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…
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…
Experiencing the Web as a Near Totally Blind User - First-Hand Accessibility Part I
I've talked in detail about specific accessibility improvements that affect me directly as a blind computer user. In a new series that I'm starting…
Five Hard Truths About the Soft Skills that Set New Job Hunters Apart
It can feel challenging to find a job once you’ve finished school and are entering the working world (often with little or no work specific experience…
How to Drive Engagement & Results with Performance Creative: 4 Pillars for a Winning Strategy
When it comes to vying for consumers’ attention, the competition has never been more fierce. According to Forbes, the average person sees between 6…
Understanding Accessibility - The Challenge with Acronyms Like A11Y
Accessibility covers a variety of topics, but the overriding goal of all its efforts is that you want to make content as easy as possible to…
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…
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…
Faking Twitter? Like Eating a Bad Burrito Nothing Good Ever Comes from It
Are you thinking of acting like Chipotle’s social team? Then you run the risk of unwrapping a whole lot of trouble for your business. After all…
Top 10 Signs That You Work at Echidna
Well, it's May twenty-ten and I've been working at Echidna for over a year now - time really does fly when you're having fun! Over the past year I…