Celebrating creative excellence, effectiveness, and talent, these awards are unique in that they recognize the top all-round performers globally.
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Mastercard and McCann win IDEA Competition with ‘Fill the Business Gap’
Developed in partnership with McCann Canada, the campaign uses Mastercard data to identify potential locations for newcomer businesses.
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CMAs honour Salem with Marketer of the Year; Mroueh for Lifetime Achievement
BMO and FCB’s “Gamer’s Branch” was awarded Best of the Best as the top campaign of the year.
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Rethink, LG2, Caserne, and OPC win Scarlet Letters at ADCCs
‘Ketchup Fraud’ lands Rethink six Golds, while Paprika’s Louis Gagnon was presented with the Les Usherwood Award for lifetime contributions to the industry.
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How Salt XC became the second fastest growing company in Canada
The agency ranks second on The Globe and Mail’s list of top growing companies in 2023, making it the first in the industry to break the top 10
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BMO and FCB win Grand Effie
“It was just genuine and honest, and they committed to it,” said jury co-chair Dustin Rideout; other Golds went to Scotiabank, Sobey’s, and Fairmont.
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Cannes Lions launches Luxury & Lifestyle award category and drops Mobile
There has been demand from luxury sector to recognize creativity, awards organizers say.
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United Way Halifax and Wunder win Best of Show at ICE Awards
Target is the night’s other big winner, with a haul of 33 awards for its work for Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism and the St. John’s Board of Trade.
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Bell and ICA are open to IDEAs for 2023
The third iteration of the annual IDEA Competition is focusing on the lived realities of newcomers to Canada.
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Canadian Cannes entries up 50% from 2022
Based on entry numbers and some back-of-the-napkin math, it’s clear that Canada is one of the world’s most invested markets when it comes to Cannes.
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BBDO wins One Show Agency of the Year, TA2 named Music & Sound Company of the Year
Performance Art also won a Best of Discipline for “Black Elevation Map,” while FCB and Canadian Down Syndrome Society won a Penta Pencil for their creative excellence.
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BBDO, Performance Art, Klick Health and The Hive enjoy strong One Show and ADC
“Missing Matoaka,” BBDO’s retelling of the story of Pocahontas, wins nine golds, two silvers, and three bronze at One Show, while Klick Health’s “The Bridge” wins multiple Gold at both One Show and ADC.
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Heinz tops first-ever Creative Power List brand rankings
Thanks to work like “Draw Ketchup” and the “Heinz Hot Dog Pact,” the ketchup brand easily topped the ICA ranking followed by Pfaff Harley-Davidson.
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Canada gets six new marketing legends
Two marketers, Lisa Lisson and Sandra Sanderson, join four agency founders, Noel O’Dea, Chris Staples, Ian Grais and Tom Shepansky, as this year’s CMHOL inductees.
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Rethink tops ICA’s Creative Power List
Zulu Alpha Kilo moves up nine spots to second, while Bensimon Byrne moves up 11 spots to third overall. This year’s list also features 57 first-time entrants.
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Edmonton’s ACE Awards remind the bigger agencies they’re off-limits
The “No Call For Entries” campaign from FKA bluntly tells the country’s biggest agencies that they won’t be able to add to their trophy case in Edmonton.
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The cat’s out of the bag: Mondou wins Bye Bye 2022
The LG2-created spot won Quebec’s Super Bowl of advertising during CBC/Radio-Canada’s annual Bye Bye de la pub.
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FCB’s Crimi-Lamanna to head Creative Commerce Lions jury
She joins Paul Lavoie, Judy John and Tom Eymundson as one of only a few Canadians to lead a jury at the world’s most prestigious advertising awards show.
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CMA Awards roundup—Ryan Reynolds thank-you video included
Rethink wins 23 of the night’s awards, including Best of the Best for Kraft Heinz’s “Hot Dog Pact,” though FCB wasn’t far behind with 19 trophies.
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Rethink and Jam3 among top winners at ADCC while Bruce Mau wins Les Usherwood
Rethink wins 13 of night’s 40 Gold Awards, along with Scarlet Letter Awards as Agency of the Year and Design Agency of the Year.
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