Y&R
Company Info
Address:
Toronto
60 Bloor St. West, Suite 700
Toronto ON, M4W 1J2
Phone: 416-961-5111
Vancouver
401 – 1146 Homer St.
Vancouver BC
Phone: 1-604-689-3895
Calgary
#301 – 524 – 17th Ave. S.W
Calgary AB, T2S 0B2
Phone: 403-232-4535
Montreal
4700 de la Savane, Bureau 200
Montreal QC, H4P 1T7
Phone: 514-940-8105
Montreal
1600, Boulevard Rene-Levesque West, 10th Floor
Montreal QC, H3H 1P9
Phone: 514-935-6375
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In the News
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Y&R launches new tech practice
Serviced in Canada through Taxi, the specialized offering will help clients tackle unique marketing challenges.
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DanActive finds some strength
The Danone brand has your traffic jam cure, with a new campaign that preaches resilience and tries to connect emotionally with consumers.
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The top agency stories of 2015
We continue our look at what shaped the industry 2015, this time through our most-read news out of the agency world.
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Why the dad demo is unignorable
Believe it or not, dad can be better for your bottom line than mom. Hunter Straker's Sheri Pearson taps into insights from a recent study, with tips to win his buck.
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Y&R folded into Taxi
Global chairman Peter Stringham says losing some clients was the main motivator behind the move.
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Leo Burnett and JWT pick up White Pencils
Check out what Canadian work will be picking up D&AD Pencils at the London awards ceremony in May.
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Havas adds three senior creatives
Cory Eisentraut will help rebuild the creative department as VP, creative director in Toronto, along with a new ACD and senior art director.
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Dad’s shopping habits by the numbers
Who is more concerned about price - mom or dad? The latter's buying habits and preferences (and how some compare with mom's) are revealed in a new Y&R study.
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Up to the minute: Toronto’s newest agency
Plus: Match's new EVP, a former KBS president finds his new role and more new you may have missed.
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Yes we Cannes: Engaging the senses
Our latest look at Lion-worthy work showcases campaigns that make the senses a priority.
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Throwback Thursday: the news of the year
We check out the biggest headlines, moves, account shifts and brand stories from the past 12 months.
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More than big and blue: BMO channels the human touch
In a bid to make finances less lonely, the bank is rolling out a massive masterbrand campaign focused on how it can help.
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Who picked up a LIA?
Check out the Canadian work that won big at the London International Awards over the weekend.
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25 years of Next Big Things
Hey, it's our birthday! Check out marketing and advertising highlights from the past quarter century.
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Throwback Thursday: strategy in 2000
For our 25th anniversary, we're travelling through time. In 2000, Roots launched an airline and we survived Y2K.
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Chris Jordan departs Y&R
CCO Israel Diaz will captain the team of execs in a "flatter" model as the former president and CEO leaves the shop.
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WPP agencies launch Ford-specific shop
Y&R, Mindshare and Wunderman join forces to create Blue Hive, which will handle all the carmaker's marcom, following similar moves around the globe.
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Y&R appoints a new SVP
Gavin Bayley will lead the agency's BMO account out of the Toronto and Chicago offices.
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Y&R and Ford snag a Platinum Crystal
Rethink, Dory and MacLaren McCann are also among the shiny Gold winners at last night's Crystal Awards, celebrating the best in radio ads.
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FCB’s Carter Murray on local creativity
The global CEO chatted with strategy on the advantages of smaller markets and being responsible with clients' money.
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Creatives are hungry for new blood
The Hive's Simon Creet, Y&R's Israel Diaz and JWT's Brent Choi don fat suits for the latest Portfolio Night campaign.
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Top Cannes contenders: Radio
Strategy is counting down the campaigns most likely to win big at the Palais at this year's festival.
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Activia brings back the belly
A new year-long, integrated campaign from the Danone brand featuring Shakira is set to launch Sunday.
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Agencies Y&R and KBS+ land BMO accounts
The former shop will lead the bank's brand and retail business, while the latter will oversee marketing for its wealth management division.
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Twist Image makes two senior hires
Karla Congson (pictured) joins the agency as executive strategy director and managing director, and Kelly Small comes to the agency as a creative director, both working out of the Toronto office.
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Brands embrace hacking
In today’s parlance, hacking is associated with everything from Twitter bots, social media hijacking and even teching out items like fridges. Here are some cyber(ish) hijinks you may have missed.
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Canada nabs shortlist mentions in Cyber, Radio and Design
Leo Burnett, John St., Tribal DDB and Cossette all have multiple mentions in the lists released this morning from Cannes.
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BioSteel plots next move
The pink energy drink maker wants to move from word-of-mouth phenomenon to mainstream success.
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An advertising free-for-wall
Marketing went off the wall this summer, with installations that left people with what they truly desire: free stuff.
