The year’s best Canadian advertising will be revealed in just six days at the country’s pre-eminent industry awards celebration the Marketing Awards.
Held Tuesday June 9 at Toronto’s Varsity Cinemas, the winning work will be shown in digital, widescreen glory thanks to presenting sponsor Cineplex Media, with attendees enjoying complimentary refreshments courtesy of sponsors like Stella Artois, Jackson Triggs, Hershey’s, Maple Leaf Foods, Zast Foods, Mars, Pizza Pizza, and Coca-Cola.
This will also be the first year Marketing has handed out the new Excellence in Brand Creativity.
The Brand Creativity award was introduced to recognize a brand that have demonstrated a desire to move beyond the status quo.
The award will go to the client who introduced a breakthrough idea that lives outside of the traditional landscape of advertising, or demonstrated strong creativity through a brand’s entire body of work from the past year across all media.
“There’s a lingering feeling out there that awards shows and the creative recognition it brings are only for agencies,” said Patrick Scissons, co-chair of this year’s jury alongside Frédéric Girard. “We created this category because we felt it was important to recognize that creative success belongs just as much to clients, especially given the current economic climate. Standing out and being different has never been more important.”
Tickets—which are more than $100 cheaper than last year’s—can be purchased at TheMarketingAwards.ca. For further event or ticket information please contact Hayley Humenick 416-764-1575 or hayley.humenick@marketingmag.rogers.com
