You can write, but we don’t jive, enjoy the rest of your life
When you write a post for a company and they don't like it, but you still kind of do. ? A media company approached me recently to submit a sample article for a Milliennial [Read more]
Work
How to get them to not look away
Sometimes we become so comfortable in sending out our stories on the same old channel, in the same old way, that we forget to focus on how people want to see it or interact [Read more]
A few of my favourite things in a year that was full of not so favourite things
Let's face it, 2016 is a bit of a dud. A few of our biggest icons passed away (RIP Bowie, Prince, Snape), the climate keeps showing us who's boss and looks pretty much fine [Read more]
Autumn in the ‘Peg, a photo essay
Autumn. It's such a lovely time of year, isn't it? Yes, we have mornings that arrive a little too crisp, giving us Winnipeggers that instant worry about early snow. (Step off [Read more]
Get Ur Content Freak On: 6 ways good content marketing is like a hip hop song
This might be the point where content marketing goes into full "jump the shark" mode. I mean, I've seen about 40 content marketing think pieces comparing it to everything [Read more]
Creating content your audience will love: My 10 favourite Manitoba Hot posts
Writing content that people will be into is no easy task, but it's a hugely worthwhile one. When Manitoba Hot fell into my lap four years ago, there wasn't much to it. Oh [Read more]
Thinking while Thermëa-ing
Usually when you hear the marketing lingo for spas it's all a little cliché, isn't it? Something along the lines of... nurture your body, calm your mind, rejuvenate your soul, [Read more]
#GoMedia2014
Winnipeg just finished hosting GoMedia Marketplace -- the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)'s annual travel media marketplace that profiles Canadian tourism products to [Read more]
Hooked
This is the best way to spend a work day. Our fishing and hunting guru, Shel Zolkewich, invited me to join her, local anglers and a bunch of media to Travel Manitoba's annual [Read more]
Long dining is where it’s at
Whimsical. That's the word that instantly comes to mind when I think of last weekend's dining event Table for 1200. The words I heard the most from my dining companions [Read more]
#WeWantTheGames
In March 2013, I worked with a wonderful team at Sport Manitoba to develop a social media campaign that would encourage fans and followers to tell the Canada Summer Games Bid [Read more]
A heart-filled day of work
A few days before Valentine's Day, I was asked to create a social media campaign that would somehow relate back to Travel Manitoba's new "Canada's Heart... Beats" brand.
For the birds
The editor of Bird Watching magazine contacted me recently for permission to use one of my photos in an upcoming issue. I was thrilled! This is the first time one of my photos [Read more]
A moveable feast
Over the summer, Travel Manitoba invited the super-sweet and fun-loving blogger, BCRobyn, to spend 28 days exploring, tasting and enjoying all the great things a Manitoba [Read more]
Fossil fish fun
Sometimes you get to do something cool in your job, and for the last couple of weeks I did just that. I designed my very first infographic for Travel Manitoba and the CFDC. [Read more]
