You may have seen the What’s On Digest magazine sitting on little racks at a local restaurant or grocery store. That magazine was the result of print industry sage, Cathy Kaardal, landing on Vancouver Island in 2002 with a desire to invest herself into the local community, but lacking any public guide to help her get plugged in.
Having already established herself as a successful ad and publication agency, her and husband Brian Kaardal (the Coffee News man) launched the first ever What’s On in Campbell River, Comox Valley, and Port Hardy to share local events, activities, clubs and activity groups in 2007.
Growing to include a digital interface and multiple regional publishers, Cathy and team uncovered their genius as creative marketing strategists and designers. And with digital media on the rise, social media integration, web-ads, and the like had become a routine part of the What’s On Digest’s value added tradition for many clients.
In 2015, Benny McGrath (Cathy’s son) began converting content from the magazine into fun, shareable videos. Within months the “Must See Events” videos had become a way for client’s to ‘taste and see’ the benefits of online video marketing and by 2017 video ads and shareable motion graphics had become a major part of the What’s On Digest mediascape.
In 2018, the online media aspects of What’s On Digest had become a prominent and valuable service to many clients including a range of new “digital-only” businesses.
A company to accommodate the range of digital, traditional, and multitouch media and marketing services available from the same people that have served Vancouver Island businesses under the What’s On Digest banner since 2007.
Now What’s On Media offers customized marketing campaigns, consultation, and piece-by-piece media project management for small-medium sized businesses here in Campbell River, throughout Vancouver Island, and even across continents. From 2002 to today, our mission has been the same; to create a message that connects people and builds community.
We’re not shy about our small town location. From Campbell River, What’s On Media has launched and run several successful regional and global media campaigns and ongoing publications and platforms.
Campbell River’s modest population slightly north of 30,000 people with their high-level of online media penetration, has provided an ideal platform for local businesses to experiment, adapt, and cultivate emerging media opportunities.
Serving the growth of local communities and the local businesses that hold them together has been our mission and passion from the start. With every working hour, we aim to play our part to improve the world around us, little by little.
What’s On Media specializes in creating a web of marketing touchpoints that span the spectrum of traditional and digital media. We combine our marketing and production experience into one comprehenvie campaign package for you.
We like to call it Multitouch.
Online Video Ad
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Online Video Ad
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Print Design & Advertising
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Print Design & Advertising
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Social Media Plan
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Social Media Plan
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Consultation & Action Plan
BASIC MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Consultation & Action Plan
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Pro Online Video Ad
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Pro Online Video Ad
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Print Design & Advertising
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Print Design & Advertising
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Social Media Help
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Social Media Plan
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Consultation & Action Plan
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Consultation & Action Plan
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Visual Strategy Roadmap
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Visual Strategy Roadmap
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2x Pro Online Video Content
PREMIUM MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Pro Online Video Content
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Pro Online Video Ad
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Pro Online Video Ad
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Print Design & Advertising
PREMIUM MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Print Design & Advertising
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Social Media Help
PREMIUM MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Social Media Plan
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Consultation & Action Plan
PREMIUM MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Consultation & Action Plan
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Visual Strategy Roadmap
PREMIUM MULTITOUCH CAMPAIGN
Visual Strategy Roadmap
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