Category Archives: Community

Your local Chamber of Commerce: Social networking in real time

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Eric

In our race to master online Social Media Networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+, we often forget another channel for business networking: your local Chamber of Commerce. For small business owners, local chambers of commerce provide opportunities … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Small Business, Social Media | Tagged brighton, facebook, linkedin, networking, quinte, small business, social media, social media for business, Trenton, twitter | Leave a comment

Starting a small town social media network

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Eric

This past Monday saw the well-attended launch of the first Brighton Social event. What is Brighton Social? A fun, regular meet-up where “Socialites” can talk, listen, share and learn more about using social media and other promotional tools. Our first … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Seminars, Social Media | Tagged blogging, brighton, community, creative rural economy, facebook, northumberland, quinte, social media, social media for business, social media tools, twitter, using social media | Leave a comment

Is your logo “game-ready”?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Eric

Business people who appreciate sports metaphors will probably agree with me when I say that having a good logo is the equivalent to always having your “game face” on. Your logo is probably one of the hardest working assets your … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Logo Design, Web design | Tagged branding, brighton, graphic design, graphic designer, logo, logo design, web design, website, word mark | Leave a comment

Let’s hear it for the simple things!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Eric

Often, what gives us the most pleasure in life are the simple things. The charm of these simple things lies not only in their inherent simplicity but also in their universal appeal. Who can resist pausing to admire a beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Community | Tagged brighton, facebook, GTA, holiday, northumberland, Oshawa, photos, quinte, snapshots, travel | Leave a comment

Looking back, looking forward, and thanks!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Penny

In the blog post that Eric wrote yesterday, he promised the next post would be about social media strategy. While he’s working on that, I wanted to take a few minutes to pay tribute to some very important people in … Continue reading →

Posted in CMS Made Simple, Community, Social Media, Web design | Tagged business, clients, gratitude, New Year, thanks, website | Leave a comment

5 Ways to be MORE Social in the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Eric

Now that Christmas is behind us it’s only natural to begin reflecting on the past year and to make plans (resolutions?) for the coming year. From a business and social media point of view, we had a very active year … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Social Media | Tagged blogging, brighton, facebook, linkedin, social media, social media for business, Trenton, twitter | 2 Comments

Score a win for Social Media

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Eric

Our last blog post was urging readers to help Brighton ENSS in their Quest for an ENSS-Community Track and Sports Field by voting in TSN’s Kraft Celebration Tour. After winning their challenge against Elmvale (587,759 votes vs 506,850), I’m happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Social Media | Tagged brighton, community spirit, ENSS, facebook, Kraft Celebration Tour, RiverSide Music, social media, Trenton, TSN, twitter | Leave a comment

Help Brighton ENSS in their Quest!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Eric

What if you had the chance to help give someone $25,000 with just the click of a mouse? And no, you can’t choose yourself or an immediate family member. This is about you being magnanimous; besides, the possible recipients (20 … Continue reading →