
Moneris launches marketing analytics tool
Offlinx helps businesses to measure the store-level impact of their digital marketing efforts at national, provincial and regional levels Moneris Solutions Corporation, Canada’s largest processor of debit and credit card payments, today launched Offlinx, a digital marketing analytics tool that helps businesses measure the impact of online advertising on in-store …

The Evolution of Data Science
By Richard Boire It’s almost impossible to quantify the amount of data generated daily. You have transaction data, online files, social media data and, more recently, mobility data: the list goes on. Our ability to track and store all of this information opens up great opportunities, but the real challenge …

How Union Gas used data and analytics to reinvigorate a paperless billing campaign
Re-Energizing Success By Hugh Hibbert When it comes to getting consumers to switch to paperless billing, no Canadian utility does it better than Union Gas: but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Union Gas, a major Canadian natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Chatham-Kent, Ontario …

Additional $4 million to fund exploration of real-world data, analytics applications includes opening of TD Management Data & Analytics Lab
TD expands collaboration with University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management TD Bank Group will support the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management with $4 million in new funding as part of the school’s efforts to attract and develop top data and analytics talent from around the globe. “By …

Singular raises funding to expand big picture analytics
Targeting Growth Marketers to Harness the Data Explosion Singular, the marketing intelligence platform that unifies marketing analytics for digital marketers, has closed $30 million in Series B funding. The new funding will be used to accelerate product development and innovation, revolutionizing how growth marketers use data to drive decisions. Scott …

New analytics tool targets business travel performance
Solution goes beyond classic dashboard to help tell story of travel program performance Egencia has a new enhanced data visualization and analytics platform to help companies bring their travel program story to life. Travel managers can explore data visually, discover hidden insights, identify new sources of savings and optimize spend …

Visier names Christy Marble to Chief Marketing Officer
Former SAP Concur Chief Marketing Officer joins Visier’s executive team, advancing fast-paced growth of the leading applied business analytics provider VANCOUVER–Visier, the recognized leader in people analytics and planning, today welcomed Christy Marble as Chief Marketing Officer. Christy joins the company as it broadens its focus to serve new markets …

Opinion: Three Ways Analytics Tools Drive CX Transformation
by Yashwinee GK, Chief Information Officer, HGS Advanced data analytics tools can help businesses uncover business-critical insights and gain a competitive edge. As customer experience analytics matures, it is becoming increasingly predictive and focused on personalization. A sophisticated data analytics tool can make predictions, or generate recommendations based on information …
Majority of Canadians OK with sharing personal data–Study
Millennials are overwhelmingly comfortable with data-sharing TORONTO–Research released by the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) reveals that more than three-quarters (76 per cent) of Canadians (in line with the global figure of 77 per cent), are pragmatic or unconcerned about sharing their personal data. This view is even more prevalent among …

New Nielsen program tracks “behaviour in the digital age”
MARKHAM–Today, Nielsen announced the Canadian launch of the Nielsen Connected Partner Program. The Nielsen Connected Partner Program is an industry first solution that helps companies easily connect their network, discover new Connected Partners, and utilize the most robust measurement data in the world. This data ecosystem allows Nielsen Connected Partners to shift from managing and …