September 2024 Company Update

Brandon Klayman • September 27, 2024

30 Years and Counting: From Modems to Marketing Magic! 🎉

It all started 30 years ago with a birthday gift that changed my life—a 33.6KBPS Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16 + Modem Combo Card! That little piece of tech launched my entrepreneurial journey. I upgraded my PC, and the rest, as they say, is history. From building custom Windows PCs and helping clients discover the wonders of the Internet (remember dial-up?), to registering domain names, it’s been a thrilling ride filled with challenges, growth, and BIG successes!

As I celebrate another year, I can’t help but reflect on how far we’ve come and the ongoing evolution of CCC. I’m grateful for the support and connection of our clients, some of whom have been with us since the very beginning—like our friends at printerm.com, still going strong with their eCommerce site after all these years!


Platform Updates & MAP Web Product Review 📈

We’ve got some exciting Platform Updates to share! If you're using our MAP Web Product, now’s the perfect time to schedule a Marketing Account Program Review with me. I’m eager to show you the latest features and help you unlock new opportunities to grow your business. Let's connect and make some marketing magic happen!


Don't Let SPAM Drive You Nuts! 🤪

Ever felt overwhelmed by SPAM (Sending Persistent Annoying Messages)? Check out our latest article for some solid tips on tackling this digital menace. While the acronym might be a joke, SPAM is no laughing matter—it’s something every business needs to address seriously. Dive into the article to learn more!


Exploring Alberta: Mountains, Magic, and Dîner en Blanc 🏔️✨

Banff never gets old! My wife La and I recently took in the breathtaking views from the Banff Gondola. The stunning mountain landscapes were nothing short of magical. I’ve also been experimenting with drone photography, capturing Calgary’s beautiful skyline—what a fantastic city we live and work in!


On a more festive note, La and I love attending the Dîner en Blanc event. Imagine thousands of people dressed in all white, gathering for an evening of food, music, and dancing under the stars. The vibe is electric, the experience unforgettable!


Thank you for being a part of our journey. Here’s to many more years of innovation, connection, and shared success!

Warmly,
Brandon

Founder & President | Conscious Commerce Corporation | Est. 2004

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MAP Local Guides - Local Search Grid

By Conscious Commerce • June 11, 2025
What is a Local Search Grid? The Local Search Grid can show you where your business is ranking on a more granular level. Instead of giving you an overall ranking for your whole city, the grid shows where you rank from one neighbourhood to the next. 
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MAP Local Guides - Local Rank Tracker

By Conscious Commerce • June 11, 2025
Table of Contents What is Local Rank Tracker | Overview | Positions | Ranking Table | Keyword Groups | Competitors
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MAP Local Guides - Showcasing Reviews

By Conscious Commerce • June 10, 2025
Showcasing your reviews directly on your website, embedded from platforms like Google, Yelp, or Facebook, adds credibility and builds trust with visitors. It gives potential customers real feedback in real time, helping them feel more confident about choosing your business. Plus, it keeps your site content fresh without extra effort. To create and use your widget follow these steps: Head to the 'Review Widgets' tab in your reputation manager Select your widget style List: lets you layout up to 50 reviews in a simple list or grid format Carousel: scrolls through up to 10 reviews horizontally JSON: gives you a raw data feed of selected reviews (not recommended for beginners) Create your widget Select the reviews to display Customize the design Copy the embed code to your website

MAP Local Guides - Get Reviews Campaigns

By Conscious Commerce • June 10, 2025
Get Reviews campaigns make it easy to generate more customer reviews. You can create custom email, SMS, or kiosk based campaigns to contact your customers and invite them to give feedback on your service, then direct them to your chosen sites to submit reviews.
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MAP Local Guides - Monitor Reviews Reporting

By Conscious Commerce • June 10, 2025
Once complete, a ‘Monitor Reviews’ Reputation Manager report (or simply, a ‘Monitor Reviews’ report) will look like this:
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MAP Local Guides - What is Reputation Manager?

By Conscious Commerce • June 10, 2025
What is Reputation Manager? Reputation Manager is the part of MAP Local dedicated to managing your online reputation. In the past, it’s been difficult for online marketers to influence online reviews. After all, marketers don’t typically have face-to-face interactions with customers, and rarely dictate processes around customer interactions — this is why Reputation Manager was built. The platform sends intelligent review invites to customers, providing the business with the best possible chance of receiving new online reviews that fit in the top review sites’ guidelines. It also gives detailed reporting and customer feedback for internal reporting, which helps you to develop your business over time.

Save 15% For Life On Any Robly Email Marketing Subscription

By Conscious Commerce • May 30, 2025
Lock in 15% savings for life on any Robly email marketing subscription. This exclusive offer ensures you get top-notch email marketing tools at an unbeatable value, helping your business connect with audiences while keeping costs down.  Book a complimentary consultation to get started!
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Google Business Profile: Features, SEO Benefits, and Optimization Tips

By Tyler Goddard • May 29, 2025
Optimize your Google Business Profile to boost local search visibility on Google Search and Maps. Learn key features, SEO benefits, and best practices.
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New Platform, New Look for Oak Bay Family Chiropractic Centre

By Conscious Commerce • May 22, 2025
We recently completed a website migration for Oak Bay Family Chiropractic Centre , moving them from Perfect Patients to MAP Web . Along with the migration, we gave their site a fresh, modern look with a cleaner layout and clearer navigation to make it easier for visitors to find what they need. The services were reorganized to better highlight what they offer, and stronger calls-to-action were added to encourage bookings and inquiries. We also improved mobile responsiveness so the site works smoothly on any device. The new site is easier for Oak Bay Family Chiropractic Centre to manage internally and reflects their brand more consistently with updated colours, fonts, and design elements.
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Designing Security: A Full Rebrand + Website Overhaul for OS Systems Ltd.

By Conscious Commerce • May 7, 2025
OS Systems Ltd. came to us with the goal of updating their brand to reflect who they are today. Their old branding lacked cohesion, depth, and a strong identity and their digital presence especially the website, wasn’t telling the right story. Branding Direction To help reach this goal we set out to create a bold but approachable brand that clearly communicated professionalism, innovation, and trust. The new identity started with a new logo: a stylized “O” embedded with wiring, circuitry, and a lock icon. This not only made the logo recognizable, but also reinforced OS Systems’ role in delivering smart, integrated security solutions. To support the new look, we introduced: A tech-forward iconography set A colour palette built around blues and teals (trust, safety, innovation) Clear, confident typography using Poppins for body and Oswald for the tagline A refreshed brand statement: Custom Security Solutions, summarizing their commitment to personalized, high-tech protection
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