Diagnosing Site Speed Issues Requires a Surgical Approach
You’ve likely been told to never Google your symptoms. After all, it inevitably seems that Internet rabbit hole of medical information always leads to…
Northern’s Approach to Public Service Partnerships
Author Titus Ferguson Senior Account Manager Public service organizations are faced with a complex set of changes, challenges, and above all, an…
Reviewing, Reporting, Communications - Six Foundational Items that Transcend All
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…
Chatbots vs. Conversational Agents: Using AI to Overcome Obstacles in Public Service
Need to Know Many Public Service clients need sophisticated conversational agents rather than basic chatbots to save time and costs, and improve user…
Language Matters -- Who the F*** Do You Think You Are?
If you only know my from my written communications, you may not know that I have a tendency to be a bit blue in my language choices amongst friends…
The Path to Enrollment: How Guided Pathways Drives Higher Ed Success
Need to Know Higher education institutions have been adopting the Guided Pathways model to enhance enrollment amidst growing competition. The Guided…
Compassion, Consideration Key to Communicating in Our COVID-19 World
Last week the world changed under our watch. New developments arrived almost minute-by-minute as countries around the world put in place measures to…
AODA Compliance Deadline Tips for the Non-Compliant
The old adage states that hindsight is 20/20. And as 2020 comes to a close, we’re seeing increasing numbers of businesses embracing that statement --…
Fun, Factual, Focused -- How to Write Headlines that Matter
You can have the greatest content in the world, but if you don't have the right hook to attract your readers, then you're only going to lament the…