Small Business Week Canada: Unlocking Social Media Success
For Small Business Week Canada this year, we were asked to join in the festivities to help celebrate entrepreneurship and small businesses in our community. Our very own Social Media specialist, Merilyn Tuazon, had the honour of speaking at Strathcona County – Economic Development and Tourism’s 2023 Small Business Week Conference. Here’s an inside look... Read More
Bluetrain and Canada Learning Code Announce Partnership
Working Together to Drive Diversity in Canada’s Digital Landscape Bluetrain is proud to announce its 3-year Champion Level partnership with Canada Learning Code, the country’s leading national charity champion of digital literacy education. Like Bluetrain, Canada Learning Code values diversity, inclusion, and helping people excel by strengthening their digital skills. We’re working to ensure people... Read More
Why Bluetrain Gets A Holiday Break
A lot is going on this time of year between work and personal life. Taking a break to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why at Bluetrain, we close our office between Christmas and New Years annually, and have done so for 16 years (this year returning Jan. 3). This allows us to enjoy some... Read More
What to Prep For (And Invest In) for Your 2021 Social Media Strategy
Social Media is continually evolving and changing, so often that it seems something has changed every time we open the apps. Along with platform changes come transitions in what users and consumers are creating, consuming and expecting from these platforms. 2020 was a year that saw massive growth and shifts within both marketing particularly when... Read More
Resources for Businesses In the COVID-19 Pandemic
There’s no overstating it: we live in uncharted times. Since the second week of March, the spread of COVID-19 in North American has changed our daily lives drastically. With orders from the Prime Minister to ‘self-isolate’, borders closing, and toilet paper being stockpiled in the homes of Canadians, business owners and employees across the country... Read More
Highlights from iMedia 2017
Like our digitally obsessed peers, we were drawn to iMEDIA Social Media Conference like moths to a bright mobile screen. We had so much fun participating and learning all weekend! Here are some of the things that made iMEDIA 2017 so awesome: The Master Classes Bluetrain was fortunate enough to be involved with both of... Read More
Bluetrain President Receives a 2016 Business in Edmonton Leaders Award
Bluetrain would like to congratulate Bryan Smith on his 2016 Business in Edmonton Leaders Award from Business in Edmonton Magazine! Recipients are chosen by an independent panel of judges based on business success, contribution to the community through philanthropic efforts and dedication to their industry. Bryan has built an innovative and successful company that has... Read More
19 of Our Favourite Moments from iMEDIA 2015
This past weekend we headed out to iMEDIA 2015 to deliver a session on Social ROI and to catch up with some of Edmonton’s savviest social marketers. Hello Media organized a great event and from beginning to end, the day was full of inspiring and informative talks, great networking opportunities, and, of course, lots of cute cat pictures.... Read More
Catch our iMEDIA 2015 Breakout Session on Social ROI!
We’re so excited for iMEDIA 2015 not only because this year’s keynote speakers and breakout sessions promise to be absolutely fascinating, but because we will be presenting our very own breakout session called Social ROI: How to Measure and Report Social Media. A Common Social Media Problem In our session, we will be exploring a... Read More
Google Partners Connect 2015 Review
Thanks for coming! Thank you to everyone who attended our Google Partners Connect Event last week, we were all so happy to meet you and talk with you about online marketing. For those who weren’t able to make it, here is a recording of the presentation as well as a summary of some of... Read More