Entertainment, Media & Sports

Strong storytelling can take a product from selling $100 million worth of units to $1 billion worth, according to Gary Vaynerchuk.

Marketers of the in-receivership Olympic Village are paying the editor of well-known local culture webzine VancouverIsAwesome.com to blog about the joys of life in the village – but it does not say on the website that he is being paid to do so.

News yesterday that MAC Marketing had one of its employees pose as a potential homeowner in media interviews has prompted an apology from owner and former Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 winner Cameron McNeill and accusations from bloggers that this is part of a wider trend.

Victoria-based Black Press Ltd. has been acquiring U.S. newspapers despite having a comparatively high debt load.

A Mustel Group poll financed by B.C.'s film industry has found strong support for government incentives to encourage film industry growth in B.C.

Q: There has been a lot of talk about social media marketing lately. Is it just a big hype? Do I really need a social media strategy?A: The answer depends on your business model. If your target group extensively uses the Internet to buy products related to your business, search for solutions or just communicate online, you need a social media strategy.

Hunger linked to risk-taking as gambling boom seen on horizon for new generation of game players

In observation of Black History Month, Canada Post has released new stamps to honour two black Canadians – one of whom being Vancouver's own Seraphim "Joe" Fortes.

While much of B.C.’s film industry is scoffing at the B.C. government’s just-announced creative industries funding package, which fails to improve B.C. tax incentives and attract Hollywood productions, the initiative is drawing some support from B.C.’s domestic film industry association.

Surrey-based Heritage House Publishing has acquired all assets of Greystone Books, a publishing imprint from Vancouver-based D&M Publishers, which filed for creditor protection in October 2012.