Blog Archive
PodCamp 2009
If you're a PR person interested in social media, blogging, podcasting and the latest developments, tools and trends, I'd encourage you to sign up for PodCamp 2009 in Toronto, Feb 21 and 22. It's a great opportunity to learn more and have a chance to trade stories and...
Blogabout – a few good reads
Here's a quick list/links to some posts I've recently enjoyed:Giovanni Rodriguez's insightful and well-researched series, Advertising with Character on the nature and use of characters that sell. There's a lot of superb material here, so sit back with a coffee or a...
He likes us…
I was at the gym when I found out Obama's first official visit as President of the United States will be to Canada. And you can't believe how excited I was when I heard the news.I mean, out of the whole entire globe, the leader of the free world has chosen us. (OK,...
Of Winnipeg and ice
The 'Slurpee capital of the world' has a frosty new title. According to a story in today's Globe and Mail, Winnipeg's River Trail outdoor skating rink, now sliding across both the Red and Assiniboine rivers, is longer (by distance) than the one on Ottawa's Rideau...
My blogging balance sheet – 2008
A year ago, after taking a financial management course (for non-financial managers), I decided to prepare a blogging balance sheet for 2007. And now, having completed the second year of my(PR)palette, I thought I'd revisit the concept and look back on the past 12...
‘I read the news today (oh boy…)’
The past few months, I've had to gird my stomach before picking up a newspaper (something, just six short months ago, I loved to do). The news has been singularly bleak and negative; even spilling into the softest of stories (e.g. holiday gift guides for products...