Vancouver Takes SXSW by Storm with 80+ Attendees

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

SXSW Interactive Vancouver

There are more than 80 Vancouverites going to Austin, Texas this week for the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festival including 5 of us from 6S Marketing. As far as we know 6S has the largest contigent from Vancouver attending the show plus we will be showing off at our booth #115.

SXSW is a conference that combines music, film and interactive and 40,000 people are expected to attend. The interactive portion of SXSW is likely to attract the most attendees, now in its 16th year. The music portion of the event is now in its 24th year as a music festival. Read More

Google Street View in Vancouver

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Google Street View launched in Vancouver today, and in other major cities across Canada, and an official release is expected later this morning in regards to the Vancouver launch. Check it out: http://maps.google.ca/help/maps/streetview/

Buzz Bishop broke the story on cyberbuzz this morning. Side note, you know that you are old skool internet cool when you can still pull off a web site with the word “cyber” in it.

As soon as I read this I started ego-surfing and searching out the places I frequent and yikes… live. Check out the street view of our office. You can just make out the 6S logo in the window on the top floor of our building. I am glad that we are on the 4th floor as you could probably see me at my desk if the angle was right. A couple of 6S employees were photographed in front of the office building having a chat before they were going to a client meeting.

Hopefully the street in front of your business was not under construction when the Google cameras went by, or your street may not have been mapped. This was the case for the Opus Hotel in Vancouver when Davie and Pacific was closed for the new Yaletown Canada Line Station. You can view the construction and people in hard hats, but there is no clear view of the hotel entrance.

Are there privacy concerns? You bet. Visit out this article from the National Post earlier this week. “Google Canada Promises Street View Won’t Invade Privacy“. Also visit this article by Gillian Shaw in the Vancouver Sun: “Google Street View launches in Canada

However, if you do find an image that you are uncomfortable about, then you can request to have it removed. The Canadian Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, is expected to issue a public advisory advising people “Not to expose themselves the Google camera vehicles, as the images may appear on the Internet.”

Do not flash the Google Cameras

Do not flash the Google Cameras

Sales Representative

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Open Until Jan 31st, 2010.

About 6S Marketing

6S Marketing’s downtown Vancouver office (Yaletown) offers a unique work environment that is casual, and fun, yet fast paced and challenging. As a small company we all work together as a single team and have fun doing it. 6S offers an attractive compensation package including benefits. As 6S grows and becomes more successful – that success is shared throughout the company. We expect all employees to go the extra mile, take the initiative, and work with little supervision.

While we like to have fun, our number one goal is to ensure exceptional customer service. Our mission is to “Deliver success through innovative internet marketing services.”

Sales Representative

You are looking for a company to help realize your goal of becoming a leader in interactive sales. You have previous sales experience in a related field and you are passionate about learning more about all forms of online marketing including; SEO, SEM, social media, usability, analytics, and email marketing. You are also geared towards providing exceptional customer service to prospects and clients. This job does not require travel and a significant of time is spent in front of a computer and in front of sales prospects, in a fast paced and challenging work environment.

Qualifications

  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret industry/trade magazines
  • Able to represent the company at social and networking functions
  • Degree of Diploma in marketing related field
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Excellent presentation skills – comfortable speaking in client/project meetings
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Must be able to use Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook
  • Must have a valid driver’s license
  • Strong attention to detail
  • At least one year experience selling solutions based services
  • Exposure to internet marketing services which include SEO, CPC, social media and email marketing
  • Familiarity with Salesforce.com a plus

Duties

  • Meet with prospects to understand their needs and advance them through the sales pipeline
  • Propose solutions that will help clients resolve their challenges related to online marketing
  • Work with account managers to identify opportunities to expand the services offered to the clients
  • Manage revenue forecasts and prepare weekly updates including the calculation of the impact of new business to forecasts, by period
  • Determine the probability of sale at each stage of the sales pipeline to predict future sales success and set sales activity budget
  • Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made
  • Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity
  • Identify sales prospects and contact these and other accounts as assigned
  • Prepare presentations, proposals and sales contracts
  • Maintain up to date knowledge of 6S Marketing’s product and service offerings
  • Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships
  • Prepare paperwork to activate and maintain contract services
  • Manage account services through quality checks and other follow-up
  • Prepare a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals
  • Represent 6S Marketing at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
  • Communicate new service opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff
  • Prepare for and participate in regular sales training meetings
  • Prepare for and participate in regular 1 on 1 meetings

Compensation: Competitive salaries are offered depending on experience.

