New website at www.jgoss.com

Check out our new site at www.jgoss.com

Contact jgossassociates@gmail.com

Live Convention Webcasts

My associates at Public Response helped the Broadbent Institute expand the reach of the 2016 Progress Summit with our Live Convention product.

For more information about Public Response’s Live Convention 

http://www.publicresponse.ca/liveconvention

Or contact J. Goss at blog @ jgoss com

Summit Agenda:

http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/summit2016

http://www.institutbroadbent.ca/sommet2016

art by artifact graphic design: toronto

Artifact Graphic Design is a respected communicator in the labour, progressive and not-for-profit communities. Artifact is known throughout the sector for cost-effective designs, fast turnaround and high quality work and service.

artifact graphic design is a J. Goss Associate.

http://artifactworks.ca/

(December 20, 2015)

Known and trusted by many of Canada's top journalists

Toronto-based J. Goss + Associates is known and trusted by many of Canada's top journalists.

Services include:

- strategic counsel

- message development
- identifying target journalists and news organizations
- briefing spokespersons and journalists

- media advisories and new releases
- news conferences
- social media support

- media monitoring

- metrics

Resources:

- live tv and radio news feeds
- commercial newswires
- a complete listing of Canada's journalists
- database access to over 1,500 Canadian media outlets
- French language media coverage

Media profiles

Does your organization spend money on media relations? Do you know how well you're doing?

J. Goss + Associates specializes in media profiles. A profile identifies strengths and weaknesses in your organization's media relations program. It includes metrics for hits, reach and earned media.

For more information email blog@jgoss.com.

Who is Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot?

The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition will tell the tale

Delta, British Columbia, August 18-22, 2015

J. Goss + Associates is a proud supporter of the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition. Amateur pilots aspiring to a career in aviation are happy to compete in the Webster, one of Canada’s most prestigious aviation events. Like our friends at Aerographics Creative Services, the designer of the poster, we look forward to meeting Canada's top amateur pilot in Delta in August.

The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition

John Webster lost his life in an aircraft accident at St. Hubert, Quebec, while practicing to represent Canada in an aerobatic flying competition The Trans-Canada Air Pageant. In July, 1931, a month before his death, John had represented Canada in his Curtiss-Reid Rambler in the King’s Cup Air Race in England. The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition was established in 1932  Dr. J. C. Webster of Shediac, New Brunswick, who wished to perpetuate the memory of his son.

The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition is an annual event committed to finding the “Top Amateur Pilot in Canada”. It is sponsored by Air Canada - Flight Operations and contributed to by numerous companies and organizations from the aviation sector. 

Art by Aerographics Creative Services

Media monitoring, Testing the new FPInfomart platform. Liked the old one.

We are currently testing the new media monitoring platform available from FP Infomart. The old platform is fantastic but is scheduled for shutdown at the end of the month. The old platform covers most major Canadian print outlets and some key broadcasts like CTV National News Broadcast News, and the World Report on CBC Radio.

Its database houses many of Canada's community papers and a few thousand blogs.

We like the old system because it is reasonably priced, nimble and the backbone of our media monitoring business.

 J. Goss + Associates uses Infomart for:

1) producing morning reports on media coverage of our clients and their issues;
2) live monitoring of media websites and commercial newswires;
3) quick overviews of individuals, organizations and issues;
4) keeping track of journalists; and
5) measuring the reach and earned media value of communications projects.

With Infomart we can guarantee that every story about our clients whether printed in the Toronto Star or the Reston Recorder is reviewed and flagged when significant. It will take a while to figure out the new system but I will report on it soon.

In the meantime, if you have questions about media monitoring please call:

J. Goss + Associates
534-4008 (416)
pres@jgoss.com
www.jgoss.com

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Call J. Goss for media relations, strategies, monitoring and media metrics

J. Goss + Associates helps clients work with news professionals.

Toronto-based J. Goss + Associates is known and trusted by many of Canada's top journalists.

