Stylish homes mag inks deal with Times Colonist
Island Home & Style, a glossy covering high-end homes on Vancouver Island, is about to fold in with Victoria’s CanWest paper.
Boxer buys B-Scene
Two Toronto-based shops have tied the knot.
Quebec ad great dies
Serge Tougas, bleublancrouge’s senior partner and chairman, was one of the Canadian ad industry’s giants.
Quebecois don Stetsons for 400th anniversary promo
But marching in the Calgary Stampede parade was just one element of a spirited awareness campaign for Quebec City’s upcoming blowout.
MTV, film fest, Motorola power UGC promo
MTV is airing ads made with Motorola phones in a bid to get Canadians making mobile films in time for TIFF.
Rogers picks up Van chan
They’ve been trying to get into Vancouver’s multicultural market for more than a decade.
Rising Young Media Star: MindShare’s Blenkhorn
This is the seventh installment in MiC‘s series profiling next-gen media minds. Curious as to who these new thinkers are, and what they’re thinking, strategy and MiC canvassed the industry, asking media shops to single out their top innovative and strategic recruits.
Concert for Diana hits #30
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 – June 25-July 1, 2007
CTV’s day-long Concert for Diana coverage averaged half a million viewers, taking #30 on the chart. The prime-time recap, however, did a little better and gave a good lead-in to Cold Case and Law & Order. Global didn’t make the Canada Day chart.
Click here to reach home makeover mavens
The recently launched HomeInteriorGuide.com expects to top 30,000 unique visits soon.
Slice teams up with ChickAdvisor for podcast
ChickAdvisor.com’s video podcast concept asks women, Where Did You Get That? Slice.ca liked the idea enough to back it.
Branded beer just in time for the Stampede
When the 95th Calgary Stampede kicks off today, one of the city’s top country radio stations will be front and centre with its very own brew.
Quebecor bounces back with second Osprey bid
Sweetening its offer will likely do the trick in beating Black Press to the 54-newspaper chain.
VIA Rail leveraging CGM big time
The national railway is actually inviting consumers to redesign its ads.
Peanuts of protest save Jericho
Fans of the apocalyptic series persuaded CBS to revive the cancelled show for a second season by flooding the net with tons of peanuts.
Two brands stage comebacks: Eloda – June 22-28, 2007
KFC’s and Ferrero’s TV buys hadn’t put them in the top ranks of national advertisers for several years. Now they’re enjoying the #10 and #15 spots, respectively.
