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Is ChatGPT the Marketing Industry’s Next Big Disruptor?

A new wave of chatbots like ChatGPT uses artificial intelligence that could reinvent – or even replace – traditional marketing methods. Between the 1990s ‘dot.com boom’ and today, few companies maintained market relevance long enough to truly upend the tech industry. One thinks of the iPhone, Google, and Facebook when...

What is Debranding? Breaking Down Design’s Biggest Trend

You may have noticed some of your favourite brands look a bit different lately.  Perhaps your favourite packaged goods have been redesigned, or some signs in your neighbourhood have changed. Over the last decade, thousands of companies have changed their logos, fonts, colours, and entire brand identities, taking on more...

NFTs: A New Approach to Fostering Brand Loyalty

Web 3.0 technologies like NFTs have gained popularity very quickly in the last two years. But, people still have a healthy dose of scepticism about this blockchain ‘revolution’ – and fair enough. The NFT space is saturated with fraud and is subject to some serious ups and downs. Some consider...

DALL-E: Disrupting the Design Industry

Have you ever wondered what Oprah Winfrey would look like as Winnie the Pooh? What about the Pope shredding guitar? Darth Vader ice fishing? The chances are, you haven’t. But what if you wanted to?  The good news is that now you can – and the possibilities don’t end there. ...

Writing 101: Creating Your First Blog to Market Your Brand

Want some tips to help write your first blog post? You’re not alone. Honing your writing skills takes practice and persistence; it’s one of those things that you can never truly ‘master.’ The ultimate goal – whether you’re a blogger, a persuasive writer, an email marketer, or want to be...

Instagram’s New Face: How Meta rebranded and what to expect on the Instagram app update in 2022

In the post-COVID era, people and brands are seeking an opportunity to turn a meaningful new leaf, and it looks like Instagram is the latest member of the visual refresh club. The last time Instagram visually rebranded was in 2016 when it changed its iconic polaroid logo to its now...

Best Canadian Advertising Campaigns of 2021

The last couple of years have been rough on everyone and changed basically everything. A lot has changed since our last look at this subject in 2018. Now more than ever, it’s hard to grab an audience’s attention—and nearly impossible to keep it. People are working harder, rushing around faster,...

Best Canadian Advertising Campaigns

Great marketing campaigns go deep into our collective conscious. They become a part of all of us. We reference them with our friends over coffee, we hum them as we’re on the bus, and recognize them even years after they have stopped running. The best advertising humanizes us. They show...

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