Judges 2016
ANOMALY
TORONTO, Ontario
Founded in 2004, Anomaly is a difficult to define, but exciting to work at ‘new model’ agency with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Toronto and Shanghai. The agency’s blue chip client roster includes Budweiser, Bud Light, Converse, Diageo, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hershey’s, Marriott Group’s Renaissance Hotels, Nike, Rethink Breast Cancer, San Pellegrino, and Spotify. Anomaly has recently been recognized for a very diverse range of work including four Gold Cassies for business results, a Cannes Lion, Cyber Lion & Mobile Lion, a Mercury Music Prize, an Effie as a brand owner and two Emmys for a TV series the agency created and co-owns.
BONE CREATIVE
VICTORIA, British Columbia
BONE Delivers
We are a full-service Creative Agency in Victoria, BC. We develop marketing, advertising & brand experiences that propel businesses forward. We are passionate about design, driven by strategy and strive for client success. We believe in the idea of a true collaborative partnership with our clients by working with transparency that embraces creativity, experimentation, and measurable results.
CAPSTRAT
RALEIGH, North Carolina
We are problem solvers. As communication disciplines continue to blur, we are a new-style agency built to help our clients tell their stories with power and persuasion to the audiences that matter most to them, regardless of the communications challenge.
We thrive in complex organizations. We don’t market cars or candy bars. We help our clients in complex, often regulated, industries tell their stories in compelling and simple ways. We get people to make life-altering decisions about education, health, wealth and professions. We are not a “one and done” agency. Our client engagements often last for more than 10 years – and our work can last even longer.
We are communications agnostic. We are motivated only by what’s going to produce the best results. That means we aren’t trying to sell advertising because we’re an ad agency or media relations becausewe’re a PR firm or extensive web development because we’re a digital firm. We offer integrated solutions that build value because it’s the right thing to do to meet business objectives.