Oct 15, 2012
Earlier in the year, I wrote a story for PR News (subscription required) about why public relations agencies are lagging behind in our social and digital world. It’s still timely, so I thought I’d share an updated version with you. Many PR firms...
Oct 11, 2012
Thought I’d share a list of events I’ll be attending over the next few months: PRSA International Conference, San Francisco (October 14 to 16) – The largest gathering of PR professionals in the world and a first class line-up of speakers including a...
Oct 8, 2012
Last week during the U.S. presidential debate, KitchenAid got into hot water when one of its staff tweeted a rude, snarky comment from the corporate account, rather than using a personal one. You can read more about it from Gini Dietrich. This isn’t the first...
Oct 4, 2012
At first glance my headline reads like it was written by someone specializing in SEO. Or that I fell on my head. The words are awkward and jargony and seem like they’re trying to be much more important (pretentious?) than they actually are. That’s partly...
Sep 30, 2012
One of my old media pleasures, as many of you know, is reading the print edition of the Sunday New York Times. For one thing, the writing and thinking is always insightful and, sitting with my coffee on a Canadian weekend morning, I feel more connected to the centre...