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Canada a second tier country at G20
Posted by: Michael on: March 15, 2009
As far as public relations is concerned, at the G20, Canada is a tier two country.
I got this from the FP Passport blog. It is an RFP for PR services for the G20 that will be held in London on April 2.
The document solicits bids from public relations firms, asking them to help create [...]
Whose ear do you have?
Posted by: Michael on: September 7, 2008
The cover story of last month’s PRSA Strategist was about a large American car manufacturer that reorganized its Communications department to report to Human Resources when it previously reported to the CEO.
However, best practices show that high performance companies have their senior communicator report to the top office.
With the American presidential election moving [...]
Happy Canada Day!
Posted by: Michael on: June 30, 2008
Since Canada Day and Independence Day are in the same week, I thought I’d share something with both sets of readers in mind: A monologue on America by Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch.
Thanks Toronto!
Posted by: Michael on: June 22, 2008
My trip to Toronto was great. One thing I’m grateful for was the chance to meet all the amazing people I’ve gotten to know online as well as some new ones.
Here are some of the social media people I met in person for the first time:
Chrissy Chrzan, Collin Douma, Dave Fleet, David Jones, Eden Spodek, [...]
In Toronto June 14 – 21
Posted by: Michael on: June 10, 2008
From June 14 – 21, I’ll be in Toronto attending the World Conference on Disaster Management for most of the week.
As you know, I’m a crisis freak, so I’m pretty stoked.
Out of all the sessions, I’m especially keen to see Jim Stanton. A buddy who took communications at SFU sent me a couple PowerPoint [...]
Smart advice from ‘The Closer’
Posted by: Michael on: May 21, 2008
After introducing John Reynolds to the attendees of a dinner in mid-April, 2003, I sat with him at the head table and listened as he shared everything from why not to wear a suit on an aircraft to the successes of his many offspring.
The former interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and [...]
CPRS-VI Speaker Mixer: Ira Basen’s Spun Cycles
Posted by: Michael on: November 6, 2007
The CBC’s Ira Basen might not call himself a friend of the PR industry—indeed, he teaches a course at the University of Western Ontario titled Critical Perspectives on Public Relations—but he provides a valuable check on some of the more unsavoury practices carried out in the name of PR.
Basen first came to my attention earlier [...]
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