I am going to admit something. During the pandemic West Avenue Cider House was one of our favourite places. Pre-pandemic we visited their tasting area several times as they are SUPER close to our home.
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Our second stop in Norfolk County, Ontario was recommended by the people at Charlotteville Brewing Company. Blueberry Hill Estates was about 15 minutes away on Front Rd., in St William, Ontario. Very easy to find with a large sign on the right side of the road.
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Welcome back to Road Trip With The Provokers and our adventures. This past week was a great trip out to Norfolk County, Ontario. When we arrived at Charlotteville Brewing Company, we immediately fell in love with its charm.
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Here at Provoke, we are a big fan of trying out ciders of all kinds. We discovered Rood Apple Cider by accident as there was only one can in the fridge at the LCBO. It was love at first taste for me, and we decided it would definitely be one of our first road trips.
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Welcome to the first stop for Road Trip with the Provokers. On Sunday we took you to a quaint place in an Orchard on the outskirts of Hamilton, On. We have to say we really liked this one. When you drive into the orchard, nestled a few hundred yards from the road you will see a cargo-like container setup with a counter with Tall Post Craft Cider painted on it.
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Welcome to Road Trip with the Provokers inaugural voyage out into the world. This has been a passion project of Lisa and I’s for about 2 years now. We started it with high hopes, a lot of fun, and ideas for the future. We started with grandiose ideas that may have been a bit too big for us to start with in the beginning with our busy work schedule. We tried to start with a big massive idea and live took over putting Road Trip on the back burner.
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In past blogs we have focused on many different scenarios of anxiety in the work place. This is just one of those types of things we must combat in the workplace in 2018. STRESS LIVES IN OUR LIFE, both at home and at work. Stress is its own animal and has its own needs to deal with it. How do you deal with a day where stress is hitting you from all sides? I go into some ways that have worked for me and how we need to just take a moment and regather ourselves.
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A lot is made about companies having their own websites and being extremely mobile friendly in a MOBILE WORLD. I am thinking though that more needs to be made out on plan strong web design. This is being forgotten by designers and clients a like. This week in our blog we will touch on good fundamental web design from a programmer’s eyes. We plan to follow it up with a companion piece on a web designer view on websites so stay tuned!
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We felt it fitting with today being INTERNATIONAL COWORKING DAY that would be the perfect date and time for a blog about it. We have touched on it a bit in the past but that was all we’ve done. Going into year two of being a part of a coworking community, we felt it was no better time then NOW.
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This week’s blog is more of a MICROBLOG then a full-sized blog. I wanted to zero in on a specific topic and run with it. The key was to focus on social media marketing and how the world has changed. I wanted it to be straight to the point and be less fluff all filler.
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With all the stuff GOING ON in the world, and in life in general, we thought we would add in a feature every month to focus on balancing the work life adventures we all are a part of. Work is how we pay our bills and TAKE CARE of our families. Life, on the other hand, I would consider to be everything else outside the work realm.
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Been a while since I been able to do one of these blogs. At PROVOKE we had to deal with a tragedy in our community. I am not going into any specifics but, it made doing our job a little MORE DIFFICULT. It made us REALIZE that no matter how important work and money is there is always things that are more important.
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This is a topic we have been thinking about for a while, here at Provoke. Neither Lisa or I am huge fans of Facebook itself. We did conclude that almost everyone in the universe has an account. If you don’t I apologize for assuming you do, but there is also a big difference between having one and using one. That’s where we are going to start today's blog, why businesses should still use Facebook.
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One of the BIGGEST PITFALLS in providing a service is promising something to a client that you CANNOT DELIVER. Whether it be due to size or time constraints I would have to say it is a faux pas. In this week’s blog we will discuss situations where we should watch what we promise to our clients.
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A sit-down one on one interview with our FEARLESS LEADER Miss Lisa. We focus on her experiences both NEGATIVE and POSITIVE in the world of graphic design. This is NOT a sordid exposé of the graphic design industry, I am sorry to tell you. Are there parts that are difficult to swallow with all the current movements of late. Yes, I would say so, but this is more a look at how the industry has changed and moves forward. Most of all its about one woman’s journey through the industry.
