Interactive

Motrin keeps pain game rolling
The My Game My Pain campaign has been successful enough in year two to quadruple previous response and generate viral excitement among Canadian students. So now it’s targeting alumni. And next, corporate Canada.

MiC K.I.S.S. Pick: online race to be the ‘Harry-est town in Canada’
Just when it seemed there could be no new way to promote yet another Harry Potter novel, Amazon.ca came up with something new and, yes, simple.

MasterCard bows Quebecker-generated media
With viral hopes, videos posted en exclusivité by Quebeckers are being morphed into only-in-Quebec TV spots.

Tony the Tiger offers up stripes on YTV
Corus + Tony the Tiger + voting tweens = engagement.

YTV’s Whoa! gets clickable
The YTV-branded tween magazine just bumped up its six-digit reach.

GM signs on for Discovery’s Big Live (and broadband-only) Events
Discovery Channel Canada takes science programming to the next cyber level, which entails sponsors and classroom participation.

Rogers launches first North American wireless video calling
To dramatize that the tech Cap’n Kirk used for face-to-faces with Klingons is now a reality, William Shatner made the first official video call today.

CBC UGC effort offers puck fans ‘Holy Grail’
Pepsi, Lay’s and Gatorade are backing the ceeb’s latest Hockey Night in Canada promo – a user-generated content contest that brings the Stanley Cup to the winner’s living room.

Axe media campaign to compete at Venice Fest
The inaugural two-day conference and exhibition will look at how brands, agencies and media owners can create impactful advertising.

CTV launches interactive Criminal Minds spin-off
The net’s dropping clues around its website and wants users to make an arrest worth ten large. Nifty way to promo a new time slot.

Canadian blog for ‘sled heads’ finds its way to Chindia
Yamaha Sled Talk Blog launched this month to engage domestic customers, but it’s already the talk of the global blogosphere.

Dose.ca puts brand integration into ‘vodcasts’
The CanWest-owned youth brand is letting sponsors in on its web video series, which launched as podcasts on iTunes this week.

Viral wins top Marketing Award honours
It’s official, social media is the holy grail.

Guess the JUNOs for a Vespa
CTV is giving audiences for this year’s JUNO Awards a reason to rack up points by guessing winners online in real time with the broadcast.

Content-heavy PlayStation.ca set to bow next week
After a soft launch earlier this month, the site is poised to head in some interesting new directions.