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Scattered & Smothered: Waffle House PR Strategy

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 (5 Comments)

A Case Study in Online Public Relations & Crisis Management
Police arrested a 66 year old woman this week for refusing to pay her $7.45 tab at Waffle House. The story got picked up by Drudge Report, then the broader media and finally through blogs and social media networks.
This is not a bona fide PR crisis, [...]

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Courting Brand Evangelists to Twitter

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 (11 Comments)

Case Study: Effective Online PR by Travel Brands. Carnival has a brand evangelist using best practices in online PR, Twitter and blogging to promote cruising.

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Reaching Friends In a Crowded Twitter Room

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 (1 Comment)

Without being privy to formal Twitter usability studies, I’d wager most people rarely browse the tweet timeline beyond the first page. How to use Twitter feeds.

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Social Media Checklist for Interactive Campaigns

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 (1 Comment)

Brand Managers can use this checklist when registering brands with social networks & web 2.0 platforms. Useful for domain planning and domainjacking avoidance.

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Domain Checklist for Interactive Campaigns

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 (No Comments)

Brand Managers can use this TLD checklist when registering top level domains. Useful for domain planning and for domainjacking avoidance.

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The Benefits of Your Stagnant Forum

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 (1 Comment)

Online Communities Are Rich Opportunities for Brand Managers. Some forums should be closed, but for most, reinvestment may be justified.

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HBOlab Explores Social Media

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 (No Comments)

Experimental Programming Benefits the HBO Brand. Following my experience on the BMW Ramp campaign, I list benefits from HBOlab’s web video series, Hooking Up.

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Most Companies Avoid Social Media (for now…)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 (1 Comment)

An Avanade study shows companies are slow to adopt social media. I list benefits, discuss the hesitation and suggest ways to explore tools and best practices.

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Clark Howard Is Growing Up

Monday, August 25th, 2008 (4 Comments)

The evolution of the Clark Howard Message Boards, moderator policies and how UGC boosts community growth, tightens community bonds and draws out lurkers.

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About Me

I am a senior-level interactive producer specializing in social media, online community management and buzz marketing. I provide agency support & client service across multiple industries. I love integrated campaigns, kicking-off projects and driving them through launch.

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Specialties
Left Brain
SEO, media strategy, web analytics, web application architecture, server architecture, e-commerce platforms, data modeling
  Right Brain
SEM, creative strategy, social media, community management, WOM / buzz marketing, online memes, online brand stewardship

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Shannon Swenson
Austin, Texas
512-472-3090 x1

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