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When building a website one of the most important items that should be taken into consideration is your visibility on the world wide web. I cannot stress enough the importance of this factor. You can go spend all the money you want on the most high-tech website and a stunning logo if no one sees it what was the point behind those purchases?
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What happens if you and your partner now decide it’s time to take some time off or downtime and go on vacation together? Is that vacation still REALLY A VACATION? This is the subject of todays blog. We define and explore what a company vacation looks like for us and how we deal with work related items.
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Welcome back to the provoke side of the universe. In previous editions, we have discussed my story with anxiety as well as using mindfulness and coping in the office. Today I figured we would turn that topic up on its head. Today we tackle steps to start fighting back against anxiety.
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In a recent blog, I discussed my battle with anxiety and issues I encountered working in an office environment. For this week, I plan to delve into the ways we can help fight anxiety in our every day lives. Will this work every time? Heck NO. Though I choose to fight back always, even if I am losing the fight, I WILL WIN THE WAR. Knowing you’re not alone in this helps, but you must always keep battling.
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Welcome back to our reoccurring segment on OWNING A COMPANY WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER. In this new installment we are going to look at purchases for the business and in your personal lives. What happens if the one partner makes a purchase without consulting you?
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The last few weeks have been blogs of the PERSONAL VARIETY. I have a few technical blogs I want to start tying up. About a month ago, I did a blog on Twitter basics. I figured from the start I would make this a 3-blog series. Original plan was a basic, intermediate and advanced twitter guide through my eyes.
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This week we are going to be focusing on the values of volunteering and adding some time to help others. Lisa and I both volunteer our time to work for a fantastic organization called Food 4 Kids. They make sure that Kids have healthy food at home and over the weekends.
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The focal point of this blog today will be with DEALING WITH ANXIETY IN THE WORKPLACE. I have suffered from mental health issues since I was very young. It runs in my family and, people like my cousin Matt, have shared their stories on the struggles they have had with anxiety and depression.
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A few weeks ago, I delved into our experiences regarding owning a company with your significant other. We were posed with a lot of questions in the beginning. I felt it was important to pass those questions to the reader in the first part of our blog. Now we will start answering those questions one at a time.
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Welcome back to another technical edition of the PROVOKE Adventures in blog format! As last week was about twitter, we decided there is no better time than now to talk about your website and being mobile friendly. We live in a great boon of technology and If you don’t stay with the times your website will be left behind.
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For this week, we decided to go a bit more technical in our blogs. We want to cover a plethora of topics that are in the realm of what we do! As we have A HEALTHY PRESENCE on Twitter, this week’s topic will be on using twitter basics with your small business.
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In this blog we will focus mainly on the DIFFICULTIES that some individuals encounter running a company with a person they see all hours of the day and at night. No solutions, or suggestions, just the straight-up blind details. We will detail the ways we overcome it in part 2 of this blog in a few weeks. I want you to think about what I say first.
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When we decided to start blogging we thought about the people we could help with our mistakes and learning curve over the last year. However, we didn’t want it to be all work with no playtime. Instead, we felt we should throw in fun subjects that are near and dear to us. On that note, the following blog will be on podcasting.
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In the 1980’s, when I was a wee lad, I remember getting up every morning to see my dad go off to work. He would return around dinner time, and we would sit down, as a family, to eat dinner. Things have changed for a lot of people since those days. Does this picture still exist? Maybe it does, but I am betting it’s in the minority, as people have more options on how their work day.. Some people travel, by subway or train, to offices; others work from home, some in libraries, and others, like we do, out of co-working offices. So many options to choose from in the days of the internet.
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We wanted to do a blog, but we didn’t want to blog for the sake of blogging. We felt it should serve a purpose and have a VOICE that mattered. So, here at Provoke we wanted to talk about our experiences and put a fresh spin on everything. This is our first blog and we felt we should tell a bit of our story and why we started out.
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Provoke Media & Design is where branding & graphic design meet web design. We handle a wide range of your creative needs including websites, print design and company brand creation.
1295 North Service Rd
Burlington, Ontario
L7P 0V5
Phone: 289.983.7143
Email: hello@getprovoked.ca
