“All one’s experience of life subconsciously informs every creative decision one makes.”

— Janusz Kaminski

Explore. Continuously Learn.

Then apply those experiences to one’s calling.

Welcome.

My parlay to a better website with inviting content.

marketing

Current Marketing Blogs:
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Thought Leadership Demystified
Understanding Lead Generation’s Vast Ocean of Tactics

About Me
Based in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, I’m a collaborative, trusted, humorous and creatively passionate left-/right-brain Marketing Communications Professional with completed honours education; continuing, SEM/SEO education; and extensive digital/traditional B2B experiences.

Expertise
I can align your business/organization’s objectives with Marketing Communications strategies, quarterly tactics and respective KPIs utilizing—

Strategy | Branding | Lead Gen | Content Writing/Editing | SEM/SEO | Analytics | Automation
GTM | Google Adwords | Social Media | Email Mktg. | Research | Graphic Design | Print | Photography
Event/Trade Shows | Proposal Content | Budgeting | Staff/Contractors Mgmt. | Project Mgmt.

Marketing Communications Portfolio
Managed and executed local, national and international MarCom projects, which some are here: portfolio

Contact Me
Send me an email here contact page, and let’s brainstorm.
Or Email info(at)NewBrandThinking(dot)ca
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Much appreciated for visiting,
mel.

MARKETING BLOG…

photography

Acquired through referrals and cold calls, my photography clients include families, couples, fashion / lifestyle models, fashion designers (Skye Davies, Sans Soucie, and Shelley Klassen, Blushing Boutique), musical bands, Rasoee Modern Indian, On The Ball Soccer, Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week(end), edible Vancouver, and Grace Choi Events.

Photography highlights include published in various edible Vancouver issues, Belle Armoire (click link to see cover and some interior photography), StandUp Journal and Freshly Worn; inclusion Vancouver Photo Workshops‘ Fashion Exhibit, 2012; and 3-night-event, look-book photography Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week(end), 2012.

For sample portfolio, visit CogitoErgoShoot.com (“I Think, Therefore, I Shoot.”).

PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG…

food

Cooking has become a passion for me, from researching recipes, shopping for the ingredients, to preparing it. I’ve cooked a variety of goodies from scratch, including Indian, Spanish Tapas, Thai, Mexican, West Coast, and others—where the inspiration have come from food shows and award-winning cookbooks by notable chefs. I don’t have formal culinary training, but I continue to learn from those mediums plus people I know and come across, which, like knowing other crafts, is a journey in itself. Some of my Instagram posts shows photos of my cooking. Stay tuned for more postings.

FOOD BLOG…

about

moiMy name is Mel Buenaventura, and I’m a Metro Vancouverite, British Columbian, Canadian, who’s a professional marketer by day, and (on some weekends) a freelance photographer; plus, I’m an art collector, audiophile, writer, fashionista, foodie, chef wannabee, cinephile, pickleballer, Hobie sailor, paddle boarder, sports junkie, FIFA PS online gamer, shopper, …

photography: CogitoErgoShoot.com (I think; therefore, I shoot.)

contact

Or Email info(at)NewBrandThinking(dot)ca
Or add/contact me on LinkedIn and/or Instagram