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- February 2012 (3)
- January 2012 (21)
- 31: You really can achieve great things when industry, academia work together
- 30: Preparing for a major offensive
- 27: Online communications can make or break your reputation for customer service
- 26: The camel’s nose marketing strategy
- 25: Dealing with the devilish details
- 24: Five reasons why B2B businesses should start looking at Pinterest
- 23: What an IP coordinator should know: Are we getting value for money?
- 20: How are you writing the story of tomorrow?
- 19: Why we value blog comments, even if they’re not all constructive
- 18: Wanted: Partners willing to take a leap of faith
- 17: The impact of infographics on marketing, journalism
- 16: The prime minister is calling: Are you prepared for success?
- 13: Have you got the write stuff?
- 12: Best of: Embargos and how to use them effectively
- 11: Important points B2B businesses should consider before launching a Facebook brand page
- 10: Putting your assumptions to the test
- 09: Tribes in a techno world
- 06: I’ve got some bad news… The role of PR in sharing bad news
- 05: The two-horse race most startups don’t even realise they’re running
- 04: The big and bold social media issues raised by Noah Kravitz vs Phonedog.com
- 03: When selling yourself as faster and cheaper is no longer enough: Part 2
- December 2011 (17)
- 23: Happy holidays
- 22: ‘Tis the season to make PR predictions
- 21: Merry Christmas, and best wishes for 2012
- 20: Top five B2B social media marketing trends from 2011
- 19: When selling yourself as faster and cheaper is no longer enough: Part 1
- 16: New OCRI CEO shares his vision: Conclusion
- 15: New OCRI CEO shares his vision: Part 1
- 14: The Canadian response to PRSA’s #PRDefined initiative
- 13: Twitter’s ‘Let’s fly’ updates make the social channel more friendly for users and businesses
- 12: Meet NanoScale
- 09: November roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 08: What an IP Coordinator should know: Review of patenting principles
- 07: Giving a fair shake to the eyes in the sky
- 06: Klout should not be regarded as the standard for influence online
- 05: I’m sick and tired of hearing that Canadians don’t take risks
- 02: What’s new at Canadian universities may surprise you
- 01: Best of: Marketers shouldn’t use bad marketing to sell themselves
- November 2011 (22)
- 30: Why redefining PR is not unlike herding cats
- 28: Beware the million-dollar cheque!
- 25: Return on investment served two ways
- 24: Cheerleaders don’t move the ball down the field
- 23: The layman’s guide for bringing tech to market
- 22: There are benefits to publicness and they are worth fighting for
- 21: Take the higher ground: From product to leadership positioning
- 18: Making waves in radio and television
- 17: Masterclasses in entrepreneurship
- 16: What makes a good PR person?
- 15: Whetting your appetite for Social Media Breakfast Ottawa with Sean MacPhedran
- 14: What an IP coordinator should know: The prior art wall
- 11: The benefits and detriments of Google Plus brand pages
- 10: Driving steady organic growth on a shoestring
- 09: The value of shooting the breeze
- 08: Five tips on how to use blogs for social media community development
- 07: Breaching academia’s ivory towers
- 04: October roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 04: Technology reporters on the record: how PR flacks annoy them
- 03: Marketing: Steady as she goes
- 02: A small business guide to working with government
- 01: How stale is your contact list?
- October 2011 (20)
- 31: Meet Genevolve Vision Diagnostics
- 28: PR frights and hauntings
- 27: This is your brain … this is your brain on technology: Part II
- 26: This is your brain … this is your brain on technology: Part I
- 25: Ideas worth spreading from TEDx Ottawa
- 24: The fine art of the business hustle
- 21: Thanks to social media, the interview is never really over
- 20: Social Media Breakfast Ottawa with IBM’s Delaney Turner
- 19: Steve Jobs – Pitch Innovator
- 18: Canadian Cleantech Summit seeks to further Canada’s global competitive stance in clean technology
- 17: Telling the right story to drive customer acquisition
- 14: PR’s David & Goliath: doing media relations for SMBs vs. large corporations
- 13: When a product fails miserably, why is the customer blamed?
- 12: The integral role of social media champions
- 11: Part II: Dissecting the brain of the market pays off for BlueArc
- 07: In PR, timing is everything
- 06: Achieving marketing escape velocity
- 05: What an IP Co-ordinator should know: Closing patent loopholes
- 04: September roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 03: Part I: BlueArc’s challenge to get past the low-hanging fruit
- September 2011 (21)
- 30: Is public relations in the public interest?
