Ghostwriting, Websites, Speeches, Corporate Citizenship

The word “storytelling” has become a cliche in communications, but there are times when it’s the right one: speech writing, long-form content writing, website copywriting, corporate profile writing, even proposal writing. Note: there are no speeches on this page but I'm happy to share them on request. I can write (and have written) entire three-day sales conferences, including developing the conference theme and “big idea,” keynote addresses and much more. Any long-form writing I’ll do for you, I’ll make sure you deliver way more than the facts, because you’re not a brochure. Your story — be it your brand positioning, higher purpose, point of difference, and of course, user benefit — will be instantly evident and compelling, and stitched throughout the speech, website, article or whatever else is best. My process for speech writing and all longer copywriting is similar, time-tested and effective: research on my end followed by a long recorded interview/deep dive, a detailed outline, a sample section or two to make sure tone and personality are working, then draft, draft, polish, perfect, practice, re-draft, re-polish, and showtime. Check-ins are all the way through, so there's no surprises. And because design and copy are a dance, if I’m working with your design team and they have a website or other layout, I’ll match the word count perfectly. Did I also mention I'm a Toronto Freelance Copywriter? Oh, I did? 70 times? Sorry.

GRAND SPIRITS DISTILLERY WEBSITE COPYWRITING

100 years after prohibition, in a small town where the hills were once alive with the sound of moonshine, bootlegging re-emerges. 

BLOGS AND CONTENT WRITING, SHOPIFY, INC.

Proud to work with Shopify, the world's fastest-growing e-commerce software company. My work included writing the founder's message that they'd hit the 500,000 store milestone, below.
CHAPAM
CORPORATE PROFILE COPYWRITING

Chapam, a Montreal developer -- and collaborator with designer Philippe Starck -- needed to tell their story.​​​​​​​
THE GREENBELT BOOK: MANUSCRIPT GHOSTWRITING AND BOOK CONCEPT
After having led the branding of Ontario's Greenbelt, in 2017 I was asked to collaborate on and structure the first-ever book about it.

A&C PR/COMMUNICATIONS INC.: WEBSITE COPYWRITING
A&C understands the importance of letting your personality come through, since it's what they do for Perrier, Johnnie Walker and many other iconic brands. 
HEADWATERS, ONT. INTERVIEWS
Putting good interviews on the page is a lot more than transcribing: it's asking the right questions, being ready to follow a new trail wherever it goes, then tight editing and wordsmithing your questions so they're as witty as you wish you were.

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP BRANDING
I led the creative development -- branding, copywriting and execution -- on corporate communications citizenship programs for Rogers, Manulife, Shoppers Drug Mart, Canadian Tire and other corporations.
SHOPPERS DRUG MART: WOMEN
Manifest Communications. Chief Idea Officer, Copywriting. Digital Director: Debra Sharp. Art Direction: Fei Lu
CANADIAN TIRE: Jumpstart
Created the launch campaign of the retailer's top citizenship effort.
Manifest Communications. Creative Direction, Copywriting. Art Direction: Shawn Murenbeeld, Inna Gertsberg​​​​​​​
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