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Insights Council


The CMA Insights Council provides thought leadership to Canadian marketers about leveraging data, analytics and consumer insights to improve business decision-making.

Council Members

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Chair

CMA Forward Administrator

Canadian Marketing Association

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Co-Chair

Scot Riches

Chief CRM Officer, RI

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Josh Santos

Reality Engine Inc.

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Andre Beadle

Digital Marketing Manager, Rogers Communications Canada Inc.

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Mo Dezyanian

President, Empathy Inc.

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Edward Li

Director – Business Strategy, CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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Andrea Longman

Director, Account Management, Environics Analytics

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Emma Warrillow

President, Data Insight Group Inc. (DiG)

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Anne Conte

Associate Director, Human Insights, Clorox Company of Canada

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Finhas Jhaveri

Marketing Manager, HSBC Canada

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Gillian MacPherson

Vice President, Epsilon Data, Digital Strategy & Product, Epsilon

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Roy Gonsalves

SVP, Client Development, Delvinia

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Meredith Williams

Strategic Account Manager, Amazon

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Ersegun Kocoglu

Founder & CMO, Market Me Canada Inc.

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Stuart Shapiro

Director, Insights, Planning & Portfolio, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

Recent Articles Authored by Council

Pricing and value creation in the age of AI: what marketers need to get right

In today’s rapidly evolving marketplace, setting prices that resonate with customers has never been more complex—or more important.

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Trust isn’t built in marketing anymore — it’s built in the system behind it

In an era of uncertainty, consumer trust is no longer about what brands say — it’s about how they operate.

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AI didn’t replace insight. It changed where it comes from

AI is everywhere in marketing right now. Faster analysis. More outputs. More versions. More predictions.

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Beyond the score: reimagining customer advocacy for the next era of marketing

Customer loyalty looks very different now than it did even a few years ago.

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How insights can shape 2026

In 2025, Canadian marketers had to navigate reluctant consumer spending, cost pressure and evolving consumer expectations.

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Value of data

The concept of assigning financial value to data is not new. Back in 2017, Bill Schmarzo, former CTO of Dell EMC and recognized educator and practitioner of Big Data, authored a paper

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