- 29: High-fidelity PR requires open communication between agency & client
- 28: Demo Daze: Five ways to turn a demo from dull to dazzling
- 27: Facebook’s new features: What B2B businesses need to know
- 26: Meet CommentAir Technologies
- 23: Former PostRank CEO Carol Leaman inspires at this week’s Girl Geek Dinner in Waterloo, with tales from her experiences with technology startups
- 22: Are trade shows the zombies of marketing?
- 21: Push selling is over … it’s a buyer’s game, deal with it
- 20: The role of empowerment in social media success
- 19: Meet Screenreach Interactive
- 16: ‘My PR agency can’t write’
- 15: There is such a thing as bad publicity
- 14: Small Business Philosophy 101: Making waves in a sea of competitors
- 13: How B2B entrepreneurs can establish and access thought leadership using social media
- 12: Where is our blog going next?
- 09: If your company does something and you didn’t tell your marketplace about it, did it actually happen?
- 08: Social Media Breakfast Ottawa: Sam Ladner and the mobile work life
- 07: Make like a duck: Paddle hard, paddle often
- 06: 30 considerations for getting tech to market: Part III
- 02: August roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 01: Fiction: PR can’t be measured – Take 3
- August 2011 (23)
- 31: File early, file often to accommodate changes in U.S. patent law
- 30: How to write content for the social web
- 29: 30 considerations for getting tech to market: Part II
- 26: A new season for marketing: things to consider as you plan your fiscal 2012 budgets
- 25: On the hunt for the ‘unambiguous value statement’
- 24: Social media predictions for 2012
- 23: Email and little white lies
- 22: 30 considerations for getting tech to market: Part I
- 19: The other 90% of the PR effort iceberg
- 18: News value – the international language
- 17: Speak your audience’s language … or shut up
- 16: Social media automation: It’s all about striking the balance
- 15: Getting university IP to market: Levering youthful ambition
- 12: Fiction: PR can’t be measured – Take 2
- 11: Your customers aren’t werewolves; stop looking for a marketing silver bullet
- 10: Getting university IP to market: Who needs to step up?
- 09: Rebranding using social media: Changing your company’s voice
- 08: A vast untapped market is opening up
- 05: Fiction: Public relations can’t be measured
- 04: Is your invention novel enough to warrant a patent?
- 03: Best practices for rebranding using social media: Changing a company image
- 02: Getting university IP to market: How Canada falls short
- 01: Embargos, yes; exclusives, no
- July 2011 (20)
- 29: Reference customers add credibility to your PR program
- 28: Fiction: It’s all about relationships
- 27: New companies need to export or die
- 26: Best practices for rebranding using social media: Company name changes
- 25: Championship: A rising tide floats all ships
- 22: Championing marketing to the C-suite
- 21: Fiction: Bloggers are different from other journalists
- 20: Marketing … get involved early!
- 19: The Internet of things requires us to make face time
- 18: Championship: Don’t count Ottawa out
- 15: Content marketing as an antidote to media’s game of broken telephone
- 14: Google Plus could revolutionize the social media landscape, if it listens to early adopters
- 13: Making lemonade: Four big ideas
- 12: Help reduce web garbage by committing to a social media content strategy
- 11: Championship: Back to school
- 08: Champions in the media and analyst communities
- 07: Fiction: Media relations is “free advertising”
- 06: Measuring social media: A step-by-step guide for newbies
- 05: Championship: Making the most of the juicy leftovers
- 01: Happy holidays
- June 2011 (22)
- 30: June Roundup: What does it take to get technology to market
- 29: Why companies must incubate
- 28: Community management: Simple ways to keep track of key information
- 27: Championship: Opening up the ivory tower
- 24: It’s a fact: content marketing drives B2B sales leads
- 23: My three buckets of customer segmentation
- 22: First we’ll eat – then we’ll talk
- 21: Drinking from the waterfall: How to effectively monitor social media
- 20: Accelerated: Springboard takes a ‘people centric’ approach
- 17: How to become an investor magnet
- 16: The key factors that make B2B social media distinct from B2C
- 15: Accelerated: The U.K.’s Springboard gets on and does stuff
- 14: ‘Your name here’ is your brand ambassador, whether you like it or not
- 13: VCs are from Mars, CEOs are from Venus: Bridging the investor-entrepreneur gap
- 10: Accelerating women’s involvement in tech
- 09: May Roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 08: So you have the right invention, do you have the right circumstances?
- 07: How to develop a killer social media strategy and carry it through
- 06: Accelerated: TechStars harnesses the power of mentorship
- 03: Polar Mobile’s Kunal Gupta epitomizes Waterloo’s electric buzz
- 02: Where’s your next VP of sales or marketing coming from?
- 01: Do you have the sound bites to drive your business?
