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Loblaw Advance names Criteo its direct sales agent for email ads

Loblaw Advance made Criteo its direct sales agent in Canada, letting advertisers buy email display ads in the Shoppers Drug Mart, PC Optimum and PC Express newsletters through Criteo.

CriteoLoblaw Advance

LaunchedCommerce · Sales representationCanadaFavicon of CriteoCriteo

RAD Intel Acquires Majority Stake in AVCommunications, Expanding AI-Powered Audience Intelligence Into Multicultural Marketing

RAD IntelAVCommunications

AcquisitionData · AcquisitionCanada

Best Buy Canada Selects Perion as a Full-Stack Partner to Power its Retail DOOH Media Network

Best Buy CanadaPerion

LaunchedOut-of-home · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of Best Buy CanadaBest Buy Canada

VIOOH expands programmatic DOOH access in Canada with VENDO Media

Advertisers can now programmatically buy VENDO Media's Canadian digital billboard inventory through VIOOH.

VENDO MediaVIOOHAdvertisers

LaunchedOut-of-home · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of VIOOHVIOOHVENDO Media

VIOOH adds VENDO Media's Canadian billboards to programmatic DOOH

Advertisers buying through VIOOH can now reach VENDO Media's 550-plus digital billboards across Canada programmatically.

AdvertisersVIOOHVENDO Media

Market dataOut-of-home · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of VIOOHVIOOHVENDO Media

TC Transcontinental Acquires PDI Group to Accelerate Growth of its In-Store Marketing Activities

TC TranscontinentalPDI Group

AcquisitionCommerce · AcquisitionCanada

Samsung Ads improves CTV targeting for Porter Airlines

Porter Airlines, as an advertiser, can now use Samsung Ads' improved data-driven targeting for its Connected TV campaigns in Canada.

Samsung AdsPorter Airlines

LaunchedCTV · Data partnershipCanadaFavicon of Samsung AdsSamsung Ads

SiriusXM Media Canada becomes exclusive ad rep for TuneIn

Advertisers seeking TuneIn's Canadian audience will now buy exclusively through SiriusXM Media Canada.

SiriusXM Media CanadaTuneIn

UpdateRadio · Sales representationCanadaFavicon of SiriusXM MediaSiriusXM MediaFavicon of TuneInTuneIn

BBC Studios hands Canadian podcast ad sales to The Podcast Exchange

Advertisers in Canada can now buy ads on BBC podcasts through The Podcast Exchange, newly appointed to represent BBC Studios' podcast inventory there.

BBC StudiosThe Podcast Exchange

LaunchedPodcasts · Sales representationCanadaFavicon of BBC StudiosBBC Studios

Postmedia Launches Their Self-Serve Advertising Platform Powered by DanAds

Postmedia is proud to announce the launch of Postmedia Ad Manager (P.A.M.), a self-serve advertising platform that enables businesses of all sizes to streamline their digital and print advertising efforts across one of Canada’s largest network of news brands. This innovative platform provides advertisers with seamless access to Postmedia’s extensive audience through to 130+ digital […]

PostmediaDanAds

LaunchedWeb · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of PostmediaPostmedia

Optable and The Globe and Mail Push for Data Collaboration with New Clean Room Partnership

Like many mediums in ad tech, privacy-compliant technologies, or more specifically, data clean rooms are becoming oversaturated with solutions. So, data clean room providers must differentiate themselves from one another. Optable partnered with The Globe and Mail’s advertising arm, Globe Media Group, to stand out in the marketplace.

