Pay Equity for Postmasters: Canada Post finally settles after 27 years
OTTAWA–The longest-running pay equity dispute at Canada Post has at last come to an end. The Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA), with a membership of over 8,000 working at rural post offices first filed a pay equity complaint in 1992, twenty-seven years ago. It was a complicated case that …
Financeit enters partnership with Carrier Canada
Exclusive partnership to provide integrated, end-to-end workforce solutions to Canadian consumers TORONTO–Canada’s leading point-of-sales platform, Financeit has just announced a new partnership with Carrier Enterprise Canada, the Canadian distributor of the global HVAC provider, Carrier. This partnership allows Carrier Enterprise Canada to offer Financeit’s comprehensive sales solution on one single …
Lowe’s Canada Wins a Philanthropic Leadership Award
The creative and collaborative approach of Lowe’s Canada Heroes Campaign celebrated BOUCHERVILLE, QC–Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement companies, accepted a Philanthropic Leadership award during the 2019 Excellence in Retailing Award Gala held last night at the Toronto Congress Centre. The award, which recognizes a creative, collaborative and …
Aimia Realigns Board with New Strategic Direction
New, highly qualified independent director nominated; significant reduction in Board size as part of ongoing Board renewal Loyalty and travel-focused consolidator Aimia Inc. intends to file and mail in the coming days its management information circular in connection with the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on …
Indigo Changes Three Top Executives
Kirsten Chapman as President, Gil Dennis as Chief Operating Officer, and Nathan Williams, Founder of Kinfolk, as Chief Creative Officer Indigo Books & Music Inc., the world’s first cultural department store for booklovers, is pleased to announce the promotions of Kirsten Chapman to President and Gil Dennis to Chief Operating …
AIR MILES, LCBO Expand Partnership into Cash Rewards
Collectors can now use Cash Miles for LCBO eVouchers and get rewarded directly from their mobile device TORONTO–The AIR MILES Reward Program and the LCBO announce today a partnership expansion that provides Collectors the ability to use AIR MILES Cash Miles towards the purchase of LCBO eVouchers for instant use …
CMA Guide Addresses Privacy Commissioner Findings
TORONTO–The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) today made public the CMA Guide to Transparency for Consumers, noting that measures outlined in the Guide enable organizations to effectively address findings in the survey released last week by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) “There has been a high level of interest …
Why Aren’t People Mentoring Anymore?
By John Wiltshire There was once a time when mentorship was the norm. According to the Association for Talent Development (ATD), formerly the American Society for Training & Development, 75% of executives said that mentorship has been critical to their career development1. Over the last several years though, companies have …
Refreshing Your Customer Communications
By Mike Sullivan As a marketing and customer communications specialist, you know that assessing performance and benchmarking measurable results are an integral part of determining goals for upcoming campaigns. Are you communicating enough with your customers? Are you communicating too much? Are your messages being read? Is the customer experience …
Preparing for the Recurring Customer
By Martin Schneider In my last piece for DM Magazine I outlined “Why CRM matters more than ever” (July/August 2018 issue). And if anything, the need for modern and intelligent customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for all types of businesses has only grown more necessary. This is because the technical …