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And for nonprofit organizations on a budget, blogging can often be the most effective way to engage and mobilize communities. 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.”).
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.
While I’m not calling them my un-resolutions, here’s what I will try to do more – or less – of in 2011. In 2011, I would like to see WUL really take flight; not just from a content point of view, but continue to expand and become a landing pad for global voices of public relations and social media.
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. Shall We Tweet?
I’m writing to you today from lovely New Ulm, Minn., Lauren Fischer , who worked in social/digital at the American Academy of Neurology, recently took a job as social media community specialist at Medtronic. where I spoke to a group of 40-or-so marketers and PR folks about Facebook ads. Congats, Aaron!
write their own blog post to promote IWD 2012. The eCard initiative was new for 2012, so there wasn’t a benchmark, say for 2011, to set goals against. But here’s what we did know: based on a similar initiative in 2011, where OA asked people to upload photos to a photobook, OA secured 261 new members to its eCommunity.
They’re doing such a good job of it, that they’re getting their customers and community to tell their stories for them. It is really about using the channels so well, building such good relationships with one’s community, that they are energized to tell your story for you. I’ll never forget that.
In 2011, I was hired at the University of Louisville as an assistant professor in strategic communications and one of the main tasks I was asked to do was to create a new social media class to offer not only to our students in our department but for the university as well. How did I get started teaching social media?
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. Ann Wylie gives you some funny formulas to spice up your writing Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! D’oh, you say. Pull out the bag of tricks.
In early 2011, I published a blog post with “20 places to look for a PR job.” When I wrote that original post in 2011, the unemployment rate was 8.9%. As I write this post currently, we’re closing in on unthinkable 20% unemployment. Many of the sources and websites I listed then are gone today – and the links were broken.
Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively. Producing a letter took time to write, print or copy and mail.
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Write original, timely, relevant content , says Google (heard this one before ?). Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? It’s people, not robots, reading your headlines, and these people are more likely to click-thru a clever headline. Wanna Subscribe?
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About three weeks ago, I took a short-term gig as the Media Coordinator for the program, and have helped garner attention from DC’s media and blogger community. As I write this, over 10,000 people have signed the petition, and you could be next when you click here. to honor eCycle DC 2011, but every little bit helps.
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Being a non-geek, I had no idea that WordPress’ WSYWIG editor has a lot more options than show up in your “kitchen sink&# when you’re writing posts. Mark as read Approve comment No hard feelings for leaving Livefyre off of this post :) Looking forward to reading the one you write about comment systems!
Balakrishnan writes that the key to this technique is to be genuine, to maintain a safe environment, and to use open-ended questions. A study published in 2011 concluded that LKM increases overall happiness and perception of compassion. Barker writes that the most important aspect of demonstrating compassion is “doing.”
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I write back, saying yes, I would like to do an interview with So-And-So. Image: JKönig via Flickr, CC 2.0
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Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Etsy’s PR Nightmare: Greeting Cards Making Light Of Rape January 25th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Steff Metal [Update from Ed.: Image: striatic via Flickr, CC 2.0 Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?
Our tools won’t tell communicators precisely how to respond, or journalists precisely what to write about. Paul founded NewsWhip in 2011 to “find the most interesting stories in the world”. The modern information sphere is a complex space, filled with hard social, political and environmental questions.
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The New Year Edition January 2nd, 2011 Tweet The champagne has been popped and you might be recuperating from the New Year’s Eve festivities. Regardless, thanks for visiting!
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali And So I Dance Again January 8th, 2011 Tweet Yesterday, I pulled out my dancing shoes (jazz) and went off for a Broadway jazz class… after decades. “What? So I am trying. Wanna Subscribe?
In 2011, I wish you health, happiness and wonderful, wonderful people. Here is to an even more amazing 2011!!!! Mark as read Approve comment Raj, ditto, and Im hoping this will be the year KikScore really KIKS. :) Heres to 2011 indeed! I can only imagine what we can do in 2011. It’s always about people. Bring it on!
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?
His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.
His career also involved posts as former assistant to the president and public relations member of the Policy Committee at Ford Motor Company, and he was one of the creators and first director of The Dayton Plan of community and employee relations originated in the Dayton Divisions of General Motors Corporation.
Twenty years ago, today, we remember how 9/11 changed the world – and communications. Reflecting on How 9/11 Immediately Impacted Community PR and Communications. We needed to find ways to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively. Producing a letter took time to write, print or copy and mail.
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. In other words, paywalls , how pitching will be affected if these take off, and prognoses for 2011. Wanna Subscribe?
Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. We all get to write our own story of how AI will impact us.
My first adjunct position was at Texas Christian University, teaching PR Writing. I started teaching at UCI in 2011, with a five-week, online course focused on using social media for business development. DePaul University College of Communications, 2011 – 2022. I've taught at NU since 2011.
I’ll write more about that later, but for now, here are seven extremely useful posts on presenting well: 1. 8 speech writing lessons you can learn from songwriters , from Six Minutes. You should read this to start finding your own persuasive voice… and you should hire her if you need a speech writing or presentation coach.
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Mark as read Approve comment Nice write-up Erica! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Thanks for commenting :) :) Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)" Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet? Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me!
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Why: Amplify is one of the most interesting, community-oriented social platforms around. And her writing makes me laugh, sing, dance, and think. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Why: Mollie is actually thinking instead of simply linking.
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Homework While you certainly don’t have to, I think it would be helpful to you (if you’re planning on attending the chat) to read up on some of Don’s writings, particularly his post on social media ROI angst. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL?
And they research and they monitor (sometimes for up to three months) just to find out: a) Who a brand’s target audiences are; and b) Who the key influencers within that community are. They listen a LOT. Then they plan. And talk they do. So they were personally connected to the experience, the foods they had missed and the Sainsburys brand.
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So you can learn from him both about writing and woodworking. and been re-energized to try to write more myself. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Though he mostly blogs about woodworking, he actually works in social media. Wanna Subscribe?
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