A curated collection of Andrea Bassett’s writing samples for corporate wellness, group benefits, insurance, EAP and digital health organizations.
Book chapters
Employee Benefits in Canada, Fourth Edition. The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Morneau Shepell Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans, 16th Edition. Lexis Nexis & Morneau Shepell
Articles
OBOA Journal [December 2019, Issue 124]
BMW Northwest Life
People Corporation
People Corporation, People Connect [These are hosted on People Corporation’s mental health resource centre to tackle workplace wellness. As this is a password-protected site, samples are available by request only.]
What is quiet quitting? (And what you can do instead)
Binge drinking is on the rise since COVID-19; is it affecting you?
The benefits of practicing gratitude daily
Go ahead and laugh — it’s good for you!
Two good reasons to try mindfulness meditation (even if you think it’s weird)
The importance of having conversations about mental health at work
Stress management tricks: Reduce your stress reactions and replenish your energy tank
WFH Canada [Insurance topics]
Forcemeat Academy
Morneau Shepell
The Buzz, Professional Independent Communicators
Ghostwritten article and newsletter topics
As ghostwriter-client relationships and work are confidential, there’s lots of stuff I can’t share here. However, some clients have given me permission to share work on a 1:1 basis, if necessary. In these cases, samples are available by request only.
Topics I’ve written about for executives and business leaders include:
Insurance, estate planning (including beneficiary designation), shareholder agreements, succession planning, drug coverage in group benefits plans, broker commissions and health and wellness spending accounts.
Group benefits for small businesses and non-profits, including recruiting, why automatic opt-in is best and trends and statistics in employee benefits.
Recruitment marketing, seasonal recruiting, igniting employee engagement.
Coaching and professional development, including confidence, soft skills, communication, sponsoring and mentoring, setting expectations and authenticity. (And actually, I ghostwrote a whole book for an executive coach about how to thrive at home and work, yet to be published.)
Stress, burnout and flagging mental health at work.
White papers
Flexible Spending Accounts: What They Are and Why They’re Essential for Small Business Benefits Programs [BeniPlus, sample available by request]
Save Money and Reduce Liability Associated with Your Company’s Retirement Plan: A White Paper for Small and Midsize Business CEOs and Legal Counsel on Navigating the Challenges of ERISA Compliance, Fiduciary Liability, and Using Multiple Vendors to Administer a 401(k) Plan. [First Bank & Trust, sample available by request]
Digital twins solutions [Tech client, sample available by request]
Case studies
How to Build a Culture of Wellbeing & Become an Award-Winning Workplace [Virgin Pulse, sample available by request]
Case study: 90-year-old takes up barbell training and discovers it’s never too late to progress instead of regress [Greysteel Strength & Conditioning]
Case study: A 74-year-old retired nurse uses barbell training to reverse the life-limiting affects of weakness [Greysteel Strength & Conditioning ***SPOILER ALERT: Ann reached her deadlift goal in 2018. You can see it here on YouTube or on Good Morning America's Twitter feed.]
Case study: Barbell training reverses osteopenia diagnosis in 67-year-old woman [Greysteel Strength & Conditioning]
Case study: Vietnam vet with chronic pain chooses barbells over suicide [Greysteel Strength & Conditioning]
Project summary: Benefits
Thorpe Benefits business development project: one-sheet summary [Thorpe Benefits]
Project summaries: Encryption & tech
Here are some content marketing projects I’ve done related to technology, encryption and cybersecurity. These projects may seem out of left field compared to my other specializations but I enjoy writing about B2B tech needs for privacy and security. As my friend said when we left the Citizen Four screening, “Just when you think you’re too paranoid, you realize you’re not paranoid enough.”
Corporate blog project: one-sheet summary [Echoworx]
There are ghostwritten articles that I have permission to share with prospects during exploratory conversations, not publish here. Topics include encryption in healthcare, financial services and shipping, digital trust, digital transformation, the importance of cybersecurity education for staff, insider threats, marketing compliance, keeping electronic healthcare records safe and cloud computing.
Brand editorial project: one-sheet summary [OpenText]
I worked with the Brand Content and Editorial Strategy team to ensure that sales and marketing materials adhered to brand guidelines including style, tone, reader-friendliness, trademark use and grammar. This project included minor revisions, major re-writes and writing new collateral. My contribution included reviewing and improving more than 63,000 words worth of B2B marketing content.
“Andrea took the time to understand my business and the story behind the writing. With good collaboration we achieved a solid piece of writing that I can use as an effective business development tool. My advice is to put in the effort for good writing – and that starts with working with Andrea.”
“Andrea is a consummate professional with an extreme attention to detail. She is a pleasure to work with, bringing energy, enthusiasm and a sense of humor to all her assignments.
Andrea’s writing demonstrates an excellence in understanding both content and context, with an ability to translate technical concepts into both long and short form, easy to understand content.”
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