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Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala!

With outstretched arms, the Ottawa Riverkeeper invites you to the first ever Riverboat Gala Cruise to be held May 29th. MediaStyle has partnered up with Executive Director of the Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown, CBCs Evan Solomon and first ever honourary Riverkeepers Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney and partner Diana. We are planning…
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Creative Mornings Ottawa Presentation: Reuse

Last Friday I spoke at Creative Mornings Ottawa‘s gathering at the HUB. I created a brand new presentation on taking the values of “reuse” into every aspect of your brand. We talked about the four major elements of what makes a great brand and explored a few local examples of how the idea of “reuse”…
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How to Recover a Lost Voice!

It’s that time of year where laryngitis and strep throat are an every present threat to your voice. Last week (and this!) I’ve been struggling with keeping my voice as I battle the dying days of winter. My Facebook friends are a rather helpful bunch; I’ve collected some of their wisdom below.


Win Your Way Into Our Advanced Social Media Workshop!

Together with MediaStyle’s principal trainer Ian Capstick, participants will go beyond blogging, tweeting and updating Facebook in this day-long session. We’ll provide a critical look at how organizations can integrate social media into their current communications activities. The workshop runs Thursday, March 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. – catered lunch included. The MediaStyle…
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IdeaSpace: Thank you Ottawa!

In late November, MediaStyle launched our brand new project: IdeaSpace, Ottawa’s Creative Collaboration Studio. We reached out to our community for help, and boy did you guys deliver! We managed to raise just under $6000 and with that money, we are well on our way to making IdeaSpace a reality. The next step for us…
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The Next Chapter in MediaStyle’s Evolution

Since arriving in September, my time here has been a whirlwind of growth, campaigns and online adventure! Our next chapter sees us continuing to grow: it is my pleasure to announce that MediaStyle has added Benjamin Dickerson as our newly minted Creative Director. Benjamin comes to us by way of two years with the communications…
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The Monitor: Speed Matters

This week’s post takes a look at Peter Jackson’s latest big budget film as it garnered much attention this holiday season but it wasn’t on the film itself, but rather on the technology used to shoot it. That’s right folks, we’re talking about 48fps (frames per second). Before we get into the logistics of this…
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from MediaStyle!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from MediaStyle! Ian’s niece Molly was worried Santa wouldn’t be able to deliver her presents without a chimney! So our team of MediaStyle elves created little bit of digital Christmas magic! A virtual fireplace for all those homes without chimneys. The office is closed until January 2nd.


Content Strategy Meet Up: Kick Off

On Monday I had the opportunity to speak at the Content Strategy Meet Up in Ottawa. Kristina Mausser has been hosting these get togethers for a few years now and this was the first iteration of the event since she merged forces with the International Association of Business Communicators Ottawa chapter. Kristina asked me to…
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