Dale Roth: 25 Years of Commercial Photography
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Dale Roth has done over 5,000 shoots. He has spent the last 27 years as one of Western Canada’s go-to advertising photographers. Dale and his business partner at Roth and Ramberg have won a ton of awards for good reason – they’re good. Like, really good.   Did you go to school for photography? Yeah! I went to NAIT in Edmonton, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.    Is that where you and Michelle were in?  Yeah! We met in school. It’s a two-year program. Very technical compared to ACAD in Calgary, which was very art focused.    Is that a better type of school ..read more
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Full Punch: The New Face of Advertising in Vancouver
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4y ago
Mike Leslie on starting an ad agency in a kitchen, Vancouver’s talent pool, and the transition to entrepreneurship.   What was it like launching Full Punch? We started making moves to leave our previous agencies around November of 2018. We had to make amicable departures from our past jobs, which turned out well. They were very supportive of us heading out and doing our own thing.    Which agencies were those?  I was President of TAXI, managing the Canadian operations. One of our partners, Jack Dayan, was previously at TAXI as well. The two of us left together. And then our ..read more
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Mastercard Adding 380 New Jobs in Vancouver with New $510 Million Intelligence and Cyber Centre
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4y ago
Mastercard has announced they are building a new Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver. The centre will be home to “one of six global technology centres for Mastercard and will develop cyber solutions for the payments ecosystem globally.” The original statement was made today at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Highlights: The new centre will create 380 new jobs and 100 co-op positions for software engineers, data scientists, project managers, analysts, product designers, and security experts It will be used for innovation in cyber security, AI and IoT The Canadian government is pitchin ..read more
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Wait…Jim Pattison Owns These Companies?
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4y ago
Vancouverites know Jim Pattison’s company the Jim Pattison Group for the Save-On-Foods, radio stations and car dealership brands. But that’s just a small piece of their pie. They also run amusement parks, fishing conglomerates and a lot more. Here’s a few surprising ones that people may be unaware of. Guinness World Records The publisher of the world’s best selling copyrighted book was purchased by Jim Pattison Group in 2008. The book’s origins date back to 1954 when a Londoner named Hugh Beaver came up with the idea. Beaver was running the Guinness Brewery and came across the thought of a wo ..read more
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Daiya Moving to 19-Acre, 400,000 sq ft Burnaby Property
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4y ago
(Image from blackwoodpartners.com) The Vancouver company known for its dairy-free cheese, Daiya, is moving their operations to Burnaby in 2020. Their current facility near the Rupert Street train station is around 65,000 sq feet, and will expand to a whopping 400,000 sq ft. The new location will be at 3100 Production Way, Renx.ca wrote in 2018. The Brick was the previous tenant and used it for distribution before moving to North Delta. The producer of gluten and dairy-free foods will look for 300 new hires for the new Burnaby location and will sit near the fantastic Dageraad Brewing. Daiya on ..read more
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New Microsoft & Slack Offices in Vancouver
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4y ago
(image from lowtideproperties.com) A few new offices are being built for a few local tech giants. The Daily Hive is reporting that Microsoft and Slack have expansion plans in Vancouver. Microsoft’s New Gastown Space Microsoft already has locations at 111 West Georgia, 725 Granville, and 858 Beatty Street. The new office space at 155 Water Street will be eating up 75,000 sq feet. The new space beside Kit and Ace and across from the parkade on Water Street, will be a seven storey building with a main floor reserved for retail. The building features a 3,800-sq ft rooftop patio and is being develo ..read more
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The 1st Annual Business of Good Awards
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4y ago
As businesses become more socially conscious, so do the awards. Over the years the increase of B Corp certified companies in Vancouver (there’s even a local chapter) has shown that the local business community is helping to take on issues that affect us. In the same spirit, BC Business is holding a competition for businesses in British Columbia that “turn the principles of social responsibility into action.”  The categories of the competition are:  Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Inclusivity Indigenous Relations Workplace Wellness Businesses in BC have until November ..read more
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BC Hydro is the 2019 Marketer of the Year
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4y ago
The BCAMA has just announced that BC Hydro has won their Marketer of the Year Award. The BCAMA cites the company’s “digital-first strategy to connect with millions of British Columbians in new ways.” They also mention the Dave campaign as the way “they brought to life the product in a way that was accessible and engaging.” Tickets are $160 and are now available for purchase for the November 14th event on Eventbrite. Related: BC Hydro’s new face on TV wants to help you save energy (cbc.ca) Photo credit   The post BC Hydro is the 2019 Marketer of the Year appeared first on 604list: Vancouver's B ..read more
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BC Food and Beverage Awards Winners 2019
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4y ago
Congrats to all the winners of last night’s BC Food and Beverage Awards Gala! Here’s a list of the winners from the event: Product of the Year Award – Moonshine Mama’s Sustainability Award – Farafena Innovation Award – SmartSweets Innovation Product of the Year Award – 52 North Rising Star Award – DeeBee’s Organics Leadership Award – Gardein Member of the Year Award – Quesava Member of the Year Award (Associate) – Fasken People First Award – Cargill Hall of Fame – Seven Seas Vancouver Fish Company Export Award – Organika Health See also: top food brands in Vancouver. (Photo credit) The post B ..read more
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New Ventures BC Top 10 Finalists Announced
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4y ago
New Ventures BC just announced the top 10 finalists for the $250,000 cash and prizes. It’s an annual startup tech award for BC companies less than 5 years old. Here are the companies! Beatdapp – allows music labels to track streams BioInteractive Technologies – wearable tech to recover from hand, wrist and forearm injuries Cuboh – consolidates restaurant ordering platforms Kranked Bikes – electric mountain bike motor kits Lumen5 – AI video creator NiceJob – reputation marketing platform Open Ocean Robotics – solar powered autonomous boats that collect ocean data Plugzio – electric charger that ..read more
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