Step Into Our [Home] Office

In case the recent days (and weeks, and months) have become somewhat of a blurry memory marked by polishing off numerous Netflix series and finally mastering that sourdough recipe—September officially welcomes the six-month working-from-home anniversary.
So we wanted to check-in, how’s everybody doing out there?


GMD Staff Picks: Podcasts

Now that everyone is spending more time at home, we as a team have noticed that we’ve been consuming a lot more media whether it's books, movies, TV or podcasts. We asked the GMD team what they have been listening to while working from home.


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Mavenlink Made Easy

Your time has come. Today is the day you will unlock your true communicative and organizational potential. The day you go beyond the limits of email and memory as devices for project tracking. The day that you finally free yourself and merit the title, Mavenlink Master. Let’s dig in.


You should ditch Internet Explorer right now

Anyone who knows a web developer has probably heard them gripe about Internet Explorer (IE) at some point. Is that because us developers are generally a cranky bunch or is there really something to all of this IE hate? While I agree that developers on the whole are an ornery bunch in this case there are some great reasons for giving up on Microsoft’s former flagship.


Meet Team GMD: Shana Gill

This week on Team GMD we are featuring Shana Gill, our Content Specialist. Shana helps businesses tell their story to the world, and can always be counted on for great music recommendations. Read on to learn how she balances her workload, and where to find the best dogs in the neighbourhood at lunch time.


Call To Action Conference 2019: Key Takeaways

Team GMD never misses a chance to learn from the best in the industry and keep improving our skills. Therefore, we couldn’t miss one of the biggest digital marketing conferences on the West Coast - the Call To Action Conference. Over 3 days (September 24 - September 26), we absorbed all the little details to become better at what we do, but also to share our key takeaways with the rest of you.


Meet Team GMD: Neeta Dhillon

This week on Meet Team GMD, we chatted with Neeta Dhillon, our Digital Coordinator for the Tri-City Market. As a Digital Coordinator, Neeta supports and optimizes ad campaigns. She tracks progress and is the go-to for communication between production, clients and sales reps. Read on to find out how she juggles these responsibilities and more.


Upcoming Event: AMA with Chris Do

The Vancouver design industry is in for a treat as Chris Do will be August's featured guest at the upcoming Creative Pulse event.


Meet Team GMD: Nancy Lu

This week on Team GMD, we are featuring Nancy Lu, our Digital Ad Trafficker. Nancy helps the sales teams with data entry and online advertising campaigns booking. On a typical workday, Nancy and the Ad Operation team coordinates, schedules, manages and monitors all digital projects using multiple systems and tools. Read on to learn more about her.


Meet Team GMD: Ian Smith

This week on Team GMD, we are featuring Ian Smith, our Manager of Search and Ad Operations. Read on to know more about him.


Meet Team GMD: Marie Pearsall

This week on Team GMD, we are featuring Marie Pearsall - Classifieds Product Manager. She manages the self-serve print and online classifieds sections of the Glacier Media publications across BC and Saskatchewan. She also assists with the STARS programs by QA-ing the hubs and writing the associated standout blog posts.


4th Annual Agency Leaders Summit: Recap

If you could have pizza and beer with top agencies leaders, who would you want to hang out with and would you like to know their thoughts on the State of Marketing in 2019?

Say no more. The Vancouver Digital Project Managers made our dreams true this month when they hosted their 4th Annual Agency Leaders Summit, featuring a Team GMD member.