Media Bullseye
Speaking of social media and your daily dose of vitamins. Welcome Dogster and Catster. It’s like Myspace for dogs and cats. The site is equiped with a blog, daily diaries, forums and a lot of other community development tools. They not only have a Dog Lovers Blog titled For the Love of Dog Blog, but [...]
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Like getting enough vitamins or fiber in your daily diet, social media might actually be good for you. Things like blogging and podcasting, you say? Indeed. Let me show you some examples. This report from The Boston Globe entitled "Blogs 'essential' to a good career" pretty much says it all. But, in typical Luke fashion, [...]
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And, no, I don't mean relating to babies who blog. The title of my graduate project is Online Public Relations: Using the Internet to build and sustain relationships. I am aware the title is a little lengthy and doesn't flow off the tongue as well as, say Peppy PR or One, Two, PR or even [...]
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Readers vs. viewers, which is better for blog stats? Upon discovery of “Feed Stats” now a part of the WordPress service offerings, I am curious. In the feed stats it tells Luke and I how many people read our blog each day through a particular service, like the ever so handy Bloglines. As a future [...]
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At first, they appeared to be in my head, but then I remembered that I was on a conference call.
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On Thursday, I went on an informational interview with a local nonprofit group. As I am learning about nonprofit PR, my eyes keep widening in awe and amazement at how nonprofits function. Personally, I love it! It’s grassroots, compassionate, creative, and motivating. I have learned and realized that resources are a huge limitation for PR [...]
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Bravo’s Ten:
1. To report back from an event or conference
2. To involve staff and take advantage of their knowledge
3. To involve volunteers and document their work
4. To provide resources and information to constituents
5. To provide resources and information from constituents
6. To give constituents a place to voice their opinion
7. To give constituents support
8. To create media coverage constituents want
9. To give constituents the power and tools to create change
10. to reach potential donors
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It’s amazing what a well deserved break can do for a person. And if you don’t think I deserved a break…well, then. So? But now break is over, gone are the hours when I could sit by the pool. Gone are the long walks on the beach, sipping Margaritas, playing shuffleboard, and picking citrus fruit [...]
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