Blog Archive
Panic, not depression
And I mean that in the most positive sense of the word.In today's Globe and Mail, there's an excellent opinion piece by Richard Ivey School of Business professor George Athanassakos, who uses a historical context to explain why we may be in the midst of an economic...
We’re number four (and that’s reason to be proud)
According to an article in the Toronto Star, our fair metropolis placed fourth in a global ranking of cities that offer people the best cultural experience, after London, Paris and New York. Pretty good company, I'd say.And in the same piece, an A.T. Kearney study...
Meet the new boss…
Watching the Canadian election results last night was mildly frustrating (and a bit dull). And ending up with essentially the same House we had before the vote was called is a strong message from 'the people' to politicians of all stripes - no matter how they may try...
Social media redefines PR borders
It doesn't usually happen with MSM. I'm talking about Canadian PR outreach to Canadian editors being picked up in publications beyond our borders. But with social media and blogger outreach, traditional country mandates are starting to be blurred?What's a PR agency to...
Vintage Google
In honour of its 10th anniversary, Google has treated us to a youthful version of itself; the web circa 2001. It's quite charming really and the searches yield no Wikipedia results - unless, of course, you type in 'Wikipedia'.I found an early version of Blogger with...
A Flack by any other name
This past summer, I was driving through upstate New York and passed through a town called Flackville. And I wondered if this is where old PR people go to retire...(a news release on every corner...)OK enough of that.Yesterday, I received an email from a client who...