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Volkswagen webisodes to air on Sympatico.ca

Portal, production co and brand come together to create web content.

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Akon bets on mobile app to reach int’l fans

The R&B artist has partnered with Montreal-based Pente Mobile to develop branded mobile apps with content integration opps.

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Scotiabank Nuit Blanche gives art lovers a new mobile experience

The new Night Nav mobile app offers on-site event navigation and on-the-go branding during the all-night Toronto art event.

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Kleenex hooks up with new Sweetspot.ca opps

The lifestyle site’s redesign creates new sponsorship and integration opps, including more niche-targeting.

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Wii ads mimic CTV prime-time hit shows

Launching this week, Wii product demos in a series of customized promo spots emulate the look and feel of the net’s prime-time programs.

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Royal Caribbean ‘Reporter at Sea’ contest sets sail

The cruise line is helming an international contest to recruit amateur field correspondents as a tie-in to its new ship launch.

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Get saucy, VH urges Canadian cooks

The new national campaign combines product integration, TV spots, web and in-store to tout spicing up family meals.

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CTV.ca relaunches with Dove, Dodge and Wii on board

The redesigned site offers more homepage and streaming integration options, and comes with a new Nintendo Wii Get Up And Play Challenge backed by customized promo spots airing across CTV channels.

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Marcelle gets in teens’ faces with webisodes

The cosmetics brand is promoting its new acne skincare line through a series of interactive webisodes following two fictitious college students.

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Audi steps into your garage

The luxury car brand is making the man’s happy place a little happier with life-sized R8 V10 posters available only through the brand’s website for a mere $469.99.

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Metro media campaign offers daily menu ideas

The Quebec-based grocer’s campaign features different TV spots for each day of the week, with a different menu idea every day.

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Cloudraker gets sneaker freaks purring about Onitsuka Tiger

Web influencers lead the way in seeding word-of-mouth marketing to a hyper-niche crowd.

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Omniture and ComScore unify metrics

The online marketing intelligence leader and web analytics giant are joining forces to build a new audience measurement system, one they say is going to make life a lot easier for media planners and publishers alike.

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Ad Week 2009: Will the revolution be crowdsourced?

Ashton Kutcher, Chris Anderson and Bob Greenberg chip in on what should be offed, and what’s next.

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UBC hopes to connect with foreign students

A new campaign to attract international students uses a social media dashboard to let potential candidates see what life at the BC school is really like.