Brandidly

08/01/2025

Bad photos just won’t cut it when it comes to marketing and social media. Yes, they may get you started, but if you want to take your feed, your brand, and your SALES to a new level, you need to up your game.

Why? Well to start…

A. Professional photographers are skilled in lighting and composition, ensuring that photos are visually appealing and effectively communicate the message or emotion you're trying to convey.

2. High-quality, professional images can enhance your brand’s credibility and make it appear more established. This can be particularly important for businesses in industries like luxury, fashion, or hospitality.

iii. A professional photographer can ensure your content aligns with your brand’s visual identity, creating a cohesive look across your feed.

WHICH IS WHY WE’RE NOW ROLLING PRE-SCHEDULED PHOTOSHOOTS RIGHT ON INTO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT PACKAGES! You’re gonna look great, and you won’t have to worry about paying more for content collection. Ever.

I have room for two social clients right now and that NEVER happens. Interested? Message me!

06/01/2025

That time when Más Coffee Co. made me weep uncontrollably at my desk.

I never thought branding would make me cry. Seriously, I’m usually pretty composed (think Cameron Diaz in The Holiday) —but there I was, scrolling through Mas

03/01/2025

We're gonna just leave these here and be forever grateful that we get to work with such incredible people.

01/01/2025

I'm in my 100% unbothered era. Send snacks.

24/12/2024

Brandidly Communications is officially closed for the holidays and will reopen (ish) on Monday, December 30.

Until then, you can find me living my best sweat-suit life, eating cookies for breakfast, and hanging out with my niece and my dogs (who are honestly running this operation anyway).

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmakuh as you light the menorah, gather around the tree, or just chill and rest.

May your days be merry, bright, and full of treats you don’t have to share. See you in 2025! 🎉

22/11/2024

On my blog, is the BEST local marketing checklist!

If you’re a small business owner in Winnipeg, establishing a strong local presence is essential to your success. Effective local marketing not only helps attract more customers but also builds lasting relationships within your community which means less marketing later.

My local marketing checklist will guide you through the essential tasks you should complete to boost your business locally, from Google My Business optimization to using social media for small businesses, and more (ooh, ahh!).

Check it out. Or don’t, it’s your business on the line.

https://www.hellobrandidly.com/the-ultimate-local-marketing-checklist-for-small-businesses-in-winnipeg/

22/10/2024

This is incredible advice and something I echo to my clients all the time. Getting your face in the media builds credibility. It means you’re not just a random joe doing sketchy things.

21/10/2024

Guys, I have room in my calendar for new social media clients! This hasn’t happened in a while and I’m stoked to get to work with some new people.

Small and medium-sized businesses are our primary jam, but we work with organizations of all sizes and industries. Seriously, the medical field, booze, B2B sales, large not-for-profits, government organizations, real estate agents, development projects, restaurants, and construction—you name it, we do it!

Feel free to share this post with anyone you know who may be looking for help. There are FAAAAR too many exhausted small business owners who need to get their lives back from the social media treadmill.

Shoot me a message to get started!

(Thanks to Nicole Harris from Solv Communications for the lovely testimonial!)

18/03/2024

New brand, who dis?

Due to the sleuthing of Lindy Norris I recently realized that Brandidly is turning five this year.

Five. How does that happen?

If my full-time Brandidly adventures were a child they’d be rockin’ the water table in kindergarten soon, yet I feel like I’m just getting started.

However, my business-baby was long overdue for a branding refresh. Brandidly has changed a lot. I’ve found my groove, my team has grown (and is growing) and it’s not all about me anymore.

So this is the new us. The new Brandidly. The same commitment to helping small business owners grow their businesses. The same commitment to amazing, creative-led work. But with a brand new look.

It’s bright, it’s bid-ness, it’s so fun!

Thanks to my incredible web goddess Lindsay Creedon from Plaid Buffalo Creative for making this happen. New website launching soon (ya I could have coordinated a big launch but I’m busy working for other people so you get what you get 😜).

03/04/2023

New client alert! Give the Layo Centre a follow (especially the ladies!).

