Five content tips I learned from Mark Ragan

Five content tips I learned from Mark Ragan

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...
It’s time for millennials to teach boomers a thing or five

It’s time for millennials to teach boomers a thing or five

I was talking to a neighbour not too long ago. She’s a first or second year lawyer with a big corporate firm. She asked me what I did and when I told her, said she doesn’t use social media at all – not even LinkedIn. I tried to explain the benefits...
Does your business need digital and social media training?

Does your business need digital and social media training?

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...
Community management: a model for new PR

Community management: a model for new PR

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...