Posts Tagged ‘public relations’
Three months in Toronto: Being constantly uncomfortable in my new point of view
I was having a conversation with a friend about how it’s been three months since I’ve been in Toronto. She asked if I was sure because it felt like longer. Granted it does feel longer but since I started my job the day after I moved here on federal election day, ...Read More
What’s a “public relations gesture”? PR vs communications debate
CNW Group tweeted a poll today “Tell us if you're in PR or Communications.” Over the years I’ve heard many people make a distinction between the two. A former colleague a few years back said she would never take the accreditation in public relations (APR by the Canadian Public ...Read More
I’m going to do my PhD (well, pretty sure)
Some months ago my friend let a few of us know a decision she had come to – she was going to do her PhD. My first thought was good for her. My second thought was why would she want to put herself through that? We had just finished our MAs. ...Read More
Recommend a Blog: Understanding media through Marshall McLuhan
In October, I came across this blog through Twitter when blogger Julien Smith posted "If you aren't reading this Marshall McLuhan blog, you can't really understand media, sorry." It was an interesting concept. Micheal Hinton, a communications consultant from Montreal, posts 300 days in a year about something Marshall McLuhan said and ...Read More
Is RACE outdated?
Feminism with pole dancing Years ago, a boss asked me if I was a feminist, to which I quickly responded, “God no!” I didn’t burn bras and didn’t live my life just for the sake of being rebellious. Recently a highly educated, well-experienced PR colleague made the choice to be a ...Read More
Change your luck
NOTE: Most of my career has been in public relations with the last 7 years finding a passion for social media, largely due to luck. While this post is much broader view about life, this outlook - when wading into to sea of social media - will help you find ...Read More
The “Date with Chef David Adjey” experiment
When we found out who our next Guest Chef in Residence was going to be ("Canada's Gordon Ramsay": Chef David Adjey from Restaurant Makeover), we knew we wanted to do something different in terms of social media, in addition to the traditional media we were inviting. Unlike with the launch ...Read More
Olympic games captivate emotions
Later this week, I am fortunate enough to be heading to the Olympics in Vancouver. It’s been a lifelong dream to actually experience the games first-hand. For me, the Olympics don’t keep me interested because of the politics or the controversies. It’s about the people who dedicate their lives for a ...Read More
Twitter events more effectively with ShareEdmonton
Some PR practitioners have been turned off of Twitter because of all its “useless information” or have complained that Twitter's audience is too small to have an effect on their communications campaigns. Reality is that much of the value can be found in applications that are built to support and share ...Read More
The PR 2.0 philosophy
Last year when I had the chance to meet Brian Solis at the CPRS National Conference I brought up the fact that like many PR practitioners, I constantly refer people to his conversation prism and that I thought the foreword he wrote for Deirdre Breakenridge’s PR 2.0 captured in three ...Read More