Demandii

Content Producer Manager

• In charge of creating social media (primarily LinkedIn) content on a monthly basis for a book of 16 clients across 14 industries
• Conducting in-depth research into each client's industry to understand their audience's needs, as well as highlighting trends and noteworthy news items
• Creating 20+ pieces of social content per month per client based on said research. This includes finding/sourcing images, writing captions, creating polls, text pieces and PDF carousel content.
• Creating video/text prompts to then conduct a 1-hour session per month per client to capture video content to edit down to 60-90 second clips
• Liaising with the post-production team to make sure that materials are properly produced
• QAing content once it has all been assembled to then send off to the client for approval
• Liaising with clients to field inquiries as they come up, as well as provide monthly reporting based on their content's performance
• Keeping up-to-date with LinkedIn's algorithm changes to ensure the content I produced is optimized for the platform

Content Producer

Double Density Podcast

Co-host, editor and outreach coordinator for the Double Density podcast - a biweekly podcast centered around tech news and paranormal topics, co-hosted by Angelo Fiorentino, with over 150,000 downloads across 150 episodes. 

Guests have included Casey Liss of the Accidental Tech Podcast, Rob Kristoffersen of Our Strange Skies, author Ian Rogers (Netflix's forthcoming "Every House Is Haunted"), Richard "Spanners" Ready (BBC and Missed Apex podcast), scifi author/pop culture commentator Dan Moren and more. 

New episodes every other Wednesday. Available on all major streaming platforms.

Creator

LANDR Audio Inc.

• In charge of product and marketing copy for the company's flagship mastering product, as well as its music distribution service, and general platform offerings. This includes website and campaign landing page content, promotional and transactional emails, video scripts, in-app modals, FAQ articles, social media posts, ad copy and more
• Working closely with both the design and video teams for the creation and production of assets
• Liaising with various internal stakeholders to ensure that their expectations are met while providing copy of a superior quality that both adheres to industry best practices and is optimized for SEO
• Being a representative of the creative team during weekly product update meetings
• Occasionally providing voice-over for video content

Copywriter

Vision Group Canada 

Primary duties included:
• Creating a variety of assets to fulfill a variety of needs, from technical documents to marketing materials
• Crafting content that includes website copy (including blog articles), email campaigns (both customer journey and one-offs), social media posts, collateral for consumer-facing consumption (from top-of-funnel advertising in a variety of channels to post-procedure communications)  as well as internal documentation
• Ensuring that materials delivered are of a superior quality, while maintaining brand tone/voice and respecting provincial advertising guidelines
• Proofreading assets to ensure that they are grammatically correct while maintaining brand tone/voice
• Liaising with graphic design studio in discussing layout and the optimization of projects for better results

Additionally, I've also been tasked with additional reputation management-centred responsibilities: 
• Responding to comments and messages sent through our brands' social channels
• Creating a process and maintaining documentation for negative customer experiences to allow for proper follow-up
• Creating documentation and giving presentations to call centre agents on how to respond to social media inquiries 
• Crafting press releases as well as crisis response documents when the situation arises

Copywriter / Reputation Management Facilitator

EDge Interactive

Responsibilities included:

• Created content for SchoolFinder Group websites (SchoolFinder.com / ScholarshipsCanada.com / StudyInCanada.com), including articles, lists and more
• Created, implemented and monitored a social media plan for the SchoolFinder accounts
• Created content for SchoolFinder Group email campaigns, as well as helped coordinate content from outside partners
• Helped plan and schedule email content, as well as QA tested campaigns before being sent
• Led projects to better help the user experience on SchoolFinder websites through layout and function modifications
• Managed a team of editors, who were tasked with updating our scholarship and school databases

Content Specialist

Primary duties included:

• Client support
- Supplied our clients with ongoing help and support as it relates to the ezRecruit product 
- Provided training to new clients on how to best utilize the ezRecruit environment
- Liaison for all ezRecruit clients in Eastern Canada

• Project Management
- Aided in the development of ezRecruit tools, as well as client-centered projects
- Assisted new clients in the implementation and deployment of the ezRecruit product
- Co-ordinated with developers, creative team and other internal stakeholders to ensure completion of projects

• Documentation
- Created documentation for both internal best practices, as well as for the purposes of client training and support