If this position is of interest to you please email your resume and cover letter to careers@6smarketing.com with the subject line “Sales Representative”. No phone calls please. Must be Vancouver based.

6S Marketing To Help Launch FourSquare Crowdsourcing Experiment In Vancouver

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Vancouver B.C., Canada (September 3, 2009) – 6S Marketing announces that popular location-based game Foursquare will, as promised, officially launch in Vancouver on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 or 9/9/9.

Foursquare pairs location based services with social game play to allow users to interact with Twitter networks via mobile phone. The application is already wildly popular in 20 American cities + Amsterdam, has the social media world buzzing and has attracted Hollywood elite. Vancouver internet marketing company, 6S Marketing (@6S_Marketing), has worked to connect with Foursquare and coordinate a unique and experimental launch strategy to bring the game to Vancouver. Read More

The Next Big Thing: Foursquare to Launch in Vancouver

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Foursquare Vancouver

– EDIT — Foursquare Launches in Vancouver Sept. 9, 2009.

I stumbled upon a new social media tool recently that I think has the legs to emerge as the most widely played mobile game ever and become the ‘next big thing’.

It’s called Foursquare and it’s taking major American cities by storm including New York and San Francisco and is coming to Vancouver soon. Foursquare developers describe it as “50% friend finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” I think, that with the strength of the social media community in Vancouver, we will be the first city in Canada in which it thrives. Read More

6S Enters the Canary Derby

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

We’ve just signed up for the 2009 Vancouver Canary Derby!

On June 27th, a team from 6S Marketing will be racing down Deer Lake Park in Burnaby to help raise funds for the Canary Foundation and the BC Cancer Foundation.

Stay tuned for updates on fundraising events and race car construction. Read More

Valued Employees Behind 6S’ Success

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

The dot.com crash of almost a decade ago left a lot of people reeling after promises of big stock options and payouts that didn’t pan out.

As pool tables in trendy loft offices were replaced by dust bunnies and boxes, longtime friends Chris Breikss and John Blown decided to take a chance and stride back into the online business arena.

Now eight years and 30 employees later, the pair’s 6S Marketing company is a bona-fide success.

“We know it was a bit of a bizarre time to start an Internet-related company,” Breikss says of 6S, which deals with Internet advertising and marketing. “But we looked at it closely and saw a lot of opportunity and a void we could fill”…Read Full Story

Valued Employees the “6S” behind 6S Marketing

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

As an Account Manger in the Internet Marketing industry working with a previous employer, I knew that 6S Marketing was THE place to work long before I had even stepped in the door. And others in the industry knew it too – as soon as others found out about my initial interview at 6S, my phone began to ring off-the-hook from other internet marketers wanting a hook-up.

A year-and-a-half later, working at 6S has been an amazing experience and opportunity. The culture that John Blown & Chris Breikss has created, along with the amazing people I work with, is unlike any other company I have worked for or know of in Vancouver. Sure, the Whistler weekend trips, go-karting, rock climbing & white-water rafting trips add to the great experience, but it’s the people who work at 6S, and having two amazing employers like John & Chris that make it one of the best places to work in Vancouver…Read the full story

The 6S Team Pitches in for the YWCA Rooftop Garden

Monday, March 9th, 2009
The Thursday Crew

The Thursday Crew

On March 5 and 6th, employees of 6S Marketing took part in the annual United Way’s Day of Caring program. This was a great opportunity for people from our workplace to come together and make a difference in the community.  The United Way is a not for profit organization which engages many projects from volunteering. Our company chose to volunteer for the YWCA Vancouver Rooftop Garden project.

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The Canadian Social Media Survey

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

As Businesses in Vancouver and elsewhere realize that the traditional mediums once used to reach out to their clientele may no longer be delivering their message efficiently, the focus on social network sites and social media marketing has grown exponentially.

Social Media Marketing allows businesses to reach their targeted demographic with a message that appeals specifically to that demographic, and because of the phenomenal rate at which social media marketing has increased, we created the Canadian Social Media Survey to determine how businesses in Vancouver are using social media marketing for building online communities around their product offerings, and how they are using social media to increase brand authority and visibility online.

And just to thank you for participating in the Canadian Social Media Survey, we will automatically enter you for a chance to win a minoHD Camcorder.  We will be publishing the results of the survey and the winner of the minoHD Camcorder on March 11th.

Thanks for participating & good luck!



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