Back to school – McMaster social media course begins September 15

One of the great things about teaching is it gives me the chance to go back to school in the fall – though I don’t get to buy all new supplies. Starting September 15, I’ll be at the lectern (OK table) Saturday mornings for another session of Building...

Lessons from Marketing in the Round

I’ve known Gini Dietrich a long time – we first met and became good friends at Counselors Academy and over the years, I’ve watched her considerable writing and strategic communication talents propel her blog into a social media must-read and alter the course of her...

Should campaigns move from centre stage to a supporting role?

For many years, marketers and communicators segmented projects into campaigns. Contests, sweepstakes, promotions, sampling events – initiatives with a distinct beginning, middle and end. That's how we organized the world for our clients and they were on...

‘We do social media…’

I cringe when I hear that expression. More often than not, the person saying it is in marketing or PR and there's a wide gap between what they claim to be doing and what you see when you visit their sites. They crow about having an active twitter feed (lots of...

Are page likes becoming the new media impressions?

It seems that way to me. This notion first struck me during my recent digital clean-up; unsubscribing, sorting through and deleting various Facebook page 'likes', generally making choices and trying not to focus on so many shiny things. (For anyone who...