Wooo hoooo! I’m celebrating joining the Vancouver Board of Trade this spring and my first Round Table breakfast meeting on wondrous Wednesday May 21, 2014 VBOT has told us all to be ready to meet 30 or more, new and seasoned members, before office … [Continue reading]
2014 StorySpark Sessions......... Catch the first of the season with easy sign up at VBA Meet Up! Wooo hoooo! I'm speaking to an intimate and motivated group of Vancouver Business Alliance networkers on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Join us … [Continue reading]
When I started out in my public relations and marketing career, I had no mentor - Not present near me, not in my field. I had Jay Levinson and his earliest work on Guerilla Marketing. Today, we mark Jay's passing, and I write of his impact on me, … [Continue reading]
A picture no longer represents a thousand words. And so it is with our Canadian Maple Leaf, even when it lies softly nestled in the green zone of our new $20 polymer based bill. It represents 35 million people going about their every day lives, … [Continue reading]
Lines were all abuzz as to what Jodie Foster, aged 50 and an actress since she was 3 years old said, yet didn't actually say at the 2013 Golden Globes. Imagine 47 years to assemble the words, that lasted but a few moments and captured the desire … [Continue reading]
Another famous "Armstrong" in this week's news, but this one, not heard from, at least not as much as we expect these days. In our highly connected world, we expect posts, comments, likes and videos at least by the 11 p.m. news cut off! Do YOU … [Continue reading]
Neil Armstrong truly went where no man had gone before when he became the first human to touch down and then walk our moon's surface. He’s been a part of my life since I was in grade school. I had joined the many millions around the world who … [Continue reading]
Will you get your message over the noise of the crowds and through the hurtles along our way this year? Summer Olympic Games, set to go every four years, are on, yet You are in your starting blocks daily, training to finish well in your daily … [Continue reading]
Yes, brevity is best in a message. Good advice for a first hearing or when you are given an opportunity to introduce yourself, your product or your service. To achieve a clean, clear and easily understood yet short message takes time. You likely … [Continue reading]
At 7:30 a.m one day last week I was invited to “Tell us about yourself?” by the host of the networking group whose breakfast meeting I was attending. The expectant faces turned towards me were open, interested and they were on a time limit. They … [Continue reading]