[ CRYSTAL CLEAR ]

Toronto, March 12, 2009
The Radio Marketing Bureau held its Crystal Awards gala at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto March 12 to honour the year's best radio advertising. While radio advertisers and their agencies obviously have an ear for what sounds great, their winning smiles on this night proved they look great, too.

[ COMING UP ACES ]

Edmonton, February 28, 2009
The Advertising Club of Edmonton blended past and present for the 30th annual ACE Awards gala, held February 28 at the Shaw Conference Centre. The event's theme was inspired by 1960s variety shows, but honoured the best advertising and design work by the city's ad community in 2008. From a field of 375 entries in 38 categories, DDB Canada emerged with Best of Show honours for its Rexall Edmonton Indy-Fast campaign on behalf of client Northlands, while Calder Bateman Communications took home multiple Gold awards.

[ CLASSY CASSIES ]

Toronto, January 29, 2009
Luminaries from the marketing and advertising agency world gathered at Arcadian Court for the CASSIES, the only Canadian show that awards winners based on the demonstrated business results of their campaigns. Kraft and its agency, Ogilvy & Mather, won the Grand Prix for their Diamond Shreddies campaign, while John St. led all agencies with six awards. In all, the evening was a case study in how to celebrate the industry's best.

[ MARKETING HALL OF LEGENDS ]

Toronto, January 27, 2009
For five years, the Marketing Hall of Legends has been honouring professionals for careers spent in pursuit of excellence. “We are tasked with choosing candidates whose ideas and leadership in marketing and brand building have made a tremendous impact in the Canadian and global marketplace,” said Jim Warrington, MHOL co-chair. “We are thrilled to honour the 2009 Marketing Hall of Legends inductees. Their exceptional contribution to furthering Canadian businesses in the area of marketing truly [puts them] among the nation’s intellectual and business elite.”

[ LOTUS AWARDS ]

November 13, 2008
At the Nov. 13 Lotus Awards gala in Vancouver, the B.C. advertising and communications community proved it can play just as hard as it works while celebrating the year’s top achievers. The theme of the Awards was “Prove your worth,” something that Best of Show winner TBWA\Vancouver certainly did with its illuminating “Rainbow” initiative for B.C. Lottery Corporation

[ MARKETING WEEK ]

Digital Day - November 3, 2008

[ BODY SHOTS ]

DDB staff use colleages as canvases
Summer's over, but the folks at DDB Vancouver won't have to look far for reminders of the agency's summer party. In fact, some of them might not need to look any further than their own bodies. DDB dubbed the event “Shady Palmers,” instituting an all-inclusive beach resort theme that included an arts and crafts corner. As it turns out, DDB staffers-so used to drawing on each other for inspiration-were inspired to literally draw on each other

[ OVATION AWARDS ]

Liberty Grand, Toronto - May 29, 2008 

[ MARKETING AWARDS ]

The Carlu, Toronto - May 1, 2008