Archipelago Pop-up Store
Archipelago Pop-up Store

Sharing A Taste of Indonesia with Canada While Helping Home Country to Thrive

Canadian-Indonesian Entrepreneurs Introduce Authentic, Fair-Trade Products to Canada

December 3, 2020, Vancouver, BC — Canadian-Indonesian entrepreneurs are looking to introduce unique and interesting Indonesian products to Canada while supporting the livelihood of Indonesian producers back home. Archipelago Marketplace Inc. is set to open its online store on Amazon as well as its pop-up shop in Vancouver’s historic Gastown at Indonesian Promotion Trade Centre (ITPC) on December 10, 2020.

“We curate and deliver unique and high quality products directly from Indonesia to homes in North America,” says Liza Wajong, Co-Founder of Archipelago. “Each product contains a piece of the Indonesian culture that we proudly represent and we can’t wait to share with Canada.”

Named after Indonesia’s unique geographic makeup of many islands, the concept of Archipelago was driven by the devastating economic impact from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Liza and David Gunawan, Archipelago’s other Co-Founder, wanted to support the small and medium sized businesses back in their home country Indonesia, but also recognized a gap in authentic Indonesian products in Canada. Naturally, Liza and David became the bridge and the idea of a marketplace was formed.

Up to 70 products will be available at Archipelago’s Amazon store and the local pop-up store in Vancouver, ranging from coffee to tea, to snacks and food seasoning, to cassava flour, coconut sugar and vanilla. Shoppers will find products such as:

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Bring Home The Bacon
Bring Home The Bacon is an online meat delivery company in Vancouver, BC

 

Give The Gift of Quality Meat

Local Meat Delivery Company Brings Restaurant Quality to Your Home Kitchen This Holiday

November 25, 2020, Vancouver, BC — Rediscover the joy of cooking at home and indulge in a fine restaurant quality meal with premium meat and seafood this holiday season. Bring Home The Bacon, an online meat delivery company in Vancouver, is pleased to offer a wide selection of products at 15% less than comparable online retailers and local gourmet grocery stores.

A female-founded small business, Bring Home The Bacon offers chef-curated, restaurant quality meat and seafood delivered conveniently and directly to the customers. Its products range from your everyday organic, hormone-free chicken, to pork and wild seafood, to the connoisseur favourites of tomahawk steak, duck confit, rack of lamb, ahi tuna and wagyu beef. 

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#WeAreTourism Movement

#WeAreTourism interview at Mackin House Coquitlam
#WeAreTourism interview at Mackin House Coquitlam

 

Type of Project

Copywriting, Content Development, Social Media

 

 

 

About the Project

A grassroots social media movement supported by Metro Vancouver Tourism and Hospitality Response and Recovery Task Force

Project Objective

To develop content to inspire the general public to support tourism and hospitality businesses in Metro Vancouver by communicating the impact of COVID-19 on the industry as well as significance of tourism to the economy. 

Project Results

 

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association

Muscat Grapes from Chile

Muscat Grapes from Chile

Type of Project

Collab with VanFoodies, Content Development, Food Photography, Social Media

 

 

 

About the Project

Chile offers a variety of fresh fruit available for purchase in Canada

Project Objective

To develop visual content to inspire consumption of fresh fruit from Chile

Project Results

  • Created fun and unique ways to use Chilean fruit 
  • Produced a series of content to share on VanFoodies’ channels, including blog and social media posts, to highlight Chilean fruit
  • Average social media engagement rate of over 9%

 

Jonathan Desmond Photography

Jonathan Desmond Wong (right) interviewed by Omni TV
Jonathan Desmond Wong (right) interviewed by Omni TV

 

Type of Project

Media Relations, Public Relations

 

 

 

About the Project

A new photography book, titled “I Was Lured Into A Tea Shop“, released by Jonathan Desmond Wong, a local documentary photographer

Project Objective

To handle the media relations activities related to the book launch, which include composing and distributing a press release to announce the book launch; curating a media list; handling media inquiries and arranging interviews; and tracking media coverage.

