On June 6 I’m barricading myself in my house, drawing the blinds and shutting myself off from the rest of the world for 24 hours. On that day I’ll be joining millions of people around the world in binge-watching and live-tweeting season two of Orange is the New Black. CONTINUE READING
Over the past few years, Canadian retail brands like
Gotstyle
,
Frank & Oak
,
Surmesur
and
Garrison Bespoke
have all emerged in response to the growing demand for menswear. Just recently Toronto had its first ever
Men’s Fashion Week
, and last weekend stylish men gathered at the
Gentleman’s Expo
in Toronto to, what else, learn how to become a stylish, well-groomed gentleman.
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It’s a wrap. The stars have jetted out of town, the red carpet has been rolled away, and normalcy has returned to King West (somewhat) now that the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has ended. CONTINUE READING
People often ask me what I do as a social media strategist. So in this post, I’m going to break it down and explain what my job involves exactly. CONTINUE READING
Books about social media strategy and management are a dime a dozen these days, and there’s a lot of fluff written by self-
This post is inspired by an incident that occurred earlier this week when I discovered that a post I wrote a few weeks ago entitled “ Why introverts make the best social media managers “, was repurposed without any credit or mention of my work. CONTINUE READING
My experience working in social media and working with various clients has taught me that social media is not for everyone. If you or your company are like anything I’ve described below, then social media is definitely not the place for you. CONTINUE READING
A while ago, I listed 9 things every business should know before they jump into social media. None of that will succeed though, without a social media champion. CONTINUE READING
Growing up, I remember watching Christiane Amanpour reporting from the frontlines of the Gulf War, the Rwandan genocide and the war in Kosovo . Back then, CNN and BBC were my sources of breaking news. CONTINUE READING
A few months ago, I bungee jumped off the 128 meter Victoria Falls bridge and plummeted towards the crocodile-infested Zambezi river below. It was one of the most thrilling and exhilarating experiences in my life. CONTINUE READING