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Is Social Media an Effective Marketing Tactic for Businesses in Kelowna?

Posted on June 13, 2011

Social Media is a hot marketing topic this year in Kelowna! The number of inquiries we get about using social media for marketing has quadrupled in 2011. We have seen some media coverage in the traditional press too (see Face to Face is a click away). In the past year, we've had a chance to leverage social media… Read the rest

Social Media Quick Facts: Twitter

Posted on May 23, 2011

Here are some of the latest social networking and social media stats for 2011, this time for Twitter. Click here if you missed our Facebook stats post.

Twitter's web platform only accounts for a quarter of its users - 75% use third-party apps. Twitter gets more than 300,000 new users every day. There are currently 100 million users

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Face-to-face is a Click Away – Social Media Marketing for Kelowna Businesses

Posted on May 20, 2011

Social Media Marketing for Kelowna Businesses

The Okanagan newspaper recently published an article on a presentation James gave at  a Kelowna Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on using Social Media in Business. The article is a great summary of the key points given at the meeting:

Use your social media accounts - 15 minutes a day is a

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Does Your Website Need a Raise?

Posted on May 16, 2011

The average sales professional in a Kelowna business typically earns between $60-80,000 per year.  In exchange for their paycheck, the salesperson is responsible for telling the story of the company and ultimately creating revenue-generating transactions. Most business owners consider this salary expense simply a cost of doing business. A well designed corporate website has the ability to do… Read the rest

Your Small Business Needs Facebook (Like a fish needs water!)

Posted on January 19, 2011

by Brad Trites, Account Manager, Twin Creek Media

I am going to make a very bold statement: “There is no marketing tool available to small businesses more powerful than Facebook”. I guess after making a pretty big statement like that, I better support it.

As a small business owner, the last time you took out a really expensive full-page… Read the rest