Category: Awards

UM was awarded the top spot in Ad Age’s prestigious 2024 A-List & Creativity Awards, which celebrates agencies that have thrived creatively, financially and culturally amid industry disruption. AdAge credits the win to our industry-leading strategy, data and tech capabilities, but, equally importantly, our dedication to our people, our clients and our community. Our ONE UM

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UM brought home three awards at the 2023 Festival of Media North America Awards (FOMNA) for its collaboration with Boston Pizza on “Powered by Fanalytics” and BMO on “Gamer’s Branch: Stealth Mode Banking.”  The FOMNA Awards honour and showcase exceptional innovation and creativity within the dynamic world of media. UM’s campaigns, judged by senior industry

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UM’s ongoing commitment and leadership in innovation and creativity was recognized at the 2023 Media Innovation Awards (MIAs). UM brought home a total of three wins – one silver and two bronze – for partnership with BMO on “Gamer’s Branch: Stealth Mode Banking” and Boston Pizza on “Powered by Fanalytics.” The MIAs are Canada’s premium

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UM is obsessed with delivering effective and impactful work that helps clients achieve their business growth objectives. This commitment is reflected in UM being ranked #1 in Canada, #2 in North America and #5 in the world on WARC’s Effectiveness 100 list for media. This list is the industry benchmark for agency impact and effectiveness, published

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UM brought home 10 trophies at the CMA Awards 2023 for its stellar work across three brands. UM was honoured with the ‘Best of the Best’ award for its breakthrough work on BMO Gamer’s Branch. The CMAs recognize the best in Canadian marketing and celebrate the top campaigns and marketers of the past year. We

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UM was honoured with the Silver Media Agency of the Year award at the 2023 Strategy Agency of the Year Awards. The win is a testament to our clients, our people, and our community. Our drive for ‘Better’ means we are in constant beta, working with clients and partners to develop new ways to solve

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UM brought home a total of six Effie Canada awards, including a grand prix, gold, silver, and bronze for work on BMO “NXT LVL”, one bronze for McCain “Make It A Fry Day” and a bronze for BMO “Rainbow Deposits.” These wins are a testament to UM’s unwavering commitment to drive innovation and business impact.

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We are excited to share that UM’s stellar work won four awards at the 2023 Strategy Awards. UM brought home two silver and two bronze for its impactful work on BMO across two different campaigns – NXT LVL and Rainbow Deposits. The Strategy Awards recognize the role of planning by celebrating the best marketing and advertising strategy work in

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We are excited to announce that four UM leaders have been selected as first-round judges for the 2023 Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) Awards. Congratulations to Erica Kokiw, EVP, Digital, Stuart Brown, VP, Client Business Partner, Kelvin Mak, Senior Director, Digital Strategy and Partnerships, and Jeenal Patel, Senior Director, Strategy. First-round judges will evaluate and select entries

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