Daily and the KBS network , who were sympathetic to his situation. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Krista Giuffi. Wanna Subscribe?
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So Much To Do November 6th, 2010 Tweet So much to do So little time For places to go, for reason or rhyme. So much to do So much to see To hear, to taste, to ask, to be. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali From Couch To 5K: Why Lindsay Allen Runs October 12th, 2010 Tweet I’ve known Lindsay Allen for the last two years or so, first meeting her on Twitter, and then taking that connection offline.
October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet. Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 23, 2010 at 11:41 pm [.] Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? How unbelievably ridiculous. . | pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here.
I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. One day, I might pop up with an interview request when I feel they’re a good fit. I graduated from Michigan State in 2010 after transferring from Delta College, a community college in Saginaw. Any pet peeves with PR people?
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Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Online Videos 101: Keep It Simple, Stupid December 9th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erin Greenfield Four months ago I splurged on a $350 Panasonic camcorder. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"
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