prsa09 - Shonali Burke Consulting

08 Nov 2009

These Shoes Were Made For Walking

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We had a great time last night at #shonalitweetup and yes, I will be posting photos from that event, but I’ve got just a few minutes before Arianna Huffington‘s keynote begins at PRSA2009.

Very quickly, though, here are some of the cutest shoes I’ve seen at the conference so far.

Why shoes?

There’s a lot of walking and standing at an event like this. Whether you’re an attendee, sponsor or presenter, your tootsies need to feel good, otherwise your networking’s going to be painful and potentially disastrous (as for presentations? Don’t even go there). And you know what a […]

By Shonali Burke|Nov 8, 2009|Categories: Personal|Tags: franco sarto, johna burke, michael pranikoff, michelle apocada, prsa09, sandra fathi, shoes, trevor loe, tsubo|12 Comments

My Virgin Trip on Virgin America

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As I write this, I’m about two hours away from San Francisco en route to San Diego for PRSA09. I’m on Virgin America’s Flight 67, which is my first time traveling with the airline.

I’m sold… mostly.

I’ve heard quite a bit about the Virgin experience (mostly on Twitter), but you really have to fly it to get it. The minute you step on the plane, you enter this nightclub-like ambience … or if not a nightclub, then at least you get the feeling you’re stepping into the “cool kids'” zone. Their lighting is pinkish-neon […]

By Shonali Burke|Nov 7, 2009|Categories: Business Building, Public Relations|Tags: customer service, prsa09, virgin america|12 Comments

Tweetupin’ a Storm in San Diego

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Disclosure: no one’s asked me to write this post, and I’m sure not getting paid for it, but I do thank sponsors of a certain event coming up. Now that you know all that… read on.

I don’t know what’s gotten into everyone lately, it’s tweetup this, tweetup that… oh wait, it’s that whole thing about moving your online relationships offline. My bad.

So in a few days, when I head to San Diego for PRSA 2009, I have not one, not two, but four tweetups to try to attend… […]

By Shonali Burke|Nov 4, 2009|Categories: Social Media, Speaking & Presenting|Tags: dna13, downtownrob, eric leist, jennifer mitchell, jennifer wilbur, lauren vargas, mspa, natalie joy, nick lucido, prnewswire, prsa09, richandcreamy, tressalynne, tweetup, Twitter|10 Comments