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Welcome to our new website -- a blog that gives us a chance to present short rants on key communications issues of the day. It's a work in progress. We'll be updating our contributions regularly each week. We encourage you to let us know what you think. Heck, we might even ask you to do a guest blog post for us!Connect with us:
Jun
13
Jun
10
Perceptions + Persuasion
The BC Association of Fire Chiefs is meeting in Penticton for the 79th annual conference and trade show. Our Joanna Piros is a frequent presenter and trainer in the fire service and was invited back again this year, this time with a new topic – persuasion. See her video.
More Writing on the Wall
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, as baseball sage Yogi Berra observed, but it’s late innings for Tony Hayward, CEO of British Petroleum, the company at the heart of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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May
26
Get. It. First!
Get it first. It’s an old mantra that’s drilled into every cub reporter, and it conveys the air of urgency that is always present to some degree in dealings with any media.
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May
20
Day 30 for BP – Gimme More Info!
It’s interesting to see the evolution of the BP oil spill in the media, or is it a devolution? There are many lessons to be learned here as the media try to find spill stories that appeal to the broad masses. Is this environmental catastrophe not big enough?
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May
15
Viral Civic Engagement: Pass it On…
When I first heard about “slacktivism” (stay tuned for one of Ransford’s blogs), I thought I should harness “viral civic engagement”. Especially now, when we need more volunteers than ever – for just about everything.
May
14
The High Cost of BP’s Oil Spill
BP does not like being saddled with the responsibility of the oil spill in the Gulf. And they’re not coming up with timely fixes to the problem. This is taking too long.
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How valuable is information in the information age?
Half of the people surveyed who occupy top positions in corporate Canada and the public sector say they are overwhelmed by the amount of information they receive and they say that they could make more informed decisions if that information was better communicated.
May
13
The Age of Persuasion (How Marketing Ate our Culture)
The Age of Persuasion (How Marketing Ate our Culture)
By: Terry O’Reilly + Mike Tennant
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Why did it take me so long to discover Terry O’Reilly? Jeez. Sometimes I disappoint myself.
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Rolling Out the Red
They rolled out the red carpet at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver Sunday night, something that happens on rare occasions, usually involving royalty. In this case the uniforms weren’t royal but rather dress uniforms of members of Firefighters Without Borders, an organization that has grown from a local good idea in British Columbia (modeled on similar concepts in the US) to a full-fledged national organization with charitable status. I was fortunate enough to go to El Salvador a little while ago, as part of a deployment that was taking gear, apparatus and training expertise to central America. I documented some of the goings-on using my Flip camera.
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Who We Are
- Bruce Rozenhart
Principal
Bruce Rozenhart has over 25 years experience in public affairs and is a recognized expert in all aspects of communications – crisis communications, conflict management, strategic planning, public relations, third party advocacy programs, public consultation, communications technology, publication design and video production.
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- Bob Ransford
Senior Consultant
Bob Ransford is a communicator and an urban designer. He specializes in urban issues and in dealing with complicated urban development and land-use challenges involving the public, governments and other stakeholders.
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- Joanna Piros
Senior Consultant
Joanna Piros has over 20 years experience in the media as a reporter, television news anchor, writer and producer. As a communications consultant and trainer, she has helped a wide variety of clients create communications strategies, create events, and become better communicators with external audiences, internal audiences, and media.
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- Maurice Bridge
Senior Consultant
Maurice Bridge has over 35 years experience in communications. His background includes daily news reporting for television and print, television field production and television newscast management.
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- Tara Chan
Communications Coordinator
Tara Chan has several years experience in office administration and public relations working for government and industry.
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