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31 Oct 2009

Let’s Halloween Up PR

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Growing up as a middle-class kid in India, Halloween was fascinating to me. We didn’t really celebrate it there as one does here in the U.S. and other countries (though it might be a different story now, I don’t know). It felt a little forbidden, probably because of its pagan roots, so that was appealing in itself. Over and above that, the idea of dressing up as something completely outlandish that I loved. Probably not surprising when you think of the horrendous school uniforms my friends and I […]

By Shonali Burke|Oct 31, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: communications, halloween, pr, Public Relations|2 Comments

29 Oct 2009

Can Someone Say “Stop”?

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

I don’t know how you organize your RSS feeds, but except for the feeds I have set up for client monitoring, mine are in alphabetical order. So my usual M.O. is to check my client feeds, and then go through the rest from A-Z. Some day I might progress to Amy Mengel’s system, but for now, I’m basic like that.

Lately, though, I find myself going to David Murray’s Writing Boots (which, if you don’t read or subscribe to, you should) first. Hardly a new kid on […]

By Shonali Burke|Oct 29, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: amy mengel, break media, david murray, iabc film festival, stop sign video|0 Comments

14 Oct 2009

One To Watch Out For: Rebecca Denison

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

I’ve “talked” so often to Rebecca Denison recently that I’m liable to forget I haven’t met her IRL yet. Tell you what, this young lady knows the right way to network.

Rebecca, a “new professional,” and I first connected on Twitter, where she asked if she could pick my brain on career options. I said, “yes.” Then we set up a time to talk, and I was impressed with her lack of entitlement. So now I’m doing whatever I can to help her with her career goals.

Rebecca’s an odd […]

By Shonali Burke|Oct 14, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Measurement & Metrics, Public Relations|Tags: craig carroll, heather whaling, IPR, katie paine, lauren fernandez, mark schaefer, Measurement & Metrics, prsa, Public Relations, rebecca denison, UNC|12 Comments

09 Oct 2009

Carry On Kofta

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

I “borrowed” the title for this recipe post from Shashi Bellamkonda‘s Carry On Curry, because I knew he wouldn’t mind (you don’t, right, Shashi?). If you haven’t read CoC, you should check it out, it’s great fun and extremely valuable for foodies in the DC metro area.

Koftas are basically the Indian version of meatballs. Just like the feringhis, we rarely eat them without some kind of gravy (or curry, which means many more things to us than a spice or herb). But we’ll often […]

By Shonali Burke|Oct 9, 2009|Categories: Public Relations|Tags: Cooking, food, kofta curry, shashi bellamkonda|3 Comments