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January 05, 2012
Rethink lands new partner, CD, beer aficionado.
Aaron Starkman has joined Rethink’s Toronto office as partner and creative director.
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November 11, 2011
Rethink gets a finalist nod at Agency of the Year awards
November 03, 2011
Rethink picks up at the Digital Marketing Awards
Masterfile gets a gold.
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October 18, 2011
Ian Grais speaks at Creative Mornings Vancouver.
Ian shared tips on how to develop great ideas.
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September 15, 2011
Rethink picks up two Extras
Extra, extra - read all about it...
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September 09, 2011
Rethink does Applied Arts
Rethink has taken over the September/October issue of Applied Arts .
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August 31, 2011
PNE named Marketer of the Year
BCAMA awards PNE with top prize.
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August 30, 2011
Dinosaurs take over Vancouver
August 15, 2011
And the winner is...
Congratulations Lily Tidhar, the 2011 winner of the Rethink Scholarship.
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August 01, 2011
Nicolas Quintal in BCBusiness magazine
Creative Director is getting clever with client seduction.
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July 15, 2011
"Rethink goes 'crazy' with new campaign for Playland"
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July 12, 2011
"Coast Capital Savings wins national award for credit union marketing excellence"
June 30, 2011
The Little Egg Timer That Could
Rethink project sitting pretty atop the Apple App Store »
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June 22, 2011
"Rethink's oily posters"
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Rethink Communications and Dogwood teamed up to create these amazing posters that “spill oil” when it rains »
June 22, 2011
Rethink does Cannes
Follow Rethink's lows and high(ball)s as we meet people and get shortlisted for stuff »
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June 20, 2011
ADCC finalists announced
Rethink pieces slated for something good »
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June 16, 2011
Rethink doubles up on creative directors in Toronto
Chris Booth joins Dré Labre as creative director of the Toronto office »
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June 16, 2011
Mmmmm good
Rethink picks up golden Ms at Marketing Awards »
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June 15, 2011
"Beyond advertising"
Canadian agencies are creating more than just campaigns »
From Strategy Magazine.
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June 15, 2011
Rethink promos picked up by Communication Arts
Two pieces to appear in Design Annual »
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June 14, 2011
"Chilliwack a favourite for burger ad shoots"
Get ready for the return of the Spicy Mama Burger »
June 08, 2011
Applied Arts keen on Rethink talent
Annuals feature 31 Rethink ads »
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June 03, 2011
"A year in creativity"
If we had to pick a theme for this year in advertising, it would likely be "above and beyond" »
May 27, 2011
No Tankers message trickles down
Posters simulate oil spill in rainy Vancouver »
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May 25, 2011
There's a new creative director in town
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And his name is... »
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May 20, 2011
"The Marriage of Client and Creative"
By building a long-term relationship with your creative partners, and tying them to the financial sucess of your brand, you will develop groundbreaking work that will pay off time and time again.
From Mr. Lube's vice-president of marketing, Brent Cuthbertson »
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May 20, 2011
Rethink wins two Clio statues
Check out our five finalists »
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May 13, 2011
Two Rethink ads make Creative Review's cut
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Work published in 2011 annual »
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May 12, 2011
"The Grid chalks up its first marketing effort"
Pema Hegan was anxiously watching the weather forecast yesterday... »
May 06, 2011
Rethink duo wins trip to Cannes
Art Director Carson Ting and Copywriter Justin Li won a top prize at last night's National Advertising Awards.
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April 28, 2011
Rethink scores in Applied Arts Design Annual
See all the winners »
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April 26, 2011
Langara College and Rethink launch new video for 18k scholarship
Video offers tips for young creatives and the chance to win a free ride at Langara
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April 11, 2011
"English Bay art works being wrapped to mark end of Vancouver Biennale"
Rethink street campaign closes international public art show
March 11, 2011
Crystal Award goes to well-deserving imposters
Rob Tarrys walk away with Best in Show
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March 10, 2011
"Rethink Vancouver and Holiday Films make you the boss with Coast Capital Savings"
The two recently paired up for a series of TV ads for the Vancouver-based credit union Coast Capital Savings, and they’re putting you in charge
March 10, 2011
"Sobeys takes a fresh approach"
March 03, 2011
First impressions of the Realizer
March 01, 2011
Rethink Realizer unleashed online
Free tool helps create realistic prototypes for iPhone and iPad app concepts »
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February 16, 2011
"Take me over"
February 10, 2011
"Rethink has its eye on Toronto paper's relaunch"
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Toronto’s Eye Weekly has selected Rethink as its agency partner for a campaign to promote the upcoming relaunch of the paper...
February 03, 2011
"Mr Lube is a homewrecker"
January 28, 2011
"Rethink Toronto wins Muskoka Cottage Brewery business"
Rethink Toronto is heading to cottage country as the new agency of record for Muskoka Cottage Brewery.
January 27, 2011
Rethink gets a great report card
Strategy Magazine ranks Grais/Staples as the top creative directors second year running
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January 12, 2011
No Tankers Loonie Project still going strong
Rethink's viral campaign to keep tankers out of BC's waters is still making waves nearly two years after launch
January 12, 2011
A fresh start for Sobeys
With a new discount banner, a private label revamp and enhanced loyalty programs, Belinda Youngs is shaking things up in the grocery aisles.
