Aids Walk Canadians have become so blasé about AIDS, you’d think the crisis is over. It isn’t. The objective of this advertising was not only to create awareness of AIDS Walk Canada’s annual fundraiser, but also to remind people that lives continue to be lost to this insidious disease. |
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Barfly Barfly Canada refurbishes old refrigerators and converts them into beer fridges. For many individuals - mostly guys - the idea of a fresh keg always on tap at home is a dream come true. Of course, a $1,500 price tag can make this a difficult purchase decision, especially when there’s a wife or girlfriend to consult. The ads effectively use humour to rationalize what could otherwise be seen as an unnecessary indulgence. |
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Miller Genuine Draft The Miller Genuine Draft brand has been around for some time. But there was news: the introduction of a clear bottle in Alberta and B.C. So we made the most of that. We imbued a simple packaging change with an attitude that made it a point of actual product superiority. The campaign married the distinct clear bottle with a sensibility reflecting the target’s desire to use Miller Genuine Draft as a badge. |
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Molson Canadian "I Am Canadian" is Molson’s "Just Do It." Moving away from that theme line seemed, well, wrong. But how do you breathe life into a brand that, after nearly two decades, had explored every conceivable Canadian patio, cottage and road trip? You do it by exploring not what Canadians do, but how Canadians feel. By tapping the inchoate visceral pride of young Canadian men. By making the advertising a form of generational self-expression. In short, you do it by making "I Am" not a tagline, but a rallying cry. |
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Winners Few brands attempt to build image and equity via outdoor billboards; the constraints of time and space have persuaded many advertisers that the only value of the medium is for retail and promotional messages. The Winners outdoor campaign, however, successfully promotes the brand’s unique point of difference in less than four seconds. This has enabled us to place image-building advertising in smaller markets where television would be cost-prohibitive. |
| Gold: Palmer Jarvis DDB | Silver: Taxi Advertising and Design | Bronze: MacLaren McCann |
| Honourable Mention: BBDO Canada |
| Finalists: Ammirati Puris Bensimon•Byrne D'Arcy Gee, Jeffery & Partners Advertising Holmes & Lee Ogilvy & Mather |
| Judges: Creative Strategic |
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