Where we come from
Why Cocktail Media exists
This is not an agency built in an office tower. It is two people from the Mauricie region who kept seeing the same problem at hundreds of small businesses, and decided to solve it differently.
The starting point
Ten years behind the camera
Félix has been shooting for over ten years. Weddings, products, portraits, events. Long enough to know what makes a good image, and long enough to see how many business owners settle for less because they assume they cannot afford better.
The realization
Hundreds of SMBs, the same roadblock
As a sales director, Félix visited businesses across Canada. Same story everywhere: they know they need better photos, a real logo, a website that works. But nobody knows what it costs, and getting a quote takes three weeks.
The idea
What if we just posted the prices?
That is where the menu came from. You look, you see the price, you choose. Like at a bar. No discovery meeting, no custom quote, no negotiation. The posted price is the price you pay.
Today
70+ small businesses and freelancers later
In under a year, more than 70 small businesses and freelancers have trusted us. Neighbourhood shops, clinics, sports organizations, people striking out on their own. Proof that the need was there: professional content, at a clear price, without the process of a big agency.
Our mission
Three words, and what they actually mean
Accessibility, creativity, simplicity. Easy to write on a website. Here is what they actually change when you work with us.
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Accessibility
Your budget should not decide whether your business looks professional.
Prices are posted
Every service has its price on the menu. You know the cost before you even write to us, and the posted price is the final price.
No contract minimum
You can order a single $175 photo session without committing to six months. One service at a time is fine.
Built for real SMB budgets
Our prices are set for a neighbourhood business, not for a marketing department with an annual budget.
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Creativity
Accessible does not mean generic. Every project starts from your business, not from a template.
Nothing prefabricated
No stock logo, no site built on a purchased theme. We start from your content, your colors, your customers.
Ten years of craft behind every deliverable
Photo, video and design are what we actually do, and have for a long time. It shows in the result.
We tell you when an idea will not work
If what you are asking for will not serve your goal, we say so and propose something else. Then you decide.
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Simplicity
You already run a business. Working with us should not become another project to manage.
You pick from the menu
No discovery meeting, no quote to wait three weeks for. You add to cart and we get going.
One person to talk to
From the first email to final delivery, it is the two of us. No account manager, no file handoff.
Clear deadlines, respected
We tell you how many business days it takes and we deliver within that. If it is urgent, the express option exists.
The team
Two at the shaker, several in the kitchen
At Cocktail Media there are two of us. We are who you talk to, from the first email through delivery. Behind us we work with a network of trusted freelancers we bring in per project, which lets us take on bigger work without ever handing you off to a middleman.
Félix Dumont
Founder and head of production
Félix is the one producing the work: photo, video, editing and design all go through him. A photographer for over ten years, he also spent six years in business development, marketing and client service in the B2B manufacturing sector. He has seen hundreds of companies from the inside and knows what a visual has to accomplish, not just what it should look like.
Marie-Christine Blanchette
Communications, client service and finance
Marie-Christine holds a marketing degree from UQTR and specialized in communications and client service. She answers your questions, turns your need into a clear brief for production and follows your file through to delivery. She also runs the company finances.
Our collaborators
Trusted freelancers, when needed
When a project calls for specialized expertise or more hands, we bring in freelancers we know and have already worked with. You keep the same point of contact, we handle the rest.
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small businesses and freelancers have trusted us since we started.
SMB stories
Local businesses we helped look their best
Every month we spotlight a business we worked with. Behind every project there’s a human story.
Let’s talk about your next project.
A question, a project in mind, or just want to chat? Write to us, we reply fast.
info@cocktailmedia.ca
COCKTAILMEDIA.CA
Mauricie & Centre-du-Québec, QC