Nov 23, 2013
Imagine a cigar-chomping, loutish, middle-aged guy, a loudmouth big-time operator who considers himself an expert in whatever subject is being discussed. That’s what’s you’d call a real macher – an old Yiddish expression that, literally...
Nov 19, 2013
Last winter, I developed a case of Foursquare fatigue. It’s not because I lost the Mayorship of the Annex, where I live. (I have to say for a few months, it was a tightly contested race.) And it’s not even because the whole concept of Mayor in Toronto has been tainted...
Nov 16, 2013
It started on my last birthday. I’d received all sorts of friendly greetings and good wishes on Facebook – thank you for that! – and I spent time chatting back. Then a day or so later, for no apparent reason, I noticed my Klout score had gone up....
Nov 12, 2013
When you think about it, social media is still a relatively new way to connect with people, yet it’s been widely adopted by individuals and brands. (Of course, Tom Standage contends it’s 2,000 years old, but that’s the process, not the channels.) Most of us have had...
Nov 8, 2013
The photo in this post was taken at the Toronto Reference Library, arguably one of the city’s biggest repositories of words. As you can see, they’ve done their share of refocusing because when you enter, you’re greeted by banks of computers, not...
Nov 5, 2013
I hope Paul M Bowers doesn’t mind. I’ve decided to use a photo of mine for the second in his three-part series on visual storytelling. I figure if my visual mentor can provide me with words, the least I can do is reciprocate with an image. Paul is a San...
Nov 1, 2013
In the beginning… I did not consider myself a visual person. In any way, shape or form. Having come from writing, I decided my blog would first and foremost be filled with WORDS. And if you look back to the earliest days, you’ll find posts with loads of...
Oct 29, 2013
That’s a bit of a trick question. Because, in a marcomm world that’s moving/changing as quickly as ours, the push is for innovation and coming up with the next big thing – fast. Creating a disruptive idea that alters and improves the way we act/react. To do that...
Oct 25, 2013
It’s time for PR to get off the publicity treadmill for a few minutes, take a breath and re-imagine who we want to be. I’ve thought about this a lot and, as I said in my last post, it’s not about abandoning our heritage but blending publicity with...
Oct 21, 2013
Startups are a lot like artists. They begin with a gem of an idea and the passion to bring it to life. Then they work on it, watch it grow and often take on a life of its own. Another thing they have in common is an abundance of great material for stories. So what can...
