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The Organic Incubator

Posted by Amielle Lake on Fri, November 6, 2009 3:52 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Funding & Exits, Startups, Social Media, Twitter · Comments
Since the recession hit (and yes we are now climbing out) there was a flurry of articles on how the VC model is broken. I believe it’s true.  For entrepreneurs, the road to equity investment is challenging at best, and at times, less and less desirable as much is given away... [more]

Status of Mobile Marketing in CANADA

Posted by Amielle Lake on Tue, September 15, 2009 8:39 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Mobile · Comments
Today, seventy percent of all Canadians are mobile subscribers. We are active users as well; texting over 20 billion times in 2008. Four million of us browse the mobile web more than once a week. I use it everyday. Relatively speaking, we are just as active as any other... [more]

5 things I learnt from Year One in my Startup

Posted by Amielle Lake on Mon, June 8, 2009 8:58 PM · Filed under Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada, Okanagan , Startups, Social Media, Mobile, iPhone · Comments
Tagga is over a year old now – actually it is now 1.5 years old.  Boy…they do grow up fast.  Since we have past the one-year mark, I thought I would share 5 important lessons that I learnt in my first year of creating and running Tagga. Five things you need... [more]

Need to engage with your target audience? Quit asking them to call you or visit your website.

Posted by Amielle Lake on Fri, February 6, 2009 5:00 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida , Social Media, Mobile · Comments
Everyday in the offline world, we are literally bombarded with thousands of advertisements – usually asking us to do the same thing: remember this URL (and use it when you are in front of a computer) or call us for more information. How often do any of us do that?... [more]

The HipGuide goes mobile with Tagga

Posted by Amielle Lake on Tue, January 6, 2009 3:15 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Social Media, Mobile · Comments
ION Magazine and Tagga have joined hands to provide an interactive text component to their Hip Guide.  The Hip Guide is a free guide to ION’s picks of the best retailers, restaurants, bars, salons and services in Vancouver.  And, now you have the listing available 24/7 on your cell phone. ... [more]

Recession-proof your business: Invest in mobile marketing!

Posted by Amielle Lake on Mon, December 22, 2008 9:18 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo , Funding & Exits, Mobile · Comments
During a recession, the business landscape transforms itself. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Lucrative opportunities come about that are otherwise unattainable during better and brighter times. I believe when the going gets tough, truly great entrepreneurship shines. After all, you are forced to be more creative with your efforts... [more]

Mobile Advertising: The numbers are starting to add….and add up!

Posted by Amielle Lake on Mon, September 15, 2008 8:48 AM · Filed under Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo , Research & Infographics, Mobile · Comments
Sound bite: Mobile advertising is going to be a huge market. The "stats" and common sense converge... It’s practically old news to say that Gartner believes the mobile advertising market is worth some $2.7 billion today and growing to $12 billion by 2012. For comparison, studies generated by the Kelsey Group... [more]