Chris Breikss
I work in online marketing and social media at 6S Marketing, a company I co-founded 1 million years ago here in Vancouver. I am an exBlackBerry user and I like to take photos and videos and post them in real-time to the web with my new iPhone.
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** UPDATE - Feb 14, 2012**
I received an ermail within a few hours of this blog post going live from the company who developed the website and associated ad campaign. They offered a sincere apology which I accepted.
Tourism Vancouver, through their Culture in Vancouver website, have used my likeness in an advertising campaign without my permission. Actually, not only did they use my likeness, they also used my photo without crediting the photographer... which was also me, as I took the photo of myself using my iPhone.
In the screenshot below, you can clearly see that they have used my likeness in the campaign to "Win Free Canucks Tickets!"
The photo was taken during last year's Canucks playoffs on May 7, 2011 by myself using my iPhone and this website which also uploads it to Flickr automatically. See the original photo below, titled "Crazy Canucks fan! Wait, that's me"
I don't mind people using my photos as long as they adhere to the creative commons license of my account and I certainly won't give permission to use my likeness in ads, unless I get paid or receive credit. This is the attribution that I have on my ads, that Tourism Vancouver did not follow:
Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
I am surprised that they used my photo without contacting me as I am fairly well known in social media and I am a Canucks season ticket holder and passionate fan. During last year's run by the Canucks to the Stanley Cup I had my face painted for every game that I went to. However, I did it to show my support as a fan, not to end up in Tourism Vancouver's ad campaign without credit or compensation.
Source: Uploaded by user via Chris on Pinterest
It's not very often that I create art but I wanted to share my experience with these New York subway signs that we purchased and framed for our living room. My wife Kyla is a Restoration Hardware fanatic and found some reproduction subway signs on their website. Considering the cost was $850, I decided to research originals to compare and found the website SubwaySigns.com in Columbus, Georgia. After much research, phone calls and emails, I negotiated a price for 6 signs that I had shipped to my post office box in Blaine, WA. I then had to drive from vancouver to Blaine and pickup the signs and then pay duty on them when I imported them to Canada. Next, I orderded frames from Opus Framing and learned how to frame which was a very cool experience that I highly recommend. The frames cost over $300 each and I had to frame them myself (with some help from the guys at Opus). They are 5 feet tall and almost 2 feet wide. Plexiglass had to be used instead of real glass due to their size. I am really happy with the way they turned out and now we have some very original and unique art!
My lunch date whipped out this killer 80s style cassette tape inspired iPhone case that I have my heart set on. I added the "makeout mix 6" using photoshop to complete the look. You can buy it for $12 on Amazon here.
One year ago today, Kyla and I got married in St. Lucia. These are the photos. The cannon photo is usally the most popoular one and was taken completely by accident.
Kyla MacKinnon and Chris Breikss Wedding Photos
It's official, our team raised $20,000 for Movember and prostate cancer research and awareness this year. The team, named The Proctologists, is made up of friends, work colleagues and my father, Peter Breikss, (pictured above) who was diagnosed with prostate cancer two weeks ago.
It is amazing that we were able to raise so much money in a short period of time and I am proud of everybody who participated and all of the people that supported us. Our fundraiser last week raised more than $6,000 in one day, and our donors and supporters contributed from far and wide. Thank you very much.
Our ranked #80 in Canada in total money raised with only 30 participants. 250,000 Canadians participated in Movember this year and raised more than $37 million for prostate cancer research. This represents more than one third of the $100 million raised globally for Movember this year. The amount of money raised was equivalent to a dollar raised from every person living in Canada!
It means a lot to me, and my father, to have such a strong community and support behind us.
~ Chris Breikss
My Dad had been into the doctor in October for some tests and then later a biopsy of his prostate. Yesterday the results came back and indeed he has prostate cancer. We were very optimistic that the test results were going to be negative so it came as a blow to our family and all of us that are close to him. The news came just 9 days before his 70th birthday, and this has to the shittiest birthday present ever. That being said, he is both strong and optimistic and we knew that there was a chance that he could have cancer when he went in for the tests last month.
Photo: Me, my wife and my parents at their 40th Wedding Anniversary Party.
