SickKids Foundation was named Effie Brand of the Year as part of the ICA’s virtual Canadian Effectiveness Summit on Thursday.
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Cossette wins two Gold Effies for SickKids
Rethink, Bensimon Byrne, and Union complete the list of Gold winners, with virtual presentations to Grand Prix jury happening next week.
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This advertising competition has a nice ring to it
Rather than trophies, this year’s Young Glory winners are being given gold ‘championship’ rings.
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Sick Kids, McDonald’s, IKEA, Rethink and Cossette enjoy strong showing on Effie shortlist
Winners will be announced over the next three weeks with the Grand Prix announced as part of the ICA’s Creative Effectiveness Summit Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
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Introducing The COVIE Awards, a new awards show for unprecedented times
It’s actually a satire, with no entry fees or awards, and entrants instead urged to make a donation to nabs.
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Five new Legends inducted into Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends
The inductees are Joe Jackman, Nancy Marcus, Morris Saffer, Brian Scudamore and Anthony von Mandl.
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Moldy Whopper wins Best of Show at One Show, while FCB and BBDO Canada win again
Canada ‘punches above its weight creatively,’ says FCB’s chief creative officer, Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, of Best of Discipline accolades.
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Canada’s One Show performance jumps from four Golds in 2019 to 30 this year
FCB, BBDO and FCB/Six lead the way with 11, eight and six Gold Pencils respectively.
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Toronto office pushes Ogilvy to the top of Effies’ North American network rankings
Rethink tops North American indie agency list with Bensimon Byrne/Narrative/One Method not far behind at #4.
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Canada more than doubles its One Show finalist performance from 2019
FCB, FCB/Six and Rethink lead the way, while BBDO, Taxi and Bensimon Byrne all have double-digit chances to win a Pencil
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FCB/Six wins two Golds, Gentilhomme wins one at ADC Awards
Sid Lee also picked up two Cubes, while Apple’s “Bounce” spot was named Best of Show for 2020.
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No Fixed Address wins Gold Cube at ADC Awards
Other Canadian winners so far: Taxi, Zulu Alpha Kilo, Head Gear, Sid Lee, Instil Image Co. with Saatchi & Saatchi, L’Eloi and Leo Burnett Toronto.
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NFA, Sid Lee and Taxi all enjoy strong showing on ADC finalist list
Canada has 55 finalists, which is up from 34 last year and is the fourth highest total of any country.
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ICA cancels 2020 Effies, calls for halt on all awards show spending for rest of the year
Both the CMA and ADCC are currently planning to go ahead with their respective shows, albeit with some changes.
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Cannes Lions cancelled for 2020
Move comes following clear signs the ad industry wasn’t interested in participating in award shows this year.
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Petition urges global awards shows to reject COVID-related ads
‘It’s not the Super Bowl, or a new holiday,’ says the introduction on CannesWeNot.com.
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‘It’s a Tide Ad’ tops WARC 100 Effectiveness rankings
UM Canada is the sole Canadian agency listed on the WARC Effective 100, placing eighth on the list of top media agencies for effectiveness.
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Cannes Lions confirms contingency plan to move Festival to October
Festival could be moved to October, with final decision by April 15; all submission deadlines remain unchanged
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Coronavirus fears force One Club to take Creative Week online for 2020
One Show and ADC awards will be announced online, with details still to be confirmed.
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Marketing Hall of Legends announces jury
Call for nominations closes Wednesday, with winners announced March 20.
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