Your Local Art is an online art gallery that features the work of Ottawa based artists that can be printed on demand for customers wishing to purchase artist prints.
This web based gallery was looking to increase their online presence as well as provide an opportunity to connect with current and prospective ones they have met from networking events.
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
How to Advertise Your Event on Facebook
This past weekend we had the opportunity to take in Ottawa's Nuit Blanche. One of our friends, Marcia Lea of Davis Art School had her paintings at The Rectory where her art school is also located. We had a short conversation about how the evening was going with a steady flow of visitors coming through.
Our conversation eventually evolved around to Facebook. One of Marcia's questions was how to properly advertise an event using Facebook. She had created a Facebook event page but couldn't figure out how to invite those that liked the The Davis Art School's Facebook page to the event.
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Our conversation eventually evolved around to Facebook. One of Marcia's questions was how to properly advertise an event using Facebook. She had created a Facebook event page but couldn't figure out how to invite those that liked the The Davis Art School's Facebook page to the event.
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Subpar Soggy Sandwich at Subway Gloucester
Wednesday for dinner my wife and I found ourselves at Gloucester Centre's Food Court before a movie preview of This is Where I Leave You at the nearby SilverCity.
In search of non-overpriced movie theatre food, we tried bringing A&W coupons. But the A&W apparently was, according to a note a the darkened storefront, having technical difficulties and would reopen tomorrow. No luck on a Teen Burger combo, we scoured the choices and settled on the nearby Subway (1980 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa).
I ventured over and waited behind an older gentleman in line. Just my luck, he wasn't sure what cheese he wanted on his sub. Would it be American white or Swiss Cheese? Oh the horrors of choosing cheese! I rolled my eyes as I could only imagine what would happen once he got to the vegetable choices.
Eventually a second employee stepped forward and took over the walking disaster of choice ahead of me and I was able to order.
The Order: 1 Cold Cut Combo and 1 Meatball Marinara both on 12" size 9 Grain Wheat.
After ordering, and thank goodness Mayor McCheese ahead of me surprisingly took a reasonable amount of time deciding on his veggies and not hunting for his last penny.
I took the sandwiches over to eat with my wife who was waiting patiently in the mall's food court seating area.
The Cold Cut Combo was made to average Subway specifications accompanied with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, red onions and mayonnaise. The mayonnaise was not overpowering but just right. Nothing to complain about.
The Meatball Marinara was a different story. Topped with lettuce, tomato, green peppers and black olives, the only sauce was the tomato sauce from the meatball marinara. Normally the tomato sauce isn't an issue with other sandwiches prepared at other Subway locations, but this one was soggy. So soggy in fact we left about a quarter of the sandwich uneaten. Upon investigation, the preparation stage was the issue, too much sauce was added with the meatballs. This let the sauce gradually soggify the bread. Not great as the longer the sandwich sits, the more soggy the bread gets.
Overall, we were not impressed. Average cold cut combo, but a soggy mess of a meatball sandwich. Sure service was decent speed, but the meatball marina sandwich could have been better.
In search of non-overpriced movie theatre food, we tried bringing A&W coupons. But the A&W apparently was, according to a note a the darkened storefront, having technical difficulties and would reopen tomorrow. No luck on a Teen Burger combo, we scoured the choices and settled on the nearby Subway (1980 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa).
I ventured over and waited behind an older gentleman in line. Just my luck, he wasn't sure what cheese he wanted on his sub. Would it be American white or Swiss Cheese? Oh the horrors of choosing cheese! I rolled my eyes as I could only imagine what would happen once he got to the vegetable choices.
Eventually a second employee stepped forward and took over the walking disaster of choice ahead of me and I was able to order.
The Order: 1 Cold Cut Combo and 1 Meatball Marinara both on 12" size 9 Grain Wheat.
After ordering, and thank goodness Mayor McCheese ahead of me surprisingly took a reasonable amount of time deciding on his veggies and not hunting for his last penny.
I took the sandwiches over to eat with my wife who was waiting patiently in the mall's food court seating area.
The Cold Cut Combo was made to average Subway specifications accompanied with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, red onions and mayonnaise. The mayonnaise was not overpowering but just right. Nothing to complain about.
The Meatball Marinara was a different story. Topped with lettuce, tomato, green peppers and black olives, the only sauce was the tomato sauce from the meatball marinara. Normally the tomato sauce isn't an issue with other sandwiches prepared at other Subway locations, but this one was soggy. So soggy in fact we left about a quarter of the sandwich uneaten. Upon investigation, the preparation stage was the issue, too much sauce was added with the meatballs. This let the sauce gradually soggify the bread. Not great as the longer the sandwich sits, the more soggy the bread gets.
Overall, we were not impressed. Average cold cut combo, but a soggy mess of a meatball sandwich. Sure service was decent speed, but the meatball marina sandwich could have been better.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Should I Keep That Linkedin Endorsement or Remove It?
Linkedin has two ways to prove your professional worth, written recommendations and endorsements. These provide excellent opportunities for those who know you recommend you via both written testimonial or endorse you for a certain skill. We have previously written on the difference between the two and how to obtain them here.
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Monday, September 08, 2014
What is a Social Media Audit?
Many use Social Media to communicate with customers or provide feedback to businesses. There are strategies and techniques that businesses can use to attract a following, maintain connections/followers and build a community. How can businesses know they are doing this successfully? Can social media channels be re-energized? Can businesses tweak their current profiles to perform even better?
