April 12, 2013 by Brenda Hanchar, Managing Director

Communications Planning

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” ~ Lewis Carroll Like planning for a … Continue reading


February 19, 2013 by Nancy Ladenheim, CEO

Choosing a theme for your annual report

This is the time of year when companies are angsting over their annual reports, and whether or not they should … Continue reading


January 31, 2013 by Glen Nelson, Vice President, Investor Relations

PowerPoint: Monster or Silver Bullet?

Taking a day to comb through corporate presentations illustrates what’s right and arguably wrong with the way PowerPoint slide decks … Continue reading


November 19, 2012 by Geoffrey Vanderburg, Managing Director

Communication professionals find out the facts and offer fresh solutions

The best lawyers ignore the court of public opinion and focus on the facts. The best doctors look at the … Continue reading


October 31, 2012 by Glen Nelson, Vice President, Investor Relations

Developing the IR Plan

IR plans are developed Over the past year negative news cycles and the unrelenting overhang of euro zone issues have … Continue reading


October 16, 2012 by Ian Todd, Creative Director

Communicating By Design.

I get off on visual stimulation. I’m attracted to a well-designed and written headline, and intriguing visual, a beautifully balanced … Continue reading


October 02, 2012 by Jason Chesebrough, Digital Creative Director

B2B & Social Media

First in a series Before the Internet was the focus of so much of our interactions, we used to head … Continue reading


October 01, 2012 by Chris Oberg, Vice President Director of Technology

.Net CMS Cage Fighting Tournament

Welcome to the first event in a series where I throw a bunch of .Net content management systems into a … Continue reading


August 07, 2012 by Shelley Marchant, Vice President Client Services

Collaboration and out-thinking deliver bold environmental innovation – up on the roof

The challenge bmir was asked to communicate the success of a project that took more than a year to complete, … Continue reading


July 24, 2012 by Allan McN. Austin, Vice President Client Services

Malcontent

In today’s increasingly online world, it’s not uncommon to hear communicators working on a project get into intense discussions about … Continue reading


July 18, 2012 by Derrick Cho, Vice President Business Development

10 Key Things for an Effective Digital Marketing Strategy

Back in 1995, when I was The Globe and Mail’s very first Internet employee, digital marketing consisted of multimedia demos … Continue reading


July 10, 2012 by Brenda Hanchar, Managing Director

Communicating in a Crisis

To manage risk, steward your reputation, and protect lives and property, preparing for a crisis and practising fundamental responses are … Continue reading


June 26, 2012 by Nancy Ladenheim, CEO

Speak so your audience will listen.

What do the rambler, the swayer, the hipster, the speedster and the mike smoocher have in common? They didn’t hire … Continue reading


June 18, 2012 by Glen Nelson, Vice President, Investor Relations

Your investors are your customers

Your investors are your customers and the principles guiding your Investor Relations program should reflect this. If customer service does … Continue reading


May 03, 2012 by Geoffrey Vanderburg, Managing Director

Oil and gas investors longing for a little inspiration

With today’s depressed natural gas prices leading to a spate of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, pessimists might be wondering whether the junior oil and gas sector is going the way of the dodo bird. Not a chance. The same lure that brought the juniors onto the playing field in the first place will keep them coming back for more. The challenge for the juniors will be to find ways to capture the imagination of investors in order to raise the necessary funds to turn their dreams into reality. Continue reading


by Jason Chesebrough, Digital Creative Director

We are live!

Welcome to the site – it’s a whole new approach for BMIR – and a sneak peek into the beginning of a rebrand… but more on that later.

There’s no big revelation as to why we’ve updated our site; our old site has served its time well and we needed a visual refresh, but beyond that there are new technologies Continue reading


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