When the going gets tough, Canada’s small businesses don’t just get going — they get more innovative, strategic and customer-focused than ever before.
It takes resilience to be an entrepreneur in the best of times, and most of what we’ve experienced in 2020 wouldn’t fall into that category. It has...
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Canadian marketers were doing all the right things — adapting to digital channels, embracing data-driven thinking and reimagining customer experiences — and then the events of 2020 hit them.
While the global pandemic brought many businesses to a temporary halt, the long-term effect has been to...
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This is the great paradox of working in sales: it’s one of the most sociable jobs in the world and also, occasionally, one of the loneliest.
Sales reps often demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills when they initially meet with a client, deliver a formal pitch and close deals, for example....
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A consumer comes walking into a store and approaches an associate right away, smiling and making direct eye contact.
They ask smart questions that show they’ve done their research.
They offer feedback on the products they are shown. and they make comments to a friend they brought in with them....
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When companies first started appointing chief marketing officers, it reflected how important the job of building brand awareness and driving demand had become.
The recent elimination of CMO titles in many firms may suggest the reverse is happening — that marketing is becoming less critical to a...
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A lot of entrepreneurs like to begin with the end in mind: that nirvana where you’ve not only achieved product-market fit but attracted a critical mass of happy customers who will lay the foundation for you to scale your startup.
There’s nothing wrong with imagining what your business will look...
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Walk into the marketing department of any large organization and you’ll likely hear conversations about the same things: open rates, click-throughs, reshares and leads.
These are all examples of the data that makes marketers more effective in a digital-first age. Having a solid grasp of the...
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Having an app in 2020 is kind of like having a website in 2010: the majority of customers expect businesses to offer one, and for the experience of using it to give them significant value.
While smartphones have changed considerably over the past few years, the one constant has been the use of...
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If you’re trying to pitch the idea of using a CRM to a person or group that’s averse to trying new technology, ask them to imagine the letters stand for “career redefining moment.”
As you walk through the benefits, you can explain that they actually stand for “customer relationship management,” but...
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