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AOL Canada beefs up marketing capabilities

Advertising.com is now reaching nearly 90% of online Canadians.

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GroupM integrates global search operations

‘Search has become an increasingly prevalent consumer activity and a vital part of overall communications strategy,’ says Rob Norman, CEO GroupM Interaction Worldwide. And GroupM plans to do something about it.

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Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism baits tourists

Here fishy, fishy, fishy. . .

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Branchez-Vous picks up Showbizz.net, Matinternet

The Quebec portal’s latest acquisition deal should boost its young adult and A25-54 reach.

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Ottawa interactive media company launches

Overlay.TV enables publishers to unobtrusively link videos to marketers’ websites to convert passive online content into an interactive revenue model.

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Valentine’s Day leveraged by marketers

Toronto’s Royal Alex theatre is hyping Dirty Dancing with e-cards and chances to win a pink iPod Nano. The Montreal Gazette is going green with a street event. And ZipCar is offering free wheels for winners of its Perfect Date contest.

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82000reasons extends Web 2.0 tools for techies

There are purportedly thousands of reasons why Ottawa should be celebrated as Silicon Valley North – and a social media campaign just kicked off to make sure everybody in the tech world knows it.

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CTV launches auto microsite

CTVglobemedia is going after online car and truck shoppers – evidently aiming to put a dent in Canwest’s Driving.ca.

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Canon morphs ad campaign into CGC site

Launched in October as a brand initiative, ‘Tell Your Story’ has now launched a microsite where Canadians can post photos depicting everything from happy wedding days to scary signs of climate change.

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SunoMusic.com stirs Bollywood buzz online

An interactive hub of all things Bollywood aims to go from start-up to sticky entertainment destination for the Indian diaspora.

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Notes from the mediascape: Habbo critters get own talent agent

The mighty William Morris Agency just signed its first virtual clients: the 86 million characters that have been created in 31 countries where the online teen world is all the rage.

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Notes from the (mobile) mediascape: Iamota and Target aim to boost mobile ad solutions

Vancouver’s iamota nabbed a top AOL Mobile exec for its upcoming plans in mobile advertising, while Target Broadcast Sales is set to sell mobile inventory for a US company.

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Canwest local directory teams with Ottawa Senators

The popularity of hometown hockey stars is being leveraged to boost go!Local Ottawa, the first edition of the ‘alternative’ directories.

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Flare intros TeenFlare.com

The offshoot of Canada’s most-read fashion mag aims to connect more directly with younger readers.

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Write-to-Anne contest promotes novel’s centenary

Several marketers are getting in on the viral effort that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables.