The other day, I posted about Sunny Mummy spa in Toronto. It’s a spa catering to mom’s with small children – and offering them childcare as part of the package. I shared it on facebook and a client, Tammy Brooks, sent me word of an eco friendly hair salon in Victoria – The Hair Garden […]
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I just heard about a spa in Toronto called Sunny Mummy at my “Marketing 101 for Green and Local Businesses” in Toronto last night. It’s a spa. But with a twist. Take a look at the room pictured on the right. It’s not a room you’d associate with a spa. But most spa’s don’t cater
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A client of mine from Toronto, Dee Dussault (pictured to the left), has figured out a great way to become a hub in the holistic scene. Throw a party. Once a month, on the Friday nearest the new moon, she hosts her New Moon Parties. She describes it this way . . . Every month
So, you want business cards for your networking but you hate the disposability of it? Well, why settle for anything but the best. Check out the world’s greenest business card. Imagine how attractive you’ll feel giving out a card that you know that you have a card that is so green. From their website: Why
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If you want to find arts and crafts made by crafters and artisans from all over the world – you’d be hard pressed for find a better website than Etsy. Not only do they give these people an amazing venue to sell their products and services but they’ve also got a lot of amazing stories
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Here’s a piece from Business Week written by Chris Guillebeau, Blogger and owner UnconventionalGuides.com in Seattle. On the morning of her 41st birthday, author Danielle LaPorte posted a promotion on her blog and then went to the spa in her home city of Vancouver, B.C. She had prepared something special for her readers that day—a
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These days it can be hard to tell if companies are engaged in genuine good works and are genuinely transforming themselves to be more conscious or if it’s just a cynical marketing ploy that leaves people cynical about marketing. Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign hasn’t been without controversy. In this add they push further. What do
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My Uncle Drew introduced me to Ricardo Semler over ten years ago. He was a labour relations executive with Labatt’s and other companies and I remember his amazement and enthusiasm about this man who was turning corporate culture on its head. Instead of hiding the financials from his employees – he would open the books
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A few years ago, Annie Leonard created a video called ‘The Story of Stuff‘ where she used basic animation to communicate to people where all of their ‘stuff’ went. The video went viral and has been viewed by millions. Since then, she’s made videos on ‘The Story of Cap and Trade’, ‘The Story of Cosmetics’
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Recently, Alberta Venture magazine did a feature on me. Which I thought was really very sweet. And, my oh my, it was generous. Name spelled correctly and nothing taken out of context. Woot! To read the article – click here. If you’d like get cool posts like this in your inbox every few days CLICK
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