Resisting a Rest: How Urgency Culture Polices Our Work

By Lydia Phillip Full disclosure: this article was completed a week late. The stress had been building from the pressure I was putting on myself to complete my draft while also being on the road facilitating our storytelling workshops across the province. It was 9pm and I was tucked into …

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The End of Dashboards

By Cathrin Schneider Self-serve business intelligence and analytics solutions are supposed to be designed for people like me. I’m the Chief Operating Officer at Klipfolio, and oversee the marketing and customer success teams that make data-driven decisions every day. Despite being part of an analytics company and fairly data-literate, I’m …

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Top 7 Digital Marketing Trends for 2024

In the ever-evolving realm of digital marketing, Canada stands at the forefront, embracing innovative strategies and technologies to drive businesses forward. As we navigate through 2023, it’s crucial to examine the prevailing trends shaping the digital marketing landscape in the Great White North. 1. Enhanced Personalization Personalization continues to be …

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Key Principles for Creating Meaningful Customer Experiences Based on Data

By Karen Naves Customer experience is the new battleground and marketing is on the frontlines. With more choices than ever, customers are demanding more out of the buying experience, regardless of whether it is B2B or a consumer purchase. Customer loyalty is something that is earned not an automatic given. …

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It’s Time to Reinvent Travel Loyalty

By Lidiya Chapple, Clay Cowan, Ellen Scully, and Jillian Tellez Holub Travel Invented loyalty as we know it. Now it’s time for reinvention. Members of travel brands’ loyalty programs have become increasingly disloyal. The question seeking answers is “What will bring these straying customers back? Travel brands didn’t invent loyalty …

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Should Your Agency Say Goodbye to Social Media?

By Lisa D. Jenkins Are your clients questioning the value of social media? Wondering if you should reconsider offering social media services? In this article, you’ll discover why and how an agency discontinued its social media marketing services. The challenges of social media marketing for small businesses Social media marketing …

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Values-Based Segmentation: An Interview with David Allison, CEO, Valuegraphics

By Stephen Shaw The legendary Harvard marketing professor Ted Levitt once wrote that, “If you’re not thinking segments, you’re not thinking”. He added, “To think segments means to think beyond what’s obviously out there to see.” Levitt felt that segmentation was crucial because it sparked insight into how customers differ …

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