Project Manager ezRecruit CRM

Musicdad Artist Management

Responsibilities included:
• Helped guide musical acts towards greater visibility and success through a variety of avenues, and ensure that creative and business decisions get dealt with
• Protected acts' best interests when it comes to negotiating deals with outside entities
• Promoted acts in all appropriate matters
• Booked and promoted acts in appropriate venues, both locally and nationally
• Helped maintain acts' social media presence
• Co-ordinated with press in order to generate opportunities for acts
• Explored cross-promotional branding opportunities, as well as other mutually-beneficial business opportunities

Acts managed include Montreal-based garage folk band Po Lazarus and rock act Rogue Sundown.

Band Manager / Artist Relations

Concordia University

Primary duties included:

• Created and scheduled content for official university Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts
• Produced written content for a variety of recruitment materials
• Created and implemented a social media and marketing strategy with an eye towards a recruitment perspective
• Helped create a digital strategy to mirror the life cycle of a prospective student to figure out when to best serve them content at appropriate times
• Responded to inquiries from interested parties through social media and email
• Engaged in recruitment events, both on- and off-campus. This included leading presentations in front of prospective students and interested parties, as well as visiting schools and other educational forums in order to represent the university
• Used tools (such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and HTML) in order to merge written content and create aesthetically-pleasing graphic content and layout for use for social media, the web, as well as newsletters and other electronic and print media
• Utilized Search Engine Optimization in order to allow our webpages to gain better visibility
• Helped produce, direct and edit videos for promotional use
• Trained staff and student volunteers for a number of projects, including our annual Open House event and our student caller initiative
• On occasion, took appointments with prospective students and informed them of their university career options

Recruitment Communications Specialist

Hot and fresh industry-specific content creation, delivered to your destination of choice.

Be it written, audio or video, the Brian Hastie Content Truck™ will be at your door when you need it most.

Brian Hastie

Founders: You’re not scared of the camera. 
You’re scared of being seen.

I’ve seen it in every founder and CEO’s eyes on day one when we start working together at Demandii.

They say, “I just need help with creating and posting content.” 

But when the camera turns on, what shows up isn’t lack of content.

It’s fear.

Fear of judgment. 
Fear of sounding stupid. 
Fear of finally showing what they really think.

It’s normal to feel that way if you’ve never had to be in a position to “deliver”.

(I used to be the same way before I put myself through dozens of hours of practice to get comfortable with “showing up.” And then sometimes that self-doubt creeps up, but I've had enough training to be able to pause and let muscle memory kick in)

That’s why we practice together in private.
Only the client and I get to see the end result until they’re good with scheduling it.

Because once you stop performing and start talking like a human, the whole game changes.

You don’t just get better videos.

You get a voice you actually trust.

And that’s what separates loud founders from real ones.

Confidence in delivery. Clarity in thought. Trust in communication.

Helping busy CEOs create all their short-form content from a monthly 1 hr interview. -> Demandii.com + podcaster and writer about all things tech and pop culture

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Fact: People generally forget about 90% of what they’ve learned after a seven-day span. What does that mean for founders? Find out now:

What makes exceptional founders different from great ones? Hint: It’s all about the story (or stories) they tell.

We're growing!
Message me if you're interested.

I help CEOs create all their snackable LinkedIn content in 1 hr/month -> Demandii.com

We are hiring (again)!  Highlights:
-> $90,000 (CAD dollars)
-> Up to $39,000 in performance-based bonuses available!
-> 5-weeks vacation (from day 1)
-> Tons of autonomy
-> Work from Home (100% virtual)
-> Full-time (Mon-Fri)

This is great for agency AEs or B2B marketing strategy directors/leaders tired of the corporate hamster wheel. 

We are looking for people who are great at:

- Building rapport quickly and getting people to open up
- Confidently be able to run a call in a structured way
- Are comfortable sitting at the executive table
- Can coach a CEO (without being intimidated)
- Understand B2B enterprise sales cycles
- Love fast-paced environments
- Understand executive KPIs

Day-to-day responsibilities:

- You will interview (digitally) busy CEOs
- You'll manage a client book of 10-12 clients
- You'll turn that interview into snackable social media content (videos, text, images)

Your team will include two post-production people who will help with administrative tasks, graphic design, video editing, etc.

