Articles Tagged ‘MediaCom’

Smirnoff shifts to summer to increase sales

The Diageo brand targets the early-summer season for the first time, with a Canadian-specific TV and digital campaign.

Xbox Live gets inside Taco Bell

For the first time, the online gaming service is advertising a summer-long contest in partnership with the QSR on its website.

Fall TV: Net-working

How TV’s big network brands, including Rogers, Shaw and Bell, are connecting with today’s consumers.

Pizza Hut tantalizes with a new offering

The Yum Restaurants pizza chain promotes its new Signature Singles dish with a TV buy from MediaCom.

Record-long banners and ads against imitation videos: MiC’s Global Tour

MiC asks Alice DiGiovanni at MediaCom to give her thoughts on the interactive placement of ads on sites in Russia, Sao Paulo and the US.

Tetley Infusions fires off a webcast

Firefighters go head-to-head in an online audition that will have consumers choose who will be a part of the brand’s Rescue Squad.

Call for entries: Media Agency of the Year

The competition for top media agency in the country has begun, with the first round of submissions due May 18.

MediaCom named Festival of Media Network of the Year

The agency took home the title at the Festival of Media Global Awards 2012 last night.

GroupM names chief growth officer

Mike Tunnicliffe has been named to the new role, which will see him lead a “central growth team” at the company.

Canadian agencies bring home Internationalist Awards

All the Canadian projects nominated at the awards brought home a prize at last night’s event.

GroupM launches innovation unit

GroupM Next will be led by Chris Copeland and focus on diving deeper into areas like research and technology for clients.

Canadian Film Festival goes big and comes home

The fest is back after a three-year hiatus, with a bigger marketing plan that includes TV spots, print and online ads.

Media weigh-in: Weather-triggered activations

Winter? What winter? MiC asked Mike Power at MediaCom and Lynn Mayer at Vizeum to weigh in on the effect of recent wacky weather patterns on OOH planning.

KFC consumers get more than a bucket

The QSR is offering more variety, and a more varied media buy, with a new Family Dinner Box.

Skittles touches the untouchable

The evolution of last year’s award-winning campaign includes a new cast of mythical characters.