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Media Mavens: Award-winning radio personality Raina Douris
Media Mavens: The most on-trend, in-style, on-point Canadians we know. The ones we look up to. The best and brightest in the Great White North. Our MCMs and WCWs. Are we the only ones obsessing over Canada’s growing media landscape? From groundbreaking journalists, to influential bloggers and the stars of the Canadian screen, we have…
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Pop-up shops: The best and worst in Toronto
If you live in any major city, then you may have noticed a new craze taking over your streets. Pop-up shops started emerging in metropolitan hubs a few years back as a trend for retail outlets. Since then, this fad has grown and proved to be more permanent than the ventures themselves, resulting in the…
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#BrandsOnQ: How a lay off led to a pay off for The Ten Spot
Desperate times usually call for desperate measures, but for The Ten Spot’s founder Kristen Woods, desperate times created an award winning franchise. 10 years ago, Kristen Woods was laid off from her job as a graphic designer when the company she was working for dissolved. She had been there less than a year and it…
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Media Mavens: Toronto Meetup guru Rey Pan
/mēdēə ·ˈmāvən/ noun: The most on-trend, in-style, on-point Canadians we know. The ones we look up to. The creative minds representing the Great White North. Our secret (and not-so-secret) MCMs and WCWs. Are we the only ones obsessing over Canada’s growing media landscape? From groundbreaking journalists, to influential bloggers and the stars of the Canadian screen,…
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Instagram introduces stories feature
No, this isn’t a #WaybackWednesday and it’s not a typo either. Yesterday, August 2nd, a new stories feature was launched onto social media, except this time it wasn’t for the original creator, Snapchat. This one comes to you from our other favourite photo sharing platform, Instagram. Introducing Instagram Stories from Instagram on Vimeo. With the…
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#BrandsOnQ: Nona Vegan grows by remembering her roots
Unbenounced to a young Kailey Gilchrist, Nona Vegan has actually been in the works for generations. Inspired by her grandparent’s recipes and her parent’s drive, Kailey was born with huge aspirations. Entrepreneurship was in her genes, with her father, sister and brother all starting their own businesses, thus she always accepted that this would be…
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Digital detox: Where to escape near Toronto
In this day and age, it is easy to get lost online. Whether you’re a PR Professional always on the go, or just a busy 20th century personnel constantly checking in on social media, much our life tends to take place online. As the summer heats up, we’re encouraging you to take full advantage of…
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On Q welcomes Wisey’s Pies, Toronto’s best New Zealand Bakehouse
American chef Paul Prudhomme once said, “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food”, but it might as well have been a quote by Anthony, co-founder of Wisey’s Pies and Backhouse. As busy PR agents constantly on the go, and (of course) long time fans of good food, the On Q Communications team…
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Media Mavens: Pop-Culture Guru and Writer Anne T. Donahue
/mēdēə ·ˈmāvən/ noun: The most on-trend, in-style, on-point Canadians we know. The ones we look up to. The creative minds representing the Great White North. Our secret (and not-so-secret) MCMs and WCWs. Are we the only ones obsessing over Canada’s growing media landscape? From groundbreaking journalists, to influential bloggers and the stars of the Canadian…
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Snapchat memories revitalizes the app
The whole landscape of social media is changing. When the concept of Snapchat was originally introduced, it was marketed as having quick, timely content that would disappear after a maximum of 10 seconds. It was supposed to be a method of telling the world what you were doing right now and sharing the most authentic version…