Josh Kolm
Tokyo Smoke makes its accessories part of your cannabis routine
New educational videos go beyond the plant to answer consumer demand for guidance in figuring out their consumption preferences.
Manulife Bank debuts chatbot as part of challenger approach
The AI-powered financial tool is part of a push to draw millennials away from the Big Five banks.
Lax AI ethics puts brands, businesses at risk: PwC
The advisory firm has released a toolkit to address a need for integrated approaches to developing the tech responsibly.
Brands court the modern man
How companies that once contributed to images of toxic masculinity are trying to be part of the solution.
Danone names Taxi as AOR for Silk
The agency’s Montreal office will work on a new platform and several product launches for the plant-based dairy alternative brand.
Retaining culture
Building a culture that not only generates effective ideas, but also ensures talented creatives want to work at your agency.
AV Communications names new ownership
Former client Joycelyn David will oversee the multicultural agency as its co-founders step away to pursue new opportunities.
Manufacturing culture
How Canada’s network agencies are building and maintaining their creative cultures in a time of global change.
Why Mount Pearl made a rap video
Newfoundland’s smallest city aims to show off its non-traditional way of doing things to attract new residents and businesses.
Windex takes the plunge into reducing ocean plastics
The SC Johnson brand created a ball pit that simulates what marine life might experience when swimming through polluted water.
CMA releases new principles for RFPs
An update to its Code of Conduct also comes with the development of a toolkit to help clients navigate the search process.
Is advertising doing as much good as it thinks it is?
Cannes Lions is a chance to take the pulse of the industry. On the big issues, it has taken two steps forward and one step back.
Cannes 2019: Grey wins Bronze Glass Lion
“First Shave” was one of only eight campaigns awarded in the category, while a Young Lions team wins a Bronze in Film.
Cannes 2019: Cossette wins Bronze in Radio & Audio
Meanwhile, work from McCann and Momentum earn more Lions in Brand Experience & Activation.
Cannes 2019: Two nods for Canada in Sustainable Development
The festival’s final shortlist, recognizing work that positively impacts the world, brought nominations for John St. and Rethink.
