So as a business owner in Saskatchewan (or further afield as we plan to expand..and explain...across Canada) , why should you allocate some of your precious marketing budget to being a Trusted Directories partner?    www.trustedsaskatoon.com and www.trustedregina.com are the number 1 most visited and trusted directories in their cities for a reason! 

Well, lets explain things really simple ...because, lets face it, there's more than enough smoke and mirrors in this new marketing landscape and quite frankly we are AGAINST that as a company!  

FIRSTLY WE ARE TRUSTWORTHY, and we are the real deal ...so if you over promise and under deliver as a company ..stop reading NOW , we are not for you and never will be an option for you to consider!   

At Trusted HQ we like numbers, we like data and we like charts....but most of all we love comparisons!  
So lets do a comparative analysis of  TRUSTED DIRECTORIES  vs the 'other options'  out there competing for your time, your attention and YOUR budget!

We could pretty it up, pay for some slick design or make it into an infograph! But you know what? That takes time, and it would'nt really be the best use of OUR time to do that, and definitely not your time,  to decipher it (we have to admit, some infographs have beaten us mentally).  

Here at Trusted HQ, we prefer spending our time helping our partners succeed,  and let's face it, if you run a successful and in demand business ( as we know YOU do! ),  time is the most precious thing you have! 

Let's lay it out there , Trusted is the ONLY  Saskatchewan Marketing company EVER,  that has been recognized and won awards for excellence in marketing locally ( SABEX)  , Provincially (ABEX)  and Internationally ( STEVIE AWARDS) to date... and the caliber of businesses we partner with, and the results we bring them are a big reason why we are so successful! 

See the 2 charts below - to see Trusted against some of the ' other options' locally, nationally and by general medium. These are on and offline,  so  see what we have to offer in comparison....see why we are recognized internationally for our efforts, and make your own mind up.  

Here are some excel spreadsheets we created to show the options/ differences etc.. They are by no means all encompassing, this is a focus on  Saskatoon, SK- we would welcome a comparison with any media/ anywhere in Canada or the World (contact us if you would like that, or for us to answer any other questions.)

*the average cost is $monthly unless otherwise specified 
** Trusted Pros and Consumer Choice refused to answer any questions about their business/ practices/ marketing budget- so we did not include them.  

Read the testimony of business owners just like you that took the leap of faith and signed up to something DIFFERENT here 

" Another thing to consider is that the Trusted team works more hours to promote our partners,  with more passion, than any other marketing reps or companies that you have worked or will ever work with -  $ for $ ...that I guarantee" Sara Wheelwright, Trusted Founder

We don't sell click throughs, that is a fraction of our worth...but when we look at our partners analytic data we see that consistently, we are the number 1 marketing referral source,  and we can and DO show anyone that wants to see! So, if you have any questions or would like to see the figures and facts for YOURSELF ...contact our leader : sara@trustedcanada.com  

S & E Trusted Online Directories Inc won the 2014 ABEX Marketing Awards - Here is footage from the Saskatchewan Chamber ABEX Award ceremony November 1st 2014. The S & E Trusted Online Directories finalist  vignette video, the moment we find out we won and our Founder Sara Wheelwright's acceptance speech, themed THINKING BIG ! 

To find out more about The services offered by the new Trusted Marketing Agency - visit Trustedmarketingservices.com

Paul Martin's Nov 5th commentary on NewsTalk radio was about the ABEX Awards ( that he co-hosted with John Gormley) and you can hear that he also had a BIG theme..check it our here for yourself :

S & E Trusted Online Directories Inc, the owner of the Trusted Saskatoon and Regina Directories and  Trusted Marketing Services,  was a finalist for the prestigious Saskatchewan Chamber ABEX Awards for the 3rd consecutive year in the Marketing category, and this year we won! The 2014 ABEX Awards was held at the Regina Delta and the theme was masquerade, the event was a sell-out,  as the best and brightest professionals and businesses from across Saskatchewan came together in all their finery to celebrate the success of the finalists across the many categories.   

This is a huge accomplishment for such a small Saskatchewan business that only launched in 2011!! We are so proud of our hard-working 5 woman team, headed up by the founder, leader and marketing maverick Sara Wheelwright, who created & implemented an excellent and unique local marketing strategy, that resulted in her accepting the top Marketing Award in Saskatchewan for 2014. In addition, Trusted is the first advertising/marketing company ever to win the Marketing Award in the 31-year history of the ABEX Awards!!  So If you are considering a marketing agency or a new advertising direction for your company...Choose a marketing agency that walks the walk and knows how to achieve excellence!

