My Portfolio

I have provided communications support to industry leaders in the telecommunications, broadcast media, commercial real estate and banking sectors.

The communications I was accountable for delivering informed and empowered hundreds of call centre agents at Shaw Communications, more than 2000 national office and property management employees at Cadillac Fairview and more than 35,000 employees in the Personal & Commercial Banking group at RBC.

Feel free to click on any of the links below to view my resume, writing samples, websites, podcasts and social media profiles.

• Creative Samples
• Resume
• Brand statement
• Adobe InDesign e-portfolio
• Website solutions
• Google My Business site
• Pexels.com (collection of photos)
• Unsplash (collection of photos)
• Flickr (collection of photos)

Websites:

• Almega Asset Management site mockup
• Jackie’s Lamps
• Scotia Oils Ltd.
• “Let’s have a conversation!” – sample campaign landing page
• WestJet destination page mockup

Writing samples:

• Articles – The Market Herald
• Sample press release
• Wellness Program Pre-launch memo – Broker facing
• Wellness Program launch memo – Broker facing
• Wellness Program holiday promo memo – Plan member facing
• RBCI Competitive Intelligence Bulletin
• Tradesii – drive quality leads to your showroom (blog post)
• 5 Reasons Why Collection Agencies Are Not Your Enemy (blog post)
• 5 Reasons to Outsource Your ARM (blog post)
• 5 Signs That It Might Be Time to Outsource Your Collections (blog post)
• 5 Ways to Manage Stress (blog post)
• 5 Ways to Boost Productivity (blog post)
• 5 Ways to Improve Team Collaboration (blog post)
• 5 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills (blog post)
• 5 Ways To Improve Customer Communications (blog post)
• Preparing Your Workspace For Post-COVID (blog post)
• Tips for a Clean & Healthy Home Office (blog post)
• So, you want to be a landlord? (blog post)
• So, you’ve taken the plunge! (blog post)
• It’s True: Effective Content Marketing Will Grow Your Business (blog post)
• Are Bacteria, Viruses and Germs Lurking in Your Workspace? (FB blog)
• We’re in it to win it – Gowan Consulting
• Virtual Training Series Info Sheet
• Virtual Training Series – Conflict Resolution
• Keep Your Employees Safe and Your Stored Goods Grounded (Johnston Equipment)
• The Market Herald Roadshow – Page housing 18 interviews from the TMH conference series in Vancouver

Audio/Video:

• “Keep It Real” – Podcast: 2019
• “Tell It Like It Is.” – Podcast: 2019
• “5 Tips for Effective Copywriting” – Podcast: 2020
• “Poor internal communication has a cost“
• “Please allow me to introduce myself“
• Retail by Design” concept video (RBC): 2016

Social media:

• Sample social media posts (Sanitized By Fog, UpLevel, Gowan Consulting)
• Sample social media posts (AlmegaCo, Basem Hanna)
• Twitter (jballemdotcom)
• LinkedIn (jballemdotcom)
• LinkedIn recommendations (PDF)
• Instagram (jballem)