About 6S
For the last eleven years, 6S Marketing has fearlessly rode the wild ride known as the Internet, taking advantage of every thrilling twist and turn along the way. Our company was founded in 2000, during the infancy of the digital marketing industry and just after the shiny dot-com bubble burst. Since then, we’ve been among the strong who not only have survived – we’ve thrived – and have become the trusted provider of digital marketing strategies to some of Canada’s most recognized brands.
Today, and with more than 500 digital marketing campaigns under our belt, 6S is one of the leading digital marketing agencies in North America, and one of the largest of its kind in Canada with offices in Vancouver and Toronto.
Our Vision
6S’ers are insanely passionate about the Internet. In fact, we’re adamant about getting the word out about the work we do, and how Internet marketing can help our clients. Our get-up-and-go ambition and enthusiasm is the driving force behind the success of our agency and enables 6S to deliver tangible, results-oriented digital strategies to our clients.
Our People
If there’s one thing that sets 6S apart from our competitors it’s our people and the level of knowledge, creativity and drive they bring to each campaign at 6S. A testament to the caliber of our team is the many awards 6S receives for providing one of the best digital marketing agencies and cultures to work for in Canada.
Robert Lendvai – Vice President of Business Development
Robert is the Vice President of Business Development at 6S Marketing. He specializes in helping companies accelerate growth, expand product vision, and develop new market strategies. Robert pours his ideas, creativity and passion into each project he works on which has helped him succeed in providing marketing solutions to some of Canada’s largest and most respected brands including Corel, Cognos, Jetform and Blink Logic. .
At 6S Marketing, Robert represents a team of digital strategists that provide cutting edge marketing solutions in the areas of social media, mobile marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, CRM, Google Analytics, and web usability.
Lyn Wilson – Sales Associate
Lyn started her career in the UK, launching an online marketing division for a national digital agency. Having graduated with a 1st class honors degree in multimedia design Lyn’s web design and development roots facilitate a technical approach to SEO and web analytics that is second to none.
Since moving to Vancouver in 2005, Lyn has been a key member of the 6S Marketing team. A former division manager at 6S, Lyn has a wealth of experience in digital marketing strategies and is now focused on business development in western Canada. Lyn regularly lectures at BC universities on the topic of digital marketing, and enjoys speaking at many industry conferences and events.
Lyn’s excellent leadership and training skills also translate to the golf course, where she can often be found beating the company president or any client up for the challenge.
Lauren Pybus – Sales Associate
Beginning her career in New York gave Lauren a resilient foundation in which she built upon. After returning back to Vancouver in 2005, Lauren enrolled and graduated with honours from BCIT’s Marketing Management – Professional Sales program where she was also awarded two Sales accolades.
With a prevalent passion for innovation, Lauren joined the 6S team in 2008 and has not looked back. In her business development role, Lauren brings a strong direction, a marketing sensibility and a solution-based approach which has been a key component in developing long term relationships with those around her.
Lauren has no fear yet she is professional and driven. Always looking for ways to improve her skill sets and knowledge, Lauren has carved out her own niche at 6S.
Chris Breikss – Co-Founder, President
Chris Breikss is widely recognized and regarded as being a man of ideas, innovation and boundless energy. As President at 6S he leads the sales and marketing team in business development initiatives as well as research and the development of new marketing concepts and products.
After attending Capilano University, Chris forged his career during the infancy of the Internet where he began building websites. An Entrepreneur at heart and recognizing a trend pointing to significant business potential in Internet marketing and search engine optimization 6S Marketing was born in 2000. Eleven years later, Chris’ natural leadership and infectious spirit has resulted in 6S Marketing growing to become one of the leading digital marketing agencies in North America, and one of the largest of its kind in Canada with offices in Vancouver and Toronto.
Chris Breikss is energetic and infectious; a true leader, connector and motivator. Despite a hectic schedule and array of commitments, Chris does everything with a smile on his face and his mind on the next set of projects and ideas to take on.
John Blown –Co-Founder, Managing Director
John Blown can be described as a unique blend of composure, skill and business savvy. He co-founded 6S Marketing in 2000 and under his direction; it has become one of the largest digital marketing agencies of its kind in Canada.
A graduate from the Sauder School of Business at UBC with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, John has followed his true passion and has remained in the field of Internet marketing for the past 15 years. John is responsible for the Operations at 6S, HR, Finance, as well as determining the strategic direction of the company.
In addition to founding 6S, John has also founded OnRes Systems (a hotel reservation system software company) which was grown to 140 international hospitality clients and then sold, Discover Vancouver Enterprises (a tourism website) which was grown to over a million visitors/month and then sold to investors, and Prospect Developments LLC.
John is a spirited volunteer with countless hours as an active member and past Executive Board Member of the North Shore Rescue team. Through this work John was awarded a Unit Commendation from the RCMP Superintendent for Bravery. John’s efforts demonstrate to his peers and the staff at 6S that community involvement and volunteerism is important and can always be accommodated. John has been featured in countless media stories for his work with North Shore Search and Rescue and is called on to speak about safety and survival on a regular basis.
Raelene Thomas – Client Services Manager
A graduate of the BCIT Marketing Communications Diploma program, Raelene worked in Internet marketing for many years at Radiant before joining 6S Marketing as an Account Manager where she managed the Internet marketing initiatives for clients such as FedEx, Tourism BC, Victoria Marriott Hotel, Coast Hotels, Flight Centre and 1-800-Got-Junk?.
Her natural leadership ability has resulted in her role with the agency to grow to Client Services Manager where she now oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and supports the project management team with ensuring that each client is receiving the most out of their digital marketing projects.
Raelene’s expertise and background in Internet marketing has frequently been called upon to speak at industry events on the topics of paid search marketing and Google Analytics – two of Raelene’s passions.
Simon Lewis – Division Manager
Simon joined 6S Marketing in September 2008 as a Senior Account Manager where he was responsible for managing the digital marketing initiatives of larger national clients such as MEC, Malvern Instruments and the Official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Store. Originally from the United Kingdom, he has been involved in the Internet Marketing industry since 1999 where he started out working for an online PR agency. Having lived and worked through the early days of the Internet and the dotcom boom and bust, Simon has always been a strong proponent of the value the internet channel can bring to business.
In his role as Division Manager at 6S, Simon is responsible for leading a team of digital marketing strategists. In his spare time he is an avid outdoor enthusiast and likes to hike, climb, ski & snowboard. He also has a dog named Nea who frequently accompanies him to the 6S office.
Lisa McClure – Division Manager
Lisa has been working in digital marketing since 2005 and joined 6S Marketing as an Account Manager in early 2011. As an Account Manager at 6S Marketing, she managed digital marketing initiatives for clients including HSBC Canada, Sutton Place Hotels, Sandman Hotel Group, and United Way of the Lower Mainland. Her expertise are in the areas of analytics and search engine optimization.
Lisa is originally from Toronto and spent a few years living in Australia where she completed her Journalism degree at Curtin University. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, snowboarding, running, and cooking.