Insights on Canadian #cannabis consumer behaviour > A lot of work to be done to compete in emerging market, from brand development, awareness, distribution and ongoing engagement #cannabislegalization #marijuanalegalization ariad.ca/idea/our-420-r…

GDPR Study Shows 65% Of Companies Unable To Comply > Real problem for NA-based companies that don't understand EU requirements here ow.ly/FRhQ30iFidn

Marketers don’t need to be afraid of technology > Can your brand meet the four R criteria? ow.ly/b4RT30iFirP

Toronto Health Innovation Week > Looks like a great event - who's attending?ow.ly/kGUP30iFj38

Not short but a really good piece on building out talent firstround.com/review/develop…

athenahealth reveals mobile app Epocrates Connect for EHR coordination > Getting there, slowly but surely ow.ly/xB1r30iIbLc

Over 40% of people say they prefer to complete their entire shopping journey on mobile, from research to purchase > Can your website deliver on this? ow.ly/HcDc30iIf3x

Why every brand and business should be testing #machine #learning & #AI ow.ly/33Gs30iIgBg

8 things your #chatbot should never do > Good advice to those testing, trialing and scaling up bot deployment ow.ly/qhsy30iJr59

The best to acquire AI talent may be by acquisition - what's your business' strategy? martechtoday.com/amazon-vs-goog…

Really good questions to ask your media agency/partner searchenginejournal.com/seo-strategy-t…

A media company you need to know more about... inc.com/gordon-tredgol…

Salesforce.com Introduces Conversational Queries > Tools like these help marketers use the software in a way they couldn't before, i.e. SQL queries not required ow.ly/VDSD30iMsqH

Teen debit card Current raises $1 million more from Fifth Third Capital > Great little product ow.ly/UZn730iMsYh

Environics Communications rebrands as Proof > Why? ow.ly/JXnY30iNj3H

Birkenstock Files for Bankruptcy, Blames UGGs > Assuming that the lack of product innovation didn't help ow.ly/rcRm30iNjfO

No doubt that #Salesforce is hot, but it's the underlying reason that's key - in 2018, every CEO and CMO is focused on digitally #transforming their business ow.ly/gPGa30iMsDs

#DMP and other marketing intelligence platforms need to be part of brands tool kit ow.ly/2mZV30iPie6

Health insurer Cigna to buy Express Scripts in $67B deal > This IS a big deal, literally and figuratively ow.ly/E63o30iPRkm

Creating end-to-end experiences is easier said than done. But it's also an opportunity to disrupt. mckinsey.com/industries/hig…