ePath Consulting has published the results of the 2013 Canadian eBusiness / eCommerce Management Study. A bit of background: In 2012 ePath was tasked by University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies to develop a certificate program in eCommerce /...
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3 Overlooked Online Marketing Strategies
by Monique Sherrett | Mar 4, 2013 | Email Marketing, Internet Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing Tips, Social Media Marketing, Underwire Newsletter
3 Overlooked Online Marketing StrategiesDon't underestimate these powerful digital marketing strategies: email, video and Facebook adsSpring is upon us, well, for those of us on the West Coast anyway. And it's time to talk about growth and transitions for the...
Marketers Are Not the Average Consumer
by Monique Sherrett | Jan 30, 2013 | Internet Marketing Strategy
Marketers often mistakenly believe they are representative of their target audience. But marketers are NOT like the average consumer. As marketers they have a completely different understanding of how news is created, how products get into stores, how services are...
5 Tips for Creating a Strong Content Strategy
by Crissy Campbell | Nov 2, 2012 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Web Content
A strong content strategy never goes out of style. When you create great content you position yourself as an expert, increase your readership because people will want to read your content and share it with their friends and you have a piece of content that you can...

Facebook Mobile Advertising
by Crissy Campbell | Jul 20, 2012 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing
Mobile-targeted ads are becoming increasingly important for advertisers, as people spend more and more time on their smartphones. This infographic from MBAOnline.com gives numbers and information related to Facebook mobile ads, including how long people spend on...

Online Marketing for Authors
by Crissy Campbell | Jun 26, 2012 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing Tips
Online marketing for authors is much like online marketing for any business or brand. Social networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook are effective for connecting and engaging with your community, while traditional methods, such as word of mouth (in particular...

Giant Ant Media on Creating Vancouver Opera’s West Side Story TV Spot
by Monique Sherrett | Nov 23, 2011 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Monique's Pick
The Vancouver Opera is a former client of Boxcar Marketing so we like to champion them and follow their marketing initiatives. Worth calling out is their 15-second TV spot and transit campaign for season opener West Side Story, which also got a lot of play online. Not...

Is Your Business Blooming?
by Crissy Campbell | May 18, 2011 | Internet Marketing Strategy
It’s May. Is your business blooming? Back in December, the Underwire Newsletter posed 3 questions related to business planning for 2011. Now it is time to see how things are going. Did you work out how to answer yes to the 3 big questions? Would you say your...
How To Develop an Online Marketing Strategy: The 7-Sentence Marketing Plan
by Crissy Campbell | Jan 21, 2011 | Internet Marketing Strategy
An online marketing strategy should be at the core of your online marketing and social media marketing activities. Guerrilla Consulting’s 7 Sentence Marketing Plan is an easy and effective method that focuses your strategy. A 7-Sentence Marketing Plan answers...
Online Marketing Best Practices for Newspapers
by Crissy Campbell | May 20, 2010 | Internet Marketing Strategy
I was at Northern Voice two weekends ago and I went to a great session with the CBC’s Lisa Johnson and the Vancouver Sun’s Kirk LaPointe, on how journalists use social media. At the session, LaPointe argued that there is no news problem or audience problem...
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