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Artificial Intelligence for Business
Artificial Intelligence for Business To say artificial intelligence has gotten a lot of buzz recently would be an understatement. Google and Facebook have embarked on major AI research and development undertakings. Investment has come from the likes of Goldman Sachs...
Our Top 5 Government Relations Posts
Our Top 5 Government Relations Posts On Friday, June 18, Canadian parliamentarians wrapped up their business in Ottawa for the summer recess. Based on some of the discussions we’ve been having, it sounds like many government relations (GR) professionals will also be...
3 Videos for People Who Don’t Understand Government Relations
3 Videos for People Who Don’t Understand Government Relations Every government relations (GR) professional has experienced it. You mention your job title and are met with a blank stare. As you begin to describe what you do for a living, the person on the receiving end...
3 Insights: The Senate, the Media, and the Court of Public Opinion
For some Canadians, the auditor general's recent report confirmed a view of the Senate as a corrupt and secretive institution. Amid a flood of spending scandals (to say nothing of Don Meredith), the audit – which concluded that 30 senators had inappropriately spent a...
Why Traditional Media Monitoring Still Matters
Why Traditional Media Monitoring Still Matters Listening is good. This is something we can all agree on, I think. Marketing and communications professionals learn the importance of listening to their audiences early on. Financial analysts and investors try to cut...
4 Insights From Our Government Relations White Paper
Recently, I completed the process of writing a white paper on digital disruption in the government relations (GR) profession. The paper – which focuses largely on GR teams working within public relations agencies - was the culmination of months of interviews and...
Conserving Resources in Government Relations
Government Relations: An Integral Part of the PR Puzzle
Government Relations: An Integral Part of the PR Puzzle To those on the outside, government relations is perceived as a synonym for lobbying, which, in turn, is viewed as advocacy (or, in some cases, something less legitimate). Let’s forget for a moment that the field...
Could Any Amount of PR Have Helped Elizabeth May?
Could Any Amount of PR Have Helped Elizabeth May? As an employee of a media-monitoring service provider, I’m pretty much addicted to the news. It’s become a part of my regular routine – most mornings, I scour news sites and twitter feeds, searching for stories (and...
Does Government Relations Need a PR Makeover?
It's no secret that many in the general population believe lobbying is a less-than-squeaky-clean endeavor. In fact, entering the word “lobbying” into a popular search engine is likely to turn up two types of content. Op-ed pieces on the theme of corruption Cartoons...
How Many Government Sources Should You Monitor?
How Many Government Sources Should You Monitor? Every so often, something comes up during market research that shines a clarifying light on past data. Suddenly, a problem that plagues professionals in the industry you’ve been researching makes that much more sense....
The Apple Watch’s Notification Problem
The Apple Watch’s Notification Problem It’s happened. After months of hype and sky-high financial forecasting, consumers have been introduced to the Apple Watch. Online pre-ordering began last Friday; within minutes, some models had sold out. The verdict from tech...