By Jill McDonald – Associate Partner M&K Media The main thing we have learned over the past 21 months is the importance of nimbleness and agility. Our world will continue to be in flux as we wrestle with the realities of the pandemic and we will
Read more →What we see today will drive our evolution into the new normal. Is this the future unfolding before our eyes? In a recent IPSOS webinar, several trends were identified that may be with us for some time. The primary of these was the “triumph of science”, noting
Read more →Canadian media habits are changing as the “new normal” starts to set in. But, Canadians aren’t feeling settled yet…or anywhere close After the initial panic, some things have settled and media habits have changed. However, Canadian’s are still feeling uncertain about what the immediate as well as
Read more →It is no surprise that, in times of crisis and social upheaval, digital social behaviour will change as well. We seek hope and reassurance from others, we seek information and we seek better ways to cope with this great disruption in our lives. Cluep Inc., reports for
Read more →As traditional sports remain on pause, esports may move towards the Mainstream. We are now a few weeks into social distancing from Covid-19, and media habits have already shown rapid changes. There has been a specifically large change in sports media, where networks are dealing with all
Read more →Media habits are changing rapidly as Canadians begin to adapt to our “new normal” and M&K Media has been closely monitoring the CoVid-19 crisis to begin to understand how the “new normal” will effect businesses and the evolving media landscape. Below are 6 key changes to media
Read more →With Instagram reaching 30 million monthly users, capturing 20% of all internet users, it is certainly good news for advertisers! It continues to be one of the fastest growing social media platforms, especially among the younger demographic with 44% of users between the ages of 18-29 years
Read more →A very pressing concern in today’s social media world is Cyberbullying. Here we look at the use of tweets and the power of social media. Twitter Facts: 288 million monthly active users and 500 million tweets sent out per day It was just this past week that the
Read more →Despite becoming available in Canada in November 2014, there hasn’t been a great deal of buzz around Instagram advertising. This may be a result of the exclusivity of advertising on Instagram, with only a few selected brands initially allowed to advertise in Canada. The initial advertisers included
Read more →The buzz south of the border these days includes initial learnings related to Programmatic TV (PTV). I have a planning bent (or perhaps I’m a ‘bent’ planner?!) and from my perspective, the opportunities sound exciting! PTV is currently defined as “an automated, technology-driven method of buying and
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