Our Team

Our team includes a healthy mix of experienced internet marketing veterans and strategic partnerships with companies specializing in complimentary internet marketing disciplines. We provide large-scale, full-service Internet marketing solutions by quickly pulling together our team and the required resources through our global network of strategic partners.

Brent Purves, Partner

Brent Purves is an Internet marketing consultant and partner at Stir Communications Group Vancouver with over 10 years experience helping businesses and non-profit organization increase online traffic, sales and leads through strategic planning and creative use of online media.
Brent is an avid social media marketer, exploring and experimenting with local & social search, mobile & geo-location advertising & apps, Twitter, Facebook, Gowalla, Foursquare and other new media.  When he's not trying to learn to speak Mandarin, Brent loves to hike in the mountains near Vancouver Canada and is the founder and regular leader of HikeChilliwack.com. 

Learn more about Brent and read local Vancouver and international Internet marketing news and updates online at BrentPurves.com Also visit his Google profile, Linked In, or Twitter

Sharon Simpson, Partner

Sharon is a partner in Stir Communications Group, an internet marketing and strategic consulting agency. Her hands-on experience as a web-designer, site architect, e-zine editor and usability director laid the groundwork for her ability to synthesize complex situations, apply expertise and deliver defined pathways to successful internet presence.

What distinguishes Sharon is her combination of online skills and her intuitive ability to connect with people.  As a speaker, Sharon is known for her ability to engage with the audience while dispensing complex information with clarity.  Sharon is married to a sports addict and has four active children. Sharon is an avid kayaker and loves to compete with her all-women’s dragonboat team.

Contact Sharon to book a speaking engagement.

Director's Guild of America Seminar: Online Movie Marketing 101
Feedback from the Participants

• “Thanks so much! You did a fantastic presentation!”
  KARI SKOGLAND, DIRECTOR, THE STONE ANGEL
• “You were terrific and I thank you again for your wonderful advice and thoughts.” 
  REBEKAH JORGENSEN, DIRECTOR
• “Just wanted to say a quick 'thanks' for realllllly listening today. I appreciate your ability to really connect.  It's a rarity out here!”
  NAT JASON, DIRECTOR
• “Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for your great ideas”
  LIZ RYAN, DIRECTOR, RECIPIENT OF 2008 FRANK CAPRA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Seminar Topics

• Online Marketing Objectives: Strategies and Tactics
• Online Marketing 101: An introduction to organic marketing, paid advertising, social network marketing and google analytics
• Website Technology: Picking the right website technology for your business
• Online Business 101:  An introduction to online lead generation, conversion pathways, conversion optimization and customer relationship management