Leadership

By Richard Schenker In recent years, we have witnessed a proliferation of brand partnerships in different incarnations across just about every business sector. Some have been wildly successful collaborations and others not as effective. Companies tend to form partnerships with other brands in order to acquire and retain customers and …

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives provide clear benefits, but marketing profession still lacks representation at the senior leadership level TORONTO, ON–New research by the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) shows that marketing organizations and departments with well-diversified senior leadership teams, are less likely to see their employees join the mass …

Maple Diversity Communications announces key leadership appointments MISSISSAUGA, ON–Leading multicultural marketing agency, Maple Diversity Communications Inc., recently announced the appointment of four key roles to its senior leadership team. The new hires that have joined the Maple Diversity team are as follows: Gabe Mederos has joined the agency as the …

CMA announces executive leadership changes TORONTO, ON–The Board of Directors of the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) announced that John Wiltshire has decided to retire from his role as President and CEO effective May 2, 2022. “John has made an outstanding contribution to the CMA over the past five years,” says …

Jan Kestle highlights the importance of a robust conversation on data privacy, and the central role it plays in Environics Analytics’ strategy and operations by Jan Kestle On International Privacy Day 2022, it is important to emphasize that the use of data and analytics makes the lives of Canadians better. …

TORONTO, ON–Experienced marketer Tania Leil O’Brien has joined Environics Analytics (EA) as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Based in Toronto, Canada, Tania is the newest member of the Environics Analytics leadership team. “EA is growing rapidly; adding managed services like marketing activation, clean room and campaign effectiveness measurement to our widely …

Renewed mandate puts enhanced focus on first-party data, making Zenith a best-in-class steward ensuring Canadian brands have global access to the right insights TORONTO, ON–Publicis Media unveiled a new mandate for its long-time marquee media agency Zenith to launch the next generation of creative consulting, positioning it as a leader …

Rapid innovation is fundamental to CF’s globally competitive business model TORONTO< ON–Environics Analytics named commercial real estate leader, Cadillac Fairview, is the recipient of its Client of the Year award. For over a decade, Cadillac Fairview (CF) has constantly challenged EA to quickly innovate with new customer insights and research …

TORONTO, ON–RF Capital Group Inc. (TSX: RCG) announced their communications team and marketing team have been strategically broadened to include industry professionals possessing critical skills for brand promotion and development in multiple media formats. Recently joined, this roster of top talent includes a Vice-President of Digital Strategy, a Senior Content …

Lower will oversee Hootsuite’s global marketing organization VANCOUVER, BC–Hootsuite, the leader in social media management solutions, announced Maggie Lower joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. In her role as a key member of Hootsuite’s executive leadership team, Maggie will own the brand’s overall global strategy, demand generation, communications, and …