Sympatico/.MSN sends do-gooders to Cannes and launch new classifieds

Sympatico/.MSN has initiated a contest open to Canadian agency creatives who have designed a campaign for a Canadian registered charity. The first-place winner scores a $50,000 media campaign for its cause on www.Sympatico.MSN.ca as well as a $7,500 trip to Cannes to attend the Cyber Lions. Second prize is a $30,000 campaign and third is a $20,000 campaign. Entries are being accepted from now until May 6 at http://www.designabetterworld.com.
In other Sympatico news, www.LesPAC.com, the most-used classified ad service in Quebec, is now available to surfers in the rest of Canada, through its English-language version CanadianBargain, accessible via the classifieds section on the www.Sympatico.MSN.ca English portal. 'The success and the popularity of this service have continued to grow among Sympatico.MSN.ca French portal users since its arrival on our Web site in 2003 and we are confident this trend will continue throughout Canada,' said Patrick Lauzon, VP sales Sympatico.MSN.ca, in a release.
By Staff 
April 5, 2005

Sympatico/.MSN has initiated a contest open to Canadian agency creatives who have designed a campaign for a Canadian registered charity. The first-place winner scores a $50,000 media campaign for its cause on www.Sympatico.MSN.ca as well as a $7,500 trip to Cannes to attend the Cyber Lions. Second prize is a $30,000 campaign and third is a $20,000 campaign. Entries are being accepted from now until May 6 at http://www.designabetterworld.com.

In other Sympatico news, www.LesPAC.com, the most-used classified ad service in Quebec, is now available to surfers in the rest of Canada, through its English-language version CanadianBargain, accessible via the classifieds section on the www.Sympatico.MSN.ca English portal. ‘The success and the popularity of this service have continued to grow among Sympatico.MSN.ca French portal users since its arrival on our Web site in 2003 and we are confident this trend will continue throughout Canada,’ said Patrick Lauzon, VP sales Sympatico.MSN.ca, in a release.