Seven trends in sponsorship
October 29th, 2013 | ACA Team,
By Doria Rahmani, Éditions infopresse The 4th RDV Commandite (in French), the annual sponsorship conference organized by Infopresse took place recently in Montreal. During the event, David Pontbriand, partner at Substance Stratégie, presented Focus on major issues, the results of an exclusive joint survey on current and emerging industry trends conducted among 21 sponsorship marketing experts
Read MoreAB InBev’s recipe for innovation
October 22nd, 2013 | ACA Team,
By Jorn Socquet, Vice President, Marketing at AB InBev Innovation is easy. It sounds like a contradiction in terms, but with our key cultural principles at AB InBev (ABI) focused on creating a culture of entrepreneurship, hard work and consumer centricity (and we truly mean it), the result is a very fertile ground to develop […]
Read MoreOntario MOH to consult ACA on children’s advertising
October 17th, 2013 | ACA Team,
By Jessica Yared, ACA The Ontario government is seeking advice on the recommendations contained in The Healthy Kids Strategy report, delivered by the Healthy Kids Panel in March 2013. The Association of Canadian Advertisers will be involved in a series of consultations with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care this fall,
Read MoreNew program for OBA gives consumers more choice, makes advertisers more accountable
October 10th, 2013 | ACA Team,
By Jessica Yared, ACA Consumers will now have access to more information and greater control over ads displayed to them based on their online behaviour. For their part, advertisers will be able to educate themselves and determine whether they are observing the principles of responsible online behavioural advertising in Canada.
Read MoreThe New Rules of Engagement: In Conversation with Geoff Ramsey
October 2nd, 2013 | ACA Team,
By Randy Scotland, ACA When Geoff Ramsey talks, smart marketers listen up ‒ with good reason. With his grip on the latest research trends and best practices, the chairman of eMarketer offers a rich understanding and big-picture perspective of the digital landscape and its impact on marketing and media. In the following interview, Ramsey, who […]
Read MoreACA raises red flag over proposed Omnicom-Publicis merger
September 30th, 2013 | ACA Team,
By ACA staff The announcement this summer that Omnicom and Publicis will merge ‒ effectively creating the world’s largest advertising holding group ‒ means a host of competing brands may land under a single ownership.
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