Archives
i need another shower
Filed Under faces & places, parenting | May 22, 2009
Last weekend I went to a baby shower. It seems in life some things come in waves – and weddings and baby showers definitely fall into that category. So this was my first baby shower in awhile and I left with an incredible “I am woman hear me roar” feeling. When I tweeted about going [...]
director of sales: job posting
Filed Under job posting | May 19, 2009
We’re sad to say that Jewel, who’s been with us from the very beginning, has had to scale back her role with yoyomama to focus on her family. And this means we’re looking for a new Director of Sales so if you’ve got sales moxie and sass we want to hear from you asap. Check [...]
mums just want to have fun
Filed Under events, faces & places | May 13, 2009
I’ve been getting lots of questions on #VMNO on twitter, so I thought I’d expound a little here. #VMNO is the tag for Vancouver Mums Night Out, the first time we’ve arranged a tweet up/meet up. It came about because this spring has been packed with work events – events with speakers that require pre-registration [...]
social media and online marketing: the coles notes
Filed Under biz tips | May 12, 2009
In days of old, the general public were swayed by happy jingles and formidable announcers voice, which served as effective forms of advertising. Traditional Forms of Advertising Going the Way of the Dodo These days, however, traditional forms of advertising where one way messages are delivered to the public are proving less effective because people [...]
oh mama!
Filed Under events | May 7, 2009
In addition to all our great weekend guide events there are so many Mother’s Day sales and specials coming up this weekend that I wanted to share them with you. And this fab video from Sharole at Glow Marketing came through yesterday and I had to share as it’s pretty much motherhood in a nutshell: [...]
this is not your granny’s pregnancy…
Filed Under eco friendly, faces & places, parenting | May 6, 2009
If there’s one thing that is not in short supply when it comes to having a baby, it’s advice. And while some advice is useful, solicited and appreciated, other advice is, well, not so much. Family members, friends and even strangers – especially those from previous generations – have a lot of advice to offer. [...]
rock your image
Filed Under biz tips | May 4, 2009
You are a smart entrepreneur. You have done your research, and carefully chosen where to spend your advertising dollars. You want targeted exposure, a responsive audience, and the ever important goal: branding. You have lost sleep over what specials you want to offer, chewed your fingernails raw planning lead capturing techniques, and you have gone [...]
post-festival perhaps, but not post-beauty
Filed Under faces & places | May 3, 2009
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival wrapped up a week ago, but there are still blossoms a-plenty on our streets. With a colder than usual winter, the blossoms bloomed later than expected, but that also means we get to enjoy them a little bit longer. In my younger years, I didn’t notice the blossoms until they [...]
