Blog Archive
Content and new PR – mentor session at South by Southwest V2V
If you've been to South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, you'll know it's an experience second to none, a heady confluence of people, ideas and tech. This year, the Festival organizers are taking the spirit of SXSW to launch a new event, South by Southwest V2V in...
Old PR versus new PR
Just over a year ago I ran into Dave Jones, a friend, colleague and creator of Inside PR. He'd made the shift from PR to advertising to the digital world not too long before that. We were talking about various agencies working together and who's best at doing what. He...
Where are you going, PR?
Or really, what's our future going to be? Are we about to be relegated to the publicity junk heap of the Interwebs? Not that there's anything wrong with publicity. As a proud, former publicist I believe there's much value for that. There's an old joke that goes...
My list of why I’m tired of lists
You have the 10 best of this, the five most important of that, the 25 essentials of the other thing. I understand why there are so many lists out there. They're easy to create and share. They offer fast insights at a glance. They're actionable and can drive traffic....
Make like Roger Sterling – and learn to adapt
I've recently run into two people I used to know - both respected members of the Canadian literary community. There was a time when a nod from either of them could propel a career to a higher plane. Each is smart and accomplished, with a biting sense of humour that...
We’re all in showbiz – take two
A little more than a year ago, when I returned home from Counselors Academy conference in New Orleans, I wrote a post called We're all in showbiz. Clearly this is something I associate with Counselors because it was the subject of the 52N (five minutes to inspire)...