Strategic Thinking
Posted in Business, News, Social Media, Speaking and Presenting, marketing on Feb 24th, 2010
Jon, Katharine, Jodie and I will be exhibiting at the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board technology show on Friday, February 26th in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Here Jon will be demonstrating the website listings features we are able to offer real estate clients on Vancouver Island, and Jodie will be on hand to answer questions about [...]
Posted in Business, News, Social Media on Nov 19th, 2009
IdeaZone.ca was the lead sponsor for WordCamp Victoria 2009, the first WordCamp ever held in Victoria, British Columbia! For the uninitiated, WordCamp is like a mini-conference for WordPress users, developers, bloggers and enthusiasts. As many IdeaZone.ca clients and partner companies use WordPress for their content management or blogging needs, it was a very worthwhile endeavour. [...]
On the cutting edge of the marketing business, there are a few newish truisms when it comes to digital media – web 2.0-style design is definitely here to stay, and social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube, etc.) is a new, if ever-changing, reality. But we also know that it is important to be pro-active [...]
Posted in Business, News, Social Media on Jun 16th, 2009
We are proud to unveil the new IdeaZone.ca Facebook Page. Stay in the loop with all the latest developments at IdeaZone.ca, right on Facebook. Please consider posting our page to your profile for your friends to learn about us. To do so, go to the page, scroll to the bottom of the left column, and [...]
Posted in Business, Social Media on Jun 12th, 2009
I just posted an article on my personal blog about setting up and using LinkedIn for business. I hope people will find it useful. Feedback, of course, is appreciated.
Posted in Business, News, Social Media on Jun 9th, 2009
As part of our sold out Effective Social Media for Your Small Business seminar, in conjunction with the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, we have produced a handout to help businesspeople get started with using Social Media. Those at the seminar will get a nicely colour-printed version of it, but we wanted it to available [...]
Posted in Business on May 27th, 2009
IdeaZone.ca offers a full range of marketing services, including print and web design, e-commerce solutions, custom programming, photography, audio, video, social media, and search engine optimization. Our business is growing, and we are currently looking to hire a full time sales manager who is passionate about internet business development to join our team. Job requirements [...]
Posted in Business, News, Social Media on May 3rd, 2009
In my capacity as IdeaZone.ca President, I was interviewed on the CFAX Online radio show yesterday. It was a great show. Twitter was the topic of the day, and given the audience, I spoke mostly about using Twitter effectively as a communications tool. Here is the edited version of the interview: Radio Interview – May [...]
Posted in Business, News, Social Media on Mar 22nd, 2009
We are pleased to present the Flower Count website for 2009. While we were on a fairly short timeline from start to finish, we managed to introduce some innovative social media aspects to this year’s online campaign. The website itself provides all the information people need to participate. It also allows participants to record their [...]
Posted in Business on Mar 7th, 2009
TELUS interviewed us regarding their new EcoPages, and decided our parent company TransitionalMedia qualified for a listing. What is your business doing to be green? Here are two things we do at IdeaZone.ca: Our staff all work from home and collaborate online. In-person staff meetings are held at locations that are central and on the [...]
