More Mesh

In today’s morning session at Mesh, Richard Edelman, of the eponymous agency, was intelligent, articulate and insightful.And he offered a wonderful description of the PR practitioner’s role: advisor, conscience, connector to influencers, source of creative...

Fresh from Mesh

This is my first mobile post (just to see if I can do it) from day one of the Mesh conference.Random thoughts:- Blogosphere seems to be divided into two camps: the wild west where pretty much anything goes and then the same thing, but with product placement.- Biggest...

Transparent talk

There’s so much talk about the importance of transparency in the communications business these days.And that’s great. My approach as a PR person has always been to disclose who I am, who I represent and what I’m asking up front.Then, it’s up to the person being...

Why it’s so hard to write fiction

Because you can’t make this stuff up: http://hubbub.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/print_magazine_.htmlAnd oh by the way, I subscribed, to Blogger & Podcaster blog and online edition.(I’m not sure I’m ready for print.)

Surf’s down

Today in the Globe and Mail, Keith McArthur (subscription required) writes about how the Television Bureau of Canada (TVB), an organization that ‘markets the benefits, values and effectiveness of the TV medium to advertisers and agencies’, wants to ‘protect the...