The concept of wearable computing is no longer confined to science fiction. Google’s head-mounted Glass project is now in the hands of developers, Nike’s FuelBand is frequently seen on the wrists of fitness enthusiasts and everyday people alike, and rumours of a wrist-mounted flexible glass screen from Apple persist and could arrive before the end More »
In a recent New York Times editorial by David Brooks, the author shares an anecdote about a prominent bank executive as he contemplated whether to close operations in a financially unstable country. The banker undoubtedly had reams of economic data available to him to ponder and even to rationalize a decision to cut his losses. More »
The intersection between digital, social and physical experiences. I recently met up with friends for dinner and a movie. I booked the dinner and paid via my smartphone; booked the movie and picked up the tickets via my smartphone; bought a coffee after the show, and you guessed it, paid with my smartphone. I did More »
(Don’t miss this year’s outtakes. Be sure to watch the video until the very end!) As we look back on 2012, we wanted to share some of the great things that have happened at Delvinia and AskingCanadians this year. Our team has grown by more than 30 per cent within the past year and we’ve More »
In Thursday’s edition of The Globe and Mail, journalist Carolyn Abraham’s ongoing series, The DNA Dilemma, explored the possibility of marketers using DNA to create targeted campaigns. Our CEO Adam Froman was interviewed by Carolyn for the article, “Why your DNA is a goldmine for marketers.” Carolyn reported that “while privacy advocates fret over marketers More »
Rather than repeating last year’s candy-eating contest, the staff of Delvinia and AskingCanadians celebrated Halloween 2012 with a pumpkin carving challenge earlier today. Employees from the two companies were divided into teams and given 20 minutes to create their scariest designs. How did they do? You be the judge. See all of the photos on More »
Delvinia President Steve Mast is the keynote speaker at OpenDialogue‘s Digital Brand Building conference being held at The Old Mill Inn on October 25. The theme for this year’s event is Effectively Leveraging New Media to Define your Brand. “Social media has transformed the nature of consumer and brand interaction, and the focus is very More »
The Men of Delvinia & AskingCanadians took to the streets of Toronto wearing high heels yesterday for the White Ribbon Campaign’s fourth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser. And, thanks to everyone who supported our team, we surpassed our initial goal of $1,500, raising close to $3,700 and finishing in the top five More »
ESOMAR’s recent “Best of – Canada 2012” event, which included a presentation by our CEO Adam Froman on Delvinia’s work with the Canadian Opera Company, is featured in the latest issue of Vue magazine, published by the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA). In an article titled, “The Reality of a Constantly Changing World: Some Research More »
Last Thursday, Delvinia and AskingCanadians partnered with Confirmit to bring the organization’s International Voice of the Customer and Mobile Research Roadshows to Toronto. The day began with a VoC breakfast event for 50 guests at The Ritz-Carlton hotel. Karine Del Moro, Senior Director, Confirmit; Delvinia President Steve Mast and Rick Bedard, Director of Training Operations More »