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MICHELIN Guide
Cooking up results for Turo with MICHELIN Guide chefs
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By Lindsey Cepek, Director of Growth Strategy, and Lindsey Rosen, Head of Production & Ops, Notch Video; and Daniel Ma, Account Manager, North Strategic   —  As one part of the duo called “N2” (Notch Video and North Strategic), we love a good collab.   So, when our client Turo came to us with their “Drive to…

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Social media strategy
Social Media Strategy Playbook for 2024
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By Dustin Pollack, Account Director, Digital — The start of the year is a chance to hit the reset button and adopt a fresh perspective. That’s also true for the social team at North. The new year represents an opportunity to look at channels with a fresh set of eyes and think about how we…

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Cookieless future
Cookieless future: What the end of third-party cookies means for brands
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By Michael Sauvé, Account Director, Digital Media Strategy; Deanna Kenins, Sr. Account Director, Digital; and Nicole Grant, Sr. Vice President — You’ve heard by now that with a new Chrome update, Google is killing third-party cookies. The update has begun to roll-out and so has advice for brands on coping with change. So, what’s it all about?…

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PR in 2024
PR in 2024: What Matters to Us for the Year Ahead
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By Jonathan Forani, Senior Editorial and Media Strategist, and Sarah Stewart-Browne, President — From flying cars to a Y2K meltdown, predicting the future often misses the mark. So, as 2024 kicks into gear, let’s look at what we know for sure: where our heads are at as an agency and what matters to us and…

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2023 social trends
2023 Social Trends Wrapped: From Barbie to the Roman Empire
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By Jaclyn Melville, Account Executive, and Carlina Green, Account Coordinator — More shareable than your Spotify Wrapped, more anticipated than Merriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year” and more iconic than Time’s Person of the Year, we present to you North Strategic’s Social Trends 2023 Wrapped. Just when you thought that no trend could compare to “It’s…

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Working parents holidays
Navigating the Holidays as a Busy Parent
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By Lindsey Rosen, Head of Production and Operations, Notch Video — As a mom of three kids—an 11-year-old daughter who thinks she’s going on 18, an adventurous, hockey-playing 9-year-old son, and an adorable yet stubborn 4-year-old daughter—I often find myself in the middle of a whirlwind during the holiday season. Balancing the joy and chaos…

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Kruger Products
North Strategic Awarded PR AOR for Kruger Products
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Canada’s #1 tissue products manufacturer announces expanded partnership with North Strategic to provide public relations and influencer marketing support across its business Kruger Products, Canada’s leading paper manufacturer of Cashmere®, Purex®, Scotties®, and SpongeTowels®, today announced its expanded and integrated communications partnership with North Strategic as its official PR Agency of Record. The collaboration marks…

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Spider-Man 2 game
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 game launch is my PR dream
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By Simon Langlois, Senior Account Manager  —  “Office geek” is a badge I wear with pride.  When I started at North Strategic, I forced colleagues into conversations about video games—or anything fantasy and sci-fi, really—and my managers caught on quickly. They had me work on the Ubisoft account right away, one of the biggest video…

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Speechwriting and delivery
Speechwriting and delivery for thought leaders
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By Jonathan Forani, Senior Editorial and Media Strategist; and Jennifer Britton, Senior Account Director — A good speech doesn’t come out of thin air. Despite what proponents of artificial intelligence technology might tell you, a good speech requires more than a thoughtfully worded set of prompts. It also takes more than knowledge and charisma alone.…

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Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Validation and healing on Orange Shirt Day
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By Jackie Dunham, Editorial and Media Strategist  — Since 2021, Canadians commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. For Dr. Jennifer Mervyn, a registered psychologist with expertise in decolonizing Western approaches…

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