Three golds for Marketing at KRW Awards

Once again, Marketing has won national recognition among Canadian trade and business journalists, topping the medal rankings at the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards Tuesday night. Our publication was honoured to win three gold medals, two silver medals and nine honourable mentions in the annual competition, and the editorial staff was exceptionally pleased to be one […]

Once again, Marketing has won national recognition among Canadian trade and business journalists, topping the medal rankings at the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards Tuesday night.

Our publication was honoured to win three gold medals, two silver medals and nine honourable mentions in the annual competition, and the editorial staff was exceptionally pleased to be one of three shortlisted publications in the running for Magazine of the Year. That honour went to Up Here Business magazine.

Check out our industry coverage that ranked among the best in Canada last year:

The Gold Medals

Everybody Loves Target – Best Merchandising/Marketing Article
Kristin Laird
(appeared online as Target Marks its Territory)

Vice Age – Best Profile of a Company
Tom Gierasimczuk

Hot Potato – Best Profile of a Person
Chris Powell
(appeared online as Ryan Smolkin’s Smoke-y Venture)

The Silver Medals

Facebook Rules – Best Issue
(online version)
Peter Zaver, Tom Gierasimczuk, David Brown, Rebecca Harris, Alicia Androich, Kristin Laird, Jeromy Lloyd, Ally Tripkovic

30 Under 30 – Best One-of-a-kind Article
(online version)
Alicia Androich, David Brown, Tom Gierasimczuk, Kristin Laird, Jeromy Lloyd, Russ Martin

The Honourable Mentions

Cult of Influence – Best Feature Article (Professional)
Russ Martin

The Oils Sands PR War – Best Feature Article (Professional)
Chris Turner

Ears Wide Open – Best Professional Article
Alicia Androich

Rethinking Blogger Outreach – Best Professional Article
Rebecca Harris

Sid Lee vs. The World – Best Profile of a Company
David Brown

All the Right Moves – Best Profile of a Company
Kristin Laird

Return of the Mac – Best Profile of a Person
Alicia Androich
(appeared online as Watch Out For The Blue Ant)

End User – Best Regularly Featured Department or Column
Chris Koentges

Advertising Articles

BC Children’s Hospital waxes poetic

A Christmas classic for children nestled all snug in their hospital beds.

Teaching makes you a better marketer (Column)

Tim Dolan on the crucible of the classroom and the effects in the boardroom

Survey says Starbucks has best holiday cup

Consumers take sides on another front of Canada's coffee war

Watch This: Iogo’s talking dots

Ultima's yogurt brand believes if you've got an umlaut, flaunt it!

Heart & Stroke proclaims a big change

New campaign unveils first brand renovation in 60 years

Best Buy makes you feel like a kid again

The Union-built holiday campaign drops the product shots

123W builds Betterwith from the ground up

New ice cream brand plays off the power of packaging and personality

Sobeys remakes its classic holiday commercial

Long-running ad that made a province sing along gets a modern update