- May 2011 (23)
- 31: Five advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing social media
- 30: Accelerated: Waterloo’s culture of collaboration
- 27: Tech is a man’s man’s man’s man’s world…or is it?
- 26: OMG! There’s an entrepreneur on campus
- 25: QNX’s customer-centric culture pays dividends
- 24: Sustainable viable product: The next step
- 23: Government: Picking winners, losers and champions
- 20: Three good and three bad reasons to hire a PR agency
- 19: Social Media Breakfast Ottawa: Designing for Humans
- 18: Government: The road to hell is paved with …
- 17: How to track social media efforts and reach your benchmarks on a startup budget
- 16: Government: Tech companies need a hand up, not a hand out
- 13: April Roundup: What does it take to get technology to market?
- 13: Marketing vs. public relations: Clarification for the confused
- 12: What an IP coordinator should know
- 11: What does an acquisition mean for the reputation of the buyer? The seller?
- 10: The risks of being a nation of R&D junkies
- 09: Government: Too hot, too cold, just right
- 06: What’s in a startup’s name? A lesson in tough changes from Tara Hunt of Buyosphere
- 05: For business, the social media honeymoon is over
- 04: How to define, embrace and lever your startup DNA
- 03: Tories are a PC, NDP are a Mac, Bloc’s a RIM. Are Liberals a Kodak?
- 02: Culture of risk: Oh, those Israelis
- April 2011 (19)
- 29: Startup lessons from Tungle.me founder Marc Gingras
- 28: Election emotion and the politics of fear
- 27: Trade magazines are dead, long live trade magazines!
- 26: Culture of risk: Are you willing to bet the farm?
- 20: Lean startup: It’s the Canadian way
- 19: PR lessons from Playbook
- 18: Taking the lean approach to market
- 15: Earth to startups: They won’t come just because you’re on social media
- 14: Microcarbonated marketing mush
- 13: Conventional wisdom, common sense and that feeling in your gut
- 12: What the Chilean miner rescue capsule can teach us about bringing technology to market
- 11: For the last time, they won’t come just because you’ve built it
- 08: Don’t worry: It’s only your reputation on the line
- 07: Top social media trends 2011: Interview with Dave Fleet of Edelman
- 06: We’re under NDA, right?
- 05: The leading news release solution
- 04: March Roundup: Do you have the right stuff to get technology to market?
- 04: Words of wisdom: Another look in the mirror
- 01: Why you should build your startup to sell like Radian6
- March 2011 (24)
- 31: A leader’s personality: The single most important factor in a company’s growth
- 30: How to determine market demand on a startup budget
- 29: What is your Market Validation Plan?
- 28: Words of wisdom: Some things change with time, others don’t
- 25: We’re going to fill the tank when we get there
- 24: Dogs in our midst
- 23: Who is the custodian and guardian of Intellectual Property in your firm?
- 22: How influential is influence?
- 21: Words of wisdom: What can you learn from a thunder lizard?
- 18: Online communities: the value for startups
- 17: It’s not easy being a marketer
- 16: What your business can learn from Chilean wine
- 15: Driving social media policy: how to avoid a PR disaster like Chrysler’s
- 14: Is that person in the mirror standing between you and success?
- 11: Are you making the most of your communications people?
- 10: Gamification: The new marketing frontier
- 09: Incubation: Whose job is it, anyway?
- 08: Hug an entrepreneur
- 07: Google is your homepage: Startup steps to SEO
- 04: Why intellectual property is profitable
- 03: Capital angels flock to new format
- 02: Silicon Valley: A big bright heat lamp for startup incubation
- 01: February Roundup: It’s all about getting technology to market
- 01: Marketing lessons from the Oscars
- February 2011 (20)
- 28: The media tablet ecosystem race
- 25: Making the SaaS model work for you as a vendor
- 25: How startups can use social media to court angel investors
- 24: B2B marketers need to budget more than just dollars and cents
- 23: How do you find, define and, most importantly, exploit ‘exploitable’ technology?
- 22: Do I need a minimum viable product?
- 18: ‘She’s just choking on the long tail’
- 17: Pitching in the new media world
- 16: Top 12 lies angels tell
- 15: The new risk capital reality: What now?
- 14: Authenticity trumps cheap
- 11: Creative, emotional, evocative: Getting the attention of overwhelmed consumers
- 10: Just let me pay for it
- 09: Flow-through shares for technology companies
- 08: The new risk capital reality: What’s happened to VC?
- 07: Why my pony tail ain’t my brand
- 04: Discourse on diversification
- 03: Ignore your evolutionary history at your peril
- 02: What does it take to bring technology to market?
