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Here’s to Canadian creativity and hashtags
Posted on Feb 16, 2012
You have to appreciate the creativity that surfaces sometimes in reaction to politicians who come up with stupid, half-baked ideas or say something that really is over the top.
The latest example is federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. In his attempt to deflect opposition criticism of the government’s new online surveillance bill, a law...
Not insanely great, but pretty damn good
Posted on Feb 15, 2012
I was listening to CBC Information Morning the other day and the host was interviewing some guy on the subject of presentations, how to do them effectively and what not to do, that kind of thing. Afterwards the host made his usual pitch for listeners to weigh in.
I felt I had something worthwhile to offer so I did, and then figured there may...
“No comment” Really?
Posted on Feb 08, 2012
One of the fringe benefits of having kids in hockey is that you get to meet other parents, and through winters of early morning practices and motel room impromptu gatherings during away tournaments, friendships are formed and interesting discussions evolve.
I no longer take my kids to hockey – they still play but they are adults now, so the...
He swings….and it’s a home run!
Posted on Feb 02, 2012
Talk about turning a negative into a positive. Talk about a lesson in crisis communications.
As a political junkie and student of communications I’ve been trying to catch as much of the Republican primary debates as I can. I was especially interested in the one in South Carolina because it was on the heels of Newt Gingrich’s former wife saying...
Carnival who?
Posted on Jan 28, 2012
As far as crisis goes, it’s pretty simple. If you own a cruise ship, about the worst thing that can happen is that it capsizes. If you are a politician, one of the worst things that can happen is a scandal.
Recently, we’ve had both, and from a crisis communications perspective, the way each has played out is most interesting. I expect both will...