Interactive

NBA Canada jams the nation
The NBA Jam Session will be touring through six cities across Canada this summer to promote the league. Sponsors on board include Parmalat, HP and Family Channel.

Telefilm grants $750,000 for social media marketing
Ready to put their money where their WOM is, Telefilm Canada will give up to $50,000 to distributors and their agencies through the Web-Cine 360 fund for the best social media campaigns promoting English films.

Spotted! McDonald’s floats the vote
Giant burger balloons are live streaming on Facebook from the longitudinal centre of Canada, urging Canadians to vote on which McD’s classic they prefer: Big Mac or Quarter Pounder.

Your Fido’s a star
A new Facebook app allows Fido fans to put their own pooch on a virtual billboard.

BBC.com relaunches news site
The venerable news service has redesigned its North American news page to offer greater navigability and high-impact ad units. A new travel section with custom opps is set to launch as well.

CDAC discusses iPads, mobile audits
Goodbye Google Analytics: 58Ninety’s Ted Boyd shares what was discussed at the second-ever meeting of the Audience Measurement Bureau’s Canadian Digital Advisory Committee.

Telus goes mobile with CFL
Named the league’s ‘official national wireless provider,’ Telus announces a sponsorship deal that includes exclusive content for the CFL’s new mobile app.

Sunlight to go mass with Deep Clean
Launching a new product – especially in the low-involvement category – requires mass media to build brand awareness. Sunlight’s senior brand manager explains the detergent’s latest campaign.

ABC to audit mobile usage with Handmark
Audit Bureau of Circulations’ latest digital measurement will give buyers increased confidence when placing ads on mobile, explains ZenithOptimedia president and CEO, Sunni Boot.

Tourisme Montreal evolves 100% digi strategy
The organization moved to an all-digital media strategy in 2009, and is now using a new SEM technique to engage its US target audience for its summer campaign.

The Calgary Stampede buckles down with AR
In partnership with the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation, the event has launched an augmented reality-based contest to target 18- to 25-year-olds with instant prizes and recycling messages.

Kia gets responsible
The carco’s newest national campaign introduces a new brand platform and seeks to drive change via partnerships with community organizations.

Starbucks pledges with Evergreen
The coffee co’s latest campaign invites java lovers to share their green-friendly deeds via the brand’s Facebook page, with thousands of pledges already logged.

Winners wants to wow youth
The retailer has partnered with singer Nikki Yanofsky in an exclusively digital campaign that aims to engage youth.

Rogers customers decide fate of Needlebaum
On the brand’s YouTube channel, consumers can choose the next move for the perennially frustrated campaign character.