- 01: Great technology deserves great marketing
- January 2011 (14)
- 26: Marketing tips from that big bold brand we call Canada
- 25: Wanted: Crystal clear online etiquette for employees
- 24: The saddest marketing story I’ve ever heard
- 21: Zone5ive: The relevance of PR in the age of social media
- 19: Should you give your customers what they want?
- 18: Create lasting impressions
- 17: Should Amy Chua consider any publicity good publicity?
- 14: Some words hurt. Does that mean they should never be used?
- 13: Questions about Quora’s usefulness for B2B companies
- 12: Are trade shows “back”?
- 10: Facebook: ‘Irrational exuberance’ all over again?
- 06: inmedia at CES and NRF
- 04: Facebook friends Goldman Sachs and the rich get richer
- 03: What do a Christmas tree farm and a mortgage broker have in common?
- December 2010 (11)
- 22: In defence of Mark Zuckerberg as Time’s Person of the Year
- 20: How to avoid becoming a pork belly writer in Topeka, KS
- 13: In a tough economy, don’t let the need for austerity cripple future prosperity
- 10: Lessons from a launch: Scoring success in social media
- 09: Online communications can make or break your reputation for customer service
- 08: Social Media Breakfast: Content Rules with C.C. Chapman
- 07: Be prepared to be wildly successful
- 06: Are you ready for the WikiLeaks of the world?
- 03: Help Lesotho accelerates fight against AIDS
- 02: Building an online community is like building a gingerbread village
- 01: Creating – and leaving – an impression in today’s fast-paced media marketplace
- November 2010 (11)
- 30: A snake-oil marketer’s advice on how to use Twitter for business
- 29: If you read this headline, perhaps you should pay me a licensing fee
- 25: The best blog post ever written! AKA the folly of hyperbole
- 24: A million new users in nine days: Get your business on LinkedIn right now!
- 23: Queen’s handlers demonstrate antisocial media
- 17: People don’t make friends with robots: Give your business a personality
- 16: And now for a word from our sponsor… on Twitter?!?
- 11: Four ways social media can benefit the B2B revenue cycle: part 2 of 2
- 10: B2B marketing lessons from Jon Stewart
- 09: Four ways social media can benefit the B2B revenue cycle: part 1 of 2
- 02: The top five best practices of social media for business, part two of two
- October 2010 (3)
- September 2010 (4)
- August 2010 (2)
- June 2010 (2)
- May 2010 (4)
- April 2010 (5)
- March 2010 (4)
- February 2010 (4)
- January 2010 (3)
- December 2009 (4)
- November 2009 (11)
- 26: Communicate important messages to your market in a timely fashion or face the consequences
- 23: Pretend the word “solution” doesn’t exist. Now, what do you actually do?
- 19: If reading this post cost you $1.95, would you pay?
- 17: Canadians: you can add a Kindle to your Christmas list
- 17: The importance of news
- 16: Are Canadian tech companies ready for agile?
- 12: A day in the life – inmedialog greatest hits
- 10: Twitter grows up, goes mainstream
- 05: A rose by any name
- 03: Don’t sell your customer yellow shoes, no matter how much he demands them
- 02: October Roundup: Events, best practices, embargoes and a way forward for inmedia
- October 2009 (15)
- 30: Are embargoes dead?
- 29: Seemingly disparate thoughts
- 28: The generalist rises again
- 27: Post suitable for ages two and up
- 26: The Ottawa Network’s Startup Boot Camp spawns ventures
- 19: Garnering publicity the right way
- 16: Garth Brooks’ PR misstep
- 15: Is this better? Or, how about this?
- 14: Social media adoption yet to cross the chasm – IDC
- 13: Word of mouth still reigns
- 09: Oh, Canada. Sigh.
- 08: A salty metaphor for letting one’s competitive edge slide off the plate
- 07: Hoping we’re not guilty of these Twitter PR faux pas
- 06: What’s broken — or not — about VC fairs?
- 02: Customer service worth a laudatory blog post
- September 2009 (15)
- 29: Give great writing its due
- 28: The secret to PR success, exposed!
- 25: Show me the money
- 23: Marketing in a downturn: how the best do it
- 22: The news industry’s PR problem, and why it shouldn’t be bailed out
- 21: “Did your Rogers iPhone on the Rogers network work at the Rogers Centre tonight? Mine didn’t.”
