How nice for me, that I get to guest post on one of my fave PR blogs. Arik Hanson, a digital savvy Communicator on the fader, lives in Minny where it can be colder than my town (that IS sayin’ something). If you are in Comms and don’t read his…
I, and others, have talked a lot about the differences between bloggers and journalists. A recent episode at my wife’s store brought the wide chasm between the two camps to light. The shop’s prepared food was reviewed by a journo from the local English language daily. Before I go any further, let me say…
When it’s time to produce a piece of written content, one of the obvious variables is finding a skilled writer to pen the thing. The need for a “skilled writer” usually means that people whose job description involves writing are tapped. It makes perfect sense. I’m here to tell…
A non-PR-ish post today. As previously mentioned, I spoke at Ignite the other night. If you don’t know about this series, check this out. Here is the actual talk. If you can’t see this video click here: [youtube]IWqGdr9_7Aw[/youtube]
I spoke about buying locally at Ignite Montreal last night. Had a super dope time and would recommend it to anyone. For those not familiar with it, Ignite is a speaker series held around the world. Topics are highly varied and selected by local organizing committees. The kicker is the…
NOTE – this piece is cross posted from the FAIT ICI blog, where it was originally published. ————————————————————————————————————————- Chris Anderson, the man behind Wired and ‘The Long Tail’, really likes declaring things ‘dead’. Awhile back he said print media was dead. Then he said the internet was dead. Anderson’s very…
Yesterday, I was the featured speaker at a PR Daily webinar about scoring media coverage on a limited budget. (My slides are here). It was my second PRD webinar, and, I believe, it went better than the first. Both of the webinars I’ve led have been challenging: We have had no cameras, so…
FAIT ICI, the retail shop I co own with Lindsay (she is the real boss, I just sweep floors), is sponsoring a new blog project called Ici et Here. It is about the interplay between food, life and my city, Montreal. Here is a quick video clip explaining the project…
NOTE – this post was originally published on Made Here, the FAIT ICI blog. My cousin Sam is a very intelligent lady. She’s a real dope writer in both official languages and has this kind of casual erudition about her. She shared this with me today. It’s from a guy…
Call this a case study of sorts. A rough one, but a real life example no less… Last week, over at Made Here the FAIT ICI blog, we did a five part guest post series featuring a number of Montreal-based foodie bloggers. Hardly a groundbreaking initiative in terms of innovation, but one we’re…