Mar 12, 2010
I feel like I’m on a pilgrimage of sorts, heading to SXSW for my first time. And, sitting at the airport waiting to board an early flight (having braved the March break crowd), I figured I’d test the mobile WordPress app I downloaded. It works fairly...
Mar 11, 2010
Every once in a while you read a book with such fresh ideas, clarity, crisp writing and aha moments that it literally jumps off the page. I recently had that experience with Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky. For anyone who hasn’t read the book, it’s an...
Mar 9, 2010
A hallmark of any profession is its body of knowledge, something we have been lacking in PR. That may change with the launch of a new publication, the Journal of Professional Communication (announced at the Canadian PR Leadership Summit). Edited by professors Alex...
Mar 7, 2010
On March 5, about 75 leaders from the Canadian communications industry, representing CPRS, CCPRF, IABC, Global Alliance, College of Fellows, the HCPRA (and yes, Counselors Academy, too) gathered at the Old Mill Inn in Toronto to look at PR today and imagine our...
Feb 19, 2010
Listening. Virtually all communications strategists agree that this is the first step an organization (or individual) interested in social media should take. And that makes a lot of sense. You don’t just barge into a room and loudly take over every conversation...