Nov 30

Display Advertising exploded in 2010!

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This fall IAB Canada held its annual MIXX event in Toronto (Sept.30th) and Montreal (Oct.5th). This is the first in a three part blog series to relate to you what was brought forth during the event as new learning Continue reading

Nov 26

Hard Rock Cafe Boston

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We celebrated Canada Day (July 1st) and the 4th of July in Massachusetts this year. We took advantage of the long weekend to go to the Six Flags New England in Springfield and visit Boston. Naturally, a supper at the Hard Rock Cafe Boston was a must. Had I been alone, I’d have also driven the extra hour and a half to stop by the Foxwoods Connecticut location as well, but it was a little tough on our itinerary. Continue reading

Nov 24

IAB Canada’s MIXX 2010 – Key Learning

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This fall IAB Canada held its annual MIXX event in Toronto and Montreal. This is the first in a three part blog series to relate to you what was brought forth during the event as new learning. comScore Media Metrics opened the day with updated numbers on Canadian online use. Continue reading

Nov 16

Foursquare promotes tourism

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More and more tourism offices worldwide are using Foursquares to encourage local citizens and tourists in discovering their neck of the woods, their specialties. This post is the first of three in an effort to help you discover what initiatives exist to give you ideas on how you could use Foursquare to promote your area. This post will be updated as new initiatives are discovered, and please don’t hesitate to communicate to me any I may have missed. Continue reading

Nov 09

Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia

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Tweet I visited Philadelphia the weekend of April 23-25 2010 to attend the 30 Seconds to Mars concert at the Electric Factory – they didn’t book a show in Montreal. This was a perfect opportunity for my family and I … Continue reading

Nov 02

3rd virtual New York City trip

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My first virtual trip online brought me to New York City with the clear goal of unlocking a good number of Foursquare badges – 10 in that instance. I’ve since accomplished 4 other such online expeditions; in Chicago, in Pennsylvania, California and a second in NYC – each for the primary purpose of unlocking many Foursquare badges. Continue reading