Ghost Writing Must Be Invisible so the Message or the Brand Can Clearly Pass Through
You've likely seen those movies where a ghost or a spirit enters into a living person, and all of the sudden that person changes – they act awkwardly…
Defining Consent (Both Expressed and Implied) -- Canada's Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
At the core of Canada's anti-Spam laws, which come into effect July 1, 2014, is the word "consent." Essentially, as we discussed yesterday in our…
How to Identify Yourself – Canada’s Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
Are you who you say you are? Are you promising what you're delivering? Are you using the ol' bait-and-switch to get "consent" under false pretences…
Sharing Stories Using Their Own Words
The great thing about writing is that there's no one perfect way to do it. We all develop our skills and styles. As we progress through our career, we…
A Halloween Primer on How to Avoid Resurrecting the Ghosts of Social Media Nightmares Past
It's Halloween. A night when all manner of creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize your neighbourhood. It's a night when ghouls and ghosts…
Focus On Quality and Your Customers Will Make Time for Your Content
How can you cut through the clutter and capture your customer's curiosity when time, clearly, isn't on your side? I'm not going to get into debates…
Measuring UX for Higher Ed Websites
Higher education institutions are a business just like any other. Each institution competes against the others in its category to sell education to…
How Can I Get My Web Project Back On Track?
The old adage states prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. Far too often we don’t actually truly take the potential for “the worst” actually…
How to Succeed in Editing without Really Trying: A Primer in Surviving (and Thriving in) the Approval Process
There are three words that make business writers cringe. More than “ Can you spin this to make it sound good?”; more than “We really need a blog post…