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Martin Connelly

Martin Connelly (martinconnelly.com) is a freelance journalist and multimedia producer currently based in St. John's, Newfoundland. He's worked in print, tv, radio, and video, including a brief stint copy editing for China Central Television. When not working, he spends his time walking Finlay (the dog) and cooking dinner for Emily (the girl).

Distracting Success

Published on March 8th, 2010 Leave a Comment

Jason Oakely has made it his business to help people waste time, and he’s good at it. A fifth year business student at Memorial University, Oakley publishes RECESS!, a weekly broad sheet of advertising and distraction. ”We looked at things that draw people to print — things that are best done on paper; cross words, word searches, [...]

The JUNOs Are Coming, The JUNOs Are Coming

Published on March 3rd, 2010 Leave a Comment

Let the madness begin: Juno Nominees were announced in Toronto today.
From the release:
Leading all categories with a total of six JUNO Award nominations is Michael Bublé. Following the hugely successful release of CRAZY LOVE, his first studio album in over two years, Bublé will contend for the JUNO Fan Choice Award (presented by Pepsi), Single [...]

Juno Update: Ruckus Tickets to go on sale March 1

Published on February 24th, 2010 Leave a Comment

The 2010 Juno Host Committee announced official sponsors this morning, along with details about the performances leading up to the Broadcast event on April 18th.
The Platinum level sponsors are pretty much who you would expect to see:  Fortis, Steele Communications, The Telegram, and Target Marketing and Communications Inc.
Various communications and beverage companies have sponsored events [...]

New Digital Signs in St. John’s

Published on February 1st, 2010 2 Comments

The City of Legends is entering a new era in advertising. Or that’s what Signs of the Times signs is hoping anyway.

Dairy Terminology 101

Published on January 7th, 2010 Leave a Comment

Terms and definitions for the dairy industry.

Filled to Overflowing?

Published on January 7th, 2010 Leave a Comment

Does a population the size of a Toronto suburb really justify two processing plants and two distribution networks? The short answer is “well, it has them” but the long answer is much more interesting.

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