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Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brenda Cadman
In honour of Small Business Month, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new Monthly Packages for Small Businesses! Whether you’re in need of a new website or social media consulting (or both!), we have a package that fits your needs.
Get a semi-custom web design, WordPress content management and monthly updates for as little as $149/month.* Or, get started in social media with a custom Facebook tab and Hootsuite for as little as $59/month.*
Connect with our office if you’d like an information sheet with further details or if you’d like to get started!
*Package requires a 36 month commitment.
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Posted on October 19, 2011 by Tamara Brooks
Like Prizes? So do we. Write a Recommendation for October 17 Media for your chance to win a Starbucks Gift Card!
Did you have an awesome experience with October 17 Media? We’d love to hear about it! Just go to the recommendations box on the right side of our Facebook page, enter your fantastic recommendation and hit “Recommend.” Your recommendation can be as short or as long as you want it to be. It’s up to you.
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Tags: Digital Marketing Strategy, Facebook Contest, Facebook Recommendations, October 17 Media, Starbucks Giveaway
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Posted on October 11, 2011 by Tamara Brooks
October 17 Media was excited to sit down with Erin McConnell from Vancouver’s TransLink, a leader in the Vancouver social media scene, to talk about their marketing and customer service tactics.
TransLink on Twitter, over 14,000 followers!
TransLink on Facebook, over 2,290 fans!
TransLink on Foursquare, over 30,000 followers!
TransLink Buzzer Blog
1. Tell us about the early days of social media at TransLink:
Well, initially we started a Twitter feed during the Olympics with the aim of communicating with media outlets. We hoped to alert them of service disruptions. Internally we organized the resources so that Twitter was supported 20 hours a day during those 17 days. Our plan was well received by the public and our dedicated team and systems associated with the channel grew strong. After the Olympics, our budget was reduced and we had to begin managing the channel(s) from our own desks.
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Tags: Facebook, Online Marketing, Social Media, Twitter
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Posted on October 5, 2011 by Keegan Morrison
As some of you may have noticed, Facebook has started making some big changes to its site as of late. Facebook began implementing these changes last week in unison with its F8 conference and will continue to implement more changes into the coming weeks.
As of right now these changes are receiving mixed reviews from users but as with all past Facebook changes, it’s more a matter of users needing to become familiar with the new features than the features themselves actually being flawed. To try and ease the pain that comes along with all these Facebook changes (and yes there have been many lately) we’ve decided to go over some of the most important ones and show you how they work.
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Tags: Facebook Changes
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Posted on September 13, 2011 by Tamara Brooks
If you’re a homeowner, then you know the importance of maintaining your house. As long as you keep your home from deteriorating, you’ll be taking care of that long term investment. There’s always something you need to add, subtract or repair around your house.
A good business website can be the same. You don’t just put up all your information on your website and sit back and relax. Like a home, there’s always one, two or twelve things you may need to do. Maintaining your website is a good practice for any business.
Aside from having a better page ranking on search engines, a dynamic website also attracts visitors and keeps them coming back for more. If you’re interested in updating your current website and want to take advantage of this limited time offer, call us for a quote on any of your website maintenance needs or see below for promotion details.
Tags: SEO, Web Performance, Website Maintenance
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