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Chilling with the Old Spice Guy at the Emmy’s

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Emmy Winner Old Spice Guy This is L.A.! Tamara Brooks, co-founder of October 17 Media was living up the life at the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards with her Emmy-nominated hubby (for his Special Effects work on Stargate Universe) just at the end of August. And guess who she got to hang out with? None other than The Old Spice Guy aka Isaiah Mustafa.

All you avid October 17 Media blog readers out there know we’re big fans of Old Spice’s recent marketing campaigns. The recent video responses to fans’ Twitter and Facebook Wall questions was a fantastic viral explosion on the web back in early July 2010. Check out this video of him on Ellen – he really is that nice, down-to-earth and cool! As with any online marketing firm, Isaiah, we love you <3

We're big on social media and love creating online marketing contests to increase traffic to websites and raise brand awareness. Find us @oct17 for social media tips and become a part of the family on Facebook!

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On the Cheap: 1-on-1 Online Marketing Workshop Session!

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Social Media Crash Course Flyer

Get yourself a one-on-one online marketing workshop with
co-owner of October 17 Media Tamara Brooks on the cheap!

So, what’s the cost?

$125 for 1 hour session.
—–OR —–
Mention this blog post and receive the same session for $89.95 (plus HST).

Get ideas and tips specific to your company’s online needs and goals

Bring your laptop, this is a work session!

  • We’ll review your website and provide tips on how to convert traffic more effectively.
  • We’ll look at your social media presence and make recommendations on how to improve.
  • We’ll help you learn how to track metrics and return on investment.
  • We’ll help you review your paid advertising and search engine optimization strategy.

Available slots: (more…)

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Our Last Workshop Before the Summer Break!

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Our last workshop on “3 Free Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Online Marketing” is coming up on May 31st! This is limited to 10 attendees only and we only have a couple spots remaining.

Want to turn more prospects into clients? Learn how to better track what is and isn’t working on your website…and how to improve it.

Want to invest your internet advertising budget wisely? Find out which of your current online advertising activities are proving most effective, and which activities are wasting your money.

Want more traffic to your website? Learn some free approaches you can use to help drive quality visitors to your site.

Want to get an intro to social media? Get your Facebook and Twitter 101’s.

Our little spin is that we will be requesting a $5 donation from all session attendees – 100% of the money will go to the Canary Derby in support of early cancer detection.

Handouts will be provided and topics will include overviews of Google Analytics, Google Local Business Center, and a little bit about Twitter and Facebook. We’ll talk about why they’re important, provide instructions on how to set them up, and some guidelines on how to use them effectively.

Looking forward to see you there! Don’t forget that RSVPs are a must! Deadline is May 27, 6:30pm!

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Get ready, set….BOOK HUNT!

Monday, May 17th, 2010

picnicbookWe have exciting news for you! We will be having our October 17 Media Open House on from July 20-21 to officially celebrate our new office… and you are cordially invited! Details for that will be coming soon.

We also plan on having a Book Sale during our Open House. All proceeds from the sale will go towards the Canary Foundation of Canada. This non-profit organization helps “drive the early detection of cancer” by seeking out the best researchers to find ways to do this. This is our second year teaming up with Webnames.ca (Go red rocket!) and we are eager to raise even more money for the Canary Foundation than we did last year!

So we’re on a hunt for used books! Any and all books that you can kindly donate to help us with our book sale would be greatly appreciated. Novels, cookbooks, comic books, magazines, business books… we want them all! If you have any used books that you have read and do not want anymore, we would love to pick them up from you at your office or home. We can come and pick the books up. Simply let us know if you have any books to donate and we will arrange a convenient time with you!

UPDATE 6/10/2010
Wow, the response has been AMAZING so far, including tremendous contributions from Chapters, Characters Fine Books, Lawrence Books, Tanglewood, Kestrel, Oscar’s Art Books and many individuals across the city. You can count on finding something for everyone’s literary tastes! But a highly successful charity book sale isn’t enough; we’re also going to be donating to the Canary Foundation and BC Cancer Foundation 15% of all website maintenance billed between June 21st and July 21st. Learn more about how you can simultaneously take care of those ‘must do’ web updates while also building good karma.

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Calling all Oenophiles! Big Sister’s of the BC Lower Mainland need you.

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Grape Juice Wine Event LogoYour devotion to wine can be matched only by your love of contributing to the local community.
Join us along with an esteemed group of Oenophiles at this exclusive event.

We are a proud sponsor of this event so please join us for the 3rd annual Grape Juice Wine Auction. Come bid on unique and exclusive wines from around the world while enjoying hors d’oeuvres for a worthy cause.

Details:
DATE: Thursday, May 6th, 2010
TIME: 5-8pm
LOCATION: V @ Earls Yaletown {google map}
www.GrapeJuiceVancouver.com

Big Sisters of BC lower Mainland matches volunteer mentors with young girls who face a multitude of challenges. Many of the young children suffer from low-self esteem and social isolation due to poverty, abuse or neglect. For every Little Sister that is successfully matched with a volunteer mentor, a quiet revolution of hope takes place. It costs $2,000 to make and maintain one Big & Little Sister match for one year.

As a primarily privately funded not-for-profit organization, it really does take a village, rather a community, to mentor a child. The paths these young girls start on are critical to the future successes in their adult lives and to the lives of their future children.

To Purchase Tickets:
Contact Andrée Lalonde
Phone: 604-873-4525 EXT 302
Fax: 604-873-2122
Email: Alalonde@BigSisters.bc.ca
or Register online here.

For more information on how to donate or make a difference:
Jessica Rozitis
Jessica@GrapeJuiceVancouver.com

Follow Grape Juice on Twitter!

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