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Sameness: The Silent Killer
Every category is overcrowded. Organic, vegan baby food brands = Overcrowded. Hand-poured candle companies with linen-toned labels = Overcrowded. Clothing brands for uncles who love grilling and beer = Overcrowded. These companies have different company names but for the most part, the same script. In a saturated market, sameness is the silent killer of good brands.
Cross-Border Marketing in an Unsteady Climate: How Canadian Businesses Can Keep American Clients Close
The trade winds aren’t exactly calm. With shifting tariffs, tightening regulations, and political posturing dominating the headlines, the climate between Canada and the U.S. can feel uncertain at best. But here’s the truth: while trade policy might waver, client relationships don’t have to. Canadian businesses that market with clarity, confidence, and precision aren’t just weathering the storm, they’re building bulletproof partnerships.
Where Should You Invest Your Social Media Time: Feed Posts or Engagement?
If you’re managing a brand’s social media, you’ve probably asked yourself (or been asked): “Should we spend more time crafting content, or actually talking to our audience?” It’s a valid (and common) question. Because while content and engagement both matter, the way you balance your time can dramatically shift your results. Let’s talk about it.
Stop Spending Your Marketing Budget. Start Investing It.
You’ve got a marketing budget and a pile of things to do, a long task list that would keep any marketer busy throughout their workday. The uncomfortable truth? You're probably making the same mistake as most of the organizations we initiate work with - they spend their budget instead of investing it.
Confessions of an Annual Report Enjoyer: Why a Great Annual Report Can Be a Lasting Asset
An annual report can be so much more than thirty pages crammed with financials. When approached with an eye for storytelling, an annual report can transform into an asset to any organization.
The Elimination of Data Silos: Marketing Uses Everything
Marketing today, data is everything. Or at least, it should be, but often we’re seeing organizations trapping valuable data in silos. Marketing teams sit on a goldmine of customer insights, campaign performance metrics, and behavioural data, but often that data is scattered across disconnected tools, platforms, and departments. The result? Missed opportunities, inefficiencies, and campaigns that fall flat.
Formal Strategy is the Success Secret
In the fast-paced world of marketing, it’s easy for internal teams to get lost in the daily grind. The task list grows, emails pile up, and before you know it, marketing efforts become more about keeping up than moving forward. Without a formal marketing and communications strategy, the bigger picture blurs, metrics get deprioritized, and efforts become misaligned. A roadmap isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s the difference between a team that’s simply busy and a team that’s driving real result...
Are We Over-Engaging? Scarcity as Strategy in 2025
Social media isn’t what it used to be. In today’s digital landscape, where every brand is clamouring for attention, the numbers (and behaviours) are telling a new story from what we’ve been used to in the past.
Gamify Your Checkout: Turn Buying Into a Win
Checkout is where most eCommerce stores lose. Cart abandonment sits around 70%, meaning most shoppers quit before they pay. It's time to make the checkout feel less like a transaction and more like a game. Gamification isn’t just for apps, it’s a conversion powerhouse that nudges customers toward completing their purchase, spending more, and turn them into repeat buyers.
Maximizing Two Strong Years of Giving
In response to widespread Canada Post service disruptions that affected year-end charitable giving, the Government of Canada has extended 2024 charitable donation deadline. This means donors now have until February 28, 2025, to make tax-deductible charitable gifts for the 2024 tax year.
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