Feb 18, 2011
I read about the bankruptcy of H.B. Fenn and Company, a venerable Canadian distributor and publisher, with a good deal of disappointment. I love books and used to work in the industry and can’t help but feel saddened by the loss. In part, the problem stems from...
Feb 16, 2011
Skype issues meant we broke from our usual Friday recording time for Inside PR and instead talked on Monday – which meant Gini and I could extend our birthday celebrations a few more days… We start with listener comments, first from Megan Getter, a student in Barbara...
Feb 14, 2011
I don’t like euphemisms. And we have so many to contend with whether it’s jargon at work, legalese, political correctness or just plain obfuscation. We hide behind words for many reasons. Sometimes we’re scared, other times it’s to make us feel...
Feb 11, 2011
One of the things I like best about PodCamp Toronto is the collegial atmosphere. And I mean that literally. It’s held at Ryerson University and is a free-flowing gathering that harkens back to the pioneer days of social media (say five or six years ago). Maybe...
Feb 9, 2011
In a recent episode of Gray’s Anatomy, Bailey catches the Chief’s ire (again!?) – this time for tweeting in the OR. That is, until they find themselves the middle of a complex procedure and get helpful advice to save a patient’s life from TV...
Feb 7, 2011
I never really liked it. Maybe because I grew up in a 2.5 channel universe (at least in my formative years). Ever since I was young, when I watched TV, I really watched it. Meaning I naturally tried to concentrate on everything – shows and commercials. Even if...
Feb 4, 2011
Starting this week, we’re making a change to the Inside PR blog and after each episode one of Gini, Joe or I will be posting a summary. We’re doing this to add another perspective to the show notes and hopefully imbue them with our respective...
Jan 31, 2011
On Friday, the Canadian Council of Public Relations Firms presented a PR bootcamp with presentations and panels led by some of Toronto’s agency leaders. The sessions included talks on motivating and challenging staff, selling PR to senior management and pitching...
Jan 24, 2011
That’s an expression from the hallowed halls of academe. Young profs looking to secure a tenured position were expected to write and publish research in scholarly journals to build a profile and move ahead. How does this apply to PR? More and more,...
Jan 21, 2011
There are some people like C.C. Chapman whose passion is infectious. Even when he disagrees with someone, he says it with a smile and in such a way that the other person feels like they’ve been treated with respect and not shot down. This week, C.C. was touring...