My Dad decided to participate in Movember with me this year on our team called "The Proctologists". I have participated in Movember before with a couple of doctors, hence the name, but this is my Dad's first time. This year it's not just about growing a funny moustache and raising awareness, this time it's personal.
So far, our team has raised $7,000 through online donations and we are hosting a "Wine and Beer Tasting" next week on November 25th at 'Firefly Fine Wines and Ales' near Cambie and Broadway in Vancouver. You can buy tickets below and/or RSVP on Facebook.
If you are not available to attend the wine and beer tasting, please consider making a donation online at http://mobro.co/chrisbreikss/
My Dad and I appreciate all of your support and want people to know that it's important to have an annual health check up, especially if you are 40+. To keep informed of progress, please follow @chrisbreikss on Twitter or check back here.
The Angry Birds from our company (6S Marketing) found a marching band at the Yaletown Halloween party.
Last week I gave a presentation at Social Media Week in Vancouver titled "The New Social Media Impact on SEM" which detailed how social networks including Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook are affecting your websites search engine rankings. Check out the Video on YouTube as well as my slides from SlideShare (below).
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@PaulLeBlanc thank you
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@SandyGerber truly great job and event!
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@tomhall14 I have lots of games open... Will look tomorrow so that we can have our man date
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@Pamela_Wise sent you a DM with my email addy
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@tomhall14 we need to go to a hockey game!
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@ByzhubOwen @tericonrad I am just impatient and want to do it all right now
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@Pamela_Wise you do acting workshops? We need to talk :)
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@thoughtsofjoyce Cat Barr is at @catherinebarr
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@thoughtsofjoyce I followed you earlier than expected :)
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Shout out to @garyvee RT @emhalston: Content is King, but marketing is Queen and she runs the house #chatterlive
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@thoughtsofjoyce thanks Joyce :)
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@linquance i'll buy some
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@linquance what's your stock quote?
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@kllouie you need a photo or people won't follow you ;)
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Spotted a double rainbow while driving to the #chatterlive event today. http://t.co/cTxIPgwk
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Did someone swap the punch bowl labels? #chatterlive http://t.co/KO6xFCdi
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WOW! I spotted a double rainbow while driving to the #chatterlive event today. RT for luck http://t.co/cTxIPgwk
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@iwearyourshirt oh, and your @Klout score is 6411 hours ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St)35 hours ago in Vancouver, BC
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RIP Whitney11 days ago
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Dear Mr. Flu, I would like my life back please, this isn't funny anymore. Actually it was never funny. Sincerely, Chris2 weeks ago
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According to Mark King CEO of TaylorMade Golf says they are building a club that has a chip in it like Nike+. iPhone app maybe?4 weeks ago
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So apparently having your birthday on the first day of the year of the dragon is super lucky and also being born in the year of the dragon. I hope to have a super happy fun lucky year!4 weeks ago
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Sweet Jesus, Tim Tebow is on fire6 weeks ago
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Craigslist is flooded with Grey Cup tickets and people are asking ridiculous prices. I wonder how long until wannabe scalpers start to get desperate.3 months ago
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My moustache goes well with antibiotics3 months ago
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Hello NeoCitran you are my new best friend3 months ago
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Capital N, small y, big f'ing Q = NyQuil3 months ago
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I have decided to install solar panels on my head to keep my phone charged but I hate these stoopid clouds3 months ago
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Summary
6S Marketing provides digital marketing services to clients across the USA, Canada and Internationally. 6S was founded in 2000 and has since worked with 500+ companies across many industries including hospitality, travel, technology, manufacturing, automotive, airlines, entertainment, retail, and more.
Chris Breikss honed his skills as a member of the Internet marketing team at Stratford Internet Technologies, providing Web site promotion services for their Web design and development clients. Chris also worked on the Web team at Infowave Software in the wireless division, as an Internet Marketing Specialist. Chris is a sought after speaker in the industry and has lectured on Internet marketing at various conferences and venues across North America.
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- Oct 2000 - PresentPresident, Co-Founder / 6S Marketing Inc.6S Marketing provides Internet marketing services to clients across the USA, Canada and Internationally. 6S was founded in 2000 and has since worked with 100's of companies across many industries including hospitality, travel, technology, manufacturing, automotive, airlines, entertainment, retail, and more.
