Putting Automation to Work for You and Your clients
There is an old saying that “you shouldn’t work for a computer, a computer should work for you.” I know we often get frustrated with those daily…
Consultative Selling: Laying the Groundwork Today to Solve Tomorrow's Problems
Some of you may remember the seminal film Glengarry Glen Ross, which featured so many incredible performances and memorable lines, such as Alec…
Nominations Are Great, but the Work is, Honestly, its Own Reward
There’s a line that you hear repeated ad nauseam during awards season. The ol’ “It’s an honour just to be nominated.” And that’s true -- eventually…
Ask Echidna -- The Way We Do the Things We Do
We've received another batch of questions for today's Ask Echidna, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to answer some of the frequently asked…
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…
All the World's a Stage - Messaging Lessons from Home County
It was a beautiful, sunny weekend here in London, ON. The perfect kind of weekend to go strolling in a park and maybe listen to a little music…
Damage Control 101 - What to Do
As much as it irks public relations types, you can't control the story. And the tighter you squeeze, the more slips out between your fingers. No…
Messaging Lessons from the Fringes
Time is always of the essence -- so don't forget the essentials. Last night, I attended the London Fringe Festival Showcase. In a case of art…
The Five “Be”s of Crisis Communication
At the best of times, working from home can create communication and isolation challenges. Management must be mindful of including remote workers and…
J-Say Starts to Bridge Speech and Text Gap for Visually Impaired Computer Control
There are certain pieces of software that are just fascinating to me. A computer that speaks through text-to-speech applications provides worlds of…