Hi! We're The Layo Centre (formerly The Winnipeg Women’s Health & Contraception Clinic). We're a comprehensive clinic for medical care relating to women's health issues located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. . 👋

We're a leading expert site in the provision of the most effective methods for contraception, long-acting reversible contraceptives (specifically intrauterine devices and the subdermal implant, Nexplanon®), and menopause. We are also the go-to place for difficult insertions and removals.

Our clinic offers a range of advice and services relating to women’s reproductive health. We provide our patients with all of the information, support, and care they need in order to make informed choices regarding their health.

16/03/2023

SPONSOR RECOGNITION HACK!
�Why am I posting a photo of myself looking like I was caught in a hurricane (that hair!) with the whitest legs ever known to man on display? BECAUSE I’M SHARING WISDOM.

So you’re hosting an event. A golf tournament, hockey tournament, or gala. You have a bunch of lovely companies that have sponsored the event and infused your event with some great cashola. FABULOUS. But don’t think for one second that they’re doing it purely out of the goodness of their hearts.

Yes it’s a good cause, and yes you can throw one hell of an event, but ultimately they want to align their brand with yours. They want everyone to see that they sponsored your event because they are good people who care deeply about *INSERT CAUSE HERE*. So, GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!

Instead of tossing their logo up on your social media feeds like you don’t really care, get creative with it. Align their branding with the fun of the event, cause, or whatever.

This square that I’m holding in the previously mentioned horrendous photo, is a piece of plain white coroplast. Total investment, about $5. Run around your event and have your attendees, staff, volunteers, program participants, or vendors hold the sign. Have your talented graphic designer photoshop your sponsor logos onto it after the event and voila, you have a fabulous way to recognize your sponsors after your event!

PLUS, the dreaded algorithms will like it because there’s an actual human face in the photo and it’s not just a boring designed image (the algorithm likes faces).

KTHXBYE

Ps. Use a real graphic designer. Don’t just slap it on like I did and your logo won’t look wonky like mine does. KTHXBYEFORREAL.

13/03/2023

If you haven’t eaten at Lee's Restaurant you need to run, not walk. These folks make the best breakfast in the city.

Lee’s Restaurant, formerly Lee’s on DeVries, needed a new name and a new look. This incredible little eatery wanted to come out of COVID strong and build on some fabulous momentum that the restaurant has built over the past few years. They needed a look that was modern but still approachable and fun. Serious but a bit whimsical.

It was an absolute pleasure to watch the FABULOUS Jaclyn St. Vincent bring their new brand to life (right in time for us to also help them hit the top three poutines in Winnipeg for La Poutine Week)!

I’m totes biased but I think a ball was hit out of the park on this one.

BRANDING IS FUN!

08/03/2023

I'm a feminist who was raised by feminists. By badass women who refused to be shushed. Who refused to be made small.

My mother and aunties fought the fight for equality for women. My grandmothers did too. And now while we fight and raise the next generation to do the same it's important for the men out there, the wonderful supportive men and the turds alike, to know that we will never stop coming. We will never stop fighting for equality. We will band together (ALL WOMEN - cis, trans, black, white, gay, straight) and we will never stop fighting.

I'm proud to run a business that is almost 100% female. Not because men aren't talented, but because it's time that women are able to support and encourage our own.

You can keep us out of your squash clubs and your country clubs, and your god-knows-what-else but women WILL have a voice. And that voice is only going to get louder.

04/03/2023

Here’s a picture of me and my dogs at Christmas. Why? Because I desperately need to ask Casey Nolin Photography for new headshots.

BUT, the point of the pic is inform the world (well the 200+ of you that follow along) that I’m back! After 10+ years of telling my clients to invest in social, imma try and take my own advice.

So, if you want the adventures of Linds and team whilst we work to support some FANTASTIC humans and businesses, follow along.

(Plus, I promise dog content.)

Happy Saturday ya’ll! Thanks for your love and support. 🖤

25/01/2023

Rolling out a new logo and brand refresh for our friends over at @

The cat’s out of the bag! If you check out our website or see our logo in the ice at the Manitoba Scotties, you’ll notice that things look a little different.

Since our street name changed, and ‘Lee’s on Maxwell King’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, we are now forever known as Lee’s Restaurant! Our new name and our new logo (above) and look will be rolling out over the coming weeks.

Thank you for your continuing support of our business. We can’t wait to begin this new chapter with all of you with us for the ride.