Lately, we have been talking a lot about how vigilant our clients need to be on blogging and social media. A lot of them are worried about getting into it because the common consensus is that there’s not enough time in a day, and if there is – well, their time could be better utilized. We 100% agree. We find... Read more »
Social Media
Staying (un)productive online, and organizing all of your social...
Staying Unproductive Online (while not at work of course) Have you ever caught yourself blankly staring at the computer monitor wondering what to do or where to go next? If your anything like me (whether that’s a good or bad thing is yet to be determined) then you probably find yourself in this position quite... Read more »
In With The New
Yesterday was a beautiful day in Ottawa – 26 degrees, and not a butt in the sky. When a friend and I went out for a bite to eat, she inquired about my new position at bv02. Oh yeah, I’m new, by the way. My name is Nicole, and I’m the new web content writer and social media strategist. I am absolutely delighted... Read more »
discovering google analytics...
So I've been using Google Analytics for a couple of weeks now. And I'm only just discovering how useful it can be when taking full advantage of its crazy in depth tools. Not only does it provide the user with the obvious tracking data - showing the percentage of direct traffic, referring sites, and search engines; but... Read more »
Tis' the Season
Christmas lights are going up, local coffee shops are offering their usual variety of skinny-no-whip-with whip-gingerbread-candy-cane-christmas-time- latte-esq beverages, companies are actively promotion their Christmas specials- and yes, you guess it. bv02 is hard at work collaboratively creating our yearly festive... Read more »
excited. scared: headlining my very own project.
I've been given an outline for a project in which I have total control over. I've been given some objectives that bv02 wants me to reach, and I get to choose how I go about executing the project. My preliminary research is helping me understand exactly how I should approach monitoring, I get to decide my course of... Read more »
Blogging: where is "the line"?
This weekend I noticed an interesting news story on CBC television. In a nutshell, Stephane Dion's wife wrote a note on her Facebook page criticizing Michael Ignatieff's leadership skills; which consequently sparked A LOT of controversy. The question the newscasters were discussing was one I keep finding myself... Read more »
For our clients - a social media glossary
The goal of this blog is simple: To develop a glossary of social media terms for bv02 clients and friends to reference and learn from. These definitions not meant to be drastically original or groundbreaking; and certainly other sources will have more in-depth explanations, but we hope you'll find this glossary is a... Read more »
Twitter: The Duct Tape of Social Media
As a commerce/marketing alumnus who is now working at an interactive marketing company and specializing in social media, I’ve heard a lot about twitter lately. Twitter is mentioned consistently in the news, it’s being talked about incessantly on various blogs and news sites, and yet is still not... Read more »