Josh Kolm

Rethinking outreach
Rethink Breast Cancer takes inspiration from Vogue for its latest branded content push.

McDonald’s named Canada’s favourite restaurant
The QSR fared well in BrandSpark’s inaugural restaurant study, but ironically didn’t place in the Best Tasting Burger category.

Millennials hot on brands but cold on consumerism
Almost half of young people say brands don’t take them seriously enough, according to a new Havas report.

Advertisers take a stand for sim sub at Let’s Talk
Representatives from the ACA and CMDC said removing the policy would result in substantial revenue being diverted to other platforms.

Who picked up the top honour at the annual print awards?
Check out the best newspaper executions from this year’s Extra Awards.

Visa’s infinite social push at TIFF
The credit card co launched an interactive storytelling experience by BBDO and Proximity, tapping Morgan Freeman’s iconic vocal chords.

First and the furious: new sponsors step up for TIFF
Ford and Pepsi are among the brands going big for their first year as festival sponsors.

Going bigger with activations: TIFF’s repeat sponsors
L’Oreal, Bell and RBC are among the long-time festival sponsors that are upping their involvement with digital and interactive activations at street-level.

Infographic: BTS shopping 101
Get schooled in when, where and how parents are buying for the new school year.

The Super Bowl Ad Challenge kicks off
The CMA and CTV are rallying the industry to make big-game ads as good as, or better than, the U.S. Are you up to the challenge?

How public do you want your PDA to be?
Durex Canada’s new campaign puts couples on display at Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square.

Can brands find love on Tinder?
Companies looking for a bit of action on mobile dating sites should read this latest study.

Tim Hortons brings back the battle for donut supremacy
The QSR taps Jann Arden and Ben Mulroney to join Jason Priestley on the Duelling Donuts judging panel.