Interactive

Volkswagen webisodes to air on Sympatico.ca
Portal, production co and brand come together to create web content.

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.

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.

Kleenex hooks up with new Sweetspot.ca opps
The lifestyle site’s redesign creates new sponsorship and integration opps, including more niche-targeting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cloudraker gets sneaker freaks purring about Onitsuka Tiger
Web influencers lead the way in seeding word-of-mouth marketing to a hyper-niche crowd.

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.

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.

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.