Jul 16, 2014
These days it’s not enough to be in the news, you need to create, produce and share it. And in order to do that you need to think like a newsroom and amplify stories via social and digital channels. We live in a world with an overabundance. So how can you break...
Jul 11, 2014
Here’s how it used to happen: You created a business and wanted to shout that to the world. Or maybe you had big product launch or some important company news. You wanted to get the word out there and generate some of that elusive buzz. So you called a PR agency or...
Mar 17, 2014
What do you think of when you hear the word PR? Some people say advertising. But most equate PR with media coverage, as in big above the fold articles with eye-catching photos and standout quotes. The industry has many names for that. PR agencies call it media...
Feb 3, 2014
Whenever I pick up a copy of the New Yorker, the first thing I do is flip through the magazine from beginning to end to read the cartoons. All of them. Then I go back and reread the most memorable ones again. Why? Because New Yorker cartoons are as close to...
Dec 17, 2013
There are some ideas you just know will fly (or twirl). And when I hear about one of those, I always get excited imagining the possibilities. And then, if it’s really a standout idea, I get a twinge of envy, too – as in: I wish I’d thought of...
Dec 6, 2013
I know that earlier in the year, I wrote a post offering my list of why I’m tired of lists. And I do think we tend to overdo them. But… I was fortunate to attend Mark Ragan’s Content Marketing Boot Camp in Toronto – thanks for the invitation, Mark – and one of the...
