

Marketing News Canada
Marketing News Canada
Marketing News Canada spotlights the people, ideas, and innovations redefining Canadian marketing. Produced by SocialNext, Canada’s largest independent marketing conference series, we bring you candid conversations with marketers, founders, creators, and industry leaders shaping the future of the industry.
Recorded live at SocialNext events and through in-depth interviews from coast to coast, each episode dives into the ideas, bold campaigns, and community-driven strategies defining the Canadian marketing landscape. If you care about Canadian creativity, innovation, and the people behind the work, you’re in the right place.
Presented by Marketing News Canada www.marketingnewscanada.com
Recorded live at SocialNext events and through in-depth interviews from coast to coast, each episode dives into the ideas, bold campaigns, and community-driven strategies defining the Canadian marketing landscape. If you care about Canadian creativity, innovation, and the people behind the work, you’re in the right place.
Presented by Marketing News Canada www.marketingnewscanada.com
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Feb 19, 2018 • 55min
Pamela Saunders (Microsoft Vancouver)
On this episode, Darian is joined by Pamela Saunders, a seasoned public relations professional, who is now PR and Social Media Manager at Microsoft Vancouver.
Topics discussed by Darian:
- Tod Maffin and his live weekly marketing news show on Facebook
- Instagram releases GIFs in Instagram Stories
- The importance of having an ad strategy on Facebook, and using the - Facebook Blueprint Certification
Topics of the feature conversation include:
- What does P.R. look like today
- How to pitch reporters and keep relationships fresh
- How important is advertorial
- How to be success on social media
- About Microsoft Vancouver's "Maker Space"
- Best advice for Communication and Marketing professionals
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Jan 22, 2018 • 1h 12min
Farhan Mohamed (Daily Hive)
Marketing Jam is a marketing podcast featuring the brightest minds in Canadian marketing, and hosted by the Principal of Jelly Digital Marketing and P.R., Darian Kovacs.
On this episode, Darian is joined by Farhan Mohamed, Editor-in-Chief and Partner of one of Canada's newest and fastest growing news, current affairs, and lifestyle publications, Daily Hive.
Topics discussed by Darian:
- Georgetown "actual reality" promotion
- Instagram introduces ability to follow hashtags
- Burger King uses O.K. Google in ad
Topics of the feature conversation include:
- How Daily Hive went from a blog run by three guys in the basement of a home, to one of Canada's biggest media players
- What makes a good P.R. pitch and how to pitch Farhan and Daily Hive
- Effective use of advertising and advertorial in today's media
- The importance of community-focused work
- How to be successful when starting an online venture
For show notes and previous episodes visit: http://marketingjam.ca
Find Jelly Marketing on:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing
Facebook - http:/facebook.com/jellymarketing
Instagram - http:/instagram.com/jellymarketing
Website - http://jellymarketing.com
More about Farhan and Daily Hive:
Website - http://dailyhive.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/farhanmohamed
Facebook - http://facebook.com/VCBuzz
Instagram - http://instagram.com/dailyhivelife
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Nov 24, 2017 • 43min
Jared Harman (Joseph Richard Group)
Marketing Jam is a marketing podcast featuring the brightest minds in Canadian marketing, and hosted by the Principal of Jelly Digital Marketing and P.R., Darian Kovacs.
On this episode, Darian is joined by Jared Harman, Marketing Director of the Joseph Richard Group, one of British Columbia's fastest growing hospitality chains.
Topics of the feature conversation include:
- Getting involved outside the classroom while in school
- How to be successful marketing in competitive industry like sports and hospitality
- The challenges of managing a parent brand with a variety of properties
- The impact and fine line of marketing with social commentary (Corporate Social Responsibility)
- The importance of empowering the people on the ground for marketing purposes
More about Joseph Richard Group:
Website - http://jrg.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/wearejrg
Facebook - http://facebook.com/wearejrg
Instagram - http://instagram.com/wearejrg
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Jul 5, 2017 • 32min
The Future of Work is Now! with Eric Termuende
Meet Eric Termuende
Eric is on a mission to change the way we talk about work and get fulfillment from it. A bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Eric is co-founder of Now Innovations.
In this episode we talk about...
- How important our ability to work with people and our social skills are
- Creating a work experience where people can be the best they can be
- Rover Parking
- Turo - Rent your own vehicle
- The future of work and life
- Overcoming the negative connotations of work
Get in touch with Eric... erictermuende.com
Thank you to our sponsor Canada Post
For more see http://www.jellymarketingpodcast.com
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Jun 26, 2017 • 31min
Effective Email Marketing with Antoine Bonicalzi from Cyberimpact
Meet Antoine Bonicalzi, Digital Marketer at Cyberimpact
With more than 8 years of experience in digital marketing, Antoine has worked on over 200 projects. He specializes in helping businesses generate more leads with their online marketing efforts.
As a digital marketing specialist at Cyberimpact, he helps small business owners in Canada reach their maximum potential with email marketing.
In this Interview we discuss...
- How Antoine got into business and marketing
- Antoine's sales experience and what it was like. How sales helped him be a better marketer.
- How Antoine learned marketing on the job. "You're never done learning"
- The importance of working on your business and not necessarily in your business all of the time.
- What is Cyberimpact?
