User Experience -- No Magic, No Snake Oil, Just Data and Effort-Driven Results
User Experience is such a broad topic that it can often feel confusing to people not immersed in it. And, unfortunately, the world of web optimization…
Don't Just Aggregate, Curate and Add Value
I was reading a few blog posts recently and something struck me as odd. I couldn't put my finger on why they rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, they…
eCommerce Statistics and Consumer Trends for Black Friday 2021
Consumer behaviour has shifted greatly in recent history, propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic initiated in 2020. Health and safety measures led to mass…
The Path to Enrollment: How Guided Pathways Drives Higher Ed Success
Need to Know Higher education institutions have been adopting the Guided Pathways model to enhance enrollment amidst growing competition. The Guided…
How can I tell if my site is ready for Drupal 9?
Drupal 9 is coming. Are you ready for it? With the announcement that a Drupal 9 beta version is expected this week, you may be wondering how to know…
Don't Panic -- Crisis Communications
In business and in politics, emergencies can flare up that require immediate response – but not all equal responses are created equally. Yesterday’s…
Potluck Approach A Recipe for Success
On Friday we held our annual Digital Echidna's Christmas potluck – a day where the team gets together, brings an assortment of food, and somehow comes…
Northern Acquires Freedom Marketing and Project 3 Consulting
Toronto, ON – March 4th, 2025 – Northern Commerce (“Northern”), a digital transformation consultancy, has completed the acquisitions of Freedom…
How to Prepare for Shopify’s One-Page Checkout Migration
Need to Know On August 13, 2024, Shopify will discontinue its legacy checkout functionalities and introduce a new One-Page Checkout using Checkout…
Re-Thinking the Way We Design Websites
Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web Standards, said it best, “ content proceeds design, design in the absence of content is not design, it’s…