Awards
Jury announced for 2021 AToMiC Awards
The pros awarding the most game-changing work are revealed ahead of Monday’s submission deadline.
Call for entries: Innovators in Canadian media
The New Establishment: Innovator program kicks off today, setting its sights on professionals on the cutting edge.
2020 Media AOY Bronze: UM proves its worth
To help clients address COVID challenges, the shop expanded its consulting service and developed new forecasting tools.
2020 Media AOY Silver: PHD taps into the art of science
Under a new global vision, the agency encourages clients to go beyond incremental jumps and aim for “disproportionate returns.”
2020 Media AOY Gold: Touche! is still all about creativity
The agency’s creative focus has helped clients succeed with innovative solutions to their business-specific problems.
Here are the 2020 Media Agency of the Year winners
This year, it’s Touché!, PHD and UM that have earned top honours in the media discipline.
Announcing the Media AOY finalists
Strategy reveals the top shops fighting for a medal, along with the agency and brand execs that judged the work.
OMD team takes top honours for Young Lions Media
Teams from Initiative and OMG Montreal also medalled at this year’s Canadian Young Lions competition, presented by The Globe and Mail.
Young Lions media finalists announced
The competition celebrating Canada’s under-30 talent is charging ahead, with winners to be announced mid-October.
2020 Agency of the Year deadline nearing
The first “intent to enter” phase of the competition – which includes some criteria tweaks this year – ends on Friday, June 26.
Calling all agencies: AOY kicks off first entry phase
In light of the pandemic, strategy has made criteria changes to a couple categories.
Which media agencies have the best vitality and structure?
Some agencies in RECMA’s latest report boast high pitch success, but score lower on resources – while others are the opposite.
Cannes to extend deadlines, eligibility in the wake of postponement
The festival will now take place in October, with the deadline for entries being extended to a yet-to-be-determined date.
How Canada fared in WARC’s Media 100
Touché! founder Alain Desormiers reflects on his agency’s success on the list and his hopes for awards shows in the wake of COVID-19.
ICYMI: A bleak fate for this year’s F8, OMD gets global recognition
Plus, a popular Canadian podcast is going to TV.
