

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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Dec 7, 2020 • 33min
Leanne Gibson (Facebook Canada)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Leanne Gibson, Head of Industry at Facebook Canada.
Leanne Gibson speaks with us about how our connected world has given people infinite choice and total control over what they watch, read, interact with and buy, and offers solutions for how brands can deliver more relevant and personal experiences that help them grow their businesses.
Leanne is known for being a passionate people leader, strong operator, and a partnership-focused executive. As Head of CPG, Automotive and Travel for Facebook Canada, Leanne is responsible for leading a consultative sales team, building strategic partnerships and digital innovation with partners.
Leanne was previously with Twitter Canada where she held several positions including Head of Agency Development, Interim Managing Director and Head of Revenue. Prior to this, Leanne was Head of Advertising Products and Business Operations at AOL Canada. Leanne has more than 20 years of digital media experience specializing in sales, product strategy, monetization, partner management, client services and business operations. Leanne holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from Queen's University, is a mother of three, mental health advocate and marathon runner - including three runs in Boston. Always a brand ambassador, Leanne believes in the importance of loving what you do, loving where you work and keeping a glass half full.
Resources mentioned on the show:
Coursera
Scholarships
Boost My Business show
Boost with Facebook Canada group
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Nov 30, 2020 • 25min
Alan Depencier (Royal Bank of Canada)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Alan Depencier, Chief Marketing Officer at the Royal Bank of Canada.
Alan chats with us about his origin story, combining digital and physical mediums and investing in Canadian Youth.
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Nov 26, 2020 • 31min
FRENCH EPISODE: Antoine Bonicalzi (Cyberimpact) interviews Antoine Paré (DashThis)
On this special French episode of Marketing Jam, Antoine Bonicalzi (Cyberimpact) interviews Antoine Paré (DashThis).
Antoine and Antoine chat about where the web has taken marketing, DashThis and talk about the marketing/advertising strategies of companies like Red Bull and Apple.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 34min
Rob Bigler (eBay)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Rob Bigler, General Manager at eBay Canada.
Rob chats with us about how eBay has adapted and grown as a marketplace in the ever changing world of online e-commerce.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 30min
Louis Grenier (Everyone Hates Marketers)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs speaks with Louis Grenier, the Founder of EveryoneHatesMarketers.com
Louis chats with us about his journey down the rabbit hole of podcasting. He explains how he differentiated himself in the podcast space and why cutting through the BS is the first step to better marketing.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 45min
Special Edition: Hootsuite 2021 Trends Report
On this special episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs is joined by Antoine Bonicalzi (Cyberimpact), Caitlin Hall (Coast Capital Savings) and Christ Cartwright (Canada Post) to discuss the Hootsuite 2021 Trends Report.
The Panel sits down with us to talk about the highlights of the report, their key takeaways and talk about what forms of content are we headed towards in 2021.
Resources: https://hootsuite.com/pages/trends-2021-toolkit
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Nov 16, 2020 • 37min
Keith Henry (Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Keith Henry, CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC).
Keith sits down with us to talk about how he "fell into" his role at ITAC, the power in the tourism industry, and how ITAC can collaborate closely with marketers.
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Nov 9, 2020 • 47min
Seth Godin
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Seth Godin, best selling author of the recently released "The Practice: Shipping Creative Work", "This is Marketing", "Purple Cow", and many more.
Seth sits down with us to talk about how trying to create something remarkable rather than a gimmick, the power of taking your own advice, and how this year has fundamentally changed the workplace.
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Nov 2, 2020 • 27min
Rashel Hariri (Shopify)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Rashel Hariri, Senior Manager, Ecosystem Social at Shopify.
Rashel sits down with us to talk about how she joined Shopify, how Shopify became the most valuable company in Canada, and shares some of her favourite apps and books.
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Oct 26, 2020 • 34min
Bilal Jaffery (Deloitte)
On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs interviews Bilal Jaffery, Customer & Marketing AI Practice Leader at Deloitte Canada.
Bilal sits down with us to talk about the role of data in digital marketing, why accounting firms care about marketing, and the power of personalization.
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