Talking about… Strategic Communications Planning

Last week, I had the opportunity of participating in an IABC Ottawa podcast on strategic communication planning.

Graham Machacek, the host, Marlene Floyd of Earnscliffe and I had a lively chat about all things communications planning . We discovered lots of similarities in each of our perspectives, and had a fun conversation about our mentors and how they’ve shaped our careers.

Check out the podcast here and join us in continuing the conversation at the November 2, 2011 IABC Ottawa Strategy Lab by registering online. For a Best Practice Paper in Strategic Communications Planning, see here.

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