Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I figured since Clifford Krauss’s clumsy attempt on behalf of The New York Times to dig up sources for the Toyota recall back in 2010, journalists would be more comfortable with the medium. This has less to do with the actual business storytelling and more about how The Man measures journalists. is beyond me.

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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. You can read all about that here , here , and here. Wanna Subscribe?

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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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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

In 2010, I got my chance to work in Food PR and I was hooked! What’s their writing style, what’s their background, is there a common thread in their articles? Focused campaigns are the most impactful and easier to measure to determine whether the program was effective enough to duplicate. What gets measured gets improved!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

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?

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

That is a real opportunity to see how they put their plans and/or campaigns together, and how they measured success. Comment as Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention 10 Reasons to Attend IABC/DC Metros Silver Inkwell Awards Gala | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 20, 2010 at 12:50 pm [.] Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In 2010, Vocus acquired the Help a Reporter. 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. Never mind the Great Resignation” writes FirstUp , “Welcome to the Great Gigification.”. Case in point?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

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. |

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As many of you know, I started the #measurePR Twitter chat back in 2010. So this week, we thought we’d bring you up to speed on all the chats so far, as well as some super PR measurement-related articles. PR Measurement – What to Measure. Happy Monday! Here you go. measurePR chat with Jay Baer.

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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

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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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

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. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Here’s a Q&A.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

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?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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!

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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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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. Wanna Subscribe?

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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

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 Wanna Subscribe?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention New post: When The Media Plays Scrooge (re: todays #metrocarols flash mob h/t #socialmedia -- Topsy.com) says: December 13, 2010 at 10:32 am [.] Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

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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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

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)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2010

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2010

And her writing makes me laugh, sing, dance, and think. removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" class="livefyre-show-comment livefyre-button"> View comment Show More Trackbacks Tweets that mention Weekly Roundup: Linking, Thinking and Blinking | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: October 10, 2010 at 12:07 pm [.] Here are seven of them: 1.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

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. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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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? Ah, ROI. &# Consider yourself enlightened. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Being less social because of social media Stacy said that she’ll be writing more about this soon, but this is something that I have noticed about myself as well. Start measuring. Again, thanks for writing down what Ive been thinking for awhile! Overall, I think I’m a pretty sociable person, online and off.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Value Of A Fire Drill October 27th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Narciso Tovar I remember the time I went through my first fire drill. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Conch and Drum October 16th, 2010 Tweet Tomorrow is Bijoya Dashami, the culmination of the single-most important festival Bengalis celebrate: Durga Puja. Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. |

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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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses December 23rd, 2010 Tweet On Wednesday, we held this year’s last #measurePR Twitterchat. And more, as you will see at the end of this post).

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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!

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