UM brought home bronze at this year’s Effie Awards Canada in the ‘Restaurant’ category for its breakthrough work on Boston Pizza’s “How To Patio: Re-Training Program.” The Effie Awards honour the most effective marketing in Canada, recognizing the top media campaigns that drove business results over the past year. Click here to read more.
Category: Awards
We are excited to share that UM won five awards at the 2022 Strategy Awards. UM brought home gold, silver, and three bronze for its stellar work on BMO, Nestlé, and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society. The Strategy Awards recognize the role of planning by celebrating the best marketing and advertising strategy work in Canada. The
UM brought home the Achieving Communications Excellence (ACE) Best in Show award for its ground-breaking work on Hershey’s #HerForShe campaign. This work also won gold in ‘Digital Communications Campaign of the Year’ and bronze in ‘Best Use of Media Relations’ at the ACE Awards earlier this year. The ACE Awards celebrate Toronto’s talent and innovation and honours
UM’s innovation and creativity were recognized at this year’s Cannes Lions Awards with four medals. UM took home two golds and one bronze for its work on the Canadian Down Syndrome Society’s “Project Understood,” and a bronze for BMO’s “Gear Up.” The Cannes Lions have been championing creative excellence since 1954, providing a global destination
Richard Fofana, EVP, Strategy, UM, has joined the 2022 CMA Awards Strategic Review Working Group. Alongside fellow industry leaders, he will provide strategic input and feedback on this year’s award categories, processes, and disciplines to improve the award experience. The annual CMA Awards recognize the best in Canadian marketing, including the top campaigns and marketers
UM has made the list of top agencies, ranking #45 overall in Strategy’s 2022 Creative Report Card. This marks UM’s second year making the list as the highest-ranking media agency. The report also recognizes UM as AOR for top brands: American Express, Levi Strauss & Co. and Sinai Health Foundation. Strategy’s Creative Report Card tracks and tallies the awards
UM’s CEO Shelley Smit joins 13 experts from across the industry to review entries and curate a shortlist for the best work in the media category for The Globe and Mail Young Lions Competitions. The Globe and Mail Young Lions Competitions is the Canadian qualifier for the Global Cannes Young Lions Competitions. Individuals aged 31
Ad Age recently released its 2022 list of Best Places to Work, and UM is ranked among the winners. This annual competition honours the top 50 companies from around the world that stand out from the rest across various workplace factors, including employee benefits, company culture, company environment, employee perks, employee development, and employee engagement. Click here
UM’s leadership in innovation and creativity was recognized at the 2021 Media Innovation Awards (MIAs), generating more wins than any other media agency. UM brought home a total of 17 trophies – 2 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze – for work across BMO, Movember Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, Levi’s, Amazon Rainforest Conservancy, Hershey, MeToo and
Shelley Smit, CEO, UM Canada, has had the incredible honour of winning the Media Leader of the Year title at the 2021 Media Innovation Awards. Shelley has not only deftly navigated uncertain times, but has propelled UM forward to emerge as a leader on the Canadian and global stage, through a deep commitment to culture