2015: The year of mentorship and leadership
It’s that time of year again. Every futurist, or want-to-be futurist, publishes their predictions and forecasting for the upcoming year. Financial trends, marketing trends and my favorite; digital trends. I have never been a fan of making predictions. So, instead of a prediction, I would rather put forward a challenge for 2015: mentor and lead. Mentorship The truth […]
A pitch is a performance, not a presentation
The fall is always one of the busiest times of the year for new business development. Responding to new requests, proposal writing and pitching are all part of the crazy fall schedule. In today’s competitive market winning new business is harder than ever before. That’s why you cannot just be good at pitching new business; […]
The marketer’s dilemma
A few weeks ago I attended a two-day offsite with senior marketing leaders from across Canada. Part of the meeting was dedicated to discussing the state of the marketing industry. Honestly, it feels like it’s a bit of a mess. I’m not saying that marketing today is not healthy with lots of opportunities for smart […]
First recipient of the Delvinia Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award chosen at Ryerson
We’re proud to announce the inaugural Delvinia Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award was handed out at a luncheon ceremony hosted by the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University earlier today. Bailey Parnell, a 4th year Media Production student in the RTA School of Media in the Faculty of Communication and Design, is this year’s recipient. […]
Delvinia CEO Adam Froman launches the Centre for e-Democracy
Not-for-profit organization to share knowledge on how technology is impacting Canadians’ social and political way of life (Toronto, ON) October 14, 2014 – Delvinia CEO Adam Froman today announced the launch of the Centre for e-Democracy, an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to initiating, translating and disseminating academic research and knowledge on the impact of digital […]
A successful digital business = smart machines + smart people
Have you noticed the steady increase in automation and smart machines being embedded into every aspect of your daily life? Uber uses a smartphone application to connect passengers with drivers, which has automated and replaced the traditional taxi dispatcher. The Yotel New York hotel in New York City has completely automated the check-in process with […]