- 17: Neptec: A pony that knew better than to rely on one trick
- 16: Perspective, common sense break out at Social Media Breakfast
- 11: Clarify your mandate and hold fast to it
- 10: Startup boot camp, fewer events form The Ottawa Network’s new season
- 08: What I did on my summer vacation (from PR)
- 03: When PR backfires: A crash course in reputation management
- 03: On the hunt for the ‘unambiguous value statement’
- 02: Measuring PR impact – it’s easy when the phone rings
- 01: Seven ways to improve your writing
- August 2009 (6)
- 31: How to ruin your chances of making the transition from journalist to PR practitioner
- 28: Kudos for empowered customer service
- 26: Interconnectedness and disconnectedness
- 21: United broke more than a guitar, it also broke Francis’s first law of competitive differentiation
- 20: A year in the life
- 19: We were on a blog hiatus at inmedia
- June 2009 (4)
- May 2009 (7)
- 29: Social media for business: Same old common sense still prevails
- 22: An outbreak of positive news in Ottawa
- 21: 10 tips for marketing in a downturn
- 12: StartUpCamp Montréal a fun and effective networking event
- 11: Make like a duck: Paddle hard, paddle often
- 08: April Roundup: Rewarded, ravenous and grammatically confused
- 07: Citizenship is more than a client-service relationship
- April 2009 (8)
- 22: Linguistics prof slags ‘The Elements of Style’
- 15: Four legs good, two legs bad
- 09: inmedia clients go 2 for 2 at OCRI awards
- 07: Entrepreneurs hunger for education
- 03: In the flesh
- 02: Whaddya mean it’s a brave new (social media) world?
- 01: March roundup: Mercer, the Pope and the seductive call of Twitter
- 01: Passionate journalism will find passionate buyers
- March 2009 (8)
- 26: A tech company built to last in small town Ontario
- 19: The Pope and PR ethics
- 12: Give’em what they want, not what they need
- 10: Twitter: My first impressions
- 06: ‘Angry phone calls are your friend.’
- 05: Be bold. Be nimble. Be heard.
- 03: Rick Mercer plays ringette
- 03: February roundup: Lessons learned from dragons, knights and Octomom
- February 2009 (11)
- 27: The importance of what lies behind a headline
- 26: Inside Sir Terry’s start-up engine
- 25: We’re now Twits!
- 24: How stale is your contact list?
- 19: Two inmedia clients among OCRI awards finalists
- 18: Media train, but don’t overdo it!
- 13: Positive PR on a personal level
- 06: Straight from the dragon’s mouth
- 05: Having skin in the game
- 02: January roundup: Murder, just rewards and straight talk
- 02: The start-up Scotts of Ottawa take it on the road
- January 2009 (11)
- 30: ‘It’s just unbelievable how far customer service can go.’
- 29: Business building blocks
- 27: Reaping the rewards of a good reference
- 23: The value of shooting the breeze
- 20: The double-edged Web
- 16: Why is a startup like murder?
- 13: Plain talk without the agenda
- 12: Could recession spell the end for print?
- 08: Twitterpated
- 05: Back up the message with a good story
- 05: December Roundup: Yes, Virginia, PR really does pay off
- December 2008 (7)
- 31: Embargos: What’s all the fuss about?
- 18: Attention software company CEOs: Boost your PR investment to survive downturn
- 12: Naughty or nice a matter of circumstance
- 08: Plain talk and hard numbers about PR
- 04: The best laid plans …
- 01: A Christmas gift for Lesotho
- 01: November roundup: Audacious, horrendous and noteworthy
- November 2008 (12)
- 28: The balance of power
- 26: Velocity students showcase projects
- 25: When the iron’s hot, strike!
- 21: Boldy going where we’ve gone before … sort of
- 17: Top tech PR cliches
- 13: Getting covered by Tier 1 business media
- 10: Getting attention in the 500-channel universe
- 07: Sometimes you just never know…
- 05: Breathtakingly audacious
- 05: Happy birthday to us
- 03: When to speak up and when to keep your mouth shut
- 03: October roundup: PR pains, silver linings and bad apples
- October 2008 (17)
- 31: I want PR, but I don’t know why
- 30: No better time to start a company
- 24: ‘My PR agency can’t write’
- 23: So here’s the bad news…
- 22: The risks of factual exaggeration
- 17: Ask and ye shall receive
- 16: Mole hills can build mountains
- 15: Show them the money, not the bells and whistles
- 14: The foreseeable future isn’t
- 10: A stick handler extraordinaire
- 09: Hostility reigns at Ottawa Network event
- 08: A splash of joy in the city
- 06: All it takes is one bad apple
- 03: iPhone gets political
- 02: Old media habits will die hard
- 01: Kudos to TheCodeFactory
- 01: September roundup: Memorable road trips and a new arrival
- September 2008 (16)
- 26: From doldrums to trade winds
- 25: How to become ‘a force to be reckoned with’
- 24: Sage advice
- 22: A great place to go brain picking
- 19: Positive signs for CRM at Call Centre Expo
- 19: Highlights from Red Herring Canada 08
- 15: Waterloo’s VeloCity launches
- 15: Eventful PR
- 12: The odd underbelly of media monitoring
- 11: BBC shipping container about to set sail
- 08: Web 2.0 is a PR expansion pack
- 08: The littlest inmedianaut
- 05: 10 years of Google – a technology triumph
- 04: We regularly go to Chicago…
- 03: August Roundup: Corporate crises, social media and odd missives
- 02: Give it what it’s worth
- August 2008 (18)
- 29: Zoom was the unofficial airline of inmedia PR
- 28: Finding time to blow off some steam
- 26: Great post on Maple Leaf’s crisis communications
- 25: Bloggers: To pitch or not to pitch…
- 25: Getting a return on analyst briefings
- 21: Don’t worry, be happy
- 20: “If you persevere long enough…”
- 19: You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry
- 18: Test your vocabulary, feed the world
- 15: Robert Scoble touches the elephant
- 14: The social graces of social media
- 13: Even dead horses can learn new tricks
- 11: Are you ready to execute a PR program?
