I have been silent for a few months -- has anyone noticed? It's been a crazy time. We moved a few floors in our building -- and I made an...
I frequently recall with amusement an "international incident" that occurred some years ago. At the time I was working with another agency and we had been invited to a new...
Seems like the topic du jour in our world is online shaming. The New York Times Magazine did a story on Sunday about Justine Sacco, the so-called public relations consultant...
The CBC is really having field day with the Toronto Star's misstep late last week. Under a huge headline "A wonder drug's dark side" the Star's investigative team took issue...
I had lunch the other day with a former client in the travel sector. He was complaining that it is so hard to measure PR effectiveness. I responded that it...
Global TV announced late last night that news anchor Leslie Roberts has been suspended over conflict of interest. In its statement, the station said: "At Global News we take matters...
Except that as one political cartoon from the Windsor Star said today, "Unfortunately they are armed with assault rifles these days." Still, I for one believe that the pen will...
There are some things that just don't bridge the digital divide. In my opinion, Christmas cards are one of them. And I was pleased to learn on CBC's The Current...
For years Canadian PR practitioners have been telling American companies that despite many similarities, the Canadian market place, and particularly Canadian consumers, have many subtle and not so subtle differences...