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October Roundup: Events, best practices, embargoes and a way forward for inmedia

By inmedia

In case you missed them, 2009 october 300x237 October Roundup: Events, best practices, embargoes and a way forward for inmedia
here’s a roundup of our
blog posts from October.

Francis

October 28: The generalist rises again

October 26: The Ottawa Network’s Startup Boot Camp spawns ventures

October 14: Social media adoption yet to cross the chasm – IDC

October 6: What’s broken — or not — about VC fairs?

October 2: Customer service worth a laudatory blog post

Linda

October 30: Are embargoes dead?

October 29: Seemingly disparate thoughts

October 27: Post suitable for ages two and up

October 16: Garth Brooks’ PR misstep

October 15: Is this better? Or, how about this?

October 13: Word of mouth still reigns

October 9: Oh, Canada. Sigh.

October 7: Hoping we’re not guilty of these Twitter PR faux pas

Leo

October 19: Garnering publicity the right way

October 8: A salty metaphor for letting one’s competitive edge slide off the plate

Posted by: inmedia on November 2, 2009

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May Roundup: Good news, common sense and networking know-how

2009 may1 300x237 May Roundup: Good news, common sense and networking know how

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our blog posts from May.

Francis
May 22: An outbreak of positive news in Ottawa
May 21: 10 tips for marketing in a downturn
May 12: StartUpCamp Montréal a fun and effective networking event
May 7: Citizenship is more than a client-service relationship

Leo
May 29: Social media for business: Same old common sense still prevails
May 11: Make like a duck: Paddle hard, paddle often

Posted by: inmedia on June 4, 2009

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April Roundup: Rewarded, ravenous and grammatically confused

2009 april 300x237 April Roundup: Rewarded, ravenous and grammatically confused

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our blog posts from April.

Francis
April 2: Whaddya mean it’s a brave new (social media) world?
April 7: Entrepreneurs hunger for education
April 9: inmedia clients go 2 for 2 at OCRI awards
April 15: Four legs good, two legs bad
April 22: Linguistics prof slags ‘The Elements of Style’

Leo
April 3: In the flesh

Posted by: inmedia on May 8, 2009

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March roundup: Mercer, the Pope and the seductive call of Twitter

2009 march March roundup: Mercer, the Pope and the seductive call of Twitter

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our blog posts from March.

Francis
March 3: Rick Mercer plays ringette
March 6: ‘Angry phone calls are your friend.’
March 10: Twitter: My first impressions

Leo
March 5: Be bold. Be nimble. Be heard.
March 12: Give’em what they want, not what they need
March 26: A tech company built to last in small town Ontario

Danny
March 19: The Pope and PR ethics

Posted by: inmedia on April 1, 2009

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February roundup: Lessons learned from dragons, knights and Octomom

2009 february 300x238 February roundup: Lessons learned from dragons, knights and Octomom

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a recap of our blog posts from February.

Francis
Feb. 2: The start-up Scotts of Ottawa take it on the road
Feb. 19: Two inmedia clients among OCRI awards finalists
Feb. 25: We’re now Twits!

Leo
Feb. 5: Having skin in the game
Feb. 6: Straight from the dragon’s mouth
Feb. 13: Positive PR on a personal level
Feb. 24: How stale is your contact list?
Feb. 26: Inside Sir Terry’s start-up engine

Danny
Feb. 18: Media train, but don’t overdo it!
Feb. 27: The importance of what lies behind a headline

Posted by: inmedia on March 3, 2009

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January roundup: Murder, just rewards and straight talk

2009 january 300x237 January roundup: Murder, just rewards and straight talk

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a recap of our blog posts from January.

Francis
Jan. 16: Why is a startup like murder?
Jan. 30: ‘It’s just unbelievable how far customer service can go.’

Danny
Jan. 12: Could recession spell the end for print?
Jan. 23: The value of shooting the breeze

Leo
Jan. 5: Back up the message with a good story
Jan. 8: Twitterpated
Jan. 13: Plain talk without the agenda
Jan. 20: The double-edged Web
Jan. 27: Reaping the rewards of a good reference
Jan. 29: Business building blocks

Posted by: inmedia on February 2, 2009

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December Roundup: Yes, Virginia, PR really does pay off

2008 december December Roundup: Yes, Virginia, PR really does pay off

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our posts from December.

(Francis’s note: December was, clearly, a thin month for our blog. We pledge to be more faithful with our posts in this new year. In the meantime, belated best wishes for the holidays and to all our readers, we wish you a peaceful and prosperous 2009. Thank you for reading our blog.)

Francis
Dec. 1: A Christmas gift for Lesotho
Dec. 18: Attention software company CEOs: Boost your PR investment to survive downturn

Leo
Dec. 4: The best laid plans …
Dec. 8: Plain talk and hard numbers about PR
Dec. 12: Naughty or nice a matter of circumstance

Danny
Dec. 31: Embargos: What’s all the fuss about?

Posted by: inmedia on January 5, 2009

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November roundup: Audacious, horrendous and noteworthy

2008 november November roundup: Audacious, horrendous and noteworthy

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our posts from November.

Francis:
Nov. 5: Happy birthday to us
Nov. 5: Breathtakingly audacious
Nov. 18: Customer service so bad it wins an award
Nov. 26: Velocity students showcase projects

Danny:
Nov. 7: Sometimes you just never know…
Nov. 13: Getting covered by Tier 1 business media
Nov. 17: Top tech PR cliches
Nov. 28: The balance of power

Leo:
Nov. 3: When to speak up and when to keep your mouth shut
Nov. 10: Getting attention in the 500-channel universe
Nov. 21: Boldy going where we’ve gone before … sort of
Nov. 25: When the iron’s hot, strike!

Posted by: inmedia on December 1, 2008

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October roundup: PR pains, silver linings and bad apples

2008 october print 300x237 October roundup: PR pains, silver linings and bad apples

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our posts from October.

Danny:
Oct. 3: iPhone gets political
Oct. 17: Ask and ye shall receive
Oct. 23: So here’s the bad news…
Oct. 31: I want PR, but I don’t know why

Francis:
Oct. 8: A splash of joy in the city
Oct. 9: Hostility reigns at Ottawa Network event
Oct. 14: The foreseeable future isn’t
Oct. 24: ‘My PR agency can’t write’
Oct. 30: No better time to start a company

Leo:
Oct. 1: Kudos to TheCodeFactory
Oct. 2: Old media habits will die hard
Oct. 6: All it takes is one bad apple
Oct. 10: A stick handler extraordinaire
Oct. 15: Show them the money, not the bells and whistles
Oct. 16: Mole hills can build mountains
Oct. 22: The risks of factual exaggeration

Posted by: inmedia on November 3, 2008

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September roundup: Memorable road trips and a new arrival

2008 september 300x237 September roundup: Memorable road trips and a new arrival

By inmedia

In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of our posts from September.

Francis:

Sept. 4: We regularly go to Chicago…
Sept. 8: The littlest inmedianaut
Sept. 11: BBC shipping container about to set sail
Sept. 15: Waterloo’s VeloCity launches
Sept. 19: Highlights from Red Herring Canada 08
Sept. 26: From doldrums to trade winds

Danny:

Sept. 5: 10 years of Google – a technology triumph
Sept. 15: Eventful PR
Sept. 19: Positive signs for CRM at Call Centre Expo
Sept. 24: Sage advice

Leo:

Sept. 8: Web 2.0 is a PR expansion pack
Sept. 12: The odd underbelly of media monitoring
Sept. 22: A great place to go brain picking
Sept. 25: How to become ‘a force to be reckoned with’

Posted by: inmedia on October 1, 2008

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