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    Five Reasons Your Blogger Outreach Program Is a Fail

    October 18, 2013 - By 

    Blogger Outreach is one of the biggest parts of my marketing business. Call it influencer outreach or paid media. In fact, blogger outreach can significantly elevate your game and your message on line and in real life too. An authentic ambassador for your brand tells a story well and is sought out for their opinion. They are impactful and trustworthy and they have an audience. This collage is a sample of a few of the clients I have worked with in the past year. I have been blogging here and writing on line for almost 5 years now. Thrifty Mommas…

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    Disney’s The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Review

    October 16, 2013 - By 

    The Little Mermaid is one of our family favourites. Last year, Payton played the role of Flounder during March Break. It was a world class adorable OKTC (Original Kids Theatre Company) production. Favourites and Classics If my girls were asked to name a favourite princess of all the Disney princesses, well, Ariel of The Little Mermaid would be top three. It is our most watched Disney Princess story and has held that position for years. The musical pieces here are outstanding and the plot appeals in so many ways – love and independence and the quest to find your own…

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    Marvel Superheroes and Disney Princesses #Kindermom

    October 12, 2013 - By 

    I have a new obsession. These Marvel superhero toys inside specially marked packages of KinderCanada toys. I can’t stop playing with them. My kids, especially the self confessed tomboy kid, hung them all over the minivan, so I find myself playing when we are parked and playing when we are at home and flipping the toy’s heads off so they can do battle. That’s the power of Kindertoys _ somehow they make you feel like a kid again.  I am a KinderMom again this year which means friends, family and neighbours will all reap the rewards once again as we…

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    Five Lessons Learned from #BlissdomCa 2013

    October 7, 2013 - By 

    Snapshots of my Blissdom experience 2013 Blissdom last year in 2012 Three years ago I attended my first ever Blissdom Canada conference. It was a leap of faith. I was a newbie. I had newbie nerves. I’d been writing for years at that point in mainstream media and had a lot of bylines that accumulated over the years. I had a small blog. It was a growing blog, but still something wasn’t quite yet clicking. Jennifer Reynolds from Canadian Family threw down a challenge during a writing and publishing workshop. Write about finding your bliss. I knew I’d do it,…

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    Thriftymommastips Holiday Gift Guide #Xmas2013

    September 25, 2013 - By 

    This is the unveiling of a very special opportunity for brands to connect with readers here on thriftymommastips.com during the Christmas buying season. Welcome to Thrifty Mommas Tips Gift Guide 2013. If you are a brand, or have a product you’d like featured, please write to inkscrblr@rogers.com. I am accepting all family friendly submissions. You have 3 months to go before Christmas. Now is the time to start the buzz. Get your product featured in this Christmas gift guide and have it seen by thousands. Millions of impressions monthly across my social media channels. Feel free to request mote info if you want…

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    End Canadian Postal Pain – My US.com

    September 23, 2013 - By 

    Got a Canadian address? Like to shop? Then you know all too well this shopping drama. It goes a little something like this.  While perusing Amazon or Coolestnewshoppingsite.com I found the best deal on the sweetest little motorcycle jacket in leather. Sized perfect and priced right so I flash my credit card or Paypal and get ready to bring that bad boy home when FAIL! Address screen pops up and I am in Canada. Now every Canadian on line shopper knows this one. Sometimes you might have spent hours finding that amazing deal and the perfect item and yet by…

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    I Am An IVF Soldier: An Infertility Success Story – Interview #abhc4vf #abpoli #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    September 20, 2013 - By 

    This is an American infertility story. The couple featured are from the US. I interviewed Kathy this summer and wanted to share her story, because it is an infertility success story. Sometimes the themes of struggle and health care battles and difficult journeys to create family transcend borders of province and country. Infertility impacts 1 in 6 people. Infertility patients struggle with this complex health issue regardless of where they live. But some patients, in some areas of the world like Ontario, have an added financial burden of paying for in vitro fertilization which can cost easily $10,000 a cycle.…

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    Mastermind Toys #Ldnont Grand Opening Weekend

    September 19, 2013 - By 

    Welcome to south London, Mastermind Toys! This weekend, if you are in London at all, you will want to take some time to visit London’s newest gem, the brand new location of Mastermind Toys. Grand opening celebrations take place at both London stores from September 19th to the 22nd. The fresh, light, open and fun new space for Mastermind is in south London at 3120 Wonderland Road South (near Adventures on Wonderland). Drop in and see the 25 foot Lego Man, or go buy this season’s hottest toy,Rainbow Loom which my Aunt Pat bought my girls 2-3 weeks ago. We…