- 11: Ottawa has the best coffee (machine) in the world
- 08: Something very strange came in the mail …
- 07: Where are all those eyes coming from?
- 05: Laying claim to social media
- 05: July Roundup: Good tips, bad slips and farewell to Linda
- July 2008 (24)
- 31: Over and out
- 31: Oh, the sweet serenity of white space
- 29: How not to make a big PR splash
- 28: Just the facts … no, these facts
- 25: Everyone needs an editor (reprise)
- 25: Home is where the workplace is
- 24: Mediums for the message
- 23: Test drilling and mining the network
- 23: Keeping your cool in the summer
- 22: If the telegram is still around, then …
- 21: Marketing to different age groups
- 18: How times have changed
- 16: Community manager: A job title or a state of mind?
- 16: Media monitoring – can you really get it all?
- 15: What internet advertising needs to do
- 11: iPhone frenzy!
- 11: Welcome to Post Number 250!
- 10: PR insights from the wise and otherwise
- 09: A post for the word nerds
- 09: Be proactive, but be visible
- 08: I wanna be on Page 1 tomorrow
- 03: Blogging about blogging
- 02: Keep on keeping on
- 02: June Roundup: Brevity, sales and social media
- June 2008 (24)
- 27: Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
- 26: Dealing with the media ain’t rocket science
- 26: Determining the right level of investment in PR
- 25: If you’ve got it, use it
- 24: The best earbud ever and outstanding customer service, too
- 23: The customer is your friend
- 23: Fighting the ground war
- 20: A healthy dose of sarcasm, but a point nonetheless
- 18: The ‘hurry up and wait’ game
- 17: Sales: From afterthought to forethought
- 16: Great expectations
- 13: Revisiting a few recent posts…
- 12: Social media: Approach with pragmatic enthusiasm
- 12: Segment and conquer
- 11: The interview’s never over…
- 11: Show me the money
- 10: Where to focus your PR efforts
- 09: Writing well doesn’t come easy
- 05: When it comes to pitching, brevity is the soul of wit
- 05: Get your sales engine turbo charged on June 13
- 04: When no pitch is better than a bad pitch
- 03: The PR industry under fire… again
- 02: May Roundup: Ottawa innovation, biz building, media relations
- 02: An extraordinary week for Ottawa start-ups
- May 2008 (14)
- 30: Buddy, how the heck do I build a business?
- 30: What bloggers want
- 30: Propagating the Ottawa startup community
- 29: It’s about more than the written word
- 28: TheCodeFactory: ‘A place for innovation to grow’
- 27: Ottawa DemoCamp9 showcases novel applications
- 20: Building small companies that roar
- 13: How may my technology help you? Take 2
- 12: Copyright compliance
- 09: Finding anchors in the chaos
- 08: Tech community disagrees that BDC should ‘abandon its dogs’
- 07: ITAC IT Hero Awards seeks nominations
- 07: Media getting even more social
- 02: The benefits of an agency having a horizontal account structure
- April 2008 (27)
- 30: Cision’s media reputation index highlights value of content analysis
- 30: Engaging the media: Part II
- 29: Engaging the media: Part I
- 29: Ziff Davis Enterprise announces the new Baseline/BTM 500 report
- 25: CNET teams with Yahoo!
- 25: Where, oh where has Ottawa gone wrong?
