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Michael Shostak
3: How to Align Culture and Marketing Moments with Michael Shostak

Michael Shostak is the Senior Vice President & CMO of Economical Insurance.  Michael and his team recently launched ~ Sonnet ~ a completely online insurance solution.  The first of it’s kind in the Canadian marketplace.  He shares lessons learned from the launch and some deep insights into brand and culture alignment.

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Rod engaged AOK Marketing for website management and digital marketing services. When a critical security incident occurred, AOK’s team responded immediately — cleaning up the hacked site and implementing security protections within hours, going above and beyond the standard scope of service.
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