Fawn Annan

Fawn Annan is the President and Group Publisher of IT World Canada/IDG Canada, the largest global IT media company located in 87 countries. Its global brands such as CanadianCIO and Computing Canada are written with local views for global IT issues.

Articles By Fawn Annan

President to President with Luc Villeneuve, Red Hat Canada

ITWC President Fawn Annan gets to the point with Red Hat's general manager for Canada. Villeneuve speaks about building the open source technology firm in the country, the unique differences when dealing with

Published on: April 17th, 2018 Fawn Annan

President to President with Eric Gales, Amazon Web Services Canada

ITWC President Fawn Annan hosts Eric Gales, country manager for AWS Canada. A pilot, underwater hockey enthusiast, and customer-obsessed leader, Gales shares his views on AI and how it's about to reshape the

Published on: April 5th, 2018 Fawn Annan

President to President with Jeff Volpe, ViewSonic

ITWC President Fawn Annan invites technology industry presidents to get straight to the point - in a game of darts. In this first episode, she toes the line with Canadian and President of

Published on: January 17th, 2018 Fawn Annan

Ad blocking and disruptive innovation

In 2015, the Washington Post was the first news publisher to block content for people using ad blockers. The Post’s philosophy is that reading its content without a subscription while using ad blockers amounts

Published on: January 4th, 2018 Fawn Annan

5 generations of women speak to the importance of equity

On International Women's Day, we talk to five generations of women in the workforce about how they got started, the challenges they faced, and their aspirations for the future.

Published on: March 8th, 2017 Fawn Annan

Why ITWC is shining a light on digital transformation

At ITWC’s recent Technicity event held with the City of Toronto, I referenced research that suggested by 2020 three-quarters of the companies listed on the S&P 500 would be names that are unfamiliar

Published on: January 17th, 2017 Fawn Annan

4 forces shaping customer engagement and 3 priorities to address it from Gartner

At this year’s Gartner Marketing Conference there is a lot of talk about the forces driving change and the technologies to manage them. What first appears to be a summit for marketers is

Published on: May 19th, 2016 Fawn Annan
Finger Thought Bubble

Marketers are a business’ best asset to bring customers closer: Gartner

In a recent Gartner Inc. survey of 330 CMOs and Marketing VPs, 73 per cent claim an ownership or share position in the profits and losses (P&L) of a business because of marketing's

Published on: May 18th, 2016 Fawn Annan
Image of businessman tapping like

3 ways to prove ROI on your next marketing initiative

In taking on the role of CMO at ITWC, I realize I am like all other marketers. I'm searching for the holy grail in justifying actions and dollars spent, from public relations to

Published on: May 16th, 2016 Fawn Annan

Can you find your authentic blogging voice? I found mine – but it wasn’t easy

I thought writing my weekly blog was going to be easier than what I'm currently experiencing. I thought I would take one of the many ideas that pops up in my head and

Published on: March 28th, 2016 Fawn Annan

Podcasts present perfectly prime and personal marketing potential

I love listening to Terry O’Reilly Saturday mornings on CBC Radio. Mixing profound insights with sharp wit, he takes listeners behind the advertising curtain. Whether he’s talking about branding, marketing or celebrity promotion,

Published on: March 21st, 2016 Fawn Annan

The art of creating a valuable white paper is about understanding your customers

Looking to effectively market your communications collateral is an art. Even what may seem like the most inscrutable of decisions can make a huge impact on your results. Like the inclusion of a

Published on: February 10th, 2016 Fawn Annan

3 CMO trends for 2016 show how ‘digital disruption’ is evolving

I have covered the gamut of prognosticators in helping me to determine the most popular and most interesting marketing trends. While reading the many published experts, I asked myself what do the trends

Published on: January 12th, 2016 Fawn Annan

The monumental merit of metric-driven marketing

Have you ever seen a sleek and bewildering sales pitch? Besides the fabulous animated pixels that fire up your imagination, it all seems to be cleverly bundled into an unforgettable name that rings

Published on: June 11th, 2015 Fawn Annan

Unforeseen CASL fallout: ‘additional insured status’ requests

Have you been inundated lately, as an executive officer, with requests for “Additional insured status,” since Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) was announced? I have, and so I looked up what additional insured status

Published on: August 7th, 2014 Fawn Annan