April 2018
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada is proud to host a screening of “Pressing On: The Letterpress Film”. This is a documentary on the 500-year-old craft of letterpress printing, harkening to the days when skilled craftsmen used moveable type slugs to artfully set each character with etched images such as woodcuts on early presses. Once essential to communication, the process is now in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. From self-proclaimed basement hoarders to the famed Hatch…
Find out more »May 2018
2018 Project Management Institute – Professional Development Conference
Calling all Marketers who use or know that you should be using project management in your projects and rollouts. The PMI-SAC Professional Development Conference is on May 2nd. We encourage you to attend this event at The Westin Calgary. It offers a full day of valuable learning focused on the most current topics and case studies in project management. The Project Management Institute Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC) will host their popular Professional Development Conference (PDC) as a one-day event on…
Find out more »2018 Anvil Awards
Honour the amazing, creative work, from the industry in the last year! Watch your team win a coveted Anvil Award and bragging rights for the year. Party with other industry professionals until the wee hours. Be inspired by the creativity of the Canadian Prairies! Come on your own or with friends and colleagues. Dress to impress! Event Dress Agency Chic or Cocktail...Please no Storm trooper outfits... no matter how hard you try, it won't help you channel "the force" to…
Find out more »Blair Enns – Pricing Creativity – Profit Beyond the Billable Hour
Buffet Lunch Included Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour is the brand new book from The Win Without Pitching Manifesto author Blair Enns. In this talk, relevant to any creative or marketing professional who sets, negotiates or delivers price, Enns will address the key principles from his book and leave you not only believing that you can charge much more, but showing you how to do it. “You cannot be an effective pricer if you study…
Find out more »Going for Gold: How the Canadian Olympic Team catered to the rise of the mobile, digital fan
Grab your lunch and engage with our May Facebook Live event in the comfort of your own office. Join Georgia Sapounas from the Canadian Olympic Committee as she shares how the Canadian Olympic Team became globally recognized as the leading National Olympic Committee in digital consumer marketing. Through this case-study, we will examine the following: The most impactful projects and areas within digital that the team undertakes. How Team Canada creates personalized connections with their fans through the Canadian Olympic Club, extending…
Find out more »Women’s Work
GDC, the professional association for graphic designers in Alberta, is hosting a panel discussion featuring women working in the field of design on Thursday, May 17th at the Fort Calgary theatre. This evening turns the spotlight on five creative Calgary women with diverse design backgrounds, openly sharing their unique perspectives on their careers, experiences and triumphs. Discussion will range from the ever-evolving roles of designers working in the field today to thoughts on gender equality.
Find out more »Own Your Market – Free Session
Stop the Madness of Competing on Price OWN YOUR MARKET INSTEAD! 3 Sessions to Choose From: Wednesday, May 30th at 5:30 pm Thursday, May 31st at 8:30 am Thursday, June 7th at 8:30 am If you're a business owner, you do NOT want to miss this workshop. In this FREE 2-hour workshop you’ll learn how you can: out-market your competition double your qualified leads & triple your conversions create a roadmap to building a million dollar business tweak what you’re…
Find out more »June 2018
Breaking the Bank — An Evening with Dave Mowat
SOLD OUT - Add Me To The Waitlist Appetizers & a Complimentary Beer from Wildrose Brewery Join ATB President and CEO Dave Mowat for a moderated discussion with Adam Rozenhart, on change/disruption and the need to build a cult brand in order to survive and thrive. There isn't an industry today not faced with tremendous change and disruption. Banking is certainly no exception. Dave Mowat has been leading change at ATB for over 10 years — not only in developing…
Find out more »Transform
Join the International Association for Business Communicators Calgary Chapter (IABC/Calgary) at the 2018 Transform Conference for an intimate series of talks, and use cases you will hear stories, ask questions, and learn first-hand how transformational strategies were instrumental in an organization's success. Tickets: $150 What you will learn Create communications strategies based on your organization’s unique story. Support your organization through new and/or challenging situations. Build your brand in a digital world. Engage in topics and discussions about the state of…
Find out more »August 2018
Facebook Live: Stop Wasting Your Marketing Budget
Grab your lunch and engage with our August Facebook Live event in the comfort of your own office. Join Jake Blumes, Marketing Consultant for Grants International Inc. and the man known as the “Survey Guy”, as he walks us through the metrics and measurements that he has perfected to achieve maximum ROMI. Jake will share with us how he uses each channel available to him and his team to get the maximum return on his advertising spend. He will cover the benefits…
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