Marketing News Canada

The Art and Science of Behaviour

Recorded live at SocialPacific 2025 in North Vancouver, Ben Wise and Darren Chiu, co-founders of Captivate, join guest host Rachel Thexton to explore the art and science of human behavior.Captivate translates academic psychology into practical tools for marketers, sales teams, and leaders, helping them communicate in ways that actually move people.They unpack why most marketing falls flat by being overly rational, how emotional decision-making really works, and why storytelling, including friction, consequences, and vulnerability, remains one of the most powerful tools in business. Because whether you’re selling to consumers or corporations, you’re always selling to a human.Produced by TAKT.

Finding Your Marketing North Star

At SocialPacific 2025 in North Vancouver, Warren Thompson, Co-Founder and Director at Olo Metrics, sits down with guest host Rachel Thexton to demystify marketing data.Warren explains why most teams don’t have a data problem, they have a clarity problem. Instead of obsessing over every metric in the funnel, he shares how focusing on a few “North Star” KPIs can simplify decision-making and drive real growth.From performance marketing and SEO to AI’s impact on emerging marketers, this conversation explores how technical skill, strategic thinking, and creative craft must now work together, not in silos.Clearer metrics. Smarter decisions. Stronger teams.Recorded live at SocialPacific 2025 in North Vancouver. Produced by TAKT.

From Assumptions to Evidence: A Smarter Way to Market

At SocialPacific 2025 in North Vancouver, Charlie Grinnell, Co-CEO of RightMetric, joins guest host Rachel Thexton to break down the uncomfortable truth about modern marketing.Charlie explains why most brands operate on assumptions, not evidence, and why “looking before you leap” is no longer optional. From ego and institutional bias to blind faith in performance marketing, he challenges marketers to stop guessing and start triangulating the truth using real external data.The conversation explores attention economics, content engineering, and why in a saturated digital world, creativity without context is just expensive guesswork.Thanks to TAKT, the editors and producers of the SocialPacific 2025 series.

Why Building Real Community is a Competitive Advantage

At SocialEast 2025 in Halifax, Brooke Hahn, General Manager of Flockler, joins guest host Odum Idika for a candid conversation about why most brands misunderstand community.Brooke draws on her experience across agency, startups, software, and private equity to explain what actually drives growth inside modern organizations and why one-way content no longer cuts it. She unpacks the difference between having followers and building connection, and shares practical ways marketers can turn everyday customer moments into long-term brand loyalty.From user-generated content and social proof to celebrating customers publicly and listening beyond the feed, this episode challenges marketers to stop chasing volume and start creating shared identity.Because a social feed is not a community. It is simply the starting point.

Your Best Marketing Tool Is Already in Your Pocket

Recorded live at SocialEast 2025 in Halifax, this episode of the Marketing News Canada podcast features guest host Odum Idika sitting down with Will Yang, Founder of Differo, to define what modern content creation really looks like.Will breaks down his approach to “pocket production” and explains why your smartphone may be the most powerful marketing tool you already own. From simple three-shot storytelling techniques to why audio clarity matters more than cinematic visuals, he shares practical ways brands of any size can start creating authentic, story-driven content that performs on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.The conversation also explores why polished ads often underperform on social, how Gen Z consumes content differently, and why showing up imperfectly is better than not showing up at all.A reminder that great marketing is not about better gear. It is about better stories.