Top 100 Events in Canada 2018 - Advertising & Marketing Events
September 18, 2018
1. C2 Montréal
Montreal #1 Advertising & Marketing Event This year’s meeting of creative minds, returning to the historic Griffintown district, was its biggest ever: 6,500 C.E.O.s, academics, students, and start-up entrepreneurs from 61 countries. The eco-friendly three-day event was named one of North America’s most sustainable business conferences by Quebec’s standards for responsible event management. Next: May 22-24, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of C2
2. Canadian Marketing Association Awards
Toronto #2 Advertising & Marketing Event About 1,000 top marketers and their clients returned to the Westin Harbour Castle in 2017 for a reception, award show, dinner, and dancing. Cosette’s SickKids Foundation campaign won Best of the Best. New sponsored dance floor lounges, and late-night snacks kept the party going. Facebook and Twitter are among this year’s sponsors. Next: November 23, 2018
Photo: Anil Mungal
3. Strategy Agency of the Year
Toronto #3 Advertising & Marketing Event Koerner Hall hosted the Agency of the Year awards in 2017—and will again this year—when about 500 industry types celebrated the country’s top creative, media, digital, PR, and design shops with pre- and post-show cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Cosette won gold for the second year in a row. Next: November 1, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Strategy Agency of the Year Awards
4. 'Strategy' Magazine Marketing Awards
Toronto #4 Advertising & Marketing Event The posh Carlu was the site of the Marketing Awards again this year, when Cosette took home two Best in Show awards, one for McDonalds and one for SickKids. The cocktails-and-dinner event did not sell out this year, and attendance was level with last. Formerly known as Marketing Magazine Marketing Awards, Strategy Magazine bought the title and took over the show. Next: Spring 2019