Amazon Expands Footprint in Ontario with New Fulfillment Centre in Caledon
The facility will create more than 800 full-time jobs in Greater Toronto Amazon plans a new fulfillment centre in Caledon, a town in the greater Toronto area. The 1-million square foot facility will create more than 800 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits and join Amazon’s network of existing Ontario buildings …
Manulife transforms customer experience as part of massive strategic shift to digital
TORONTO–Manulife plans to transform its Canadian business, including a program to digitize and consolidate a number of its back-office functions, optimize its head office real-estate footprint, retrain and hire employees with digital skills, and refocus its customer experience across all business lines to continue to serve the evolving needs of …
Canadian Marketing Association’s Do Not Mail Service now hosted by Cover-All
TORONTO–The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) today announced that Cover-All has taken on the role of managing and hosting CMA’s National Do Not Mail (DNM) list. The DNM list, an integral part of CMA’s offering, allows consumers increased choice for addressed direct mail and enables CMA’s member-companies to respect the preferences …
Anil Arora reappointed as Chief Statistician of Canada
Arora will continue to lead as Government invests in renewed and modernized Statistics Canada OTTAWA–Today, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced the reappointment of Anil Arora as Chief Statistician of Canada. The appointment is for a term of five years, effective immediately. It was …
POTLOC finds new funding, expands intelligent crowdsourcing insights
Montreal–POTLOC, the Montreal startup for location-based consumer market studies, closed a new funding round at $2.5 million. Ecofuel Fund, a seed investment fund for clean technologies, led the funding round, closing with an oversubscription surpassing the targeted amount fivefold. POTLOC has attracted notable investors such as Desjardins Capital and CapHorn …
Government of Canada launches national consultations on digital and data transformation
Canadians must have trust and confidence in a digital and data-driven world, Canadian government declares OTTAWA–New technologies have changed the way that we access information, shop, live, socialize and work. As a result of these changes, our economy has transformed to become increasingly data-driven and critical innovations and unparalleled economic …
Canadian advertising spend expected to grow by 2.3% in 2018, highest year over year growth than any other market
Overall global ad spend to grow by 3.9% in 2018 TORONTO–Leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network today released its biannual forecasts, pointing to a more positive 2018 for global advertising expenditure than previously expected soy, tomatoes etc., because these components replaced byfor a better recovery, but it …
New report suggests a path to postal banking in Canada
MPs to vote on motion to study postal banking next week OTTAWA–A new research report shows how Canadians would benefit from banking and financial services at the post office, and how these services would revitalize Canada Post. The report, “It’s Time for a Postal Bank for Everyone” was prepared by …
Rewards leveraged to encourage healthier living
TORONTO–Today Carrot Rewards announced that Canadians can now earn RBC Rewards points when they invest in their wellness by learning how to live healthier, and by achieving daily step goals with the Carrot Rewards app. “Joining hands with one of our country’s largest banks provides us with a terrific opportunity …
Westjet, RBC form new loyalty program called Ampli
TORONTO–RBC and WestJet announced today they are creating Ampli, a next generation loyalty platform that will deliver unparalleled value to consumers through amplified earning power on a simple and convenient digital solution. Open to all Canadians, Ampli will provide members with merchant offers, flexible rewards and exclusive bonuses. In addition, …