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People Moves: GroupM, Snap and more
Canada’s media companies are saying hello – and goodbye – to people across account management, business and talent teams.
Print, digital dollars down for Torstar
The company brought in $126.4 million in revenue, a drop of 13%.
Snapchat launches a desktop product
Performics Canada’s Sean McConnell and EQ Works’ Jed Schneiderman weigh in on whether a mobile-first company can make a splash on desktop.
Moneris introduces digital attribution tool
The company’s chief product officer says the genesis of the tool came from the meteoric rise of digital ad spend.
Mobile drives growth at Google in Q3
As traffic from cellular devices grow, so will the cost to acquire mobile traffic.
Twitter boasts profitable quarter, stocks rise
Although monthly active users are down, that didn’t seem to hurt the company, which saw ad revenues rise nearly 30%.
Revenue drops 10% at Postmedia in Q4
The company celebrated increases in digital revenue, but print still dropped by 17%.
ICYMI: Amazon’s ad business grows
Plus, First Peoples Radio launches a new station and Stingray closes its deal with Newfoundland Capital Corporation.
Spotted! Skittles goes trick-or-treating
There’s a house running wild in Toronto this week – but it comes bearing gifts.
What kind of VOD brings in the most revenue?
Transactional, ad-supported and subscription on-demand products all have their part to play in the video ecosystem.
Scott Moore on sports, balance and ‘storming the castle’
The outgoing Sportsnet president helped build the network into a specialty behemoth. Now, he says, it’s time to step back.
CTV’s power trio stays on top: Numeris
The Big Bang Theory took the lead once again, while The Good Doctor and Young Sheldon also pulled in good numbers.
Facebook gives a major update to Messenger design
The app is now streamlined into three main sections.
Media AOY Bronze: Cossette Media plays the long game
Cossette Media is shifting from being ‘an agency to a partner with more strategic value,’ says Joseph Leon, president of Vision7 Communications.
Which agencies made the most acquisitions this year?
A normally low-key agency group made the biggest single acquisition of the year.
