http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog Wed, 12 May 2010 19:49:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Thursday April 29, 2010, Starward Homes received the “Best Website” award for 2009 at the Hamilton Homebuilder’s Association (HHHBA) Awards Dinner. This was a great achievement for our team alongside the Starward team! We have worked hard with Starward to build a site that would be a place for ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/events/starward-takes-home-best-website-award/ Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting on a Grad Panel at Niagara College with four other PR program graduates. We come from various sectors and each play a unique role within our organization.  The students were very inquisitive and asked a lot of questions. However, no matter how ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/research-and-insights/words-of-wisdom-from-5-pr-professionals/ Since February, Brickworks has been working closely with its newest client, ClimateCare. ClimateCare is one of the largest and longest standing Ontario HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) member co-ops. Brickworks is currently working with ClimateCare to build its Business and Marketing strategy and manage its brand campaign. Our program will be ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/uncategorized/heating-up-with-climatecare/ Approaching 2009, the Brickworks’ team agreed not to accept the “pain and suffering” of the recession. We opened (not closed) our doors and windows and yelled it out so everyone could hear. For us, standing still just wasn’t an option. The process started with “grounding”, some research, planning and a ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/uncategorized/looking-back-at-2009/ Brickworks Communications would like to say “thank you” to Kasia Walaszek for all of her hard work over the past couple months. Kasia was a student intern from McMaster University for four months. During her time working at here (working about 15 hrs/week), Kasia also juggled classes, homework and a ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/uncategorized/best-wishes-from-brickworks-to-kasia-walaszek-student-intern/ Guest Post: Kasia Walaszek, Student Intern The advancement of technology over the last couple of years has been astonishing. It seems as though no matter where you are or what you are doing, there’s a way of staying connected with the world. Now, one can access social media networks on ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/social-media/connecting-with-students-through-social-media/ Next week, we will be live-tweeting “A Tale of Two Cities” from the Hamilton Place Theatre. Why, you ask? Simple. We are working with our Hamilton neighbour to help spread the word of prosperity and collaboration. On November 30 at 7 p.m., Renowned Author Bill Strickland will be speaking about ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/social-media/brickworks-will-be-live-tweeting-%e2%80%9ca-tale-of-two-cities%e2%80%9d/ Although this post is finding our blog a little late, I think that it’s still important to put up because Brickworks is doing some fabulous things right now, and I think that it’s time to let our audience know what they are. On Thursday, October 8, Anji and I were invited ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/uncategorized/brickworks-spreads-the-word-of-social-media/ Guess what. Your customers and potential customers are talking about you online - and there are many reasons to pay attention. Monitoring is a critical first step of an overall social media strategy. For starters, social media monitoring can help you to: know what people are thinking or saying about you ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/social-media/the-importance-of-social-media-monitoring/ This week, the New York Times reported Starbucks is launching a huge new advertising campaign to tell the Starbucks quality story to a younger generation of coffee drinkers. The twist? They are encouraging them to spread the print advertising campaign online via social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. [caption id="attachment_130" ... http://www.brickworksonline.com/blog/index.php/social-media/integrate-your-marketing-%e2%80%93-starbucks-does/