CRASH Dieting

Check out my RANT blog on Crash Dieting. I think you’ll catch my standpoint on the topic through the video tone… ENJOY!

5 Tips to Boost your Business Social Media Front

So what’s the big deal? Still think Social Media is just a fad? I would take another real hard look, because your competitors might be capitalizing on these free tools while you’re sitting there in the past… and eventually history. Here are 5 tips to improving your Social Media presence for the New Year. Stock … Continue reading

OMG – Digital Marketing is leading us to ‘Surrogates’!

You might be wondering… what are you talking about Mark? Well, you’ll understand the reasoning behind my title after you’ve read the blog. You also might want to see the movie – Surrogates, in order to appreciate my meaning. If I had not been introduced to OMG What Happened and What Should I Do? I would … Continue reading

Corporate Social Media – It shouldn’t be so boring…

 “Very few people act as if they’re automated social media bots. So why do companies?” There are 5 ways that companies could be using Social Media to be more creative and stay ahead of their competition, but usually don’t. The problem is that they don’t understand how to properly use this tool, because they model … Continue reading

Health & Wellness Poll

Let me know what YOUR concerns are with your personal Health & Wellness plan. I will offer assistance to get you back on track!

Social Media Marketing – Top News

Let’s face it, there’s a ton of different marketing sites that can enlighten us on the ‘now’ and ‘soon to be’ of social media. The problem I’ve faced is that there is SO much information on the web that it’s hard to stay on top of it all without subscribing to tons of different large … Continue reading

Welcome to my World!

First off, Welcome! My name is Mark Wilson (if you haven’t already noticed) and I’m a 4th year BBAMM student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. I have been working full-time and completing my degree through night courses for 6 years now. I’m in my final semester of the BBA in Marketing Management and very happy to … Continue reading

Marketing – More is better, but is it really?

Marketing is something that has been around since the dawn of time. Before we even coined the term, it started as word of mouth. But as the years progressed and the products available grew, ‘marketing’ became the foundation to promoting sales. When business started, we marketed blind, because nobody knew how to track returns. And … Continue reading

Social Media – “It Depends”

Some of the questions that have come up over the past few years are how do you measure the sales generated by ‘word of mouth’ or your return on investment from a customer service telephone line and social media outlets? While we do want to accurately calculate our returns, some of the above tools might … Continue reading

Advertising Standards is a censorship protecting no one.

Ad Standards The Canadian Code of Advertising Standards was produced in 1963. It was developed to promote professionalism in advertising, constantly being reviewed and updated to keep it current with the time. The code is administered by Advertising Standards Canada (ASC), which is the company in charge of maintaining reliable advertising in the community. The … Continue reading