2019 PR AOY Gold: Narrative’s creative bravery
How the PR shop is getting brands and their marketers to adopt greater “creative bravery.”
2019 Digital AOY Bronze: Zulu Alpha Kilo goes deeper on data
Data and creativity play nice at the Toronto agency, where strategy and facts are seen as “creative jet fuel.”
2019 Small AOY Bronze: Arrivals + Departures takes off
The shop is working with startups to explore the ins and outs of building a brand from the ground up while also pushing into health and wellness.
2019 Small AOY Silver: 123w pitches its best players
How a top-heavy creative director structure has helped the Vancouver agency hit major runs with clients big and small.
2019 Small AOY Gold: Target stays on its mark
The east coast shop finds success in not being a carbon copy of larger agencies and sticking to what it does best.
2019 Design AOY Bronze: DDB brings design to the forefront
Going far beyond visual graphics, the agency is now more deeply involved in the strategic development of branding projects.
2019 Media AOY Bronze: Touche!’s people-based planning
How the media agency is using its data source platform Omni to change the way it looks at media.
2019 Media AOY Gold: Initiative flips the script
How the shop is rejecting traditional adversarial relationships with media companies to create more collaborative programs.
2019 AOY Bronze: John St. is an Agency of the Year
The agency “brand thinker” is also collaborating with clients in a new rapid-fire creative process.
2019 AOY Silver: BBDO dissects creativity
How the Toronto shop is inspiring creativity via a “Factory” workshop to come up with work that uniquely addresses business challenges.
2019 AOY Gold, Design Gold and Silver Digital: Rethink rethinks its future
The 20-year old shop, which bagged three awards for work across disciplines, is gearing up for a future without its founders at the helm.
AOY Silver and Design AOY Bronze: John St. bundles up
Facing an industry in flux, the agency refocused its attention on its approach to working with clients.
AOY Gold and Design AOY Silver: Cossette VS. everyone
The agency’s third consecutive Gold win comes as it evolves to become a strategic business partner to clients.
Design AOY Gold and AOY Bronze: Zulu Alpha Kilo’s big design ideas
The proud indie is staying true to its roots.
2017 Agency of the Year winners
A look at the insights that drove success for this year’s top shops.