J. Goss + Associates media relations services:

- strategic counsel

- message development
- identifying target journalists and news organizations
- briefing spokespersons and journalists

- media advisories and new releases
- news conferences and phonearounds
- social media support

- media monitoring

- metrics

Resources include:

- live tv and radio news feeds
- commercial newswires
- a complete listing of Canada's journalists
- database access to over 1,500 Canadian media outlets
- French language media coverage

Media profiles

Does your organization spend money on media relations? Do you know how well you're doing? J. Goss + Associates specializes in media profiles which can identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.

For more information email J. Goss + Associates or phone (416) Toronto 534 4008.

Campaign builds for Community Benefits Agreement in Metrolinx $4.6 b LRT contract

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) would require
contractors to direct job recruitment, skills training
and procurement to historically disadvantaged communities
and populations and would ensure investments
are made to support clean and healthy local environments. 

Media Release: April 24, 2013

(Toronto) Community leaders in Toronto are mobilizing to advocate for a legally binding Community Benefits Agreement as part of the $4.6 billion contract to be awarded by Metrolinx for the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown and Scarborough Light Rapid Transit lines. The tender call is expected to be issued within 90 days.

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) would require contractors to direct job recruitment, skills training and procurement to historically disadvantaged communities and populations and would ensure investments are made to support clean and healthy local environments. The CBA model for large public infrastructure projects has been implemented successfully in cities around the world and is now coming to Toronto.

News Release, Industry will suffer if railway removal continues in the upper Ottawa valley

Pontiac and Renfrew County rail and transportation advocate
Transport Pontiac-Renfrew has issued an urgent request
 to CN for a temporary moratorium on rail removal.

(Campbell’s Bay, QC April 18, 2013)  Another nail in the railway coffin is evident in the Upper Ottawa Valley despite intense objection from local business, as rail service in the area continues a slow and painful death.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) has begun rail lifting preparations around Pembroke then heading in a south-easterly direction to Portage du Fort, Quebec.  Non-disclosure-agreement discussions are currently underway for another section of the line east from Portage du Fort to the bridge at Fitzroy Harbour.

Media Release, Canada's top amateur pilots to get job interviews with Air Canada

(Ottawa April 19, 2013) -- Capt. Rick Allen, Senior Director Flight Operations at Air Canada (TSE:AC:B)  today confirmed job interviews will be given  to all 9 finalist in the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition.

"This new, additional support from Air Canada is a tremendous boost to Canada's top amateur pilot contest and a great incentive for our young competitors," says Amy Foy, National Administrator.

Foy notes the offering of a job interview does not guarantee a position with the company.

Established in 1932, this year's Webster Memorial Trophy Competition will take place in Winnipeg on Aug. 19-24.  Many amateur pilots have already entered the competition. The entry deadline is June 1.

Passenger rail film premiere in Toronto on April 4

Toronto premiere
De-railed: The National Dream

April 4, 2013, 7:00 pm

Ryerson University (Room LIB072) 350 Victoria Street

Admission Free

Great graphics promote Canada's top amateur pilot competition: Winnipeg, Aug. 19-24

J. Goss + Associates is a proud supporter of the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition. Promotion for this year's contest is in full flight with the release of Dave O'Malley's poster.  O'Malley, a J. Goss associate and the president of Ottawa-based Aerographic Creative Services, always donates art to the cause.

Tips on Brands, Frames, Conversations and Narratives

Training in communications theory and practice.

Straight Goods News held another excellent "Persuading to Win" workshop on Feb. 22-23 in Toronto. More than 100 people attended including many top union leaders.

Most of the session was off-the-record. This report is based entirely on the presentations made by the speakers on subjects like:
- the primacy of research and strategy
- branding, framing, narratives and changing the conversation
- video content is the most powerful element of a website
- Steve Jobs, Chief Brand Officer

J. Goss + Associates provided communications services for the event.

Openmedia.ca, On the one-year anniversary of #TellVicEverything it’s time for pro-privacy commitment from the government

On the one-year anniversary of #TellVicEverything it’s time for pro-privacy commitment from the government:

Today, February 16, 2013 marks the one-year anniversary of the #TellVicEverything Twitter campaign, which went viral and saw thousands of Canadians creatively and successfully voicing their opposition to the government's controversial online spying Bill C-30.

