Are you a social media addict?

I have a confession to make: I think I am. And I wonder if you may be one too.  Worried? Not sure where to turn? Do you want to know the signs? If so, please check out the guest post I did on the Spin Sucks blog.  Anonymity is guaranteed; no one will know you read...

Recent thoughts on social media

I’ve done a couple of interviews on social media in recent months: Barbara Nixon’s Public Relations Matters (skype video interview); and Andy Donovan’s Tweep in Profile (‘old-fashioned-new-fashioned’ print). And I want to say a big thank...

A small point of clarification

For anyone who’s read my last two posts, I just want to mention that, no… I am not transitioning this to a travel blog. Thanks for sticking with me.

The other side of the coin

I feel privileged to be of the Toronto folks selected to spread the word about Virgin America’s new TO/LA or SF flights. Actually, when I first got the email offerng a ticket, I thought it was a scam.  It wasn’t! So here I am, in-flight, and posting from...

There’s no business like PR business

OK, there is… there is… But the business part of running an agency is often considered second to the practice of PR.   It’s been said that communicators don’t understand the intricacies of business goals and this lack of knowledge has been one...