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Book Review: Collusion

April 17, 2018 / 1 Comment / Celebrities, Reviews, Social Marketing

Don’t mistake this book for being like all of the others about the Trump administration. Collusion was written by a journalist with rock-solid credentials including more than a decade embedded in Russia. Luke Harding has sources who go on the record and are legitimized in several other ways. He shares specifics about the US President’s deep financial ties to Moscow, Putin and Deutsche Bank – a bank with a history of fraud and deception. …

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Thankful Thursday – A Life of Bounty

April 12, 2018 / 1 Comment / Celebrities, General, Social Marketing, Thankful Thursday

One of the great privileges of my career has been to meet so many people and hear their stories. It’s fun to meet the rich and famous, sure, but it’s the ordinary folks fighting various battles who have made the most impact on me. As Amanda Marshall sings, “Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart”. …

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Hear My Voice

April 11, 2018 / Leave a Comment / Photography, Social Marketing, Working

After more than a year away, I signed up once again to Voices.com. (I wrote about it HERE.) I was annoyed with them. My booking rates had fallen and they had doubled their escrow rates without notice. It went from 10% to 20% overnight. That’s the amount they charge a client based on the rate paid to the talent. The amount comes out of the total budget, ostensibly reducing how much the talent, like me, can charge for the job. …

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For Better or For Purse

April 4, 2018 / 1 Comment / Animals, Personal Life, Photography, Social Marketing

What a difference a name makes. When fake leather was known as pleather it was considered cheap, as in, spend a few more bucks and buy real leather. Now that it’s got a better name – vegan leather – it’s the cool and cruelty-free thing to own. …

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Clean Getaway

March 27, 2018 / Leave a Comment / Personal Life, Photography, Politics, Social Marketing, Travel

Derek and I have been looking around to invest in a vacation retreat. Something modest to match our budget. A little place near water we can spruce up and customize. Our summer home when we’re ready to become snowbirds. We’re looking everywhere – from other provinces to other countries. Nothing is off the table. If you’ve explored the cottage areas of Ontario and you don’t have a million dollars to spend, you know how difficult it is to find something affordable close to home. …

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Leftover Rant

March 23, 2018 / 2 Comments / Columns, General, Personal Life, Potpourri, Social Marketing

I was “let go” from a magazine before I even got started! The Managing Editor hired me to write a column titled Brandt’s Rant and then she left for another job. The new M.E. didn’t see me as a fit for the mag unless I wanted to write about something I have no interest in. And so it goes. …

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cover of the WKRP box set featuring the entire cast of the show

Thankful Thursday – Radio Days

March 22, 2018 / 1 Comment / Celebrities, Photography, Social Marketing, Thankful Thursday, Working

Radio has given me a voice. It’s been loyal to me even when I wasn’t loyal to it. It’s forgiven me when I was a jerk (and there were times when I was a jerk!) and afforded me opportunities I wouldn’t have found anywhere else. Radio introduced me to some of the most wonderful people in the world, and some of the most famous. They’re not always the same thing. It legitimized me to strangers and gave me confidence until I built some of my own. …

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The Fish Sex Movie and Others

March 21, 2018 / Leave a Comment / Celebrities, Photography, Reviews, Social Marketing

The Oscar-winners for Best Picture and Best Director often leave me baffled. Except for Titanic more than twenty years ago, the winner is rarely the most popular film. The Shape of Water certainly fits that mould. It’s a surreal cold-war tale about a monster from the sea and people on land who can’t seem to connect with others. …

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Keep Talking

March 19, 2018 / 1 Comment / General, Personal Life, Politics, Social Marketing

I’m concerned that the new era of openness about harassment, bullying and toxicity is going to have an unintended consequence: driving the sexes even further apart. …

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Thankful Thursday – Meals on Wheels

March 15, 2018 / 2 Comments / Social Marketing, Thankful Thursday, Working

Some of the simpler things in life aren’t so simple for many people. Having enough to eat. Being able to look after themselves. People struggle with these things every day. Last week I was asked to help deliver lunches with Meals on Wheels and saw first-hand how important their work is. I’m thankful for the experience. …

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