Almost one year later, on February 11, 2013, we saw a huge victory when the government bowed to pressure from nearly 150,000 Canadians and shelved Bill C-30 with its "Lawful Access" provision. The measure would have allowed authorities to search the internet service provider records of individual Canadians without having to persuade a judge there is a good reason to do so.

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Consumers push for shorter-term wireless contracts

Rita Trichur, The Globe and Mail, Don’t ‘grandfather’ old telecom contracts

“There should be no ‘grandfathering’ of old contracts when the code comes into force,” said PIAC’s executive director John Lawford, adding the code itself should be enacted as soon as “reasonably” possible.

"The applicability of the code to existing contracts is shaping up to be one of the most contentious issues of these hearings. Major carriers have long argued that applying the code retroactively would be largely unmanageable," The Globe and Mail reported on Feb. 11.

Christine Dobby, Postmedia News, CRTC kicks off week-long public hearings

Minister Asked to Intervene in Shaw-Rogers Spectrum Deal

Ottawa consumer lawyers say Rogers deal for
Shaw's wireless spectrum will reduce competition.

Five consumer and public advocacy groups have asked the Minister of Industry to take action to prohibit
Rogers Communications Inc. (TSE:RCI:B) from acquiring spectrum from Shaw Communications Inc. (TSE:SJR.B), calling the companies’ recently proposed deal “contrary to the original AWS auction rules of the set-aside” and contrary to “your Ministry’s clear policy to preserve that spectrum for new wireless entrants.”

The groups signing the January 21 letter were the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC), OpenMedia.ca, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) and the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia (COSCO).

J. Goss graphic designer John Gallaugher works the PGA Golf Show in Orlando, Florida

John Gallaugher is on his way to the golf industry's biggest trade show with more excellent work in hand. The new editions of Pro Shop and Canadian Golfer Magazine are very good looking. The publications will be released this week at the PGA Golf Show in Orlando, Florida.

Gallaugher will direct the installation of client's booths, backdrops and displays. The J. Goss associate will be filing photos including shots of Outdoor Demo Day and Thursday's opening address from Annika Sorenstam. Gallaugher will be keeping a good eye on graphic design and packaging innovations from major brands like TaylorMade, Bridgestone, FootJoy and Nike.

For graphic design services contact J. Goss + Associates.

Public Response Workshops, Direct Email Online Fundraising

 Public Response's Online Fundraising workshops will payback big time.

"With less than a week to go before the first workshop, we have only a few seats left for NGO leaders and fundraisers who want to add direct email online fundraising to their organization's revenue mix," reports Public Response, a J. Goss Associate.

Public Response's Steven Staples will share his real-world experience in direct

Canada's top amateur pilots, Webster Memorial Trophy Competition 2013

The competition for the trophy gets tougher every year. Support for the event is growing. This year Wings Magazine is stepping it up with an ad campaign.

Wayne Foy, Co-ordinator of Canada's top amateur pilot competition, regularly updates supporters. This report was filed by Foy on Jan. 7, 2013.

The new year is upon us and so is the 2013 Webster competition. The Series 1 posters produced by WINGS magazine are at the printers and will be ready for mailing across the country shortly.  WINGS has also produced a “1/2 page ad” which they will be using in developing promotional material and it is currently in the process of being added to our website.

J. Goss + Associates is a proud supporter of the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition.

J. Goss + PR leads to nightmares for CBC star and more top stories from 2012

CBC Star Rick Mercer got the Bell-Astral message.  

Top ten news stories of 2012

1.  Bad Dreams: The top story of the year was Rick Mercer's problem sleeping. The CBC-TV star heard so much bad news about what would happen if Bell Canada (TSE:BCE) tookover Astral Media (TSE:ACM.A) he was plagued by nightmares.  On Oct. 18 the CRTC killed, the $3.4-billion takeover deal. J. Goss + Associates helped the Public Interest Advocacy Centre get its message out. Mercer is reportedly now resting peacefully.