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Authentic, strategic communication for good.

We provide strategic communication, change management and marketing services to people and organizations working to build stronger communities and a healthier planet.

OUR SPECIALITIES

STRATEGIC COMMS

BRANDING

WRITING & EDITING

SOCIAL MEDIA

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

TRAINING & EVENTS

Consider Us Part of Your Team

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We’ll take time to understand
your unique needs and
opportunities.

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We’ll build and implement a plan to reach your goals.

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Together we’ll harness the power of communication to have the greatest impact possible.

Our Clients

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An owl perched on a tree branch — Canadian Women & Sport

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With a presence in both Ontario and British Columbia, we help social impact and environmental organizations across Canada communicate better. Our HQ is located on unceded Coast Salish territory of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations.

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👋 Meet Courtney. Courtney is one of our Commun

👋 Meet Courtney. Courtney is one of our Communication Managers. Areas of Expertise:
- Integrated Marketing & Communications Strategy
- Media & Influencer Relations
- Creative Storytelling Current Inspiration:
- Discovering new Spotify playlists. 🎧
- The colour orange. 🍊
- Creative entrepreneurs across all artistic mediums
🎬👟👽🏳️‍🌈🕺🏽💫✍️ Courtney's Six Words: Storytelling from a different rule book.

Let’s talk key messages for a sec, mmmmkay? 🤔 Your key messages are not slogans, jingles or taglines. Instead, they are the core ideas you want to plant in your audience’s mind. 💻 Developing key messages before you communicate helps you focus in on exactly what you want to say. Here are some tips to help you get started: - Be Concise. Aim for short, direct sentences. By saying less, you’re forced to focus. Define exactly what you want people to understand and what, if anything, you’re asking them to do. 🙋🏽‍♀️
- Be Clear. Avoid jargon or language that could confuse or distract your audience. Technical language or fancy vocab may feel good to you, but it can be a barrier to engaging your audience. 🔓
- Be Connected. Identify how your audience is impacted by what you’re communicating. Put yourself in their shoes and ask “what’s in it for me?” Then make sure your communication clearly answers this question. 👞 #SixWordComm #SixWordCommunication
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When it comes to sharing information and helping y

When it comes to sharing information and helping your audience understand and retain your message, saying it again and again—and sometimes again—is essential. One of the most common ways we miscommunicate is by not communicating enough. Most people and organizations are guilty of under-communicating. Whether intentionally or not, we often: - Assume people don’t need or want to know something.
- Overestimate how much other people already know.
- Feel the need to protect or withhold information.

Under-communicating leads people to fill in the gaps with their own assumptions. This can cause all sorts of communication breakdowns and trigger rumours and gossip. When in doubt, say it again. #SixWordComm #SixWordCommunication
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Your brand is so much more than your logo. When th

We communicate in so many ways throughout the day

We communicate in so many ways throughout the day (how we enter a room or online meeting, the emails, texts, and DMs we send, the phone calls we do - and don’t - answer…the list goes on and on). But how do we know we’re adding value? Introducing a mini guide to intentional communication… Before you communicate, consider asking yourself: 1. Is it kind? 💛 -Are you taking into account the other person or people you’re communicating with? How is it going to be received? No matter the topic, can you be kind? 2. Is it necessary? 🤔 -Do you need to say it? How much of your pride/ego/stubbornness is at play? 3. Is it true? ⚖️ -Are you clearly communicating something that needs to be shared? Is it true – or true for you? 4. Does it improve upon the silence?🎤 -Is it insightful? Helpful? Informative? Or is it just noise? Give it a try and let us know how it goes! #SixWordComm #SixWordCommunication
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👋Meet Stacey Areas of expertise: -Strategic we

👋Meet Stacey Areas of expertise:
-Strategic web copy and design
-Storytelling
-Project management Current inspiration:
-Her garden and the power of soil, seeds and critters
-Impromptu ocean swims
-A good book from the local library 
Stacey’s six words: Meaningful words, long hikes and sailing. #SixWordComm #sixwordstory #SixWordCommunication
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