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Canadians Create

Canadians Create

Created by StartWell in partnership with the ICA and Little Black Book (LBB), “Canadians Create” is a podcast series centered around conversations with agencies and marketers, showcasing best-in-class examples of Canadian work.

Episodes

Episode 12: Lifelong Crush and Kruger Products’ Gold Effie Success

This special episode with Effie Canada explores the second of three Gold-winning campaigns, breaking down the collaboration between Lifelong Crush and Kruger Products to promote Cashmere UltraLuxe.

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Episode 11: LG2’s Grand Effie-Winning Work

This special episode with Effie Canada explores the first of three Gold-winning campaigns, breaking down the process behind LG2 and National Bank of Canada’s masterclass in creative effectiveness.

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Episode 10: Sid Lee Never Settles for Less

This episode explores the ins and outs of Sid Lee, and the ways in which it’s pushing AI and innovation to the forefront of its craft.

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Episode 9: Evolving the Story with Cairns Oneil

This episode explores Cairns Oneil’s collaboration with SickKids Foundation to roll out the hospital’s 150th birthday campaign, and how sharp media strategy enabled the work to exceed all expectations upon landing.

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Episode 8: Embracing and Facilitating Transformation with Angry Butterfly

This episode explores Angry Butterfly’s award-winning "Next to Stok’d" campaign, which saw the agency utilise clever marketing to bypass Canadian cannabis advertising regulations.

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Episode 7: Broken Heart Love Affair’s Breathtaking Craft for Royal Ontario Museum

This episode explores Broken Heart Love Affair’s iconic ‘Immortal’ ad, and what it takes to collaborate with such a culturally-significant Canadian institution.

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Episode 6: Shortstop and the Power of Local Creativity

This episode explores Shortstop’s work with photographer Aaron McKenzie Fraser, which saw the two transform a backyard shed into the cultural hub, ‘Sketch Harbour’.

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Episode 5: Tapping the Cultural Zeitgeist with Cossette

This episode explores the Cossette and McDonald’s Canada campaign ‘Remix Menu’, a reimagined US promotion which was brought up north with the help of Lil Yachty.

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Episode 4: Citizen Relations Does More with Less

This episode explores Intuit TurboTax’s ‘Undone’, Citizen Relations’ nine-minute horror film that addressed the stresses of the 2024 tax season in a playfully resonant way.

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Episode 3: Solving Real, Human Problems with Leo Toronto

This episode explores Bell Canada’s ‘It’s Good To Talk’, the Leo Toronto campaign encouraging Canadians to seek voice-to-voice interactions for better mental health.

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Episode 2: Inside King Ursa’s Rigour-Backed Intuition

This episode explores ‘Made from Fiona’, the King Ursa and Timberland campaign that transformed the hurricane’s destructive wake into real benefit for the affected communities.

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Episode 1: McCann Canada’s Grand Effie-Winning Partnership

The inaugural episode explores McCann Canada’s relationship with Kids Help Phone, and how the partnership has evolved creatively, strategically and commercially over the past few years.

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More about Canadians Create

Our mission is simple: Amplify our country’s unprecedented industry success and show the world why Brands Need More Canada.

Episodes are being released weekly in Little Black Book (LBB) and on CanadiansCreate.com.

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Want to participate?

Contact Madison Papple, Head of Communications & Operations at the ICA.