Hugh MacLeod is not just a wise man who draws cartoons on the back of business cards. He’s also got
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How To Keep Score In Social Media
There are some debates that never have a clear "winner." How to measure success in the Social Media channel looks
Continue readingIs Your Personal Brand Hurting Your Career?
Your Personal Brand may be doing much more harm than good… to others. This is becoming a more common occurrence
Continue readingMass Media Or Mass Content – What's Worse?
I remember listening to David Weinberger (co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto, author of Everything Is Miscellaneous and Small Pieces Loosely
Continue readingPrime Time Is All The Time
The New York Times ran an article today titled. In the Age of TiVo and Web Video, What Is Prime
Continue readingIs Witnessing The Same As Being A Journalist?
After listening to one of my favourite Podcasts, For Immediate Release – The Hobson and Holtz Report, I was struck
Continue readingDo You Have A BlackBerry? Can I Interest You In A Raise?
Have you ever read something in the newspaper that, literally, made you burst out in laughter? You know, the kind
Continue readingWhat If Everything We Knew About Marketing And Advertising Until Now Was An Anomaly?
Just a blip in the history of the world. Didn’t really mean much of anything, and was only the first
Continue readingCommunications And Conversations Are Not The Same Thing
I’ve spent the past few days speaking at two very different Government events (one in Ottawa and one in Toronto).
Continue readingGeek Dinner Ottawa Next Wednesday – I Will Be There
As part of my never-ending journeys, I’ll be in Ottawa next week speaking at the Government of Canada Communicators Conference
Continue readingWhy Oprah Winfrey Loves Podcasting But Grapples With Online Social Networks
Have you noticed that Oprah Winfrey is pretty much owning the top slots in the Podcast world lately? Oprah’s Book
Continue reading10 Simple Ways Non-Profits Can Win At Social Media Marketing
Did you see Google‘s announcement earlier this week about Google For Non-Profits? Here’s the Blog posting from the Official Google
Continue readingMarketing When Nobody Is Looking
There’s a famous saying that goes something like, "integrity is doing the right thing when nobody is looking." It’s like
Continue readingWhat Motivates You?
There are a couple of thoughts rattling around my noggin’ today. For perspective, I’m currently bouncing around on a United
Continue readingCommon Sense Is Not So Common… Especially When It Comes To Advertising
According to Wikiquote, the saying, "common sense is not so common" is attributed to the French Writer and Philosopher, François-Marie
Continue readingThe Costanza Effect – New Thoughts On Old Marketing
It has to be one of the best episodes of Seinfeld ever (granted, I’d probably say that about every episode),
Continue readingGet Yourself To Presentation Zen
Do you have a passion for presenting? Are you already feed deep in Blogs like Presentation Zen, Great Public Speaking
Continue readingAnd If You're Looking For The Top 25 Marketing Blogs…
You should definitely check out The Viral Garden where Mack Collier (a "Social Media Consultant) publishes a weekly round-up called
Continue readingSpoil Yourself This Holiday Weekend With Some Great Audio Featuring Deepak Chopra – Seth Godin And Bryan Eisenberg
I know the Holiday Season is all about giving and being thankful for family and friends, but I see nothing
Continue readingSocial Media – Your Thoughts On The Year That (Soon) Was
At this time of the year, all of the media content shifts to what happened in 2007. You know, that
Continue readingIt Turns Out Santa Isn't The Only One Who Knows Who's Naughty Or Nice
In my never-ending quest to nurture the unique voice for this Six Pixels of Separation Blog, I’ve settled on two
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