Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Corporate
Recently, a friend and colleague of mine who works in public relations and social media south of the border posed a question: Do you still blog? It's…
What Northern’s Yellow Pencil Acquisition Means for Your Public Service Digital Strategy
Need to Know Northern's acquisition of Yellow Pencil expands its capabilities in marketing, CMS and DXP development, eCommerce, and analytics…
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…
The 411 on Getting Echidna to Booth 210 in Nashville
If you’ve ever been to a trade show or a convention, you’ve likely had to walk a gauntlet of vendor booths. Perfectly aligned swag, banners attached…
Can’t See Forest for the Blog? Plant Evergreen Content
Some things are just so nice you have to use them twice… Or three times, or more. Let me not just run the risk of repeating myself – let me actively…
The Perils of (Mis)Communication
Why do many customers have an inherent distrust of companies? Why do they look at public relations and marketing efforts through a jaundiced eye…
Trolling Through the Muck Can Lead to Business Gold
Sometimes you have to sift through the muck to find that nugget of gold. So before you outright dismiss someone as a quote-unquote troll, you may want…
Filling the Void with Facts - Effectively Bearing Bad News
It bears repeating, but it pays to be good at bearing bad news. And this is especially important when the news you're sharing carries the unfair twin…