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A small band of indie game makers that have bootstrapped it this far NOW NEED YOUR HELP! 🎯 Grab incredible backer rewards today, smash that share button and check out the campaign!💖⚔️ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sakdgame/adventure

SAK'D A pillow brought to life, given weapon wielding, spell-casting, and monster smashing abilities on a quest to save the Realm of Dreams!

JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music Submissions are now open! For two jam-packed nights, JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music will showcase artists of all genres, from across the country.

So honestly... how amazing is this?! 😱🤯

I’m a small town guy. And I’m so proud of my roots. Don’t get me wrong, big cities are fun, and have so many amazing qualities. But my heart can only be found in a small town. it’s !

❤️ - BK

Back to our roots!! One of the first small town, roadside bars we have played! So pumped to see it Reno'd and reopened!

Come hang with us on Hwy 16 (on the way to Jasper) on !

It's 6 years old now but it's still super cool! Here's a throwback music video from Olivia Rose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaPPtSX6XyM

Olivia Rose - Hometown Sundowns Everyone has a place they call home. A soldier missing his family, a waitress working late hours and a lonely elderly show us what they yearn for.-----------...

Vancouver Island Bucket List Find your next great adventure on Vancouver Island.

We have been thinking... anyone else thinking it's been a really long time since we had an event? 🤔

'Ceol' is the Irish word for music, but is really that rhythm that lives deep within us. There's so much that could be said about this word that is at the core of humanity around the world. Whether it is dancing in step, or with two left feet; tapping your foot along to the jigs and reels; or if it's banging your drum to the rhythm of your own beat, 'ceol' is the thing that sets our souls aflame and our bodies alight.

In an interview in 2017, the late Michael Ó Súilleabháin, our father, advocated for the importance of fostering this 'ceol' within us, especially in young, aspiring musicians - "If you look into your heart and body and you find you are carrying this talent and you have the passion to go with it, you have to follow your heart, your instinct".

Rockin Farmers days this weekend! Come say hi 🖐️

Understanding how to leverage is a key fundamental in today's business world. Great case study!

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid $2.5 million for the world's third-oldest football club.

But the team is in the 5th division of the English football pyramid and has almost no chance of making it to the Premier League.

Still, it was a genius move.

Here's why 👇

1) American investment in English football isn't new.

Half the Premier League now has American owners, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and more.

And the upside is clear:
• Global game
• Increasing media rights
• Lower valuations than NFL, NBA, etc.

2) But Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased Wrexham AFC, a 5th-tier club located in a blue-collar town ~25 miles outside Liverpool & Manchester.

Why?

Well, this wasn't about Premier League promotion — it was about creative storytelling & marketing genius.

Let me explain.

3) Wrexham is owned by the fans, so Reynolds & McElhenney met with 2,000+ supporters (on Zoom) in 2020 and made an offer.

They agreed to invest ~$2.5m in the club's players and facilities & even signed a 25-year stadium lease in Wrexham so fans knew they wouldn't move the team.

4) But the real play was a "Netflix-style" docu-series that tracked their purchase, investment in the club, and the team's journey back to prominence.

It's called "Welcome to Wrexham."

And here's the best part — the first season was a massive success, on-and-off the pitch.

5) Welcome to Wrexham debuted on FX in August.

The show received a 97% audience score & was immediately greenlit for season two.

The club probably made good money on the deal:
~$400k per hour of content
+ 8-part series
= ~$3.2m in revenue

But that's just part of their success.

6) Wrexham is now in 2nd place in the National League standings, and their social accounts have exploded:

Twitter: 45k to 209k (+364%)
Instagram: 27k to 208k (+670%)
TikTok: 0 to 459k

And most importantly, Wrexham has turned this increased attention into tangible revenue.

7) Wrexham AFC has signed kit sponsorship deals with several companies:

• TikTok
• Expedia
• Vistaprint
• Aviation American Gin

And the number of fans buying season tickets has nearly tripled:

2019: 2,609
2021: 5,892
2022: 6,820

So the local community is also buying in.

8) This strategy has also provided the club with global reach—something Wrexham AFC would have never achieved.

For example, Wrexham’s FA Cup qualifier versus the Blyth Spartans on Saturday will air on ESPN2 & ESPN+

That means it will be available in ~100m households globally 🤯

9) This is the perfect example of someone taking a local sports asset and using strategic marketing and creative media to make it global.

But this didn't just benefit Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney — it benefited Wrexham AFC fans too.

And that's the best part.

The Wrexham story is INSANE:

• Bought for $2.5M
• Produced docu-series on FX
• Added 1M+ social media followers
• Tripled season ticket purchases
• Signed sponsorships with TikTok, Expedia, etc.

And now they've been promoted back to the EFL for the first time in 15 years.

(credit: Joe Pompliano ✍️)

Interesting.............

Hey thanks to everyone who requested us on 102.3 Now! Radio homegrown show tonight!! Was super cool to hear Sheepdog got a spin! We love you guys!

You can hear more of our stuff on all the Streaming Platforms!!

Need a break from "Last Christmas"? Check out 20+ fresh holiday tracks you haven't heard in the grocery store a thousand times already: bit.ly/3rd72G1

Featuring Chilly Gonzales, Tenille Townes, P I Q S I Q and more ✨

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You know the feeling..... 🤔😂🤣

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A HUGE THANK YOU to The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) & The Government of Canada for making this project possible!

SAK'D is a retro-inspired, Saturday morning cartoon-wrapped, action adventure role-playing game about a pillow named Sak, who is brought to life, given spell-casting, monster smashing powers and sent on a quest to save the realm of dreams! ⚔️

Please help make this DREAM a REALITY! This rag tag team of indie game developers needs your funding so they can get this game to you! ! Join the quest and pledge your support at
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sakd/sakd
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