Erica Kokiw, EVP, Digital, UM joins a panel of 20 experts from across the industry to review entries and curate a shortlist of the best work for the Media Innovation Awards. The MIAs honour the great and growing role media plays in the marketing mix. This year, the awards will showcase the impactful pre and
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At this year’s Shopper Innovation + Activation Awards, UM was awarded six medals for their ground-breaking work across four clients, Sobeys, BMO, and Sinai Health. This industry recognition is a true testament to UM’s breakthrough achievements spanning retail, brand activation, and experiential strategy. Click here to read more.
Campaign has revealed the shortlist and winners for its second annual global Agency of the Year awards. UM took home the top media agency award, and global CEO Eileen Kiernan was recognized as a finalist in the agency leader category. UM was celebrated for reimagining the traditional agency model, driven by a unique commitment to Futureproofing clients’
Strategy’s Creative Report Card tracks and tallies the awards taken home by agencies, advertisers and creatives over the past year to help the marketing community know who’s at the top of their game. Ranking #18 on the list, alongside Canada’s best creative advertising shops, UM was the highest-ranked media agency in 2021. The report also
UM’s Richard Fofana, VP, Digital will join previously announced co-chairs Susan Irving and Sandra Sanderson and 16 other experts from all corners of the industry, including brand marketing, creative, media, and PR. They will also be supported by a shortlist jury that will help narrow down the volume of submissions. The SIA Awards showcase breakthrough achievements
To help clients address COVID challenges, the shop expanded its consulting service and developed new forecasting tools. Like everyone else, UM was blindsided by the pandemic. But unlike some, the agency had already begun looking at changes to its structure and process prior to the crisis. As a result, its phones have been ringing off
After releasing their media and creativity lists last week, WARC Rankings, the global benchmark for impactful marketing as judged by industry leaders, just released their 2020 WARC Effectiveness Rankings. UM was ranked #1 in Canada and #8 in global media agencies based on performance in strategy and effectiveness. Earlier this month, UM also ranked #7
At yesterday’s 2020 AToMiC Awards, UM Canada was awarded seven accolades for their ground-breaking work on clients like Hershey’s, Reese, Reese’s Pieces, and Tim Hortons. See the full list of winners here.
The WARC Media Awards are an international competition with 300+ entrants vying for a coveted place on the podium with only four categories in total. Congratulations to UM and the Hershey team on another fantastic win for Oh Henry! 4:25 that took home Gold for “Most Effective Channel Integration.” The campaign was also the only
Ad Age recently released their 2020 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, rated across employee benefits, company culture, company environment, employee perks, employee development, and employee engagement. This is the second year in a row the
