Growth Equity Investment For @VendoMediaInc

Tuesday, October 18th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Forum Asset Management has announced the completion of a growth equity investment in VENDO Media Inc. We are told that proceeds from Forum’s investment were used to complete the acquisition of Media City Pub Inc. and will be used to fund future growth. VENDO is of course a leading Canadian out-of-home media infrastructure company, formed […]

Brandon Newman Joins @VendoMediaInc

Friday, August 5th, 2022

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Brandon Newman has joined VENDO Media in the new role of Chief Commercial Officer. The company stayed that “With a deep background as a C-Suite executive with numerous OOH companies in Canada, Brandon is committed to positive change as a proven disruptor and will provide strong leadership and intelligence to this role”. As the Chief […]

Exertis Pro AV Canada Officially Arrives

Wednesday, June 1st, 2022

Andrew Neale

Exertis Pro AV Canada has officially arrived, bringing their reseller and vendor partners an exciting twist to Canadian AV distribution. Their Canadian-based operations and warehousing will allow them dynamic control over stock and shipping and added flexibility . From their parent company, Montreal-based Exertis|JAM (a DCC business), to their Canadian sales reps, Canadian PM Team, […]

Talon Outdoor Joins @COMMBCA

Friday, May 20th, 2022

Tristan Cotterill

Canadian Out-of-Home Marketing and Measurement Bureau, the trusted source of Canadian OOH market insights for its advertiser, agency, media owner, and programmatic tech-stack members, has welcomed Talon Outdoor as a new member.   COMMB President Amanda Dorenberg told us “COMMB prides itself on providing agencies like Talon Outdoor current, comprehensive research on the value of […]

Adam Mills Joins Chameleon Digital Media

Friday, April 29th, 2022

Tristan Cotterill

Adam Mills has joined Chameleon Digital Media as its new Director of Sales and Partnership. We are told that he comes to the company with an encyclopedic knowledge of digital and cannabis marketing. His expertise was honed through executive level stints at Omnicom, Group M, Publicis, and IPG and we are told that he is perfectly […]

The @DPAAglobal Canada Summit, June 16, 2023

Thursday, March 17th, 2022

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

DPAA, the global trade marketing association, driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home media this week announced that its fifth Canada Summit will be held in-person on June 16 at the Scotiabank Theater in Toronto. The DPAA Canada Summit attracts brands, agencies, DOOH media owners, programmatic firms and others to discuss the growing role of […]

Joe Kispal Joins @VendoMediaInc

Friday, November 12th, 2021

Tristan Cotterill

Joe Kispal has joined VENDO Media as VP Sales. Joe’s sales career spans over 20+ years in the OOH industry. Mostly recently at Pattison Outdoor, Joe has previously held sales management positions at Cineplex Media and Neo-Traffic. VENDO Media is a leading innovator within Canada’s OOH industry.  Offering national scale and regional coverage across 95+ […]

Jennifer Bidwell Joins @AllvisionDOOH

Friday, September 17th, 2021

Tristan Cotterill

Jennifer Bidwell has joined Allvision, Canada’s premiere pure-play digital out-of-home media company, as Executive Vice-President, Sales, and Marketing. Jennifer will assume leadership of the Sales division for Canada, reporting directly to the CEO, Greg Smith. A seasoned media veteran, Jennifer brings 20 years of media experience through sales and agency leadership roles. We are told […]

Next Week’s DPAA Video Everywhere Canada Summit

Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The DPAA Video Everywhere Canada Summit has been expanded to two days and the live streamed event will be held June 9 and 10 at 11 AM ET to 1 PM ET each day. Topics will include markets re-opening, innovation, location data, programmatic OOH, and the growing role of DOOH in today’s omnichannel strategies. Confirmed […]

Holt Renfrew’s hr2 Re-Imagines Off-Price Retail

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Dmitry Sokolov

Preparing for Nordstrom’s announced Canadian expansion, Canadian Luxury retailer Holt Renfrew launched a new look for its off-price outlets – discount outlets then? Ed The second hr2 outlet to open it’s doors was in Vaughan Mills Mall, located just north of Toronto. Much like the inaugural Montreal store, the Vaughan Mills location is a fantastic example of […]