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There’s no question that it’s harder than ever to grab people’s attention. Aided by technology (read: smartphones), consumers are constantly connected and able to research products, plan and make purchase decisions while on the go. With so much content coming at them, it has become easier to reject or ignore messages. But it turns out […]

The fundamental reason CMOs and their legions of marketers exist is to create brand loyalty, but this in and of itself is becoming an irrelevant and dated concept.

Increasingly, especially in Canada, it appears marketers are becoming devoid of brand zealots, who define and passionately champion and protect their brands.

This is partly attributed to the repatriation of packaged goods marketing to America. At one time Canadian offices of American multi-nationals recruited and trained brand managers to champion their brands in Canada.

Canadians are consuming more media than ever before. Although the weather as of late has made me wonder if I’m single-handedly driving up our national average with my Netflix binging, turns out that’s not the case. Canadians not only have more opportunities to consume content through the ever-expanding number of connected devices at their disposal, […]

By Howard Lichtman, Partner, Ethnicity Multicultural Marketing & Advertising In the United States, driven by market forces and a desire for increased revenue, American corporations have embraced multicultural marketing with a passion. For years, they have worked with best of breed multicultural agencies—experts in either the Afro-American or Hispanic ethnicities.

Who remembers the movie Moonstruck staring Cher and Nicholas Gage? It is a Norman Jewison directed romantic comedy about a woman engaged to one man but falls in love with his estranged younger brother. A little messy and a little perplexing especially for the woman’s grandfather, who, upon hearing the news towards the end of the film proclaims sympathetically, “I’m so confused”.

This must be how most marketers feel these days. Their professional lives are becoming increasingly complex on so many levels.

Consumer research, which was simply either quantitative or qualitative now has the added dimension of big data. One of the most cited pain points expressed by marketers is the amount of information they feel compelled to digest. They simply don’t have the time or recourses to properly exploit it. Big data can often cause big headaches.

By Dale Lovell, Content and Publishing Direct, Adyoulike Most brands, even if they are not already creating content themselves, will be surprised about how much content they actually already have at their disposal. Take another look at your organization’s resources and you’ll be surprised at what content you already have – content that can easily […]