A few weeks ago I signed a lease for Work Industries to become a tenant at 70 East 2nd Avenue, on the corner of Quebec Street, here in Vancouver. We take over the high-ceiling, big-windows, open-air, brick-walled place on August 15. The Work space is an island in the...
ED: This is the first guest post of the Work Industries blog. Our guest writer is Kiley Turner, who attended the Book Expo Canada conference in Toronto, June 8th and 9th, 2006. Kiley’s bio can be found at the end of the post. Conferences can be among the dullest...
I’m proud to announce that First Weekend Club has become a Work Industries client. First Weekend Club describes itself like this: First Weekend Club is a cross-Canada film club that celebrates Canadian film and talent. Our goal is to build audiences and...
Just a quick note to clients and partners. Work Industries, that is: James Sherrett, will be on-site with Theytus Books tomorrow, June 18, returning to the office the following day, June 19. Communication may be sporadic in the interim, and most messages will be...
Growing up one of the most memorable programs on PBS was Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting. I watched the show between other channels or while bored. It featured a white man with a beard and an afro painting incredible landscapes in half an hour. Sounds dry, but the...
Local Vancouver start-up NowPublic have just announced receiving funding of (USD) $1.4-million from a group of leading technology and media investors and individuals. The company will be using the financing to grow its reporter base and deliver the first On Demand...
I came across a great post today that relates nicely to the way clients base their decisions on who to hire for a piece of work. As context, often Work Industries competes with larger web consultants. Those larger consultants often have large portfolios of work and...
I came across a strong post today from the E-Valuation of Information Systems blog about the vital difference between effectiveness and efficiency. Especially helpful to me were the compare / contrast columns of words associated with effectiveness and efficiency. I...
Yesterday I attended the announcement of the Living Rivers Trust Fund, where BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced a tripling of the fund to $14-million. The story seems to have totally missed all local news outlets, with the except of the lamentable paywall at the...
The Work Industries testimonials keep rolling in. First Alexandre Brabant of e-Marketing 101 let loose with some kind words. Then Jill Smith of Intrawest made me smile and tell people about her wonderful style. The latest comes from Paul Jeszenszky, the Director,...