The Art of the Interview - Drawing Out the Right Answers
Whether it's for a news article or a corporate discovery, success comes from getting the right answers. Not necessarily the easy answers, the expected…
Fonts, Colours Influence How Your Message is Perceived and Received
When it comes to finding the right font and colour palette for your brand the "i"s have it. And so do the "a"s, the "t"s, and the "z"s... It may seem…
The Power of Personalization
The ultimate goal for any company, whether you’re talking online or off, is to provide a user with an experience that completely aligns with their…
Expressing Our Gratitude for All Who Have Helped Us Grow
We’re number (two-hundred-and-forty) one! Earlier today, Canadian Business and Maclean’s released its 30th annual Growth 500 list, and we’re proud to…
World Sight Day 2014 - A Vision We Can All Share
On this World Sight Day 2014, I'd like to reflect on the status of the blindness community as I see it. All opinions herein are my own and many of my…
Can Business Be Humble and Promotional at the Same Time?
True humility is hard to find these days. But when you find a package that combines talent, intelligence, and performance, but is actually wrapped up…
Five 'Actual' Blog Writing Mistakes
Earlier today, one of my favourite sites, Ragan's PR Daily, posted a piece entitled 10 common Blog Writing Mistakes. Unfortunately, the article broke…
The ROI of CSR is More than Dollars, it’s About a Sense of Community
Tonight a few Echidnas will be “attending” the Pillar Community Innovation Awards, celebrating some of those individuals and organizations who have…
Language Matters - 2016 in Review
In my mind, there were two major communications themes that highlighted (or lowlighted, as the case may be) 2016: one, we saw battle lines being drawn…
Open Source, the Humanities, and the Future -- Part Three of Our Talk with Susan Brown
In parts one and two of our interview with CWRC project lead Susan Brown, we've talked about establishing the need for Islandora, and why the project…