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From Ignored to Embraced: How Inclusive Marketing Builds Stronger Brands
Season 28 · Episode 491

From Ignored to Embraced: How Inclusive Marketing Builds Stronger Brands

Marketing News Canada · Marketing News Canada, Meredith McKeough, Josephine Mary David

December 23, 202520m 43s

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Show Notes

Recorded live at the 2025 SocialWest Conference in Calgary, guest host Meredith McKeough sits down with Josephine Mary David, Communications and Partnerships Lead at Pedesting, for this episode of the Marketing News Canada podcast.

Josephine shares how inclusive marketing helps brands move from being ignored to truly embraced by their audiences. Drawing from her background in business, social development, and accessibility-focused technology, she breaks down practical ways brands can make their marketing more accessible, culturally sensitive, and community-driven.

The conversation covers purposeful messaging, accessible content design, amplified representation, resonant storytelling, and how small, thoughtful changes can help more people feel seen, included, and connected to your brand.

Topics

inclusive marketingaccessible marketingmarketing accessibilitybrand inclusivitypurposeful marketinginclusive brand strategycommunity driven marketingcultural sensitivityrepresentation in marketingaccessible contentmarketing for diverse audiencesCanadian marketingSocial West ConferencePedestingmarketing leadership