UM and BMO team up for the brand’s new soccer-themed ad campaign, “#BMOGrowTheGame” featuring Canadian superstar Alphonso Davies. The campaign highlights BMO’s commitment to soccer at both the grassroots and professional level and features seven 15-second spots running during MLS and World Cup broadcasts and on YouTube and Twitch. The ads were shot in Davies’
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UM has joined forces with Empire to promote its Scene+ loyalty program through a campaign that is the grocer’s largest marketing effort to date. The campaign highlights the program’s expansion into grocery stores nationwide, beginning in Atlantic Canada with Sobey’s, Foodland, Voilà by Sobeys, Needs, and Lawtons Drugs. The partnership will continue to roll out across
UM and Reprise teamed up with Amex for the brand’s first Pinterest Pin Extension to offer inspiration to Canadians planning their weekend. Pin Extensions appear as a regular “pin” on the social platform but take users directly to an interactive experience, ultimately driving them to a specific product or service offering. Amex’s Pin Extension takes
Building off Boston Pizza’s 2021 “Patio Retraining” campaign, UM partnered with the brand to celebrate the return of patio season by giving Scouts-style merit badges to customers who demonstrate patio-related accomplishments. Guests collect badges by scanning a special QR code and adding them to their virtual “Patio Handbook.” Participants with a full collection are entered
UM and Henkel relaunched Sunlight with a new masterbrand campaign – “Home is Canada.” Amplified through TV, OLV, and social activations, the campaign aims to showcase the brand products as a trusted part of the Canadian experience, making basic household chores easier, thereby allowing time for more important things in life. The spot follows a
Family of Support is a child and youth mental health initiative launched by Sobeys in 2020. This year, UM partnered with the brand to launch a new campaign aimed at building an emotional connection with Canadians by leveraging real stories from patient ambassadors. The TV spot is supported by OLV, social, and an in-store fundraising
UM and American Express Canada are celebrating the end of lockdowns and the return of in-person events with a fresh campaign titled “Member When,” promoting the benefits of membership for cardholders. The campaign centres around a 60-second spot filmed from the point-of-view of various AMEX cardholders, putting them at the front and centre of the
SkipTheDishes partnered with UM to serve up a new installment of the “Did Somebody Say” campaign with artist Katy Perry. The campaign was launched during Pride Month and featured a dollhouse-inspired online video spot. The campaign was also supported by a Pride activation in Toronto – called the Pride Picnic Pop-up – that hosted three
The UM team worked with BMO on the launch of its new Pride campaign, “BMO Rainbow Deposits,” which invites people to take photos of any rainbow and “deposit” the pictures. For every rainbow deposited, BMO will donate $1 to Rainbow Railroad, an organization that helps LGBTQ+ individuals escape countries where it is illegal to be gay.
UM leveraged new technology to promote Johnson & Johnson brand, Tylenol, in Bell Media’s TV medical drama, Transplant. Developed by Mirriad Productions, the media company now offers in-content advertising solutions, such as virtual product placements and ads inserted directly into episodes of its self-produced TV series. UM worked with Bell Media to ensure 100% share