Sara's acceptance speech was all about THINKING BIG, and it was very well received by the large crowd! Trusted would like to extend our thanks to the sponsor of the Marketing Award Handy Events, the Trusted directory partners across the province for providing such amazing levels of customer service and all of our fans and followers across our many social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Google, Linkedin & YouTube Finally we must extend our thanks to the Saskatchewan Chamber for recognizing the efforts of little Saskatoon company that THINKS BIG! 
It has been a heck of a year for Trusted - we have won the 2014 SABEX Marketing Award, The ABEX Marketing Award, Stevie Award (for a Women-owned PR, Marketing, and Ad Agency with <10 employees in North America), been a finalist for the 2014 SABEX New product/ service Award. 

Sara personally has won the YWCA Saskatoon Entrepreneur Award, Stevie Award for Female Canadian Entrepreneur in Canada and she was a nominee for the Saskatoon BPW 2014 Young Athena Award.   Soon we are going to need a new Awards cabinet at Trusted Saskatoon HQ!!

Sara Wheelwright the Trusted founder was nominated, applied and was announced as an Award winner for the The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business - The world's premier awards for women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run. The Stevie® Awards are the world's premier business awards. They were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide. In short order the Stevie has become one of the world's most coveted prizes.

Sara received a message from the Stevie Awards to tell her the great news  "This is a significant achievement for which you are to be applauded. This means that independent judges agreed that these entries are worthy of international recognition, and will ultimately be named Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winners. Stevie Award placements will be determined in the final judging that will take place later this month." 

Sara is an award winner in 2 award categories:

International Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Marketing, advertising, public relations, business services  –10 or fewer Employees

Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Canada

She will find out wether she is a Gold, Silver or Bronze Award winner in each category in New York on Nov 14th at the glamorous Stevie Awards Ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel which will be broadcast on USA National Radio and televised.

Betty Ann Heggie was the first Saskatchewan Woman to win a Stevie Award in 2009  in the Women Helping Women category. 

Sara turned 40 this year and says " It has been the most amazing year !!I could never have imagined all the success Trusted has enjoyed, I am so excited to attend the Stevie Awards in New York, and to be the recipient of any award is staggering. However, the success of my company doesn't just rely on me, but also on my hard working, dedicated team and the amazing businesses we partner with.. I am exited to bring  two Stevie Awards back to Saskatchewan, regardless of the metal!!"  

The Trusted team has had an amazing year in 2014, winning the SABEX Marketing Award, Finalist for the 3rd year in a row for the ABEX Marketing Awards , in addition, Sara was a finalist for The BPW Saskatoon Young Athena Award and she won the Saskatoon YWCA Women of Distinction Entrepreneur Award.

The Trusted Team  are yet again  THRILLED, Excited & Proud to announce that S & E Trusted Online Directories Inc  - the business that owns the  www.trustedsaskatoon.com , www.trustedregina.com online directories and  www.trustedcanada.com has just been announced as one of the 4 FINALISTS for the 2014 ABEX award for Marketing -These are the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce awards for excellence in business!

We have THE BEST Trusted Marketing agency in Saskatchewan 

Sara Wheelwright the Trusted Founder received a phone call from the Saskatchewan Chamber with the news...and it was quickly announced to the media in the following press release:

31st Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards to be held Nov 1st, 2014

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the list of finalists for the 31st  Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards.

The adjudication panel selected finalists from 85 businesses from the list of highly qualified nominations received, to compete in 10 ABEX categories. “We were thrilled with the quality and high number and wide range of nominees from all over Saskatchewan  this year’s awards,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. The ABEX will be showcasing strong, innovative and high quality businesses, and the contribution they continue to make to our vibrant economy.”

Tickets to the 2014 ABEX gala, set for Nov 1st in Regina are available now at www.saskchamber.com . 

 The contenders in the Marketing Award sponsored by Handy Special Events are :

• Dream Development and Farideh Marketing of Regina
• Gold Eagle Lodge of North Battleford
• North Prairie Developments, Saskatoon
• S & E Trusted Online Directories Inc  

 Trusted would like to extend wishes to the other  finalists in all categories  of the ABEX awards.  

Congratulation and Good Luck ..we look forward to meeting all of you at the November Gala in Regina..to celebrate excellence in business in the province of Saskatchewan .. where we live and love!!

Thanks must go to our media partners, family and friends along with the Trusted Partners for their ongoing support!

Just like we said in our application - " We are driven to do what we are doing because the Trusted team believes we are doing a good thing- for business in the province as well as for the public….we are rewarding and promoting excellence in business from local Saskatchewan businesses big and small …and we are doing it because we BELIEVE in what we are doing ..and we BELIEVE in our Trusted Partners

As Trusted continues to go from strength to strength, moving forward to franchising and also evolves into a full service marketing agency, we are still just 3 years old and relatively new- so it is so wonderful to be supported and recognized by the Saskatchewan Chamber for our efforts and strategy alongside such big & established Saskatchewan companies! "   

Here is our company video from last years awards :)