Author Archives: Kimberley Carrera

Humility in the Workplace: A Q&A with Best Buy’s Matt Povse

In this exclusive Insider Q&A, DAC caught up with Matt Povse, Senior Vice President of Retail and Geek Squad Services at Best Buy Canada to discuss how creating positive work cultures can empower a brand and create stronger connections and experiences for customers. Povse is responsible for overseeing employee and customer experience, sales, and profits […]

Top Insights from the Digital Travel Summit

DAC recently attended the Digital Travel Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, where leading brands from the travel space gathered to share their best practices, challenges and solutions to thriving in the digital age. Here are our top 5 takeaways. Inspiration is Key As consumers search for the best destinations and experiences for the next vacation, […]

Let’s get “phyigital”!

From omnichannel retailing to trends in personalisation and localisation, eTail West kicked off in Palm Springs last week with insights from key retail executives on how to stay relevant in today’s mobile-first world. It was all about maximizing marketing efforts to improve the shopping experience at physical and online locations. With over 2000 attendees, eTail […]

Insider Q & A with Western Union’s Joycelyn David

Marketers are placing an increasing emphasis on being visible and relevant in very specific touch points of the customer journey. I had the pleasure of speaking with Joycelyn David, Head of Digital at Western Union Canada, to learn more about how the brand is expanding its digital reach and why marketers need to prioritise localisation and […]

DAC Brings Their Digital Roundtable Series to Toronto

As technology continues to reinvent the way customers interact with brands, DAC’s very own Vice President, Client Strategy Nasser Sahlool welcomed an exclusive group of senior marketing professionals to share their inspirations, challenges and best practices for effective digital marketing, and moreover, how brands can continue to elevate the customer journey. Combining a balance between […]

Insider Q&A: Influencing Point of Purchase in Retail

In this exclusive Insider Q&A, DAC caught up with Dave Rodgerson, Retail Industry Lead, for Microsoft Canada to discuss how emerging technologies continue to spark retail opportunity and influence today’s connected consumer. Can you please provide me with a brief overview of your position at Microsoft Canada? As the Retail Lead for Microsoft Canada, I […]

Insider Q&A: Taking a Page from Indigo’s Digital Playbook

In this exclusive interview with DAC, we spoke with Craig Hudson, VP of Online Operations at Indigo about the ways omnichannel is reshaping the retail industry, the success of Plum Rewards and how mobile continues to impact the customer journey. Can you please provide me with a brief overview of your position at Indigo? I […]

Insider Q&A: March to Your Local Penguin Pick-Up Location

Earlier this month we spoke with Egil Moller Nielsen, Senior Vice President at SmartCentres and Head of Penguin Pick-Up, to talk about how Penguin Pick-Up bridges the gap between online and in-store shopping, its contribution to SmartCentres digital strategy and the direction he sees retail and e-commerce heading over the next few years. Tell me […]