ORGANIZATION NAME: Candybox Marketing INDUSTRY: Marketing & Communications NAME OF CONTACT: Darrell Keezer, President & CEO Throughout history humanity has always wanted to know the future. In a time when little changed over millennia, history looked for predictors, seers, prophets and guru’s. Today people not only want to know the future, they want to create it. Social Media “experts” are popping up all… Read more »
ORGANIZATION NAME: Forward Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada) INDUSTRY: Not for Profit (NFP) & Charity NAME OF CONTACT: Jenn Pent, Director of Communications The CHURCH received its mission/mandate from its Founder some two thousand years ago. Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15). The mandate can be reduced down into one word, “GO”. This new… Read more »
ORGANIZATION NAME: Fortress Real Developments INDUSTRY: Financial Services – Mortgage Products NAME OF CONTACT: John Tenpenny, Manager of Communications, FDS Broker Services I’m fortunate to have raised both my 24 & 25 year old daughters on the “MATRIX” franchise which with the inclusion of all three movies, grossed over $742,000,000. “The Matrix … depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by… Read more »
https://soundcloud.com/gangbusters504/gangbusters-rain-down-in Organization Name: World Vision Canada Industry: Charity Name of Contact: Paola Philip How does charity get done locally, regionally, nationally or internationally? Local charity is simpler to facilitate – many churches have feeding & clothing programs etc. What about large scale global issues, humanitarian crisis, Ebola outbreaks and the like? How do charities arrive within the crisis area within 24-48 hours? Deployment with… Read more »
Organization Name: Hyundai Industry: Automotive Name of Contact: Ted Troughton, National Manager for Market Representation for Hyundai Canada In 1988 I bought a two year old Hyundai Pony. At that time they were referred to as “throw away cars”, you know, you drive it for 3-4 years and, well, you throw it away. Oh my, how things have changed! You ask the… Read more »
ORGANIZATION NAME: MAPLE LEAF FOODS Maple Leaf Foods – The Morning Rush INDUSTRY: FOOD SERVICES NAME OF CONTACT: MICHAEL MCCAIN, CEO If, “Transparency is the new currency” … What do you do when it hits the fan? When the worst scenario possible happens… What do you do? How do you (literally in the case of Maple Leaf Foods) save your bacon? Customer engagement,… Read more »
ORGANIZATION NAME: KPMG INDUSTRY: FINANCIAL SERVICES NAME OF CONTACT: Wendy Arnott of TD Bank Group asks the question “Is there such a thing as a social bank, can we have a social business?” What about social banking? Whether you answer this question with a resounding “yes” or an emphatic “no”, there’s no denying the widespread use of social media. This is particularly… Read more »
