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Flacklife

Canada's first PR blog, since 2003.

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Url:http://www.flacklife.com
Author(s):Bob LeDrew
Language:English
Tags:public relations, communications, media
Description:Bob LeDrew's take on issues around PR, communications, social media, and popular culture.
Ratings (2 Ratings)
Popularity:28 Followers

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Making the Translucid transition
Hi all:While I've held this space for over six years, I've (with the help of the inventive and smart Tom Hofstatter) migrated Flacklife over to where I'm hanging out now, my new communications cons...more
2009-12-18
Tiger Woods, the crash, and the public relations hurricane
I just searched for "Tiger Woods" on Google News. There are nearly 6,000 articles about him in the last week. I'd wager (I don't have time to count) that the vast majority are about the car acciden...more
2009-11-29
New communications blood at Ottawa City Hall
It's not usual for people in the PR game to make the news when they take a new job. But there have been a couple of big changes in the last 48 hours here in Ottawa that have got a lot of chatter go...more
2009-11-27
XP: Time for Ottawa to help women in need
In the last week, there have been two fires at facilities that serve women in Ottawa.The first took place on Novemer 8 at the Cornerstone Women's Shelter, where a woman died of burns. On the weeken...more
2009-11-16
XP: Time for Ottawa to help women in need
In the last week, there have been two fires at facilities that serve women in Ottawa.The first took place on Novemer 8 at the Cornerstone Women's Shelter, where a woman died of burns. On the weeken...more
2009-11-16
If this is a triumph, why do I not like it?
Got pointed to this New York Times story via Xeni Jardin, writing in Boingboing. The gist, if you don't want to read t
2009-11-15
"It's a reason, not an excuse." What I learned at the United Way.
I got the chance to go on a United Way "Seeing i
2009-11-10
Aviva scores a home run with community competition
I was driving between meetings yesterday and turned on CBC Radio's "All in a Day." Host Alan Neal was speaking with a young woman named Alyse Schachter, who is part of a VERY cool competition.Alyse...more
2009-11-04
Pitch FAIL. But thanks for your interest.
I got the following pitch today. I'm redacting it to remove identifying information, but man, does the last line of that covering note grate on my nerves. To the best of my knowledge, I've never ex...more
2009-10-28
Change can be frightening. And good.
Wanted to let you know that I am leaving Algonquin College after a year or so here to embark on a new / not-new adventure.From 1994-2000, I worked as an independent PR consultant, and I'm going to ...more
2009-10-21

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