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Sunday, September 07, 2014
Everything is Merry at the Merry Dairy
Today my wife and I were fortunate to be invited to the 13th Annual Corn Roast at Balena Park hosted by Ottawa City Councillor Peter Hume. As part of the festivities there was served Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips and pop. This, of course, had to be followed up by a dessert!
Dessert was supplied by local food truck The Merry Dairy. At the corn roast the truck is contracted to hand out their traditional fresh vanilla frozen custard with rainbow colour sprinkles only so there was no need to order.
The truck had 2 employees dishing up the cones to waiting families including excited kids. The team of two moved pretty steadily through the line without any noticeable hiccups.
The ice custard was pretty rich quality tasting. Standard sprinkles were had and the cone was average from any truck. But the custard is a lot better than the standard soft serve found on most trucks.
Overall, the Merry Dairy has quite a good concept going. Locatable from the truck's website on a daily basis as it roams the street of the nation's capital and a normally larger menu, the truck is gem to be enjoyed.
Dessert was supplied by local food truck The Merry Dairy. At the corn roast the truck is contracted to hand out their traditional fresh vanilla frozen custard with rainbow colour sprinkles only so there was no need to order.
The truck had 2 employees dishing up the cones to waiting families including excited kids. The team of two moved pretty steadily through the line without any noticeable hiccups.
The ice custard was pretty rich quality tasting. Standard sprinkles were had and the cone was average from any truck. But the custard is a lot better than the standard soft serve found on most trucks.
Overall, the Merry Dairy has quite a good concept going. Locatable from the truck's website on a daily basis as it roams the street of the nation's capital and a normally larger menu, the truck is gem to be enjoyed.
A Second Cup of Java While Waiting for the Doctor
Recently, we've been to the local hospital a couple of times. Nothing to worry about, just a few routine tests. Each time I've stopped by the Second Cup (501 Smyth Road, Ottawa) on the first floor for a cup of coffee.
Located just behind the escalators to the second floor in patient and emergency room and yet just before the elevators, this coffee shop is in the perhaps the most convenient location in the entire hospital for a coffee shop. Added to this convenience, according to the Second Cup website, this location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This past week we ventured in the morning. The only bad time to attend this Second Cup is during regular hospital staff shift changes. These shift changes result in hospital staff grabbing their coffees before or after their shifts.
This Second Cup location also provides the full suite of services of a regular Second Cup which is different than other hospitals I've been to. Usually hospital coffee service locations have stripped down minimal donuts or baked goods with coffee served up by hospital unionized employees. This location provides a full selection of Second Cup baked goods and at least 6 different flavoured coffees on a daily basis.
On our recent visit, I waited about three minutes in line behind 3 nurses who were just starting. But the line behind me gradually grew. There were three servers behind the counter working the full coffee bar, taking orders and mixing drinks. I was through in an impressive 5 minutes.
The Order: 1 Belgian Chocolate Coffee.
The Belgian Chocolate Coffee is perhaps my favourite coffee from Second Cup. A rich chocolaty flavour along with a strong, but dark roast, coffee flavour. Excellent smell and even better taste. Brewed right, like the Second Cup Ottawa Hospital location does, it's one of the better coffees I have.
Overall, the Ottawa Hospital has a real credit to it's hospital food offerings in Second Cup. A full cafe seems to be doing well at the large General Campus. Perhaps this is due to the convenient location just inside the front door near the major traffic area to the elevators and just behind the escalators to the second floor. Coupled with decent steady service with coffee made to corporate specifications, this location is perhaps just what the Doctor ordered.
Located just behind the escalators to the second floor in patient and emergency room and yet just before the elevators, this coffee shop is in the perhaps the most convenient location in the entire hospital for a coffee shop. Added to this convenience, according to the Second Cup website, this location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This past week we ventured in the morning. The only bad time to attend this Second Cup is during regular hospital staff shift changes. These shift changes result in hospital staff grabbing their coffees before or after their shifts.
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| Second Cup on the ground floor of the Ottawa Hospital General Campus |
This Second Cup location also provides the full suite of services of a regular Second Cup which is different than other hospitals I've been to. Usually hospital coffee service locations have stripped down minimal donuts or baked goods with coffee served up by hospital unionized employees. This location provides a full selection of Second Cup baked goods and at least 6 different flavoured coffees on a daily basis.
On our recent visit, I waited about three minutes in line behind 3 nurses who were just starting. But the line behind me gradually grew. There were three servers behind the counter working the full coffee bar, taking orders and mixing drinks. I was through in an impressive 5 minutes.
The Order: 1 Belgian Chocolate Coffee.
The Belgian Chocolate Coffee is perhaps my favourite coffee from Second Cup. A rich chocolaty flavour along with a strong, but dark roast, coffee flavour. Excellent smell and even better taste. Brewed right, like the Second Cup Ottawa Hospital location does, it's one of the better coffees I have.
Overall, the Ottawa Hospital has a real credit to it's hospital food offerings in Second Cup. A full cafe seems to be doing well at the large General Campus. Perhaps this is due to the convenient location just inside the front door near the major traffic area to the elevators and just behind the escalators to the second floor. Coupled with decent steady service with coffee made to corporate specifications, this location is perhaps just what the Doctor ordered.
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