I have some news…

A little over a year ago, I co-founded energi PR. I was looking to start something new.  What I didn’t realize then was that my dream was to work pretty much exclusively in social media. I wanted social to be the core. So, after many sleepless nights and lots of...

Location, location, location…frustration

It seems pretty easy to get elected these days – and I don’t mean to the Canadian federal government  . I’m talking about reaching the highest office on Foursquare. Lately, I seem to be a day or two away from becoming mayor of many places I check into for the first...

Inside PR 2.53: The first anniversary show for the new(ish) three

This week on Inside PR 2.53, Gini Dietrich, Joe Thornley and I rewind the past year’s podcasts and look back at what we were talking about when we took over as hosts in May 2010. And going through the archive, you can see – er hear – there was a bit of trial and...

My PR agency highlight of the year

Every year around this time, I write about the Counselors Academy Spring Conference – a gathering of some of the smartest PR agency leaders you’ll ever meet. It’s happening May 13 to 15 in Lake Las Vegas (where gamblers go to drown their sorrows :))....

Agency lessons I learned from Mad Men, part two

In just over three months, I’ve watched 52 episodes of the best series on TV (IMHO): Mad Men – a show that makes me long for the ’60s and the heady days of the ad biz. (Now, I’m holding my breath till season five.) Earlier this year, I wrote...