The end of the 2010s doesn’t really feel like the end of a real decade. The 2010s? The 10s? What is that? For the last 10 years, we’ve scrambled to learn what the hell blockchain is, feared that AI will steal all of our jobs, and daydreamed about augmented reality, driverless Ubers, and using 3D […]
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) is a highly sensitive subatomic particle detector suspended two kilometers underground within a nickel mine in Northern Ontario. Shielded from background radiation at the earth’s surface, the SNO makes it possible to precisely measure the most abundant subatomic particle in the known universe, the neutrino. The SNO exemplifies pure scientific […]
Smartphones are a lot like Asian carp. Asian carp were innocently brought to North America in the ‘60s as a new food source to help control unruly algae and snail populations. This fish quickly became one of the most invasive species in modern history, decimating vegetation and destroying the spawning habitats of countless native species […]
In marketing agencies, there are two kinds of numbers people: those who make reports, and those who ask for them. Regardless of which group you belong to, 2018 will be a year where you should start feeling the impact of cloud-based business intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau, Power BI, Qlik Sense and the now-free Google Data Studio. I say “should” because your organization may not yet be willing to take the BI plunge next year. I get it — coming […]
In its third admission since September, Facebook announced it has realized more errors in the way it measures engagement with video ads and links to external sites. 2016 has not been a banner year for accuracy at the internet’s second-biggest advertising player – so what does this mean for brands? More and more, agencies and […]
In 2017, marketers (yes, even you!) will become acquainted with the term “martech stack”. The term sums up marketing’s trajectory into the near future: the convergence of technology and modern marketing, and the increasingly common practice of stitching together various specialized software platforms in order to optimize marketing efforts. Martech’s popularity is growing at a […]
Like many of you, I jumped ship from a career in another industry into the “cutting-edge” world of digital marketing. Migrating to an industry in high demand and experiencing unprecedented growth seemed like a very smart and sensible choice. But, following a year of working with various software applications, I grew suspicious of automation’s role […]
