Why Are My Emails Going to Spam: A Guide to Staying in the Inbox
At the bottom of all email strategies, before conversions, opens, and clicks, lies one simple goal – actually making it into the subscriber’s inbox…
Get The Most Out of Your Customer Testimonials
That ultimate goal of any business is to have customers use its product and/or services! Without customers you have no business. And if you have too…
Don't Panic - The Truth of Why You Don't Have 1.1 Million New Reasons to Fear CASL
Fearing you've now got 1.1 million reasons to fear CASL? Here's the truth -- don't panic. And get the whole story. Even though some of the less…
Intranet Introspection: Content Matters
If you were to ask me what's the biggest barrier to a smooth project launch, the answer is clear -- content. It doesn't matter if it's creation…
Digital Echidna’s President Nominated for IABC Outstanding Communicator Award
First off, I want to say how honoured and humbled I am to be nominated for the 2017 Outstanding Communicator Award, to be handed out tonight by the…
2013 – The Year We Learned How to Connect
The subtitle of the film 2010 was called "The Year We Make Contact." In many ways, 2013 was the year we learned how to connect. From the rise of…
Don't Template the Life Out of Your Content - How Structure and Creativity Intersect
Creativity and structure may appear to be polar opposites. The truth is that structure can help creativity flourish -- but a template is the wrong way…
Opening the Book on Closed Captioning!
We've all heard it: "Closed captioning for this program is brought to you by Company X" but have we thought what captioning truly means and what it…
Passionate Neutrality -- Biz Writing at its Finest
It’s a fine line between telling a story and being a shill – and, for business writers and media-types alike, I define that line using the following…
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 --…