Thanks to the agency who contacted me, Barbara Rozgonyi, about being a social media keynote speaker for a conference this fall. Do you have an event coming up? Feel free to use these mini-outlines as a starting point. Focusing on a single social media element is a good idea. There’s so much to talk about…
Type in online pr speaker – no quotes – and this is what comes up. Does your screen look like my screen? Click on the image to enlarge. My Unscientific guesses as to why these online pr speaker results rank the way they do Exact keyword match in page title and URL with mentions…
When you go to a popular restaurant, you often have to wait a bit before being seated. How do you pass the time? Do you think about what you’re going to order? How excited you are to be there? Perhaps starting a new public relations project or promoting an event is a bit like searching…
The gist of the call that got me into a part-time faculty position at the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence went something like this . . . The assigned instructor moved out of state. In three weeks, class starts. There is no set curriculum. You need to come up with 16 hours of teaching material for…
California and Illinois tied for top state with the most readers. That’s one of my more interesting findings from July’s end of month statistics. In June, I reported on the most read posts. This month, I decided to build in Google Analytics, a free service you can sign up for to track your web and…
Do you spread your ideas around or leave them up at the same URL all day, every day? That’s a question for bloggers. How about the rest of you? How far does your message travel? Do you spread it or do other people do that for you? Today a friend called in need of an…
A reader writes . . . “I’m looking for some new social media networking groups in Chicago. What would you recommend?” While I’m on the team that’s working on setting up the first Chicago Social Media Club Event, check out what’s on the networking front right now . . . Chicago Social Media Club on…
That’s my only update on Friday night, the first night of BlogHer 08. If I ever needed confirmation that someone valued what I had to say, this was it. Making it onto Alltop’s online PR blog feed-magazine rack, a collection of the best of the best feeds, was a dream come true for me. What…
Wanted to share a few images with you from BlogHer 08 and my trip to San Francisco. For more scenic shots, check out my California travelogue I posted in December. To browse other’s images, check out BlogHer 08 on Flickr.com. Frank, who waited on us at John’s Grill and then…
Every Tuesday, Liz Strauss at Successful-Blog hosts an open comment night. Last week the group came up with the idea to host a blog showcase. Blog-to Show? Showcase Your Blog at Successful-Blog July 26-27 outlines the details of how to get in. With all entries in, the show is up – live – now with…
Today’s Tweet Cloud . . . A collage of links, twitter IDs, words, phrases and locations, tweet cloud arranges an artful collage of what you talk about on twitter. Words that pop out on mine that I like: 800th, Chicago, family, france, glow, happy, lead, loves, media, produced, requested-often, social, vacation, works, wow and writing….
Every Thursday, I share a few random Google keyword search rankings with my newsletter readers. [Want to be on the list? Email wiredprworks AT aweber DOT com.] Today, I’m sharing them with you. Here’s how it works . . . keyword-search term ranking/number of results for term conveying expertise = keyword-search term 4/1,580,000 = number…
A reader writes: Love to hear your thoughts as to why Heather Armstrong has some negative perceptions about her as alluded in the article about BlogHer and how Mommybloggers profit. [To take the focus off of Heather and her blog – www.dooce.com I’m modifying the question to: Any downsides to being “too” successful in the…
It’s Monday. I’m home from BlogHer. I miss San Francisco. I listened to fascinating stories. I talked too much. I lost my voice. I didn’t sleep there. I slept here until 10 this morning. I am not back on central standard time. I did upload some images. Here is one, taken in Union Square. And,…
Warner Brothers, Bravo and Hearst opened the day with a HybridMedia keynote. To read more, visit the BlogHer08 live conference posts. See what I had to say on twitter about BlogHer, including a live tweet stream from the monetization panel. In the Home and Garden breakout session, I heard about the water usage restrictions in…
It’s Saturday morning. I’m getting ready for day two. Here’s a flashback on day one . . . BlogHer07’s concentric circles was faster speed networking than this year’s gather around the table ice breaker. But, the conversations were better this year. Going for something different right away, I sat in on the Birds of a…
Here are your missing twitter updates from yesterday – didn’t want to break away, but do want to tell you what I did . . . 5:30 am Dispatcher says he can have a car at my house by 6:45, about 30 minutes later than I like. More time to get ready. 🙂 Car driver…
Just added Wired PR Works to the cool BlogHer Buzz widget. What I love about this widget . . . – multi-purpose with tabs for people, news, agenda and help – easy to add your listing with an image and link to blog, twitter, Facebook, etc. – built-in viral capacity, click to tell a friends…
Since they arrived from England last week, I’ve been passing them out almost everywhere – even in the streets. I have to admit to feeling a bit sheepish and silly about giving them away at an outdoor festival, but people really liked them. In fact, whole groups of people wanted one – and I got…
“I don’t mean to offend them. It’s just so obvious how much cooler and better the other Dairy Queen is.” 13 year old field marketing researcher How can two stores in the same franchise be so different? An innocuous trip for ice cream turned into a lesson in branding consistency. Driving home from a late…
Given the title “Wired PR Works,” you might think this blog is about marketing, social media and public relations? Not really, it’s mostly about RSS and search engines – at least that’s what Google says. How does Google review you and your site? What keywords does Google suggest you use? What terms should you bid…
His name is Joe. He is a screenwriter. He goes to parties in Malibu. He flies to London. He will be famous. He wears it well. He is not proud. He is not humble. He is who he is. Last night at a techy-type social/networking event, I wondered who these people really were. What if…
Are you influential or popular? For Galinda, a Wicked witch it’s all about being popular . . . When I see depressing creatures With unprepossessing features I remind them on their own behalf To think of celebrated heads of state Or specially great communicators Did they have brains or knowledge? Don’t make me laugh! They…
How can you promote your expertise in four lines? When you open a Twitter account and complete your profile, Twitter challenges you to do just that. Wondering how Twitter works? Take two minutes to find out. Watch this Twitter in plain English video from Common Craft. Twitter Profile Content: What Do You Want to Be…
We missed the hometown Fourth of July festivities here last year. Instead, we celebrated at Universal Studios Orlando where watching fireworks will set you back $10 each. Never mind that we’d never paid to watch fireworks anywhere. We were at Universal Studios. Signs, announcements and posters pushed us to give in and buy now. Scarcity…
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