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SlyFox is a London, Ontario-based marketing and design firm catering to the needs and budgets of local entrepreneurs and business owners. Explore our blog for our latest insights and tips!

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Why We’re Google Partners – And How That Benefits You

The SlyFox team is proud to say we have a pretty awesome certification under our belts – we’re Google Partners! This is an AdWords certification with several implications, but here’s the most important distinction: it proves we know online marketing. It’s something we were always confident in, but now we have a badge for that…
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How To Motivate Staff On A Budget

A small business can face many of the same difficulties a large business deal with, but with one big (big) difference: they don’t have the same budget. Incentives and motivations can be a great way to boost morale, build a team atmosphere, and motivate your employees, but what can you do if you don’t have the…
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Five Marketing Lessons We Can Learn From The Wolf Of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street, the 2013 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio that charts the rise and fall of Jordan Belfort and his brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont, is a devilishly entertaining film. It’s so entertaining that it might cover the fact that most of the lessons in the movie are all about what not to do…
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#ShiftHitsTheFan - SlyFox Web Design and Marketing

Financial support during construction will not help businesses, only business owners

SlyFox helps local businesses operate to their fullest potential. Unfortunately, we are not confident that London City Council understands just how businesses operate in light of their latest decision to provide financial support for Richmond businesses through construction.
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Building Your Email List

Email marketing can seem like one of the last things to focus on for a small business marketing plan. Everyone can relate to the words “spam” and “junk mail”, but the thing is, email marketing is pretty successful at getting people to open and click on your content. It’s a perfect addition to your overall…
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Rusty: The Dog, The Legend

Rusty [ctt template=”8″ link=”saU2Q” via=”yes” ]Some things just fill your heart without trying.[/ctt] Here at SlyFox, we like to show thanks to our most well-behaved employees, the ones that bring their A-game when deals need closing and hard work requires tough leadership. These employees come into the office and instantly mean business.
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The Rapid Transit Project was approved using data from a draft report which suggested Fanshawe College was located in West London

The Rapid Transit project was approved using data from a draft report which suggested Fanshawe College was located in West London For those of us worried about the perceived lack of planning for the bus rapid transit system, SlyFox believes the concerns to be well-founded based on the state of the business plan when the…
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Shift business case claims a $38 million health benefit by having commuters walk a quarter kilometer

The Rapid Transit Final Business Case states that each trip we take using the system will include a quarter kilometer of walking. What’s more, the author claims this to be a benefit of the system spun as “a health benefit to the user” to be monetized and recognized at a “societal level” for the value…
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