Hi everyone! Welcome to the first issue of the People with Disabilities and Allies newsletter. You can register on our website pwdandallies.ca if this was forwarded to you or you are reading it online. This newsletter will be published weekly and cover topics of interest to Canadian people with disabilities, including updates on legislation, petitions, […]
Have you ever missed big news in your social feeds? A birth announcement, an engagements, maybe your niece’s first soccer goal or your nephew’s first basketball game? Depending on how the social media algorithms, the post may never have shown up in your feed, if you didn’t accidentally scroll past it while skipping another ad […]
Recently featured in Forbes, Tsufit is the author of award-winning book Step Into the Spotlight!: A Guide to Getting Noticed. Tsufit is a former lawyer who has been described by the Toronto Star as “a starburst of energy― bright bubbly and upbeat” and by Publisher’s Weekly as a “coaching dynamo”. Her book has been endorsed […]
There are lots of problems with content marketing, like any new (but not that new) discipline that shows results but gains popularity ahead of expertise and wisdom. One of the biggest problems is answering – what. What do I produce? How? What should it be about, how should we package it? What should it look […]
B2B marketing in the traditional manner is no longer a choice. Developments in technology have modified how buyers research and discover products and services. Now, there is an advanced group of buyers who are well known with the new digital landscape known as millennials. Millennials favor a different approach. They are more willing to do […]
At BigData Toronto, a conference focused on Big Data, Analytics, AI, Machine Learning, and the like, it’s refreshing to see a panel on diversity in technology. Marianne Bulger moderated the panel that included Janice Liu, Director, Digital Solutions & Operations at Cossette Media, Emily Agard, Director of SciXchange at Ryerson University, Yaa Otchere, Toronto Chapter […]
We are past Inclusion Awareness Month, but the story continues in the last of this series. As communicators, we are responsible for using inclusive language in our content, publications, and forms. Inclusive language respects and promotes all people as valued members of society. It uses vocabulary that avoids exclusion and stereotyping, and is free from […]
Alliance of 9 organizations kicks off DXagents program; aims to help Canadian businesses become more globally competitive by embracing digital technology TORONTO, Feb. 23 – Today marks the launch of DXagents, a first-of-its-kind national digital transformation accelerator comprised of business leaders and technologists from leading private, public and not-for-profit organizations in Canada. The year-long partnership between Deloitte, SAP, Amazon Web Services, Intel, SUSE, CIO […]
Today we’re bringing you a book excerpt from Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide. Published with permission from the author. *** Some people like to call it eavesdropping. I prefer to think of it as following Woody Guthrie’s new year’s resolutions for 1942. Right between “Listen to Radio A Lot” and “Don’t Get Lonesome”, he promises […]
Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from Chapter 10 of Lee Schubert’s book Woman Incognito. Published with permission from the publicist, Smith Publicity. My personal gender experience exists within the total context of gender as it is now understood. Now that gender is no longer seen as being the same as sex, it can […]
I have helped companies get started for about fifteen years now, and I’ve been fortunate enough during that time to work with some of the biggest and most amazing enterprises in the world. One of the experiences that is nearly universal across organizations and even functions and occurs frequently, sometimes even quarterly, is the Kickoff […]
February is North American Inclusion Awareness Month Though we are experiencing a shifting landscape, where attitudes, and business practices are changing to a more acceptable and tolerable environment, the sad statistic is that 40% of Lesbian / Gay / Bi, and almost 90% of Transgender (Americans) have experienced employment discrimination, harassment, or mistreatment. That astoundingly […]
Note: This article is published in its entirety from the original at BetaKit Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Canadian tech community comprises many different nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental and physical abilities, and perspectives. We believe that this diversity is a source of strength and opportunity. On this topic, we […]
January is Mentoring Awareness Month We acquired “mentoring” from the literature of ancient Greece. In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, Odysseus was away from home fighting and journeying for 20 years. During that time, Telemachus, the son he left as a babe in arms, grew up under the supervision of Mentor, an old and trusted friend. When […]
In 2016 we ran Indices for a number of B2B Influencers. This year we want to know who the up-and-coming folks are. We’re looking for people from across B2B, the movers and shakers, or business leaders who are poised to have a big year. No matter the industry…communications, technology, HR, supply chain, marketing, anyone on the […]
Creating a marketing strategy is crucial for your startup, company or organization to address the right message to your buyers/users personas. It’s important to define a marketing strategy for your startup in order to have a marketing plan and be on the right path to success. How do you create your startup marketing strategy? Should […]
Ujwal Arkalgud is a Cultural Anthropologist, and a pioneer in the field of Digital Ethnographic Research. He started his career as an in-field researcher conducting immersive ethnographies in the entertainment and travel sector, where he discovered his love for understanding human behavior and the underlying motivations that drive the decisions people make every day. He […]
To illustrate the value of business intelligence, this infographic was created by students of Boston University’s Online MsCIS program, an online program hosted by the Department of Computer Science. The program helps working professionals develop a solid theoretical foundation and hands-on technical expertise in all areas of information technology. The online program consists of students concentrating […]
The web made information available to everyone. In theory, at least. For millions of people with disabilities around the world, web site content remains inaccessible. The Canadian province of Ontario, through the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), has legislated that the web sites of most private and public sector organizations must be accessible […]
The world of B2B is highly-specialized in nature with each professional working in his or her unique area of expertise. That’s where online communities come in. They afford B2B professionals new insights into their fields and allow them to network with fellow pros from across the globe. The ideal online communities are sized just right – […]
