Mary Maddever
SMG wins P&G Best Agency Partner
AwardsThe media co took home the brand building award for its work with P&G at last night’s awards ceremony.
Vonk and Kestin go Swimming
ResearchIan MacKellar is named CCO of Ogilvy after the award-winning duo leave their posts to start a new venture, Swim.
Canada has 10 shots at Film Lions
TelevisionThe Cannes Film jury puts through two BBDO entries – including Gold Cyber winner Skittles.
Cannes juries love Leo Burnett
NewsLeo leads the pack as Canada has 30 chances to pick up Lions so far, with shortlists for seven categories announced.
Blowing up AToMiC
InteractiveTelevisionPlayback and strategy magazine join forces to expand Brunico’s annual AToMiC conference into an awards event, which launches this fall.
Lauren Richards takes new CEO gig
NewsThe rampant speculation over who gains from SMG’s loss ends now.
Canada picks up four more Lions, including a Gold in Film
NewsBBDO’s ‘Arctic Sun’ for Pepsico’s Tropicana provides Canada’s second Gold of the festival and the first Grand Prix for Good prize is handed out.
Canada takes a coveted spot on the Titanium & Integrated shortlist
NewsJWT Toronto is the only Canadian agency on the list, which strategy‘s Mary Maddever calls ‘the only truly short Lions shortlist.’
**FLASH** Cannes: Canada picks up two more Lions
InteractivePrintGrip picks up a Silver in Cyber for its agency website, while Leo Burnett garners a Bronze for work with P&G.
Cannes Lions: Day Two
NewsCanada has 43 more shots at Lions, as Starcom, Cossette Media, BBDO Proximity and Zig make the media shortlist.
