No Short Cut to Quality Content - Despite What the Black-Hat Snake-Oil Salesmen May Say
I have a few posts running in my head, but none have tapped that vein which allows them just to spill right out on the page. So when the Twitters…
Digital U for a Digital You 201 -- Who Are You?
In Digital U 101 we discussed how businesses need to be clear about who your customers are. Defining who they are and what they want are key…
Avoiding Bumps in the Road - Communicating Change
There's an old jocular adage that those of us who have lived for any amount of time in Montreal hold close to our hearts: "There are two seasons in…
How You Can Use The Twitter Favourites Feature
One of Twitter’s most-ignored features is the “Favourites” feature (some may argue that it's lists). I'm sure you've all seen it and surely know how…
Explore, Validate, and Build Your New Advertising Channel Strategy for Q4 Success
The paid media landscape is changing, and now more than ever, it's essential to determine touchpoints consumers have with your brand to identify and…
An Earnest Look at BERT
Let’s think about famous Berts/Burts for a minute: Burt Ward? Burt Reynolds? Burt Young? And, of course, Bert from Sesame Street. What do they all…
Could Foursquare Be the Next Twitter?
If you are thinking, what is foursquare? Then read on - remember three years ago when you asked the same question about Twitter. Location-based social…
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…
If You're Different, You Don't Necessarily Have to Be Better
Last week, the client services team at Echidna headed to The Art of Marketing (#TAOM) Conference in Toronto and listened to a variety of speakers such…