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ING Mission Kits

Clay Rochemont — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:59:10 +0000

SPOKE created Mission Kits for the ING community event teams. There are 5 kits in total, here’s an example of one design.

ING DIRECT’s Mobile Community Cafe

Clay Rochemont — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:04:47 +0000

ING DIRECT’s Mobile Community Café was at the Barrie Waterfront Festival recently to bring sun cover, complimentary beverages and orange cheer to locals. Taking inspiration from ING DIRECT’S Flagship Café in the heart of downtown Toronto, the mobile café is visiting local festivities to educate savers and extend ING DIRECT’S healthy community commitment into a real space. From ING DIRECT’S support of initiatives such as THE STOP, The Green Living show and their new Flagship Café, amazing conversations are are taking place about educating and empowering savers, inspiring new small businesses and offering shared office space for entrepreneurs through Network Orange. “SPOKE is proud to work with and support ING DIRECT’S innovative approach to banking and engagement with local communities in a sincere and authentic fashion. Giving consumer the information and power to make their own decisions and shape their own lives. Kudos ING DIRECT. Kudos.

WVRST Is De BEST

Clay Rochemont — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:06:33 +0000

Attended the opening of WVRST last night. It is a “Sausage Joint” located on King West, where Thuet used to be. Impressive menu items included Rabbit, Boar and Duck, with veggie options as well. Presentation is killer, and the fries are some of the city’s best. The decor was beautiful, a blood red TTC Subway tile wall with their WVRST branding located dead center, impressive tables, and incandescent lighting sets the mood to be just right. Check out their site here, and go in for a few bangers.

FLIGHT CENTRE LOOKING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST

Rachel Noonan — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:20:35 +0000

LOOKING FOR YOUR FUTURE IN SOCIAL MEDIA http://flightcentre.com/careers. Give 5 social links and 140 characters or less why you’re awesome. Check out FC’s Twitter @flight_centre

SPOKE to Sponsor nextMEDIA

Karen Lo — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:07:25 +0000

nextMEDIA is just around the corner and SPOKE is an official sponsor as a “Friend of the Event“. Our Director, Brand Strategy — Rachel Noonan, also joined the Jury for this year’s Awards. Since its inception in 2007, nextMEDIA has been the launching pad for the newest products in the digital media industry and the top networking and business development platform for the next-generation marketplace. Click here for more details. SPOKE’s Founding Partners, Kai Exos and Jeff Greenspoon will present onstage for a Best-of Award! See you on the carpet! UPDATE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nextmediaevents/5227102715/in/set-72157625521910000/

SPOKE @ TIFF

Rachel Noonan — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:46:46 +0000

Collectively, the SPOKE team drank 15 Bottles of vodka, 6 bottles of wine, saw 13 movies, attended 18 parties and tried to get in as much trouble as possible. We went highbrow with Toro Magazine’s Preview Exhibition of the New York Times CANADIAN PHOTO ARCHIVE, and lowbrow with some beer shot-gunning and head banging at the World Premiere of FUBAR II. As TIFF continues to grow bigger each year, it gets harder and harder to decide which films are “must see’s”, which parties are worth the time and how far you can roll with the least amount of sleep possible. SPOKE took the time to navigate TIFF and bring back a few tidbits for you. Listed below are nine movie, party and fest mentions that surprised, entertained, disgusted or amazed us over the 10 day TIFF Toronto takeover. 1. TIFF Insider info: If you see a Film Premiere party advertised like this: “ X ACTOR” WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE TO CELEBRATE THE PREMIERE OF HIS/HER FILM. $40 AT THE DOOR, BOTTLE SERVICE MANDATORY.” The party will be lame. Some promoter paid an appearance fee which could have your hot actor of the moment pass by the club for a hot second to shake a few hands and then head out to the real party where YOU will not be invited. 2. It’s all about the movies. Do NOT attend film parties celebrating a film premiere unless you HAVE seen the movie. It’s bad form and you could get caught looking lame if someone asks you a question like “What did you think of the protagonists fall from grace”. Potentially EPIC Fail! 3. Keanu Reeves is super hot in person. We have seen our share of “The Beautiful people” at SPOKE. Over the course of the festival we saw Clive Owen, Ryan Reynolds, Kelly Preston, Kevin Spacey, Abagail Breslin and more. None of them were as much of a surprise as our own Canadian cutie turned dark Matrix Warrior Keanu. 4. MONSTERS is a movie you should see. Done with no script, very little money and a traveling production team, MONSTERS set out to be the most realistic monster movie ever made. It was sweet and you need to watch it. 5. The King’s Speech is a movie you should see. King’s Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI (Colin Firth), the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (’Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie enlists the help of an unorthodox speech therapist, Lionel Logue. Sounds a little dry right? WRONG. Stripped down, it’s a story about a guy who had a brutal father and no support or outlet for his frustrations. All his issues manifest themselves in the form of a stutter and the most insane cultural pressures prevent Bertie from getting to the real issues. In comes Lionel (Jeffrey Rush). Lionel doesn’t give a hoot about Kings and Queens and all that “Royal” stuffiness. He shakes things up, inspires you, and leaves you with a warm heart. 6. FUBAR II: Get drunk and go see it. “Knowledge of non-knowledge is power” 7. THE TOWN: Will be reviewed as one of the best movies in years. Haven’t seen such amazing car chase scenes since HEAT. 8. If you really want to experience TIFF, do a combo of pre-purchase and RUSH lines. There is something special about the anticipation of being a lucky RUSH line winner to a premiere you never could have purchased a ticket. 9. Don’t be a stalkarazzi. It’s lame.

NEVER SAY NO TO PANDA

Rachel Noonan — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:10:39 +0000

BIKE POLO

Rachel Noonan — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:20:34 +0000

What is bike polo (BP) you ask? Well, it’s pretty darn simple; Polo with a modified mallet, usually in a hockey rink and hockey nets on a bike. A variety of characters hit the concrete to take a wack at the ball and pick serious speed. It is a game of skill, having to maintain balance on the bike while keeping an eye on the ball and the opponents net. Chosen rides range from cruiser to high end fixies. I am going to subject myself to BP next week and will probably head out with a single speed for weight, speed and the ability to not kill everyone in the game. BP is fun to watch, can get hairy and brings a freshness to NEWSPORT. That’s what we call “hybrid” or “new” sports hitting our streets. If you can get out and catch a game of Bike Polo, do it.

Marmite XO Tastemaker Outreach

Kai Exos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:33:28 +0000

By We Are Social and Splendid Communications to launch the new (and delicious) spreadable yeast goodness. Packaged with perfection.

The Lioness, the Witch and the Torch Dance

Karen Lo — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:33:09 +0000

Lioness is no stranger to the indie music scene. With their track “You’re My Heart” featured in Sunny Fong’s winning collection in Project Runway Canada followed by their performance on MTV Live and their opening for The Cult in Massey Hall, the trio is set for another big year. Check out their freshly released video – Spooky! Directed by Jeff Scheven. Costume by Vanessa Fischer. Support local music produce

Lioness are: VOCAL- Vanessa Fischer, BASS - Ronnie Morris, DRUMS - Jeff Scheven