Category Archives: Marketing

Why Using Social Media is a Thing of the Past

Posted on September 14, 2018 by svirtue72

September 14, 2018   Shama Hyder, CEO of Zen Media Using social media to promote and advertise for brands used to be a forward-thinking strategy. Social was the future, and early adopters were rewarded for jumping on the bandwagon when … Continue reading →

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Government Launches Ontario News Now.

Posted on August 20, 2018 by svirtue72

August 20, 2018 Now that the dust has settled on the ‘outrage’ over the Ford government’s launch of Ontario News Now (ONN), it’s time for some objective analysis.     As a new government digital communication tool, ONN irritated activists who … Continue reading →

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How vast is the social media universe?

Posted on August 19, 2018 by svirtue72

There can be no denying the value of a strong social strategy, but have you ever wondered exactly how vast the social universe is? Visual Capitalist has created an outstanding graphic to help wrap your brain around the extent of … Continue reading →

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The Value of PR

Posted on July 18, 2018 by svirtue72

More and more we’re seeing a lot of public debate about the value of PR (public relations). There has been substantial scrutiny about its value as a transformative business tool. I think we all know just how transformative bad PR … Continue reading →

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Perspective is Everything

Posted on December 4, 2015 by svirtue72

Communicating effectively is a rather steep and treacherous mountain to climb sometimes.  A key principle is to always keep your audience in mind and how they will receive information. We are all bombarded with messaging through various channels constantly through … Continue reading →

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Clean up in Aisle 9

Posted on July 18, 2015 by svirtue72

I’m exhausted. I’m exhausted by the horrible customer service I get these days. It used to be just Rogers and Bell and occasionally the clerk at the local dry cleaner who prattled on about how life was so much better … Continue reading →

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The Real Power of Simplicity 2

Posted on May 9, 2015 by svirtue72

Lack of Clarity Undermines Leadership I try to use clarity and simplicity interchangeably here to convey a simple point.  I have had the great challenge of working with leaders who obfuscate and adulterate (see what I did there?) their own … Continue reading →

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Kiss me, I’m Irish

Posted on March 16, 2015 by svirtue72

Ok, ok. It’s 3 year’s old but I love it. The creative folks at Guinness sell more beer. Do they need to? The internet tells me that they sell 1.5 billion litres of beer a year, so likely not. But … Continue reading →

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A new twist on a classic tale

Posted on October 28, 2014 by svirtue72

I love creative execution. I’ve blogged about it before. The past few years have seen measurable leaps forward in design execution and certainly things look better as a whole. But the next evolution in advertising in my mind, remains the … Continue reading →

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Watch this amazing safety video?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by svirtue72

I believe that even the most boring, inane content can be given life enough to be interesting, understood and even enjoyed. As a communications professional, I’ve come to appreciate that it is exceptionally rare that you ever have a captive … Continue reading →

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