Stop Spending Your Marketing Budget. Start Investing It.
Let’s talk about the difference between busy work and brave work – and how to build a marketing budget that actually pays you back.
The Slow Demise of Hudson’s Bay: How a Canadian Retail Giant Lost Its Edge
For generations, Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) was a cornerstone of Canadian retail, a brand synonymous with tradition, history, and reliability. However, in the rapidly evolving retail landscape, tradition alone isn’t enough to keep a business thriving.
Confessions of an Annual Report Enjoyer: Why a Great Annual Report Can Be a Lasting Asset
An annual report can be so much more than thirty pages crammed with financials. When approached with an eye for storytelling, an annual report can transform into an asset to any organization—one that inspires confidence, celebrates achievements, and illustrates the impact of their work!
The Elimination of Data Silos: Marketing Uses Everything
Marketing teams sit on a goldmine of customer insights, campaign performance metrics, and behavioural data, but often that data is scattered across disconnected tools, platforms, and departments. The result? Missed opportunities, inefficiencies, and campaigns that fall flat.
Formal Strategy is the Success Secret
Marketing teams are built to execute, and that’s the challenge. Execution without direction can mean a flurry of effort that doesn’t move the needle. A strategic plan changes that.
Are We Over-Engaging? Scarcity as Strategy in 2025
Social media isn’t what it used to be. It’s time to get clever with your content strategy. Embrace scarcity. Focus on quality over quantity.
Gamify Your Checkout: Turn Buying Into a Win
Let’s talk about five ways to turn checkout into an experience that keeps customers engaged.
Maximizing Two Strong Years of Giving
The Government of Canada has extended the 2024 charitable donation deadline.
Investing in Clarity Over Clutter
How do you make sure your message cuts through the noise?
We are the agency we want to be; 2024 in review.
As we wrap up 2024, we’re taking a moment to celebrate what has been an incredible year for Hughes&Co.