DIGITAL MARKETING & PR PODCAST
Welcome to Marketing News Canada, the podcast exploring how marketing happens across Canada.
Produced by Canada’s largest marketing conference series, SocialNext, we feature candid conversations with marketers, founders, and thought leaders, recorded both live at our events and through one-on-one interviews across the country.
From bold campaigns to community-driven brands, every episode celebrates the ideas, people, and stories shaping Canadian marketing.
Special Episode: How Universities and Colleges Are Integrating Career Development
In this special episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs hosted a special MNC episode with JP Michel from SparkPath discussing how universities and colleges are integrating career development into their curriculum.
Shane Gibson (The Professional Sales Academy)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Chris Penner, Jelly Academy’s Operations Manager, talks to Shane Gibson from the Professional Sales Academy about: how Shane ended up becoming a sales professional, the differences between B2B selling and B2C selling, utilizing social selling, misconceptions about being a sales professional and shane’s advice for people wanting to get into B2B sales.
Mike Morrison (Social Next)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Mike Morrison from Social Next about: The expansion of Social Next across Canada, Social Next’s online community, the upcoming conference in Vancouver called Social Pacific, and other upcoming conferences across the country.
Annie Marsolais (BDC)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Annie Marsolais from BDC about: What is BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada): a bank for businesses and entrepreneurs and more.
Jeremy Freedman and Ben Wise (Google Canada)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Cheryl Goeres chats with Jeremy Freedman and Ben Wise from Google Canada. Listen to the episode now!
Corinna Bork (Creative Fire)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau chats with Corinna Bork from Creative Fire about: tips on building your career in another country, the pros and cons of working between working for multinational companies, middle market companies, and running your own consultancy and more.
Jake Hirsch-Allen (LinkedIn)
Darian Kovacs speaks to Jake Hirsch-Allen from LinkedIn about public-private partnerships in education and the development of Lighthouse Labs.
Special Episode: 2022’s Top PR, Marketing and Communications Professors and Instructors
In this episode, Jyll Saskin Gales hosts a special MNC event with a panel of 2022’s Top PR, Marketing and Communications Professors and Instructors.
Scott Lionello (Omnae Technologies)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs speaks to Scott Lionello, Co-Founder and President of Omnae Technologies, a Vancouver startup revolutionizing the way growing brands scale up through Supply Ops Automation.
Julie Ford (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs speaks to Julie Ford, Creative Officer at Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada.
Sabaa Quao (Cossette)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs speaks to Sabaa Quao, Creative Officer at Cossette. Listen to the episode now!
JP Michel (SparkPath)
This episode is taken from a special conversation Darian Kovacs had at the Cannexus23 Conference with JP Michel, who is the founder of SparkPath. SparkPath is a program that was founded to help students create extraordinary careers by exploring the real-world challenges that inspire them.
John Bromley (Charitable Impact)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs speaks to John Bromley, Founder and CEO of Charitable Impact.
Darian and John chat about his role at Charitable Impact, sharing what the company does and how it impacts giving. John believes in encouraging year-round generosity, not just around the holidays.
Amanda Brittain (BC Egg)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau interviews Amanda Brittain, Director of Communications and Marketing at BC Egg. Listen now!
Mordy Oberstein (Wix)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Jyll Saskin Gales interviews Mordy Oberstein, Head of SEO Branding at Wix. Listen to the episode now!
Stephanie Koonar (Langara School of Marketing Management)
Emma Whiten interviews Stephanie Koonar, instructor at the Langara School of Marketing Management, author, & co-founder of PeerSpectives Consulting.
Sabrina Geremia (Google Canada)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Jyll Saskin Gales interviews Sabrina Geremia, VP & Country Manager for Google in Canada.
Jyll and Sabrina discuss the findings of Google Canada’s 2021 Economic Impact Report, where Google helped provide $37B of economic activity, which is 1.5% of Canada’s GDP. Sabrina shares the three major changes in consumer behaviour over the past few years.
Jeff Tomlin (Vendasta)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Jyll Saskin Gales interviews Jeff Tomlin, Co-Founder and CMO at VendAsta Technologies Inc. Listen now!
Dionna Dorsey Calloway (The Creative Ladder)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Jyll Saskin Gales interviews Dionna Dorsey Calloway, Co-Founder & CEO of The Creative Ladder.
Jyll and Dionna chat about her role at The Creative Ladder, discussing how the company provides support to students and emerging professionals to get them into the creative industry. Dionna shares how she started in the fashion industry and transitioned
Hiroki Asai (Airbnb)
In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Daryl Louie interviews Hiroki Asai, Global Head of Marketing at Airbnb. Listen to the episode now!