- 24: Bootstrapping a start-up no longer a choice
- 22: Insights from the other side
- 21: Welcome to the dark side, Leo
- 21: ITWorldCanada names Canada’s top 10 technology blogs
- 18: The state of B2B publishing
- 18: ‘First-inch’ devices spur broadband uptake
- 16: Wired gives style a makeover
- 15: Not everyone likes dynamic content with their online news
- 14: Online news: The process is the product
- 14: Oh, I don’t know … marketing?
- 11: Dan from Sprint didn’t write
- 11: Fly and talk? I’m not convinced…
- 10: I hope you’re not thirsty…
- 10: What’s in a glen?
- 09: Everyone needs an editor
- 08: All you can eat from Sprint, and customer centricity, too
- 03: Robin saves the show
- 03: The other 90% of the PR effort iceberg
- 02: It was the worst of shows…
- 02: The downturn and marketing
- 01: Building dynamic media centers
- March 2008 (18)
- 31: Help Lesotho documents its impact
- 31: March roundup: Online newsrooms, team iPhone, 2008 Canadian budget, social networks and B2B PR
- 28: Top business mags embrace social networking
- 28: Bulldog Reporter weighs in about online newsrooms
- 26: Best practices for your online newsroom
- 19: India a challenging but promising market, entrepreneurs hear
- 19: Providing the media with the tools they need to cover your company
- 18: Do social networking sites play a role in B2B PR?
- 12: Database maintenance
- 11: Tools are great, but they can’t do PR!
- 11: inmedia’s “Team iPhone” triggers productivity crash
- 06: When and how to inquire about editorial calendar opportunities
- 06: Major publisher of technology media titles declares bankruptcy
- 05: 2008 Canadian budget a boon for entrepreneurs
- 05: Components of an integrated PR program: Media monitoring
- 04: It’s easy building green
- 03: Not all journalists are angry
- 03: Checking out the Scottish Technology Showcase
- February 2008 (21)
- 29: New regular feature on inmedialog.com: Insights from the PR blogosphere
- 29: February roundup: PR measurement, face-to-face communication, integrated programs and editorial calendars
- 28: Components of an integrated PR program: Awards
- 27: Evaluating editorial calendar opportunities
- 26: No sandwich required
- 26: Waterloo’s ‘dormcubator’ a brilliant idea worth duplicating
- 25: How much is enough?
- 22: Fiction: PR can’t be measured – Take 3
- 22: Components of an integrated PR program: Speaking opportunities
- 21: David Akin’s four biggest complaints about PR
- 21: Entrepreneurs should never retire, entrepreneur says
- 19: It’s not always about the proof points
- 15: More bad news for the newsroom
- 14: RIP, Halifax Daily News
- 13: Components of an integrated PR program: Bylined articles
- 12: The benefit of being in the room
- 12: Canadians rule the media, eh?
- 11: PR writing: Stay away from meaningless buzzwords
- 06: Learning your whole story from internal knowledge-keepers
- 05: Fiction: PR can’t be measured – Take 2
- 01: January roundup: Niche media outlets, PR measurement, boutique analyst firms, media launches and more
- January 2008 (22)
- 31: Embargos, yes; exclusives, no
- 30: Revisiting the hacks vs. flacks job satisfaction debate
- 29: Embargos and how to use them effectively
- 29: It’s a small world after all
- 23: My time with McLuhan
- 22: Preparing for a media launch
- 21: Analyze this (continued)
- 18: Is journalist burnout the reason for escalation of the Hacks vs. Flacks war?
- 15: If you want expertise and ROI, hire an expert
- 15: Five ways to dazzle a potential employer
- 15: Keeping up momentum after the PR launch
- 14: Why critical paths are critical
- 11: Going beyond no
- 11: New findings on how blogs influence traditional media
- 10: Mozilla goes viral
- 10: Gay Acadian dog lovers, and other market niches
- 09: There’s a publication for every niche
- 08: Fiction: Public relations can’t be measured
- 07: Blogging is stressful!
- 07: Links to Canadian, US, international and online newspaper lists
- 07: O&P Edge speaks with Francis Moran about marketing
- 03: ‘You have no privacy. Get over it.’
- December 2007 (17)
- 21: Happy holidays
- 20: May your New Year be crisis-free
- 19: 30 years of technology
- 18: Making the most of downtime
- 17: Fiction: It’s all about relationships – Take 2
- 13: What are trade magazines and why do they matter?
- 12: Time for an SR&ED tune up
- 11: Social networking for business
- 10: VoIP ideal for homeworkers
- 07: The hacks vs. flacks war: Take two
- 06: A primer on editorial calendars
- 05: Optimizing news releases for search engines and beyond
- 04: Europeans track carbon footprints by mobile
- 04: Tips for media monitoring
- 04: Flogging wild in the 21st century
- 03: Analyze this
- 03: Broadband Internet offers economic and environmental benefits
- November 2007 (49)
- 30: Holiday gift guide for PR pros
- 30: Robots invade Japan
- 29: Annual reports move online?
