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

Anna Conte

Associate Director, Human Insights, The Clorox Company of Canada

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Gillian MacPherson

Vice President, Product and Consumer Insights, Epsilon

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Past Chair

Scot Riches

President, Chief CRM Officer, RI

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Vicky Freed

Managing Director, Membership and Marketing, Canadian Automobile Association

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Siddhim Gupta

Head & Director, Digital Growth, Engagement & Performance Management, Scotiabank

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Anne-Marie Castonguay

Vice-President, Data and Insights, lg2

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Andrea Longman

Senior Vice President, Practice Leader Media and Agency, Environics Analytics

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Edward Li

Director, Business Banking, CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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Emma Warrillow

SVP, Research and Data Insights, Shift Paradigm

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Erin Kelly

President & CEO, Advanced Symbolics Inc.

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Ersegun Kocoglu

Managing Partner, Market Me Canada Inc.

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Mo Dezyanian

President, Empathy Inc.

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Richard Nestor

Associate Vice President, TD Bank Group

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Stuart Shapiro

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

Recent Articles Authored by Council

Using customer data responsibly

In 2021, internet users generated 79 zettabytes (79 billion terabytes) of data. In 2025, they are expected to generate a whopping 180 zettabytes of data.

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Diversity and multiculturalism in insights and analytics

The belief at the time was that multicultural marketing would be considered successful only once people no longer felt the need to add the word “multicultural” in front of “marketing.”...

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Utilizing artificial intelligence for customer journeys

COVID-19 completely changed consumer behaviour. As the Fjord Trends 2021 report accurately notes, collective displacement left hundreds of millions of people disconnected from their familiar routines and comforts, with no end in sight.

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Integrating analytics and research

Behind the broad diversity of talent in need lies one trendy fact: data analytics and customer research need to work together to reveal...

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How to build your analytics dream team

The season has come and gone: For the last few weeks, top-level soccer has been everywhere. And while I love the sport, my favourite thing is the commercials. My all-time favourite is

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Leveraging AI for Marketing Insights

AI is a trending buzzword that everyone is talking about. We know it impacts our daily lives, but do we really know what AI is, and are we aware of how we use it can create value? There is great pote...

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