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Posted on: March 14, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

An Open Letter To My Future Clients

By Jamie Purches, Owner and Art Director The letter below wasn’t written by me. It was written by Blair Enns, the BC based speaker, author, and founder of Win Without Pitching. I orginally stumbled across this letter back in 2011 on the blog over at Industrial Brand and I went from …

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Posted on: March 12, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Marketing Roundup: Mar 12, 2018

Advertising on Facebook can be the perfect tool to boost your brand and sales, or it can sometimes become a money pit and the bane of all your marketing efforts. This marketing roundup tackles all thing Facebook Ads from audience, costs, images and videos. 1. How to Use the Facebook …

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Posted on: March 8, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Tech Roundup: Mar 8, 2018

Starting your own business is never easy, this week we highlight articles on how to make your start up eco-friendly, the hurdles of being an entrepreneur and operating as an early stage start-up. This tech roundup also takes a look at Spotify’s billion dollar IPO and a cool new startup, …

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Posted on: March 1, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Tech Roundup: Mar 1, 2018

A collection of real fundraising decks to learn from, a city by city review of startup funding, managing remote teams, creating inclusive workplaces and Walmart’s new grocery delivery service; you’re not going to want to miss this week’s jam packed Tech Roundup. 1. Startup Pitch Decks A collection of real …

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Posted on: February 26, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Marketing Roundup: Feb 26, 2018

This Marketing Roundup is all about content, content and content for your marketing strategy. We also take a look at what it takes to staying top of mind in your industry and Female Founder office hours. If  you are ready to incorporate video marketing to your content marketing, we are …

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Posted on: February 22, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Tech Roundup: Feb 22, 2018

Read more about taxi monopolies, Vancouver’s Amazon HQ2 bid, Facebook group interactions, Cleantech Startups and the Amazon Key in this week’s jam packed Tech Roundup. 1. Opinion: Time for B.C. to move beyond taxi monopolies A committee of MLAs this week made 32 recommendations on how to regulate ride-hailing services, …

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Posted on: February 19, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Marketing Roundup: Feb 19, 2018

This week’s Marketing Roundup will take a look at advertising on Facebook and LinkedIn, a Marketing Optimization Week resource, Landing Page science and B2B writing. Enjoy! 1. The Official Facebook Advertising Playbook 2018 Let’s face it, there’s a ton of noise in the advertising space right now, especially advertising on …

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Posted on: February 15, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Tech Roundup: Feb 15, 2018

Check out this week’s Tech Roundup! 1. How much should I charge? Pricing tips from an experienced freelancer Here are some real-deal tips on how to price your services as a freelancer (and don’t worry, I use actual numbers – none of this vague “charge what you’re worth” stuff). Read …

Posted on: February 13, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

THRIVE — The Vancouver Social-Startup that grew by 2,800%

Jamie Smith, founder of THRIVE Art Studios and Tara Galuska, co-founder are both current members of the Spring Leaders Roundtable Program. They started a local community of visual artists who meet monthly and provide each other with support, accountability and motivation called the THRIVE Mastermind. What began as a group …

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Posted on: February 8, 2018 Posted by: Spring Activator Comments: 0

Weekly Tech Roundup: Feb 8, 2018

Our Tech Roundup this week looks at the process of reducing churn within your business, a few Vancouver companies, Avigilon and Just Order Enterprise, Mr. Amaozon, Jeff Bezos and how to make your next one-on-one meeting more effective. 1. A Systematic Approach to Reducing Churn Understanding the core drivers of …