Top Canadian Ad & Marketing Stories For Week Ending February 6, 2015

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Dave Forde
February 9, 2015

Top StoriesIs print dead? No, but it does remain to be an anchor for newspapers across Canada, last week Postmedia announced several layoffs and voluntary buyouts on both the newspaper and website side of their business.  Their story is just beginning as we recently directly from Andrew MacLeod, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Postmedia Network who did share some highlights of things to come and how their most recent acquisition will play into that master plan.  As they move forward, it will be interesting to see what Postmedia Network brands itself as.  Do millennia’s care about newspapers? Can newspapers make the right investments in technology to keep up with the growing consumer appetite for digital solutions?
Tweets are coming back to Google and the two tech giants reached an agreement last week.

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Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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