Tod Maffin

• Volunteer Experience

  • Director

    From Grief to Action

    • Health

    From Grief to Action is a volunteer-based not-for-profit association in British Columbia. We are a voice and a support network for families and friends affected by drug use.
    
    Purposes of the Society
    
    To promote recognition of drug use as a health issue.
    To raise public awareness of the needs and concerns of drug users and their families, and work towards overcoming stereotypes and marginalization.
    To provide and promote support for families and friends of drug users.
    To promote effective educational programs designed to prevent drug abuse and uphold abstinence as an ideal.
    To promote and work towards the establishment of a comprehensive continuum of care for drug users which meets their needs for harm reduction, detoxification, treatment, and recovery, in order that they may achieve and maintain healthy, productive lives.

  • Chairman, Curriculum Advisory Board, Digital Design and Development

    BCIT

    • Education
    August 2010 – present (1 year 7 months)

    I'm privileged to help lead a team of industry professionals who are passionate about education and helping BCIT train the next generation of digital leaders and entrepreneurs.

  • Member, Promotions Committee

    Beauty Night Society

    • Human Rights
    September 2011 – present (6 months)

    Beauty Night builds self esteem and changes lives of women and youth living in poverty in Vancouver's downtown east-side through three streams of programming: wellness, life skills development, and makeovers.

• Volunteer Interests

  • Organizations I support:

    • From Grief to Action

At TMEDIA STRATEGIES, I lead our strategy team and help clients increase their revenues through digital and viral marketing, strategic email marketing, boosted search-engine visibility and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and more. More at http://www.tMedia.com

In my PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING life, I present on topics ranging from:
• how to recruit and lead the "Facebook generation,"
• how companies and independent professionals can exploit digital and viral marketing,
• how technology is changing the way kids learn
• how to fix an education system that's still stuck in the 1950s
• worklife balance, mental health, and addictions recovery
More at http://www.todmaffin.com/presentations

In my work with the B.C. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, I lead a passionate team of industry professionals who are currently developing BCIT's Digital Design and Development program, producing the next generation of programmers, strategists, and designers.

In my WORK WITH NON-PROFITS, I help parents whose kids have become dependent on drugs or alcohol, I answer phone calls to an anonymous addictions recovery phone line, and more.

1. Digital Marketing
2. Viral Marketing
3. Keynote Speaking
4. Public and Media Relations
5. Journalism
6. Digital Communication
7. Workshop Design
8. Workshop Development
9. Workshop Leader
10. Workshop Presenter
11. Workshop Presentation
12. Training Workshops
13. Staff Training
14. Online Training
15. Webinars
16. Conference Presentations
17. Conference Speaking
18. Recruitment/Retention
19. Online Lead Generation
20. Online Advertising
21. Online Sales
22. Online Branding

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• DRIVE! The Busy Realtor’s Guide to Profitable Social Media Marketing

  Authors: Tod Maffin

  The ASSURED ROI™ Model
  You’ll learn how to deploy Tod’s system for launching a profitable social media campaign: Assume Nothing… Set SMART… Soft-Launch… Understand… Record and Measure… Engage Audience… Deliver Next Round.
  Making a Better Online You
  In this chapter, you’ll find out how to present yourself and your brand most effectively online — from the selection of a username to how to pick (and stick with) the perfect avatar.
  The Tactics
  This is the meat of the book — covering how to market yourself and your listings in social media spaces like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. It also covers why you shouldn’t overthink your web site, how to set up online focus groups, and how to launch an email marketing campaign.
  BONUS: Tame Your Life
  In this extra, you’ll learn how to set up your voicemail so that messages left for you are delivered directly to your blackberry (or any email address), and how to use an online ‘productivity tracker’ to get more done in the day.

• From Idea to Air: Getting Paid for Your Writing on Public Radio

  Authors: Tod Maffin

  This e-book is perfect for freelance writers who want to expand their business into an entirely new (and lucrative!) market – - writing for public radio.
  
  The author is a former national public radio producer — and was a finalist in the coveted New York Festival Awards (considered by many to be the Oscars of radio).
  
  This 80-page book will guide you through everything you need to know to structure, write, produce, and pitch your writing to public radio – - and get paid for it!
  
  It takes only 30 seconds to order online and within a minute, you’ll be downloading the entire e-book. It comes with a 100% risk-free money-back guarantee.

Websites:

• Company Website

Interests:

Amateur magic, photography

Groups and Associations:

Vancouver Board of Trade, communications committee member

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  Canadian Association of Professional Speakers - CAPS
• 
  Massive Meetup For Business
• 
  Northern Voice
• 
  Speaker Community of the Global Speakers Federation GSF (formerly IFFPS)
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  Vancouver Digital Marketing
• 
  Vancouver Technology Network

• Hootsuite Social Media Manager

  • Hootsuite.com
  • December 2010