Bonus points if you have the following experience:

- worked at an agency before
- social copywriting experience
- have participated in Meme battles
- have demand gen experience with B2B
- understand the INs and OUTs of social networking & social selling
- can go head-to-head with other executives & understand C-Suite objectives
- know how to sell into complicated high-ticket B2B enterprise sales environments

If you have all the above experience, I'll (probably) hire you on the spot.

As long as you are not boring or beige. You must have some personality to fit in with our oddball culture.

Do not apply if:

- if you do not live in Canada
- if you don't love social media
- if you can't manage a calendar
- if you can't work independently
- if you don't even know the different C-Suite titles
- if you don't have any B2B marketing or sales experience
- if you are not competitive with board games (you’re out!)


If this sounds like your dream career, then here is how you apply:

1—Leave an interesting comment on this post (or DM if you are worried about your workplace finding out you are applying for this killer career opportunity).

2—Email Matthew at Matthew@demandii.com with a subject line that stands out.

3—In the email, explain why you are perfect for the job with a 60-second selfie video. The video does not need any fancy editing. If you can't make a 60-second video of yourself, you will not be right for this role.

4—In the email, include a link to your LI profile in that email.

5—Do not attach your resume. We don't read them. If you send it to us, we will ding you a point for not being able to follow instructions.

PS—Applying is a small test of your attention to detail. If you can't do this, trust me, you won't be able to do this job.

Founders who partner with the right media coach can unlock much more than great content assets. Here’s what else they can expect:

I used to think our clients had “messaging” problems when it came to talking to their prospects.
But... they didn’t.

They actually had translation problems.

They and their teams would tell the same story in every sales call.
Same deck, same examples, same phrasing.
This was an issue for those clients selling into mid-market buyer, or an enterprise team.

And every time, they’d say the same thing afterward:
“It’s weird, some people totally get it, others just stare blankly.”

And it was always the same positions who got it, and the same they couldn't win over.

Here’s the truth I learned working with founders at Demandii:
The message isn’t broken. The mirror is.

Think about a B2B SaaS product and how a founder pitches it.

Same story, over and over, and some folks will be invested and others will just write you off.

The CFO doesn’t care about your bold vision. They want risk off the table.
The CMO wants a story they can repeat to their team.
The CTO just wants to know your tool won’t break their stack.

Same product. Same offer.
Completely different story.

At Demandii, we help founders build the muscle to create story systems that flex, with one strong point of view, translated across every pertinent ICP.

We pull your core truths out of your head, then show you how to tell it three different ways depending on who’s across the table.

When that clicks, everything changes.
You stop pitching. You start connecting with the different stakeholders you meet during the sales process.

Because the best founders don’t say more.
They just say it in the language their buyer already speaks.

Most founders think they need more content.
What they really need, though, is clarity in thinking. Here's what I mean:

I once started working a client… and it was tough.

Month one: Each video was a 5-6 minute take.
Lots of pauses. Restarts.
Second guesses.
“Um”s  and “ah”s everywhere.

(It was only natural, too. Learning to speak in 60-90 second bursts and being concise are some of the hardest things you have to nail.)

But the good news is that we all need to start somewhere.

Six months later...

He’s at an industry event, with a 5-minute spot onstage talking about who he helps and how he helps solve his customers' problems.

And that 5-minute spot was clicking with his audience of both peers and prospects. 

How do we know that?

When he finished, he manage to get a few leads from folks coming up to speak to him.

Practicing privately and getting rewarded publicly.

That's an added benefit of having a media coach.

You can't direct a movie and act in it at the same time. (Very very few people can do this properly. And even then they could benefit from having an outside pro on their side.)

At Demandii, yes, you get LinkedIn posts.

But more than that, you find your voice.

You learn to think clearly under pressure.

You start sounding like the founder people trust to lead.

This is what a media coach does.

And this is what most founders are missing.

There’s one thing that exceptional founders are able to do that helps them close more deals (especially when selling into mid-market and enterprise).

Founders and CEOs partner with Demandii because they want content. What they actually get out of their time with us, though, is something else too:

The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve says people forget 90% of what they learn in seven days. What does that mean for founders?

