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I was recruited as a marketing assistant. I was the assistant to the assistant product manager. We helped the product manager research, write and defend marketing plans designed to sell more of our portfolio of products. We worked on frozen foods, Swanson and Pepperidge Farm Dessert brands.

Our focus was on selling product. We were measured on sales and market share gains. Perhaps we inherently knew we were building brands but that was not our focus. Our focus was on selling stuff. Brand value wasn’t discussed.

How the world has changed in the nearly 4 decades since. Lining my bookshelf today, next to the Campbell Soup mug, are some twenty-five books on brands. Over the course of my career product managers were replaced with brand managers.

By ACA Staff In Canada, advertising is the primary funding source sustaining the broadcasting system, and the CBC is no exception. Reeling from the loss of Hockey Night in Canada and the changing environment of the broadcast landscape, the future of the CBC is at a critical juncture. Now more than ever, strong, stable, long-term […]

By Alyson Gausby, Consumer Insight Lead, Microsoft Canada Our world is changing. If the last decade was defined by our hunger for new technologies, the next will be defined by our need for more human connections. Our infatuation with technology is starting to mature and we’re expecting more from our technology and devices, as well […]

By Simon Cazelais, Partner and Vice-President, Account Services, Bleublancrouge The Olympic period is always very interesting for the sponsorship world. For brands that want to establish mobilizing messages on a global level, clearly associate a spokesperson with their companies and, most of all, derive tangible results from their alliances, the Olympics are a unique learning […]

By Theresa Treutler, President & CEO, TVB We invite you to be our guest at TunedIn 2014 on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Carlu to gain insight. Engage with industry thought leaders sharing the latest research, learning, and insights on how to grow brands in this multi-screen world. We’ve assembled a stellar line-up of […]

By Bob Reaume, ACA It’s a question that all clients must ask themselves this summer as commercials are being readied for air in the fall. As of September 1st, 2014, all advertising commercials, sponsorship messages and promos broadcast on television stations in Canada must be aired with closed captioning for the hearing impaired.