Thanks to my pal Paul Alan (@PEIPaulAlan), I’m hooked on Podcasts. He called one day and asked if I’d be interested in doing one for his website www.PEISocialMEdia.com. I reluctantly said yes and I’m happy I did. Hear our discussion on social media strategies by clicking below. Thanks Paul!
As a business owner, emotions run high. There are days that leave you feeling like you’re on top of the world and days when you wonder how you’re going to handle everything being thrown your way. This following post really resonated with us here and I wanted to share it. Mark Binns is a marketer and entrepreneur (brother in law of our very own Dawn Binns) and Chief Marketing Officer at Mobio INsider (www.mobio.net) in Vancouver. This is Mark’s post: Have I mentioned that it is all about people? I have a very successful young friend in Toronto named Bill. … More
Insight Marketing is seeking a motivated and passionate professional to join our growing (and super fun) team! If you are creative and enjoy developing and implementing marketing, social media and communications strategies, then this just might be the position for you. As a marketing assistant you will work closely with project leads to conduct research, draft reports as well as schedule and implement tactics to support client needs. In addition to having an educational background in marketing or communications, you must be client oriented, organized, have experience with project management and have excellent written and editorial skills. If this sounds … More
For some, the idea of networking is nothing short of terrifying. Initiating and maintaining a conversation with, in many cases, a complete stranger is seen as about as enjoyable as a root canal. As painful as it may seem, the reality for most of us remains, networking is a necessity required to grow in our professional positions. I personally relied on friends and food to get me through a networking event. Frightened at the thought of saying the wrong things, not having the “right answers” and just looking all around awkward, I stuck pretty close to my comfort zone. While … More
In the last two days I have come in contact with two business owners who quite simply, could have been a lot nicer. In each case I was not a current client or customer but someone who crossed paths with them in a third party situation. While I was not in the process of hiring them or buying from them in that moment, their actions toward me have since impacted the way I speak about them to others. Remember, marketing comes in all shapes and sizes. I often hear people say they can’t financially afford the investment of marketing. I … More