Their buyers don’t remember their clever new positioning from last week.

Most can’t even recall your company’s name.

So founders rewrite their message every quarter, thinking it keeps things fresh.

Trying to attract (and retain) eyeballs.

In reality, they’re erasing the very memory they’re trying to build.

Nike still says “Just do it.”
KFC still says “Finger lickin’ good.”

They stick with what works.

In a world where attention fades fast, only persistence makes you memorable.

If you’re tired of repeating yourself, good. You’re finally starting to brand.

And being persistent is the game when it comes to creating your personal brand, too.

Being able to confidently state who you help and how you help them and making sure that message is clear, distinct and repeated means you can burrow yourself into prospects' minds.

Here’s the real takeaway: Keep it simple, and stay consistent.

Better to hammer the point home and have people remember you over time, than to feel like you’re being too clever, but ultimately forgettable.

Founders and CEOs who are looking to refine their messaging need to understand this one basic principle (that also applies to creating content):

If you’re a founder looking create a personal brand that helps close deals, then you’ll want to watch this (to learn what mistake to avoid):

“Brian, why do you get me to tell the same story over and over again?”
My client looked slightly annoyed. 

He was a founder I was working with, and this was our fourth month of creating content.

He wasn’t alone, either.

This question comes up all the time after the first few months of helping founders create content, once they start to understand the rhythm.

I realized I had failed him and the end result was a lack of connecting the dots about what we were doing and why it mattered.

Dots I should have already looped together.

I hadn’t taken the time to break down the formula for effective founder-led content, and while it feels like it’s the “same story” over and over, it’s actually not.

The reality is this:

When you create content, all roads lead to the founder’s solution, aka their platform or service.

But the road to get there is where the gold lies, especially when you’re selling into mid-market and enterprise, where you need to multi-thread your relationships.

How do you do that?

You pick an avatar (the ICP you want to speak to), and come up with an analogy (for example, a problem you’ve seen the same ICP in another company face) and tie it together to your solution.

The best founders I’ve worked with become armed with a ton of analogies that make their talking points personalized.

Then they deploy them at just the right time, to the right person.

And then when it’s time to get to the crucial contract signing stage, every stakeholder on the ICP’s side feels heard, seen, and understood.

There’s power in being able to learn how to tell those stories effectively.

What makes a successful personal brand for founders vs. a failing one? It’s all about reverse-engineering your end result.

VENDO Media

VENDO Media is a leading innovator within Canada’s OOH industry. Not only were we the first company to launch a Digital Outdoor board in 1999, but we have taken seemingly everyday spaces like elevators, walls, windows, and doors and converted them into fully engaging and impactful ad spaces. 
 

As a fiercely independent media company, innovation, creativity and doing things differently are at our very core.

Senior Account Executive

Postmedia Network Inc.

SearchKings®

SearchKings is a digital advertising agency that focuses on lead generation campaigns for small and mid-size businesses. Our key areas of expertise include home and professional services with a large portion operating under a franchise or a dealer network.

WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE?
We offer limited but high quality services
We think and operate with scalability in mind
We make it simple and easy for our customers to advertise online
We provide our customers with complete visibility and transparency into their data and funds
We don't ask for a long-term commitment as we believe in our ability to continuously earn our customer’s trust

Account Executive

MaxTV 

We Replace old bulletin boards with digital interactive screens in your elevators, lobbies and common areas.  Ask me how to reach vertical communities with continuous video messaging.

STUDEO

The world needs a new kind of digital experience - one that’s powered by the power of interactive stories. Landing pages need to evolve into landing books. Studeo makes digital storytelling easy - with just a few clicks, drags and drops you can be on your way to creating amazing content like this in just minutes.

Yellow Pages / Pages Jaunes – Canada

Award winning outside sales executive in touch with the latest in marketing technology and trends and best converting practices.  I enjoy offering top producing solutions as well as professional advice for small and medium sized businesses across Canada.

Feel free to reach out to me at anytime.

Business Sales Executive - Premise Channel

Senior Sales Manager - Advantage Channel

Today’s digital world is complex and rapidly changing. It can be challenging for busy business owners to keep up with it. We’re here to help. When you choose YP, you get personalized advice on the right digital marketing solutions to reach more customers.