- CASL - Canada's anti-spam legislation and how CyberImpact can help
Effective Email Marketing...
- When it comes to sending email to your customers and potential customers keep a good balance between education and promotion
- You need both types of content - educational and promotional - to be successful
- A good idea is to combine your fun educational content with your call to action
- The craft beer example of education and a call to action
Thank you to our sponsor Canada Post
Read more at jellymarketing.com/blog
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Jun 7, 2017 • 21min
How to SCALE Your Social Media Communications with Penny Wilson from Hootsuite
Meet Penny Wilson
Penny Wilson is the CMO, Hootsuite and has more than 30 years of experience in senior marketing and executive leadership roles in the technology industry.
In this episode we discuss...
- How a coffee with Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes led to Penny working at HootSuite
- Recent innovations and additions to the HootSuite platform
- Letting the data be how are you go to market with new products
- Trying to go to market with the problems to solve for customers versus the products they provide
- What is HootSuite according to Penny?
- The importance of mapping out a customer's journey and how you can enhance the customers journey with you
- The benefits of using a tool like HootSuite
- What's next for Hootsuite?
- HootSuite's various marketing strategies
SCALE - S is for social, C is for being a customer centered, A is for being authentic, L is for listening and learning, E is for engaging
The Five Questions Highlights...
- Penny likes to spread peanut butter and fig jam on her toast, but not at the same time.
- Recent favorite book is called "Winning with Data" by Tomasz Tunguz
- Supports The Minerva Foundation that supports young women in science, and the The Ride to Conquer Cancer
See jellymarketing.com/blog for more!
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May 29, 2017 • 26min
How Being Consistent Leads to Social Media Marketing Success
Meet Jody King - Jody is the latest addition to Jelly’s social media team! She loves bringing brands and clients together. As a Social Media Coordinator, she gets to help build these dynamic relationships online. She’ll also be supporting Jelly's Digital Ads and PR teams.
Interview Highlights:
From Kindergarten teacher to marketing - Jody's somewhat unusual path to marketing.
The skills gap and missing pieces that Jody had to learn to make the switch to marketing.
Hubspot Marketing Inbound Marketing Certification
Jody's role at Jelly Digital Marketing
How consistency makes a huge difference to your marketing.
Consistently post. Have consistent look and feel...
Stay curious - consider your campaigns to be like developing a scientific hypotheses
Make sure you look at your social analytics - post when your users are online. Look at demographics and the geography. Use geography to build your audience.
See more at jellymarketing.com/blog
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Apr 25, 2017 • 35min
The Campaign to Change The Way We Buy Groceries
In this episode we speak with Vancouver entrepreneur Michael Menashy who has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Community Grocer.
Thank you to our sponsor Canada Post: https://www.canadapost.ca
For more see http://jellymarketing.com/blog
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Apr 19, 2017 • 15min
Change in the Making Conference Podcast - Part 2
Hundreds of business owners and marketing professionals attended the Change in the Making Conference 2017. Some of the biggest brand names in marketing presented and shared the latest tips in marketing.
This recording is a mash up with all of the great presenters at the event. We asked each one for a marketing tip or event take away that they would want people to remember after the event.
Here's a list of all of the incredible speakers that joined us for part 2 of this podcast:
Scott Benzie - Banff World Media Festival
Fawn Mulcahy - RBC
Pamela Saunders - Microsoft
Jaclyn Cummings - Vega
Paula Skaper - Kinetix Digital
Nick Routley - Popcorn
Miles Sellyn - Drive Digital
Michelle Slater - Twitter
Mike Reeves - AOL
Karm Sumal - Daily Hive
Lindsay Stewart - Buzzfeed
Thanks to our sponsor Canada Post. See canadapost.ca
Megan Tanner - Google
Jon Malach - Native Ads
Britney Muller - Moz
Bilal Jaffery - Deloitte Digital
John Ounpuu - Modern Craft
Lindsay Slaby - Sunday Dinner
Ealeen Wong - Proctor and Gamble
Matthew Luhn - Pixar
For Part 1 of the Change in the Making Conference -http://bit.ly/2oszzmM
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Apr 13, 2017 • 20min
Change In The Making Conference Podcast
Hundreds of business owners and marketing professionals attended the Change in the Making Conference 2017. Some of the biggest brand names in marketing presented and shared the latest tips in marketing.
This recording is a mash up with all of the great presenters at the event. We asked each one for a marketing tip or event take away that they would want people to remember after the event.
Here's a list of all of the incredible speakers that joined us for part 1 of this podcast:
Ted Graham - GM
Jennifer Campbell - Canada Post
Nick Lopez - VISA
Liz Couto - Shopify
Michelle Tampoya - Interac
Debra Henry - IBM
Katelyn Crawford - The Rec Room – Cineplex Entertainment Ltd.
Thanks to our sponsor Canada Post. See http://canadapost.ca
Caroline Carter - CSuite Content
Joe Martin - Adobe
Don Burks - Lighthouse Labs
Cameron Uganec - Hootsuite
Avery Swartz - Camp Tech
Lisa McCann - RED Academy
Stefanie Grieser - Unbounce
Luke Aulin - RTOWN
Stéphane Bérubé - L'Oreal Canada
Tune in next week for part two of this CIMC 2017 mash up podcast.
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