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A Second Year of The Analytic Eye (2011 to 2012)

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The Analytic Eye is now two years in existence. The blog launched September 26, 2010. You can read my first yearly wrap-up of The Analytic Eye here. Fun milestones this […]

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You Want to Write? Here’s The Analytic Eye’s Advice

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A couple weeks back, my friend Matt sent me a message on Facebook: Weird question for you: You’ve always been a gifted writer, and have pursued it as a career. […]

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Three reasons television commercials fail

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My post about Cheryl and the terrible Microsoft/PC store advertisement a week or two back got me thinking about other television commercials that miss their mark for various reasons. Here […]

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A Year of The Analytic Eye (2010-2011)

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Yesterday, The Analytic Eye celebrated its first birthday. The blog officially launched September 26 with my inaugural post, Social Media Lessons from Bon Jovi. The Bon Jovi post is still […]

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5 things “Beat the Bank” Teaches About Creating Good Contests

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Last Friday (August 26), CHUM FM’s summer installment of the Beat the Bank contest came to an end. On the following Monday (August 29 ), the Toronto-based radio station launched […]

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Working Your Promotional Angles: Urban Arts Case Study, Part III

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Idiosyncrasies are a gold mine for communicators working in theatre production, provided you’ve got an eye for detail and a willingness to innovate on the fly. It doesn’t matter whether […]

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Theatre company websites as content gateways: Urban Arts Case Study, Part II

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In the theatre as in any business, your website is more than the place where people come to see what you’re offering this season or check a show’s start time. […]

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