Celebrating A New Way to Work on Labour Day
You may not know that Labour Day is a Canadian-derived holiday. Sure, the U.S. made it an official holiday in 1892, while Canada took a couple more…
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Bein’ Neighbourly and Cleaning and Greening the Forest City
First impressions matter, right? So today’s 20-Minute Makeover event, in support of London Clean & Green, is a great way for a group of Echidnas to…
Open Source, Open Science, Open Data, and the Future: Part Three of an Interview with Mark Leggott
Digital Echidna will be attending Islandoracon 2017 in Hamilton, ON from May 15-19th. As we prepare, we’re pleased to present part two of a three-part…
Hammering Away with the Wrong Communications Tool? That's as Effective as Banging Your Head Against the Wall.
Maslow's hammer states that when all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail. It's a concept we often see in communications, but…
Critical Thinking: The value of Honesty
I believe firmly that diversity of experience helps to make you better at what you do. By day, I'm a content and requirements strategist at Echidna…
Digital Trends Spotlight: Grow Black Friday Email Performance with Segmentation
Email deliverability best practices shift during Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Maximize conversions while retaining strong email performance this holiday season.
A Note of Thanks
This weekend, we in the Great White North, celebrate Thanksgiving. It's a time of family, togetherness, and, of course, a three-day weekend. I wanted…
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…
A Fate Worse than Death? Conquering Public Speaking at Camps, Conventions
Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a number of events. Some, I've been just an attendee, soaking up the information as it's presented…
Fake the Social Media Funk and Your Digital Nose’ll Grow
It was Bootsy Collins, in the Pinocchio Theory, who said, “Don’t fake the funk or your nose’ll grow.” This doesn’t just apply to P-Funk Mythology, but…