For anyone who read George Orwell's 1949 book Animal Farm, you'll likely recall this telling quote: "All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This politically fueled satire featured animals organizing their farm and occupants not unlike a state and its people. The eventual downfall of the system rife with alliances and greed pointedly was … [Read more...]
What’s your purpose? Your flag?
Five years ago February 28, 2010 my hometown Vancouver wrapped up hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics with an epic men's gold metal hockey game. Downtown became one massive street party in a sea of red and white, with people hoisting the Canadian flag proudly. Canadians, we get a little excited about our hockey, eh? This 5-year anniversary of all that crazy flag waving … [Read more...]
From creation to consumption, sharing, engagement, lead generation & sales
Our American neighbors have just celebrated Thanksgiving this weekend. In honor of that, during the week leading up to festivities, I shared a blog post through social media called “What would the WKRP in Cincinnati Turkey Drop episode look like in the age of social media?” While I have blog readers from all over the globe, and 20% are Canadian, the largest group is from the … [Read more...]
Fashion versus style is like social media versus email
Fashion forever tells us to do what other people are supposedly doing: favouring certain colours, cuts and lengths for the season. Style tells us to use what flatters our personal figures - those few pieces of clothing or furniture that we're perpetually drawn to and consider drop-dead good-looking regardless of current favorites. Fashion comes and goes. Style is … [Read more...]
