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…
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…
A Globally Focused Weekend with Local Roots
One of the great things about today’s world is that it’s smaller than ever. With just a few clicks of a mouse, or tapping an app, you can be connected…
Getting Real About Content Marketing
We should do lots of things. But what we can actually do with the resources available to us -- that's what we need to focus on, and that's where we're…
Plan Your 2018 Content Without Sucking All the Creativity Out of It
We’re four days into 2018 -- have you completed your comprehensive content plan for the year yet? It’s the bane of many of a communicators’ job -- the…
Being SMART About Networking Gets Results
Today Echidna’s director of development, Yan Zhang, and I are attending Western University’s Computer Science Breakfast. But we want to do more than…
The Inventory Crisis: How to Measure, Predict & Solve Inventory Issues for eCommerce Retailers
Supply challenges are creating bloated inventories and cash flow leaks - combine eCommerce analytics, AI, fulfillment and pricing strategies to gain a competitive advantage.
Can You Get Steak ... at a Hamburger Price?
Clearly there is a difference in value between a steak and a hamburger - but if you only have a hamburger budget - what do you do?. In the web…
Commenting -- Just Because the Bathwater May Get Filthy Doesn't Mean the Process Isn't Worthwhile
See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. But maybe miss out on some good. There are those who gleefully say, "don't read the comments," when it comes…
A Day in the Life - An All-Too-True Hypothetical Look at Accessibility
Let’s take a journey on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day in the hope that we can all see that less can be so much more. Let’s look over the…