The Ultimate Guide to Personalisation
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Personalisation.
What to know about Personalisation
Personalisation has become a central focus for businesses aiming to enhance customer experiences across various industries. As showcased in recent stories, it involves leveraging data, AI, and emerging technologies to create tailored interactions that meet individual consumer preferences and expectations in real time.
From loyalty programmes adapting to economic challenges, to AI-powered marketing and customer service innovations, personalisation drives increased engagement, loyalty, and revenue. Organisations are advancing their strategies by integrating first-party data platforms, utilising generative AI, and employing intelligent tools that respect privacy while delivering meaningful and empathetic experiences.
Readers exploring this tag will discover insights into how personalisation transforms marketing, retail, ecommerce, travel, and customer experience, highlighting challenges and solutions that enable brands to stay relevant and competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Canadian Personalisation News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
TuneIn extends reach via Bragi headphone partnership
More than 20 million headphone users will gain access to live radio, sports and podcasts as TuneIn expands onto Bragi's platform.
Martyn urges parents to help children think offline
Children risk letting algorithms shape their identity unless parents build stronger offline bonds and teach critical thinking, a researcher says.
Canadian firms flag AI-linked cyber risks from suppliers
Supplier oversight is becoming a bigger cyber priority as one in three Canadian businesses reported an AI-linked incident in the past year.
RBC partners with Hopper to update Avion Rewards Travel
Avion Rewards members will soon get a new booking portal with flexible point redemptions and pricing tools as RBC shifts travel tech to Hopper.
Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds
The sector supported nearly 861,500 jobs and generated CAD $47.8 billion in government revenues last year, the study said.
AI is driving the next wave of fintech acquisitions - but most acquirers aren't ready for what comes next
AI-fuelled fintech mega-deals are surging, but most buyers lack the operating model and culture to turn shiny assets into real value.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Personalisation
Google named Gartner leader in enterprise AI assistants
Gartner: firms shift growth to monetisation & platforms
Constructor tops three Gartner search & discovery use cases
Netcore Unbxd named Gartner Leader for search discovery
Infobip study finds CX investment gap in global brands
Reviews
Expert Columns
The importance of data enrichment in financial services
Why You Need Phone Validation in Your Customer Data Toolkit
The Hidden Cost of Identity Friction in Retail
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Why seamless Middle East 2026 should be on every commerce leader's calendar
Why Every Chief Data Officer Needs a Modern Data Quality Strategy for AI
5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI
Beyond Prompt Engineering: Why Trust Engineering Is the Next AI Challenge
The next phase of AI in marketing is not just more automation
Navigating data challenges in China's E-commerce market
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Personalisation News
Hiswai launches Zuno AI chat to power smarter websites
Vancouver-based Hiswai has launched Zuno, an AI chat layer that turns corporate websites into conversational, data-rich customer hubs.
The visibility gap: Why women's expertise in technology must be seen
Women's expertise is powering technology's future, but without greater digital visibility, their leadership risks remaining unseen.
Shoppers turn to AI tools in hunt for better retail deals
Shoppers are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT to hunt for personalised retail deals, valuing quality offers over rock-bottom prices.
Mailchimp boosts eCommerce tools with wider SMS rollout
Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.
Canadian shoppers demand value, personalisation & trust
Cost-conscious Canadians now demand sharper prices, personalised tech and rock-solid data security before choosing where to shop.
Demand Spring & Brandlight partner on AI search visibility
The two firms launch a joint AI search visibility service to help B2B brands shape how LLMs describe and surface them as people switch away from search engines.
Home Société Group unifies brands with new multi-banner site launch
Home Société Group launches mustsociete.com, uniting five premium home brands on one Shopify platform for a seamless customer experience.
CMOs & CIOs split over AI decision-making at firms
Shared AI projects are stalling as marketers and technologists dispute control, with most CIOs claiming the final say on CMS and DXP choices.
Freshworks expands Freddy AI with email & workflows
Support teams will soon be able to build AI workflows from plain language, as Freshworks broadens Freddy AI into email and live service-desk guidance.
Google adds six AI analytics functions to BigQuery
The update lets analysts probe metric swings, causal effects and trends inside BigQuery without exporting data to other tools.
Candescent expands Google Cloud AI tie-up for banks
The expanded deal should help more than 1,300 banks and credit unions move AI from pilot projects into day-to-day banking systems.
TiVo launches Agent TiVo for AI entertainment discovery
Viewers could spend less time searching and more time watching as TiVo adds conversational AI search across fragmented TV and streaming catalogues.
MotoGP picks Accenture for 2027 direct-to-fan platform
Fans will get multi-camera race coverage and live data in one service when the new platform goes live for the 2027 season.
Infobip study finds brands struggle to prove sports ROI
Most marketers still cannot tie sports fan engagement to sales, even as they raise budgets for live-event campaigns and AI tools.
Mastercard & Backbase launch AI banking collaboration
Banks on Backbase's platform will gain access to Mastercard's AI tools as lenders race to turn experiments into production systems.
Cognitiv opens Vancouver hub in first office abroad
It will support faster data handling and help the ad tech group manage privacy rules as its customer base and product range expand.
Marketing leaders fret over AI brand discovery gaps
A growing measurement gap has left Australian marketers most worried about AI misrepresenting their brands, the research found.
Anthropic launches Claude commerce blueprint for retailers
Retailers could cut setup time for AI shopping tools, as Anthropic's blueprint targets quicker deployment and tighter control over checkout flows.
LoyaltyLion launches Black Friday retail event on loyalty
Research suggests Black Friday loyalty offers can turn one-off bargain hunters into repeat customers, with 54% open to joining programmes.
Bazaarvoice launches AI visibility package for retailers
Brands risk being overlooked in AI-led shopping unless customer reviews and ratings are readable by crawlers, Bazaarvoice said.