OptableGlobe Media Group

LaunchedData · Data partnershipCanadaFavicon of The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail

Optable, VIA Rail, Touché, and The Globe and Mail Enhance Advertising Outcomes Through Data Collaboration Partnership

Partnership Drives 3.4X Greater Reach, 2.5X Lower Cost Per Reach, 1.5X Higher Efficiency in Viewable Impressions, and Competitive Cost Per Qualified Visit in VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail)’s Digital Campaign Optable, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) data management, activation & collaboration platform designed for the advertising ecosystem, has announced its partnership with The Globe and Mail and its advertising […]

VIA RailOptableThe Globe and Mail

LaunchedData · Data partnershipCanadaFavicon of The Globe and MailThe Globe and MailTouché

Wasserman Acquires Toronto-Based Creative and Experience Agency trevor//peter - Little Black Book

trevor//peterWasserman

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionCanada

Havas Media Acquires Canadian Performance & Data Analytics Agency Noise Digital

Noise DigitalHavas Media

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionCanada

Reddit, Omnicom Media Group Ink Enterprise Partnership in Canada

They reached a similar pact in the U.S. in March 2021.

RedditOmnicom Media

Market dataSocial · Buying accessCanadaFavicon of Omnicom MediaOmnicom MediaFavicon of RedditReddit

WPP Acquires Canadian Commerce Agency Diff to Grow Its Partner Ecosystem in North America

WPP announces that it is acquiring Diff, a leading commerce agency based in Montreal, Canada. Diff is an award-winning developer of tailor-made commerce solutions with specialized capabilities that address the rapidly growing Shopify commerce ecosystem. Founded in 2011 by Benjamin Crudo, the 115-strong company will join the Wunderman Thompson global network, complementing its world-class commerce […]

DiffWPP

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionCanadaWPP

Developed with DanAds Rogers Sports & Media Launches Self-Serve Advertising Platform

Rogers Sports & Media (RSM) today (November 16th, 2022) announced the launch of its self-serve advertising platform, RSM Ad Manager. The platform automates the ad buy process and offers greater flexibility to advertisers, allowing businesses of all sizes to easily […]

Rogers Sports & MediaDanAds

LaunchedProgrammatic · Buying accessCanadaFavicon of Rogers Sports & MediaRogers Sports & Media

Rogers-Shaw $20.8 Billion Merger Gets Canadian Approval

Rogers Communications has received regulatory clearance to acquire rival cable and telecom giant Shaw Communications for $26 billion (U.S. $20.8 billion). (THR)

ShawRogers

MergerTV · MergerCanadaFavicon of RogersRogers

Stingray Partners with Hivestack to Power Audio Out of Home (AOOH) in Canada

Stingray to leverage Hivestack’s suite of supply-side technology to power digital audio advertising in real time Hivestack, the world’s largest, independent, programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) ad tech company today announced the launch of an industry-first dynamic digital audio out of home (AOOH) partnership with Stingray, the leading global music, media, and technology provider. The […]

StingrayHivestackadvertisers

LaunchedOut-of-home · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of StingrayStingray

AdStash Joins Forces With IDS Canada to become the Largest Programmatic Healthcare Network in Canada

Partnership with Toronto-based digital signage platform includes 325 of IDS Canada’s key healthcare locations Leading Toronto-based digital signage platform AdStash today announces its partnership with IDS Canada, a national healthcare digital signage network that operates 325 digital screens in medical clinics, viewed by over 1 Million consumers per month. AdStash technology will be installed in all IDS medical locations […]

IDS CanadaAdStash

UpdateOut-of-home · Inventory integrationCanadaAdStash

Rogers Communications to Buy Shaw for $20 Billion

Canada’s two biggest cable companies agreed to merge Monday with Rogers Communications announcing plans to buy Shaw Communications in a deal worth $20 billion Canadian ($16 billion U.S.) that would […]

RogersShaw

AcquisitionTV · AcquisitionCanadaFavicon of RogersRogers

Residential DOOH Brand Vertical Impression Partners with Rogers Sports and Media

New sales partnership creates unique opportunities to mix cutting-edge DOOH ad tech with multi-channel advertising buys. Edmonton: Canada’s largest residential elevator advertising company, Vertical Impression (VI), has signed an exclusive sales agreement with Rogers Sports & Media (RSM). Starting in January 2021, Vertical Impression’s ad inventory and advertising analytics will be offered as part of […]

