Online Video Advertising

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That old industry maxim, ‘fish where the fish are’, has never been a more apt principle for marketers than it is today. In Canada, the fish are online. Canada is the second largest country for online video viewing penetration in the world, so it’s only natural that advertisers are now looking to tap into this escalating and engaged audience.



Spotted! Stratford Festival hosts Pinballapalooza

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The theatre fest promoted its ongoing production of Tommy with a record-setting pinball game and a live performance in Toronto.



Future Flash: transparency and overstated revolutions

News

McDonald’s talks “Our Food. Your Questions.,” Sir John Hegarty reminds adland what they’ve forgotten and Sir Richard’s Condoms’ social impact.



KFC crosses off consumers’ bucket lists

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The Yum! Restaurants brand has launched the “KFC Bucket List” contest, giving consumers the chance to have once in a lifetime experiences.



Consumer confidence sees May rebound: study

Research

The latest TNS study suggests that Canadians are feeling better about the present and future after a rough April.



AToMiC: OMD’s Trevor Guthrie talks start-ups

DigitalMobile

The East Coast director of the OMD Ignition Factory tells MiC about his talk and why it’s important for the media agency to get involved with start-ups from day one.



The CW’s new digital strategy: blog

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Mindshare’s Lina Alles on the network’s new digital studio and its new slate of fall shows from the CW upfront.



A new top four in Toronto: Media Monitors

Radio

ING Direct leaps to the top of the radio-spend list in Toronto and Rogers Wireless is first in Montreal, for the week of May 6 to 12.



CBC TV audience decline sparks pre-upfronts debate

Television

The pubcaster spars with Barry Kiefl’s media trends blog over the impact of the fall 2012 NHL lockout on overall viewership.



Decoding tomorrow at FutureFlash

DigitalMobile

From storytelling to talking products, deconstructing the information from day one of ICA’s FutureFlash, which concludes today in Muskoka.



Crucial Interactive to rep Warner Bros. digital

DigitalMobile

The company will exclusively represent the media co’s Canadian digital operations.