Project Results

  • Tailored the press release and headline to niche media outlets
  • Coordinated interview requests with local newspaper, magazine and TV stations
  • Contributed to the 35% increase in visits to client’s website
  • Sample media coverage:

“Working with Joyce at Kumquat Marketing was a splendid experience. Joyce took a lot of time to help frame the project, outline some marketing objectives and provide a very detailed yet streamlined approach to marketing of my book “I Was Lured Into A Teashop”. She is very eager and passionate about marketing and will definitely help keep you on track to ensure that your marketing goals are being pushed towards.

Joyce is an amazing person to work with and I look forward to working with her again when another project comes up and I need a helping hand in getting the marketing off the ground.”

Jonathan Desmond Wong

 

 

Jonathan Desmond Wong
Jonathan Desmond Wong

Local Photographer Documents Chinatown Moments in Prints

New Photography Book Puts Vancouver Chinatown in a Time Capsule

September 24, 2020, Vancouver, BC — Jonathan Desmond Wong, a local documentary photographer, has published his first photography book I Was Lured Into A Tea Shop. The photography book is the result of a 3-year project on capturing the unique essence of Vancouver’s Chinatown.

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Arun Subramanian, Director, Industry Health & Safety of go2HR and Bill Senghera, Business Consultant/Risk Manager of White Spot
Arun Subramanian, Director, Industry Health & Safety of go2HR and Bill Senghera, Business Consultant/Risk Manager of White Spot

White Spot Wins Award For Putting Employees and Workplace Safety First

March 6, 2020, Victoria, BC — White Spot Limited has won the coveted 2020 Employees First Award, presented last night at the BC Tourism Industry Conference. The award is sponsored by go2HR, BC’s tourism human resource association, as part of the 2020 Tourism Industry Awards.

The Employees First Award recognizes a British Columbia tourism and hospitality industry employer that has upheld high standards of excellence in occupational health & safety and human resource management practices. BC’s own restaurant chain since 1928, White Spot ensures a positive and safe work environment across all of its locations, under a strong leadership team led by its President, Warren Erhart.

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Krista Bax
Krista Bax

Krista Bax to Lead BC’s Tourism HR Association with a Fresh Perspective

February 25, 2020, Vancouver, BC — go2HR — BC’s tourism human resource association — is pleased to announce the appointment of Krista Bax to the role of CEO. Krista is poised to lead the organization on an exciting new path forward after going through significant organizational changes last year.

Krista brings more than 20 years of experience in various strategic leadership roles. Prior to joining go2HR, she was the Senior Vice President, Western Canada of Context, a strategic engagement and communications firm. From 2009-2017, Krista held senior positions at the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table, and was promoted to Executive Director in 2014. Krista also has extensive experience in occupational health and safety, primarily in the forestry industry. She holds a MBA and B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, and she has completed the Not-for-Profit Program developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

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Lam Wong and Steven Dragonn | Credit: Mayowill Photography
Lam Wong and Steven Dragonn | Credit: Mayowill Photography

New Art Exhibit to Spark Cultural Dialogues between the East and the West 

Investigation of Things now open at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

January 23, 2020, Vancouver, BC — Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, in collaboration with the Shang Foundation for Art, is pleased to announce the opening of Investigation of Things 格物. An ancient Chinese phrase to describe the study of the nature of the world, this exhibition focuses on how two different cultures observe, study, and understand individual items and objects, and how they fit into the world around us.

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Pork Rib in Special Spicy Sauce
Pork Rib in Special Spicy Sauce

Special Dinner Menus at Yue Restaurant to Ring in the Year of the Rat

January 19, 2020, Richmond, BC — Lunar New Year is a time for families to get together and celebrate. Yue Restaurant has put together a number of prix fixe menus for ten people as well as a la carte options. Many dishes are named thoughtfully in Cantonese with symbolic meaning such as prosperity, success and happiness.

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