{"id":60400,"date":"2020-02-24T23:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.glaciermediadigital.ca\/?p=60400"},"modified":"2020-02-25T00:24:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T00:24:09","slug":"introducing-guidedby-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/index.php\/2020\/02\/24\/introducing-guidedby-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Guidedby.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s hyper-connected world, technology has increased discoverability and connectivity, but word-of-mouth is still regarded as the <em>Holy Grail<\/em> of advertising. Previous studies by Nielsen show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsen.com\/us\/en\/insights\/report\/2012\/global-trust-in-advertising-and-brand-messages-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">92% of consumers trust their friends, family, and even credible acquaintances<\/a>. Some may even call it the original influencer marketing. But first, your brand or content needs to be discovered to start those hundreds of offline conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Enter: <a href=\"https:\/\/guidedby.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidedby.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60404\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GuidedBy_logo-RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1199\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GuidedBy_logo-RGB.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GuidedBy_logo-RGB-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GuidedBy_logo-RGB-1024x446.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lodestardigital.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GuidedBy_logo-RGB-768x334.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/>Imagine this: a culinary adventure in your very own city, guided by your favourite food writer. 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