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Sharing Chronicles: Hope in Every Situation

https://youtu.be/-NffHkpuYRI Sharing Chronicles - Hope in Every Situation This is not a #shavingchronicle as you can tell, rather it is a...

Time for some #Covid-19 Good News!

Don’t you think it’s time for some good news? I’ve been enjoying the spring weather and being able to work alongside many of our clients, consulting...

How to Fix Your Marketing with Better Messaging

When you talk to new customers, do they immediately understand how you can help them? If you’re not sure, maybe it’s time to tweak your marketing...

Do you have greatness in your DNA? #MLKDay

Reflecting today on #MLKday about greatness and how it's actually embedded in our DNA. Martin Luther King Day or #MLKDay is celebrated as a federal...

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Clients Become Friends

What I love the most about We Make Stuff Happen is that our client relationships are never simply business transactions. At our agency our clients very quickly become our friends and feel like extended family. Let me explain what I mean with a little story about my...

How do we make stuff happen?

Time for another Summer Showcase. This week, we want to shine the spotlight directly at ourselves. Why would we showcase our own business growth? Well, here's the thing. We do a great job informing everybody about the amazing clients that we have, and sometimes...

Jonathan Christian on Podcasts

Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to be featured on a number of Podcasts as a guest. I have compiled them together for you here. So, sit back, relax and enjoy! Coming later this year, we're launching our own Podcast. We'll be featuring special guests...

Client Spotlight: Donna Ceriani

Welcome to another Summer Showcase! Today, I'm outside and I’m thinking about one of our most cherished clients. Her name is Donna Ceriani. I met Donna about four years ago. We were in the same mastermind together. She’s a stunning lady and super smart. I always...

Client Spotlight: Fearlessly Fit

We’re very fortunate – almost 95% of our business comes via referrals. We love it when a fellow industry professional who has designed a great websites for their clients says, “your website isn’t enough, you not only need a great website but an active blogging and...

Client Spotlight: Seagate Mass Timber

Here’s a #tbt for you! Back the fall of 2012, I met Ralph Austin, the founder of Seagate Structures for a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee. We got to chatting and Ralph shared how he felt about his current website and that it wasn’t serving them well at all. Ralph was...

Client Spotlight: Gifted

You know how we love sharing stories that capture the essence of the client work that we do here at We Make Stuff Happen?So, we’re going to showcase how we work here alongside our amazingly talented clients.Introducing Kim Sykes & Paul Kotter and the work that...

The Birth of Self-employment

I'd like to tell you a story about a Father's Day, some 15 years ago. This is really the birth of self-employment for me. It's a story that some people know, but it's not one that I've shared and I'll tell you why. It's one of those stories that you question if you...

Crush Your Goals & Hold Yourself Accountable

Hey, good morning! Jonathan here and it's a very wet day here in British Columbia. We’ve been so blessed with an early summer for a week. We were up in the 90s' on the weekend and now we're back to the 60s or low 20s to high 20s, whichever side of the coin you live...

The Power of Coaching LIVE Website and Brand Design

Top-Notch Teamwork! "When you have a big idea you need smart people on your team who can SEE that vision with you. Even better if they can run WITH you to make it real. Through crazy idea stage, to heartfelt birthing, with strategy, top-notch responsiveness, calm,...

Authentic Social Media – what makes you different?

Two years ago, I went out on a limb and shared a very vulnerable time of my life and chose to it share live over Facebook - here's the story: My wife Debbie and I have three daughters - Gemma, Ellen, and Maddie - that's how my original social media name came about...

#SaferInternetDay Online Safety for Businesses

What do businesses need to know about Internet Safety and trust online? As businesses continue to move more and more of their marketing and management programs online, it's important to consider the real risks of doing business in an online environment. Password hacks...

152 Holidays And Hashtags to Fill Up Your 2020 Social Media Schedule

What a decade it’s been scrolling, thumbs-upping, swiping and double-tapping! Now, it’s time to build out your content calendar for the year ahead. No clue where to start — start here and grab this list of 152 special days to add to your 2020 social media schedule!...

Giving Tuesday – The Global Day Of Giving

Today is Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering. Each year after Black Friday, companies, charities and individuals come together and rally for their favourite causes. “GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and...

Social Media Lessons: 11 Tips from Real Business Accounts this Week

Ever wonder what type of content you "should" share on social media? If so, you’re not alone. Every week, we see behind-the-scenes of real social media posts that get the eyeballs, likes, comments, shares, and business results. So, if you're struggling for ideas to...

What Business Owners Need To Know About Canada’s New Marijuana Laws

It's the end of the criminal prohibition on marijuana. On October 17, 2018, cannabis became legal in Canada. So, what is legal now? What's not legal? And how do Canada's new cannibis laws affect Canadian businesses? There are a few things business owners need to know...

Business Growth: Why We Shut Down Some Of Our Lead Generation Groups

Our why = our passion : is to help businesses who have a great story get out and make the most of it. We want them to make a difference doing what it is that they've been blessed to. So we did a couple of things recently which were unexpected to many people. We let...

Two Ways To Make Sure Your Facebook Page Gets Seen

Are you struggling with getting your Facebook posts seen? You are not alone. More than 600 million people visit Facebook Pages every day. The competition to get seen on Facebook is fiercer than ever. A study from Bonsey Jaden found that Facebook’s organic reach...

Mission Accomplished! #BenFoundHisGem

So the wedding day finally happened and it all went so very well. It was, honestly, like a dream come true. After multiple months, in fact years, in the planning, it came off better than we could ever have imagined. Our daughter looked beautiful as I walked her down...

Mission Chamber Celebrates 125th Anniversary

On Tuesday, the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrated 125 years of supporting local businesses. What better way to celebrate than by popping some fizzy champagne, cake, chili cook-off, games and the unveiling of their brand-new logo which we had the pleasure...

Find Your Facebook Memories Now In One Place

Get ready to relive your past Facebook memories! Yesterday Facebook announced a new page called “memories”, a single place on Facebook to reflect on your favorite shared moments with family and friends. So how is this any different from the “On This Day” feature...