Do you know how to cook a lasagna? Can you curate a workout? For those with an Amazon Echo, saying the right words can lead to learning in no time. With Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa now knowing over 12,000 skills, self-improvement is available on-demand.

People have been emailing for over 20 years, but is it still the best way for retailers to communicate with their customers? A recent survey has found that shoppers are overwhelmed with emails and 95% think that retailers' emails are irrelevant. Has this form of marketing reached its limits?

When Amazon unveiled the Dash Button, it seemed like a hoax; a button that could re-stock household items seemed like science fiction. Yet auto-replenishing tech could soon become mainstream as new products appear on the market. What advantages do they offer over subscription models?

Snail mail may seem outdated in the digital era, but direct mail campaigns garnered a higher response rate than any digital channel in 2016. Canvas8 spoke with Charlotte Pearce, founder of Inkpact – a handwritten marketing company – to find out why the pen can be mightier than the keyboard.