So you want to work in PR…

Every week I get resumes from students or young people who want to work in PR. First off, let me thank you. As they used to say in showbiz, keep those cards and letters coming. For an agency owner, it’s good to know you’re out there.But what can you do to make me take...

Air Canada redefines Canadian map

Air Canada sent an email promoting their Canada East-West flight passes that piqued my interest. So I checked out the Eastern and Western offers and was proud to see that Manitoba (my home province) was included in both.However, my glee was short-lived. When I tried...

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...

Keep it short(y)

I saw a terrific noir-ish movie this weekend. The Lookout is written and directed by Scott Frank (who also wrote the script for Get Shorty and Out of Sight). The film is smart, dark, witty, fast-paced and generally surprising, with excellent acting from the entire...