Jennifer Horn

Industry pays tribute to Janet Callaghan
Former friends and colleagues share their thoughts on the media veteran who passed away on September 5, 2023.

McDonald’s tops the charts (again): AdEase TV
Meanwhile, the second and third most active advertisers on television for the week of Sept 4 were Tim Horton’s and Leon’s.

The Trade Desk hires ex-Google, CPG exec
Bob Cornwall joins the media buying platform’s Toronto leadership team to help manage its growth in Canada.

QSRs continue to own the airwaves: AdEase Radio
McDonald’s, Tim Horton’s and Subway dominated radio during the week of Sept 4 to Sept 10.

Cannes 2023: Canada wins Gold and Bronze Media Lions
Rethink won two of only 60 Lions awarded for work with Decathlon and IKEA.

Entries for the first phase of AOY close on Monday
Agencies have five days to state their intent to enter the competition this year.

Get your AOY submissions ready
The earlier agencies state their intentions to enter, the earlier they can begin submitting work.

2022 Marketing Awards: The Advertising shortlist revealed
Here are all the campaigns in contention for an award (or more) in this year’s show.

Let the 2022 Media Agency of the Year awards begin
This year’s program officially kicks off today with a call for shops to state their intent to enter.

From CARD: How are media leaders navigating recruitment?
Agency execs Shelley Smit, Kevin Johnson, Noah Vardon, Sarah Thompson and Devon MacDonald share what they’re doing to attract and retain talent.

What 2021 advertising spend says about 2022 trends
SMI’s Kelly Fedoruk explains why it seems media channels like OOH and product categories like travel could return to pre-pandemic investment levels.

Who will judge this year’s Young Lions?
The jury panels for the Cannes competition will be chaired by OMD’s Cathy Collier, Brunico’s Mary Maddever, and Kruger’s Susan Irving.

Canadian Cancer Society tops the radio charts in Toronto
Over in Montreal, the government continued to purchase the most time on radio airwaves for the week of Jan 24.

ICYMI: M32 bridges the divide between advertisers and publishers
Plus, Snap gives its shopping tools a major upgrade and Scotiabank hands over its ad space to Canadians.