M&K Media Expansion Results in New Hire – Jill McDonald

M&K Media is pleased to welcome Jill McDonald as Media Account Director to our team as the result of a number of recent new business wins including Conagra Foods Canada. Jill is a graduate of Western University’s Bachelor of Arts in Media Information and Technoculture. She also

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Trump, Baseball, Sunny Weather and Methodology Changes Drive Fall 2016 Shortfalls in Television Viewing for Canadian Suppliers

Trump, Baseball, Sunny Weather and Methodology Changes Drive Fall 2016 Shortfalls in Television Viewing for Canadian Suppliers

The Fall TV Numeris ratings are in. According to Numeris Fall 2016 TV PPM data overall national hours tuned in Canada are down 4% vs the same period in 2015. This is a substantial drop vs the previous 4 years where audience erosion has been less apparent

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Is Pick-and-Pay the Cheaper Option?

Is Pick-and-Pay the Cheaper Option?

Due to consumer complaints about the high cost of cable packages, the CRTC mandated that by March 1, cable operators must offer lower cost options. At the time of the announcement it was understood that the lower cost option would include a basic $25 service option, “skinny

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Radio Effectiveness and Neuro Science

Radio Effectiveness and Neuro Science

Whenever we can show that media is directly linked to driving business, we get very excited! Yesterday’s presentation from the Canadian Traffic Network on their new Neuro Radio Research Study did not disappoint. Neuro research is becoming a resource more and more for media insight. Neuro is the

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Instagram opens its doors to all advertisers in Canada…

Instagram opens its doors to all advertisers in Canada…

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

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Baby Boomers Still Tuning and Consuming

Baby Boomers Still Tuning and Consuming

This weekend my neighbour happily told me he was 5-1/2! Since I know his birthdate, a quick mental calculation confirmed that by-golly he was absolutely right – up to the very day.  I replied ‘believe it or not, I also was once 5-1/2’, he then asked ‘once

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“Pick & Pay” – or just pay, pay and pay?

"Pick & Pay" - or just pay, pay and pay?

Recently the CRTC ruled that Cable TV providers must “un-bundle” station offerings by 2016. Will consumers pick and pay? The current cable business model of offering specialty channels in bundles means viewers are paying for stations they don’t watch. Due to a number of consumer complaints, the CRTC

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet

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

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Are We No Longer Watching TV?

Due to recent dramatic headlines, a number of our clients are asking with concern – “Are we no longer watching TV?” At M&K, we know the true viewing story – yes, we still enjoy watching TV, although our viewing habits are shifting somewhat. The Headlines: “Fewer people

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