Video Advertising is a huge part of the marketing mix for brands. Whether it's YouTube, Facebook, or programmatic, video advertising is not new. However, it can result in huge opportunity for brands looking to build on reputation or drive sales.

Following our most recent #Media360 event, Karim Kanji, who is the Director, Social Media Strategy at Active Canada, sat down with two of the panelists from the event for a quick chat on video advertising.  

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Topics: podcast, marketing, advertising, Digital Media, news, digital news, Digital Marketing, podcasts, Media & Marketing, video, digital video, Media 360, Media, media buying, consumers

As part of their ongoing coverage of #AWNewYork, co-hosts Ahmed Al-Waili and Karim Kanji sat down after Day 2 of the 15th edition of Advertising Week New York to discuss a couple of takeaways.

AdWeek is one of the largest gatherings of advertising professionals in North America.

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Topics: podcast, marketing, advertising, digital audio, Digital Media, news, digital news, Social Media, Digital Marketing, podcasts, Media & Marketing, #LifeAtActive, Media, cannabis, eSports

Co-hosts Ahmed Al-Waili and Karim Kanji sat down after day 1 of the 15th edition of Advertising Week New York to discuss a couple of takeaways. 

Otherwise known as AdWeek, this event is one of the largest gatherings of advertising professionals in North America.

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Topics: podcast, marketing, advertising, digital audio, Digital Media, news, digital news, Social Media, Digital Marketing, podcasts, Media & Marketing, #LifeAtActive, Media, cannabis, eSports

Active Canada recently had a visitor from across the pond: Dean Wilson, CEO of the International Division dropped by for a few days to share some global updates with the team.

While he was in town, Dean also sat down with Karim Kanji, Director, Social Media Strategy, to do an exclusive interview for the Active International podcast. 

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Topics: podcast, marketing, advertising, digital audio, Digital Media, news, digital news, Social Media, Digital Marketing, podcasts, Media Costs & Trends, Media & Marketing, Get to know Active, #LifeAtActive, Media

Karim Kanji and Ahmed Al-Waili have re-launched the Active International podcast. On a regular basis, these co-hosts will be sharing their thoughts and opinions on recent news related to digital marketing and advertising.

Karim Kanji is the Director, Social Media Strategy at Active and has been with the company since February 2016. In addition to helping clients develop and execute strong social media campaigns, Karim has his own podcast, Welcome!, where he has interesting conversations with interesting people. 

Ahmed Al-Waili joined Active in February 2018 as the Director, Programmatic. He helps educate clients about Programmatic media, and his prior experience on both the buy and sell sides of Programmatic allows him to help clients achieve more with their campaigns.  

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Topics: podcast, marketing, advertising, digital audio, Digital Media, news, digital news, Social Media, Digital Marketing, podcasts, Media Costs & Trends, Media & Marketing