Using Geo-Segmentation to Drive Your Digital Strategies

On June 12, 2019, the Calgary Marketing Association presented a Facebook Live hosting Celeste Normington, Head of Sales, Data and Technology Platforms at Pelmorex Corp, dispelling some of the scary myths of how much is known about a user and their data.  Celeste shared how to use location, web-based, and weather data to increase the chances that you and your company are putting the right message in the hands of the consumer at the right time.

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Tips on CASL and DNCL from the CRTC

A great group of YYC marketing professionals gathered on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at the lovely Hilton Garden Inn Downtown for Calgary CMA’s last lunch & learn before taking the summer off!

The group gathered to hear Christina Beck, Compliance and Enforcement Officer for the CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission) talk about the rules around Canada’s Do Not Call List (DNCL) and Canada Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).

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Driving Marketing Agility and Innovation – Are You in the Driver’s Seat?

We hear a lot about Agile these days. This new trend is said to be changing company culture, breaking down barriers between departments, replacing outdated marketing plans and most of all pushing to escalate marketing innovation.

On Wednesday, April 24, The Calgary Marketing Association gathered a panel of Calgary based marketers from four different industries, who each perform different roles within their companies. And, each of these companies is at different stages of adapting and exercising Agile Marketing.

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2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Shows a Significant Shift

On April 10, 2019, the Calgary Marketing Association presented a Facebook Live hosting Sherida German, VP, Marketing and Brand at Edelman, as she summarized this year’s key findings of Edelman’s 2019 Trust Barometer.

If you aren’t familiar with the Edelman Trust Barometer, for almost 20 years this report has detected and documented some of the largest opinion shifts shaping the planet.  Edelman deep dives into the state and dynamics of trust in institutions that in turn predicts larger societal, economic and political changes to come.

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In With The NEW!

The Calgary Marketing Association is Celebrating All Kinds of It!

It was Thursday, March 14 and marketers from around the City were gathering in one place for a few reasons… It was the Calgary Marketing Association (CMA) Members Only Reception, followed by an AGM, with a reveal of the new board. And if that’s not enough – the New Brand was on display!Read More

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The New Central Library is a Marketers Dream

The New Central Library, located just east of City Hall in East Village, is 240,000 square feet of functional, flexible and beautifully designed space.

Although almost open for a month now, I finally got the chance to see it with my own eyes while attending the Social School Calgary conference on November 28th. And I must admit, I was blown away!

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