Last week the Conference Board of Canada asked me to talk to the Council of Public Affairs Executive about emerging industry trends in crisis management. We all recognize that we...
Move over Ronald Reagan, Canada's Mark Carney has just taken the podium! Carney, who takes over the post as Governor of the Bank of England in June of next year,...
For those of you who missed it, CTV News recently asked me to weigh in on the growing crisis at the BBC. At the heart of the matter is a...
The public is great at double speak too. Every man on the street interview during the US election run-up expressed in some way the wish for straight answers to questions. Everyone...
A lateral thinker, recognized for her creative ideas and innovative problem solving, Barbara is frequently sought for challenges which demand unique and innovative strategies or tactics.
It has become somewhat of a joke around here that I arrive at the office to say, "I was lying in bed last night thinking... I have an idea...." I...
Forget the silliness of Monsanto and their wandering seeds. Forget the extraordinary chutzpa of the biotech company trying to trademark genes. The London Olympics have taken brand enforcement to new heights of...
One of our European accounts has a new PR Director assigned to their US office. He just spent his first July 4th in the US market and was deeply moved...
I wish I had a nickel for every ad agency that is finally waking up to the fact that the old ways of doing things just don't cut it anymore. Suddenly they...