Mark Blevis

Here’s a list of some of the (non-billable) things I’ve started since joining Fleishman-Hillard.

TEDNESDAY

During my second week at FH, I started a weekly lunch gathering to watch TED talks. It’s been very interesting to discuss the presentations with my co-workers and explore ways in which the ideas can influence our work. Last month, I invited one of our team members to present on extending the brand experience. Her session was very well received and led me to invite an internal speaker to inspire the office on the second Wednesday of each month.

POLITICAL VIEW

As a member of the public affairs practice, I’m automatically part of the pool of contributors to our group blog, PoliticalView.ca. Blogging about political goings-on and political issues is new for me. To develop my chops I’ve even let myself blog some of those issues right here. Today I blogged about Stockwell Day’s letter to “Treasury Board land”.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE PODCAST

I’ve spearheaded Public Affairs, a podcast that will feature regular round table discussions with co-workers on issues of public affairs. The first episode which focussed on the distinction between public affairs and public relations — with a few sidebars about digital engagement — was published yesterday. Episode two will be out later this week and I hope to publish an episode each week.

DIGITAL STYLE

Today I launched Digital Style, an internal blog which I will use to help the people that aren’t as familiar or comfortable with the tools, culture and psychology of the digital world. My first post suggests reading The Cluetrain Manifesto. By the way, it’s possible I’ll cross post the occassional Digital Style blog post to this site.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The people that know me well know that once I get an idea in my head, there’s very little that can stop me. While I have some ideas I’m working on, what I’m more interested in is what I’m capable of and haven’t considered, yet.