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Authority Is the New Authenticity: Influencer Marketing in the Age of LLMs

The Influencer Evolution  Influencers are more important than ever, keeping brands visible, trusted, and relevant in a world ruled by AI. That power has also shifted the rules of influencer marketing. Authenticity used to be everything, but today, auth...

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Becoming the Target Consumer Changed My Approach to Brand Strategy

For years, I’ve read brand briefs outlining familiar personas: the millennial parent juggling young kids, the time-strapped shopper seeking convenience without compromise, the household decision-maker balancing health and budget. They were helpful snapshots of the people we were trying to reach. ...

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Social Media, Motherhood, and the Price of Connection

I didn’t stop documenting my life. I just stopped sharing it. It started during the pandemic. The world was unraveling, the internet exploding, and suddenly every post felt like it had to be perfectly timed, worded, politicized. I work in PR. I know how to calibrate a message. But the judgment, the ...

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    Authority Is the New Authenticity: Influencer Marketing in the Age of LLMs

    The Influencer Evolution  Influencers are more important than ever, keeping brands visible, trusted, and relevant in a world ruled by AI. That power has also shifted the rules of influencer marketing. Authenticity used to be everything, but today, auth...

    Continue reading
  • amyLI.jpg

    Becoming the Target Consumer Changed My Approach to Brand Strategy

    For years, I’ve read brand briefs outlining familiar personas: the millennial parent juggling young kids, the time-strapped shopper seeking convenience without compromise, the household decision-maker balancing health and budget. They were helpful snapshots of the people we were trying to reach. ...

    Continue reading
  • LAUREN.jpeg

    Social Media, Motherhood, and the Price of Connection

    I didn’t stop documenting my life. I just stopped sharing it. It started during the pandemic. The world was unraveling, the internet exploding, and suddenly every post felt like it had to be perfectly timed, worded, politicized. I work in PR. I know how to calibrate a message. But the judgment, the ...

    Continue reading

12.19.23

Navigating the Holidays as a Busy Parent

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 that the holidays bring...

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09.28.23

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Validation, healing and the path to reconciliation

Since 2021, Canadians have been commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation every year on September 30. The day honours the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. For Dr. Jennifer Mervyn, a registered psych...

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08.29.23

PR in Quebec: More than a question of language

As a member of the MSL Montreal team, I regularly work with our clients and colleagues to demystify the cultural nuances specific to the Belle Province. To develop a successful campaign, it’s essential to “speak Quebec,” which goes beyond simply mastering the language of Molière. In other words, pub...

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07.31.23

New Toronto office, same MSL

This summer, we’re turning over a new leaf – and opening new doors. While we said goodbye to our favourite parking attendants, eateries, and watering holes on King Street, MSL is excited to announce a new chapter: This month, we officially opened our new Toronto office at 111 Queen Street Eas...

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07.28.23

6 ways MSL Canada is doing PR differently

From media relations to public affairs to crisis management, public relations agencies provide a wide range of services to generate awareness and positive sentiment for their clients’ brands, products and services. But not all PR firms are created equally. Here’s what sets MSL Canada apart from ...

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12.07.25

Curiosity, Questions, and Mentors Got Me a Seat at the Table. Now it’s my turn.

When I think about what it means to create a workplace culture that attracts and retains the brightest and the best talent, two words come to mind: Equity and opportunity. Unlike equality, which is centred on providing all employees with access to the same resources, equity offers employees ac...

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