Vertical ImpressionRogers Sports & Media

LaunchedOut-of-home · Sales representationCanadaFavicon of Rogers Sports & MediaRogers Sports & MediaVertical Impression

Stingray Group and dentsu Canada Announce Global Partnership

Stingray Group Inc., a leading music, media, and technology company, and world-class marketing and advertising network dentsu Canada, today announced that they have signed a three-year partnership of collaboration between the two organizations. Stingray will bring to dentsu priority access to their global music ecosystem while dentsu will contribute their deep expertise in media and […]

Stingraydentsu Canada

LaunchedRadio · Distribution dealCanadaFavicon of StingrayStingray

StackAdapt and SpotX Launch Connected TV Partnership for Canadian Advertisers

StackAdapt clients can now access premium CTV inventory and audiences via SpotX StackAdapt, a programmatic advertising technology company, and SpotX, the leading global video advertising and monetization platform, have announced a partnership focused on Connected TV (CTV) inventory and audiences, enabling advertisers to reach Canadian viewers of over-the-top (OTT) content at scale. Advertisers working with […]

SpotXStackAdaptadvertisers

LaunchedCTV · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of StackAdaptStackAdapt

Cluep, a Canadian startup that raised just $500K, acquired for $40M

Everyone loves a tale of a bootstrapped startup founder’s journey to an eight-figure exit. The team at Toronto-based Cluep have a good one. The founders of the adtech startup raised less than $500,000 from angel investors before selling their company to Impact Group for $40 million ($53 million CAD) this week. Founded in 2012, Karan Walia, Sobi Walia […]

Impact GroupCluep

AcquisitionProgrammatic · AcquisitionCanadaFavicon of CluepCluep

Ogilvy Montreal Acquires Advertising Agency Brad

Ogilvy Aims to Strengthen Its Presence in Quebec with the Acquisition of Brad Ogilvy Montreal announced the acquisition of Brad. With a presence in Quebec City and more than 175 employees, the agency becomes one of the largest in the province of Quebec. “We’re extremely happy to welcome the Brad talent within the Ogilvy family. […]

Ogilvy MontrealBrad

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionCanada

SoundCloud Selects Triton Digital’s a2x for Monetization of Audio Advertising Inventory in Canada

Music Platform Doubles Down on a2x to Enable their Canadian Listening Audience to be Accessed Programmatically MONTREAL – Triton Digital®, a leading technology provider for the audio industry, announced that SoundCloud, the world’s leading music and audio platform, has selected Triton Digital’s programmatic audio advertising exchange, a2x® as a monetization partner for their digital audio […]

SoundCloudTriton Digital

UpdateProgrammatic · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of SoundCloudSoundCloudFavicon of Triton DigitalTriton Digital

Glacier Media Goes Live on Mediaspectrum Ad Sales Platform

Initial Phase of Company-Wide Deployment Quickly Realizes New Efficiencies for Top Canadian Publisher MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Mediaspectrum, Inc.® announced the successful first phase deployment of its advertising platform by Glacier Media Inc. Mediaspectrum’s Cloud-based solution was chosen to help transform business and streamline the entire sales operations process for Glacier’s daily and weekly community […]

MediaspectrumGlacier Media

UpdateWeb · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of Glacier MediaGlacier Media

Post Media, Yellow Pages, The Chronicle Herald and DHX Television Join CPAX, Demonstrating Continued Evolution of Programmatic Strategies

The CPAX Ecosystem Attracts Major Publishers; Offers Buyers a Trusted Environment, Private Marketplace (dealID) and Access to Premium Canadian Inventory Toronto, ON – Canada’s Premium Audience Exchange (CPAX), the programmatic exchange service operated by eleven of Canada’s leading media companies of premium digital content including the CBC, Rogers Media and Shaw Media, announced the addition […]

PostmediaCPAXBuyers

UpdateProgrammatic · Inventory integrationCanadaFavicon of Yellow PagesYellow PagesFavicon of PostmediaPostmedia

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