Senior Sales Manager - Call Centre Acquisition

Yellow Pages Group

Manage print and digital media advertising accounts across Ontario on behalf of Yellow Pages Group.  Print Ad creation, advanced analysis of performance, managing and updating online profiles across many companies and departments on behalf of clients.

Media Account Manager

Synergy Marketing

Managed the Business gifts, promotional products and event giveaways for small to medium sized businesses across North America

Account Manager

Woodbine Entertainment Group

Line Cook

T.R.O.M Entertainment

Executive Producer

For the last 10 years. I've made a living working with small to medium-sized businesses, helping with advertising strategy, planning, and execution. I've sold everything from pens and steak knives to digital marketing products, and now I sell larger-than-life billboards across Canada.

As a lifelong fan of advertising, I've been fortunate enough to work with Canada's largest SMB agencies, including The Yellow Pages, Postmedia, and Searchkings. The switch from helping customers stand out online to helping them stand out in the real world on large screens has been a blessing.

With the emergence of AI, learning all new skills while in the advertising space, and combining years of account management, leadership, new client acquisition, and campaign planning helps me be a true weapon to my clients on a regular basis.

I always look forward to conversations and debates on advertising and best practices!  And I'm always excited to learn more and chat with new people every day!

Leslie Stoute

This is the time of year where I love talking to clients.

It's all optimism and optimization. How do we reach the right people, what do we say to them?

I remind them that this is the only time of year when everyone is looking to buy things. People are mostly in a good mood and your offer is what makes them choose you. 

Be found and be exciting, land a can't miss offer, then start relationships with new people while thanking your loyal supporters. 

At the end of the day, this is the season of giving! Or as I like to call it, the playoffs in advertising! 

P.S I didn't tell ChatGPT to make me a cartoon this time and this is scary! it's getting better! 

#BlackFriday #Holidays #Playoffs #Billboards

Leslie Stoute 

Senior Account Executive @ VENDO Media | Digital Marketing Pro

It's the most wonderful time of the year. 

Unless you're running ad campaigns. 

CPM, CPC, CPV are about to skyrocket.

CTR, CR and ROAS about to go way down.

The largest companies in the world are increasing budgets, which means that it will cost more to be seen and you're competing with companies with massive budgets. 

Businesses will blame their agencies and fire their marketing teams, but that's not the problem. 

Paid digital is a pay to play game, biggest budgets will win, surge pricing will apply for your reach and every year it takes businesses by surprise.

But, here's the thing about OOH that big brands know, surprise and surge pricing don't apply, because you book your space well ahead of time. 

When the holidays come, you change your creative. Then guess what, CPMs go way down with people actively looking for you and your products and offers while on the go. CPC and CPV all go down because your cost doesn't increase. 

ROAS, CTR and cost per acquistion all go down because more people are looking and shopping and buying, but you aren't paying any more to reach them, there are just more people looking to buy and seeing your offers in the same place you've always been advertising.

Staying consistent in cost to the business and awareness for your customers. But during this time of year, they're counting on you to be on that board with an offer they can't refuse. 

Another reason that I'm all in on OOH!

#holidayshopping #holidayadvertising #paidadvertising #surgepricing #OOH

Quick holiday shopping story for you.

I'm looking for a new golf bag. Saw a bag that may be perfect in a Facebook ad.

Do my research, and it's perfect. But I've never heard of the company before. 

I'd have to pay shipping, and I have no idea if I would be scammed. So I go to a brand I do trust, that ships for free and has the exact same item for sale, Amazon, and make my purchase.

I want to support the local brand, but I also want to do business with a brand I trust to deliver. And, like that, Amazon takes a cut, and a sale that their marketing team earned is now attributed to Amazon.

The lesson is simple. Brand awareness matters; ROI can't be measured in dollars in and dollars out. 

When you increase your brand awareness, your win rates, revenue per customer, and referral rates increase, and you see higher lifetime value per customer and customer growth. 

Once your target audience knows who you are and how you can help. Use offers to reel them in and tell them to tell their friends about you as well. 

Billboards are great at this; they help to get people talking about your brand, so when they see it at the store or online, they remember!

#brandawareness #billboards #OOH #trust

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