Riverside Winefest
Recap and THANK YOU!!!

Riverside Winefest, in its 2nd year, was a resounding success with:

• 20 participating restaurants and retailers hosting events from March 29-April 3
• 10 wineries from diverse parts of Ontario – Niagara, Prince Edward County and Lake Erie North Shore – took part in one or more events
• 1,068 people pre-registered for the week-long event (!!)

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Riverside Eats & Beats on June 4th?

Digital Media Summit

The Digital Media Summit is a one-day social media and interactive marketing conference bringing together the biggest brands to examine the growth and innovation of social and digital content.

Taking place in Toronto, at the Sheraton Centre on Thursday, May 5th, the Digital Media Summit is an opportunity to connect and learn with hundreds of like-minded professionals and industry leaders.

Receive 20% off the walk-up ticket rate when using our promo-code: TABIADMS16

Some of this year’s Keynote Speakers include: 
·  Michael Wekerle – Difference Capital, Canada
·  Pedram Farsaii – The Washington Post, USA
·  Ashu Avasthi – LinkedIn, Canada
·  Jeffery Hayzlett – The Hayzlett Group, USA
Key Conference Takeaways
·         Online Branding Execution
·         New Advertising Strategies
·         Quality Content Development
·         Marketing Applications
·         Community Strategy
·         Cross-Platform Monetization
·         Mobile Applications

To register and for more information on this year’s event please visit: http://digitalmediasummit.ca/

SPECIAL For BIAs

As part of our Digital Main Street initiative, TABIA has partnered with Google and Yellow Pages Group to offer members a free session to learn about digital marketing tools. This is an invitation-only workshop for TABIA members and space is limited so please register early
Digital Marketing for Main Street – Presented by Google Canada & Yellow Pages Group

Do you want to enhance your BIAs online presence and support your members with the best digital tools? This workshop session will focus on how BIAs can leverage digital marketing tools to increase visitation and spending in their BIA and support members to grow their digital adoption. This session will cover:
·         An Introduction to the Digital Main Street program.
·         Why Digital Marketing Matters.
·         Tools to help establish and grow an online presence, create content and increase engagement and sales.

WHEN
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
WHERE
Google – 111 Richmond Street West 12th Floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2G4, Canada (Richmond St at York)
Please REGISTER online at https://mainstmarketing.eventbrite.com

TABIA has partnered with Canadian Music Week on a one-day conference “The Mastering of a Music City” where speakers from around the world will come together to join in sessions that break down the value of a musically creative community from the economic to the esoteric

Join us for this day-long summit that takes place during Canadian Music Week, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Sheraton Center, Toronto.

“The Mastering Of A Music City” will explore in-depth the relationship between creative city planning, quality-of-life and the music industry

The “Music City” is a true 21st Century paradigm – a shared realization that cities across the globe enjoy an often-huge economic dividend from the creation, performance and reception of music.

Click here to purchase tickets with our exclusive TABIA Discount promo code ‘TABIAMC16’: http://musiccitiessummit.com/register/

Urban parking is a headache. Anyone who drives in the 6ix knows it’s expensive and it can sure test your patience. It’s also frustrating for residents – blocked driveways and circling cars congesting our streets.

There’s an app that looks to solve this and bring the pain out of parking: meet HonkQ. It’s a free platform that let’s residents and businesses alike rent out their empty parking spot (this includes your driveway). It’s a win-win: money in residents’ pockets; and it gets cars off the streets and into parking spots faster, cheaper and safer.

HonkMobile is running a limited time offer: if you list your spot by Sunday April 10th you will get a $20 Visa gift card! List it for free here: www.honkmobile.com/honkq

Green Community Hub

http://greencommunityhub.wix.com/greencommunityhub

The Green Community Hub is a grassroots, collaborative hub for sharing of practical solutions to reduce energy consumption and build more sustainability into our lives and neighbourhoods.  We meet every Tuesday evening to learn and to discuss information and to network with professionals and experts in various fields.  We are inviting everyone from the neighbourhood who is interested in the benefits and opportunities of living and doing business in a more sustainable manner.  We have subject matter experts, professionals, suppliers and designers, as well as business and social entrepreneurs.
Having worked for many small businesses over my career I have experience in understanding cost restraints, cash flow and making payroll.  Any sustainability plan has to make economic sense.

We intend to help members of our hub create a roadmap of the most appropriate choices for their situation.  By building realistic paths to saving energy and money members will be reducing their ecological footprint and building resilience into our community.

With the focus over the coming decades to move Canada’s economy to a carbon-free foundation, each of us has opportunity to learn, share and contribute to our shared goal.  You are invited to be part of our community, a green hub to seek knowledge, where we all speak the same language.

This exciting speaker series focuses on how Millennials behave as consumers, interact with businesses, create and execute ideas, and make lifestyle choices. As this generation changes the digital landscape, find out what it takes to innovate successfully for the Millennial consumer market.

The Internet of Everything is changing the world as we know it. Join industry and academic leaders in learning how to navigate the ecosystem of information and interactivity that is native to the Millennial generation of consumers.

Admission free. For more information and to RSVP please visit elx.blog.ryerson.ca/networking-mentoring/.

When & Where
Date & Time:  Friday, April 15, 2016 | 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Venue & Address:
Chang School, Ryerson University
Heaslip House, 7th floor

297 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1