- 29: Google gets into cleantech
- 29: Tough decisions
- 29: PDFs no longer ad-free
- 28: Behind the scenes at Bloomberg
- 27: US marketing in the UK: not as simple as it seems
- 26: Fiction: It’s all about relationships
- 23: How may my technology help you?
- 23: Scotland IT skills shortage
- 23: Web 2.0 is so passé
- 22: Engaging technology analysts as part of a PR program
- 21: Wikis in the workplace
- 21: Best practices for collaborating on content development
- 20: Phone vs. email
- 19: The hacks vs. flacks war
- 19: Online content free for all
- 19: Thanks, BarCamp
- 16: Apple’s new Get a Mac ad: “PR Lady”
- 16: PR’s bad rap
- 15: How small businesses can measure the ROI on technology investments
- 15: Pollution protects against global warming
- 14: Behind the scenes at inmedialog.com
- 14: White House ordered to archive email
- 13: India breaks into supercomputing elite
- 13: Business intelligence pain points
- 13: The season of lists
- 12: Hello Bridgewater, farewell Cognos
- 12: Reducing IT complexity through consolidation
- 09: 101 gadgets that changed the world
- 09: Fueling our future
- 09: The perils of business travel
- 09: How much does a kilogram weigh?
- 09: Glasgow wins Commonwealth bid
- 08: inmedia to present at BarCampOttawa4
- 08: 86% have problems with online transactions
- 07: There’s no shortcut for building a great media list
- 07: A day in the life of the i-LIMB
- 07: Generics in the Canadian pharma market
- 06: What does Google’s Android mean for IT managers?
- 06: Playing with the big boys
- 05: IT sector explores impact of Canadian dollar’s rise
- 05: Software as a service
- 02: Making the most of events
- 02: This is not a wind-up
- 01: Trade media top all other purchase-influencing sources, Forrester says
- 01: No room for mediocrity: Entrepreneurs must make sacrifices
- 01: Networking’s 50 greatest arguments
- October 2007 (32)
- 31: Web 2.0 technology: Suitable for the enterprise?
- 31: Phishing for millions
- 31: Beware: IT horrors lurk ahead!
- 31: The Ottawa inferiority complex theorem
- 30: When to announce a new product to the media?
- 30: Electronic health model rising
- 29: Business technology managers face the digital content ecosystem
- 29: Asleep at the wheel?
- 29: Creating a business-savvy information technology staff
- 26: eWeek: The green issue
- 26: Even the statues are BoSox fans
- 26: The Selling Game
- 25: Tips for using a wiki as an employee manual
- 25: Celebrity geeks
- 24: Technobabble solved (well, almost)
- 24: Pre-Internet PR
- 24: CIO Insider: The immense cost of product recalls
- 23: The channel in 2010
- 22: The iPod Touch – a viable PDA for business?
- 19: PC Magazine staff share top 100 blog list
- 19: The current state of cleantech investment: Canada vs. the U.S.
- 18: The IT talent crunch: Not just a local issue
- 17: Unlocked and loaded: International roaming adventures with a GSM smart phone and pay-as-you-go SIM
- 16: Al Gore and the media
- 15: Coding green applications
- 12: My Dad, the “early adopter”
- 10: Lifestreams to go mainstream?
- 09: Is biotech beginning to turn around?
- 05: Getting your customers to talk
- 03: From consulting service to software product
- 02: Joost for everyone!
- 01: Buzzwords to know: Bacn
- September 2007 (18)
- 28: Reflections on the i-LIMB Hand
- 28: A business (2.0) titan bows out
- 27: Canada ragging the puck on cleantech
- 27: Congratulations ciboodle
- 27: Dialling in to Call Centre Expo
- 26: Marketers shouldn’t use bad marketing to sell themselves
- 25: OCRI Life Sciences Achievement Awards
- 24: Join me at DemoCamp and Third Tuesday
- 24: Fiction: Bloggers are different from other journalists
- 21: Ottawa’s young professionals get inspired
- 20: Ottawa’s Venture Creation Group gets ‘re-energized’
- 20: Reflections on a job well done
- 19: BPM, POS, CMS… Acronyms causing confusion
- 18: What’s in a name?
- 18: Reality sets in at ECOC
- 18: If you don’t put your name in the draw, you can’t win the prize
- 17: First impressions at ECOC
- 14: Not another bloody PR agency blog!
