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Recently in the UK, fish and chip shop chain Harry Ramsden’s partnered with Uber Eats to run a promotion around the new Call of Duty: Black Ops video game. Customers who bought a fish and chips meal from one of three participating outlets would receive a free copy of the game. With Call of Duty:Read more

Is there a future for public relations in the era of social media? Will influence marketing kill traditional PR? And what’s the actual difference between the two? To begin with, it might be really tricky to distinguish traditional Public Relations from Influencer Marketing without knowing exactly what you’re talking about. The two seem similar inRead more

In recent weeks, there’s been a spate of YouTube influencers taking to their channels to say they’re feeling burned out, and that their mental health is suffering. Much of the criticism from these influencers is that they’re feeling the pressure to “always be on”, regardless of how they feel and what’s happening in their livesRead more

This week saw the news of the Sears bankruptcy filing, amongst falling sales and rising debt. Their Canadian division closed in January of this year, and it always felt the parent company wouldn’t be far behind. Failure to adapt to the changing ways customers preferred to buy – online, mobile research, frictionless shopping – asRead more

“Content is king” is something we hear frequently — but even a king has boundaries to his dominion. While content is definitely a critical component of your online presence and allows you to engage with the public in creative, organic ways, the best content in the world means nothing for your business if your business isn’t earning profit. YouRead more

Week after week, it seems we’re bombarded with poor customer experience examples when it comes to airline companies. From dragging passengers off planes to charging to change the flight of a family whose 3 year old son’s appendix burst, the horror stories are endless. But do these stories make any difference? With flights cheaper thanRead more

When brands want to stand apart from the competition, they often turn to edgy advertising to push the boundaries. This can work well, and the benefits can outweigh the risks. But when the message behind the campaign is shared without context, no amount of marketing or brand explanations can overcome the negativity. In this week’sRead more

Client: Ringling College of Art & Design The cost of post-secondary education continues to grow to the point where many families simply can’t afford it, causing those who make the financial sacrifice to be beholden to student debts for many years past graduation. Then there’s the increasing bar that admissions departments place on acceptance, withRead more

“Effect” or “epic” fails? Does it make you think which word is apt? Or could it be a typo? But no fail, that title got you. While this article will talk about the effects of customer experience fails, it will also give examples of epic fails. So there, it’s either. That’s how a typo error,Read more

Customer experience and brand advocacy go hand in hand. Get the customer experience right, and your brand advocates will grow, both internally and externally. Yet as the ways brands interact with customers adapts and changes, and technology plays as big a part as the human interaction, how is customer experience evolving? Is it, or areRead more