Providing Sustainable Marketing Services to Our Community

Kiwano Marketing provides sustainable marketing services to small and medium businesses. Based in Vancouver, we design affordable web and print marketing programs with high return on investment – generating more sales for our clients while serving your local community.

“Having worked both in start-ups and corporations throughout various continents, our broad marketing and business background has brought us far. But we were restless. We wanted to feel we were doing something good for our planet and contributing to our community.

So we decided to join our two greatest passions: marketing and the environment.

We are proud to run a paperless business, where 80% of our office supplies are reused. Our web hosting is 100% powered by renewable energy. We participate in various community and reforestation events throughout the year and our local partners provide our customers recycled and post-consumer paper printed with vegetable or soy ink. And that’s just for a start.

A person can make a difference. And we’re making ours.”

- Sofia Ribeiro & Cecilia Lu

Sofia has an extensive marketing background across both small businesses and large enterprises throughout Europe and North America. Sofia’s expertise lays in guerrilla marketing and internet marketing techniques, paired with a solid experience in copywriting and industry research.

Sofia’s articles are regularly featured in industry publications and she’s a contributor writer at The Green Economy Post. Sofia also volunteers with Stanley Park Ecology Society, Canadian Cancer Society and Metro Vancouver. Sofia was runner-up for the New Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2009.

Sofia can be found on Linkedin, twitter and Facebook.

“Sofia is one of the most efficient and passionate individuals I have had the pleasure to work with. She has a great attention to detail and approaches each project with fresh energy and a drive for perfection. I have found her strong project management and communication skills instrumental in the success of various marketing pieces.”
- Sandy Lam, Slam Art & Design

Cecilia Lu is the founder and co-owner of Kiwano Marketing. As the Networking Ninja of Kiwano Marketing, her passion is forging relationships through a mix of public relations and social media.

Cecilia has worked primarily with startups and non-profits in the past, and is well-versed in taking a big idea and small budget to the next level. Her years of experience in the ever-growing social media field provide valuable expertise for small businesses in both the strategy and implementation stages.

The Ninja’s drink of choice is a good single malt whisky. Get social: twitter, LinkedIn, FaceBook

“Cecilia is THE expert in building visibility for her clients. She is incredibly creative, and in the few short weeks we’ve worked together, she has opened up connections and clients for me that would have taken me much longer to find on my own! I love Kiwano’s approach and the integrity behind what they do. I would not hesitate to recommend Kiwano to any of my clients.”

- Felicia Lee, Candeo Communications

• To go green and local whenever is possible
• Genuine desire to help others
• Honesty
• Affordability
• To support our community

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To help our customers and our community reduce their business and personal footprint on our planet.

At Kiwano, we are constantly looking for innovative and practical ways to reduce our customers’ carbon emissions. Every week we research potential partners, suppliers and eco-friendly business breakthroughs in order to affordably provide the best green marketing services to our customers – while serving the local community. We are also in touch with industry leaders, who provide regular feedback on our services and environmental actions.

We believe it is our commitment to the environment, innovation and customer service that allows us to provide effective green marketing services with a higher-than-average return on investment (ROI).

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• Our web hosting is 100% powered by renewable energy.
• We run a paperless office.
• When we do need to print, we use the eco font, saving up to 25% of ink in the printing process.
• We have a strict environmental policy, and ask both partners and clients to respect it.
• We walk or bike everywhere and, on rare occasions, we take the bus.
• We work from home, using our space more efficiently.
• We’re firm believers in the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Learn more about what we do.