Articles Tagged ‘Paul Burns’

Paul Burns named CEO of SkipTheDishes

The well-known executive has had leadership positions across Canada’s media and agency landscape, including X, Huge and Shaw. 

Twitter recategorizes its suite of ad products

Nearly two dozen ad formats have been simplified to five categories, revealed along with a host of new features.

Twitter puts trending brands in the Spotlight

A new feature will put brands in a position where users spend 26% more time looking.

Twitter Canada experiments with hiding replies

The new option would allow brands to cut down on replies that are potentially distracting from their “core message,” says MD Paul Burns.

Paul Burns on collaboration, speed and moving down the funnel

The year-end Industry Wish List returns with the managing director of Twitter Canada on the importance of cultural relevancy in branding.

Twitter Canada makes two big exec moves

Paul Burns has officially taken over the managing director position, while Leanne Gibson has been given a new role.

Former Shaw exec Paul Burns moves agency side

The former VP of digital media at Shaw Communications has taken a new role with New York City-based Huge.

IAB Canada adds new board members

Paul Burns from Shaw Media and Yahoo Canada’s Claude Galipeau are joining the organization’s board of directors effective immediately.

Behind Shaw’s deal with Twitter Canada

Paul Burns tells MiC about the partnership, which will go live this fall with the media company’s new lineup.

Global adds tap-through tech to its apps

Paul Burns tells MiC about the new call-to-action layer and how he hopes the tech will enhance the media co’s video offerings across all screens.

Shaw gets mobile with new service

Called Shaw Go, the media co is launching a series of TV content apps, first for Western Canada’s Movie Central, with the second coming within a month.

CBC, Rogers Media and Shaw Media partner to launch RTB exchange

Jeff Thibodeau from MediaCom Canada comments on the impact the launch will have on the Canadian online ad market.