Mistakes happen. They’re part of being human. You already know the best way to recover from a mistake is to admit to it – and fix it. It’s a good habit and it’s good communications strategy. Here’s our take on how the Alberta Government can recover after mistakenly banning the “Rebel” digital publication from media…
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Why Key Messages are a false crutch
“It doesn’t matter what the Reporter asks you – you’re going to tell them what you want to tell them… and I’ll show you how.” Once upon a time this was the sage advice of media trainers. If you hear one say it to you today – you should probably fire them. The concept of…
Five years of Clear Strategy, Powerful Narrative
JGR Communications celebrated its fifth year of operation on April 19, 2015. The company has grown from one owner to two partners, two staff members and several associates. Thank you to all the clients, strategic partners and friends of the company for a truly wonderful five years. Everyone at JGR Communications is excited for the…
Sneak a peek at our new website . . .
. . . Okay, we know it’s live for the world to see, so you aren’t really peeking. We were so excited by the new design we decided to share it now. We will, however, add new features and content sections over the coming months with the aim to provide more value for our website…
Bad advice on public consultation
By Doug Downs, managing partner Public and stakeholder engagement is definitely overrated these days. We live in an age in which subject matter experts, like engineers and lawyers and doctors – even politicians – have to constantly stage faux engagement events to convince regulators and the public as a whole that they are “listening” and…
When one door closes… How Target closing shop in Canada opens opportunity for Sears
By Derek Logan, communications adviser “When one door closes, another opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell Businesses that endure are known not for their absence of crises, but how they are…