December 09, 2010
Rethinker picked as one of Top 100 New Creatives
Junior writer joins extensive pantheon of advertising's latest and greatest
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November 18, 2010
Creepy poster scares pedophiles, wows judges
And makes the cover of the 2010 Applied Arts Advertising & Design Annual
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November 18, 2010
A little DM glory
Two of our business cards were Ads of the World winners for September 2010
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November 12, 2010
Lotus Awards: Rethink still smashing
Or maybe just smashed. No wait— we stumbled home with 11 lucky kitties in tow
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November 09, 2010
"Masterfile launches global campaign with its new guru"
Premium stock photography agency Masterfile has launched a new global advertising campaign from Rethink that touts the benefits of the company's image search platform, Endless Media.
November 08, 2010
London calling
Two of Rethink's meatiest design pieces have picked up bronze trophies from the London International Awards
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November 05, 2010
Rethink dominates at ADCC
With most finalists and most golds of any agency in Canada
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October 28, 2010
"Sympatico promotes auto content with street stunt"
Sympatico.ca was placing wrecked cars in the Quebec streets last week as part of a series of stunts to promote its web content.
October 25, 2010
"Metro launches national ad campaign"
Free daily Metro has launched its first national advertising campaign in an attempt to further boost readership and online engagement.
October 21, 2010
Scholarship poster inspires CA jury
Out-of-the-box typography lands Rethink Scholarship promo piece in Communication Arts annual
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October 15, 2010
"Grocers begin battle over sustainable seafood"
Let the sustainable seafood war at Canadian supermarkets begin.
October 14, 2010
"A&W cooks up nostaligia"
A&W’s secret sauce is its ability to serve baby boomer patrons a healthy side of the warm and fuzzies with their root beer, burgers and onion rings.
October 07, 2010
"Sympatico underscores its content to consumers"
Sympatico.ca/wants_canadians_to_
get_to_know_its_family_of_products.
September 29, 2010
Rethink's Forces of Nice
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Two of our boys launch a Hong Kong art project
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September 28, 2010
"Tilley to go mass with Rethink"
Tilley Endurables, the outdoor and travel clothing maker known for its namesake hat, is readying its first Canadian mass advertising campaign in years with new agency partner Rethink.
September 23, 2010
Two thumbs up from Ads of the World
Rethink picks up a couple Best Ads of the Month
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September 17, 2010
"A model business card"
We never realized how perfectly a card could fit with a company’s brand until we came upon a whimsical little laser die-cut balsa wood number for Norburn Model Aircraft Supply which can be assembled into an actual tiny flyer.
September 14, 2010
Rethink print makes the headlines
with a great showing at the Extra awards
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September 10, 2010
Hooray for Hollywoodishness
We always knew we oughta be in pictures
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September 01, 2010
"Postmedia Network unveils logo"
Our logo for Postmedia makes the headlines in Marketing Magazine and the National Post.
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August 30, 2010
"It's a mad, mad, Mad Men world"
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Today's ad firms may not mirror the TV show, but the great idea is still gold, and yes, they have fun.
August 30, 2010
"Rethink raises a jug to the wine industry"
Rethink hopes its latest self promo piece will have beverage companies sitting down over a glass of wine and chatting about packaging.
August 23, 2010
Rethink's ad game explained
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Tom Ritchie takes a whirlwind tour of our Toronto office and interviews Creative Director Chris Staples for Ad Buzz Canada
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August 19, 2010
Toronto ad community united by disc golf
Tournament brings agencies together for friendly sporting and energetic mingling »
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August 18, 2010
"Rethink to steer first Metro campaign"
The Metro Canada newspaper group has chosen Rethink to create its first national marketing campaign.
August 12, 2010
Marketing is for the 'burbs
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Creative Director Rob Tarry talks about Arcade Fire's un-marketing campaign for their new album on the CBC's radio 3
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August 05, 2010
Rethink makes the cut for Communication Arts
Four ads to be featured in 2010 Advertising Annual
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August 04, 2010
"How Sobeys is taking on Loblaws"
Sobeys’ low-rent Price Chopper chain [...] has cooked up a way to overtake its rivals—and have the foodies lining up, too.
July 29, 2010
Predator Watch nabs online sex offender
A 36-year-old Burnaby man has been arrested for child luring thanks to an online initiative of the Vancouver Police Department that's being backed by Children of the Street Society and Rethink.
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July 28, 2010
"Rethink goes old school with Dayton Boots"
When it comes to old-school work boot traditions, every country seems to have its own iconic brand. Australians have Blundstones, America has Red Wings, Britain has Dr. Martens, and now Rethink wants to remind Canadians that they have Dayton.
July 27, 2010
"Sobeys has you in its sights with new strategy"
In the marketing business, "targeting" is almost as hot a buzzword as "engagement" when it comes to talking about consumers, and nowhere is that as evident as at Sobeys Inc., the No. 2 player in Canada's fiercely competitive grocery retailing sector.
From the Financial Post.
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July 06, 2010
More hits at Applied Arts
Rethink takes home 39 advertising awards
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July 02, 2010
Rethink designs a hit at Applied Arts
12 projects chosen for international design awards
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July 02, 2010
Rethink packaging selected for Communication Arts annual
CA's design annual will feature our CD case for Splitting Adam
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June 24, 2010
44 finalists for ADCC
Rethink has its best year yet for finalists in the Advertising and Design Club of Canada Show
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June 17, 2010
Rethink tops the Marketing Awards
Agency rakes in 14 medals at Canada's most prestigious show
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June 14, 2010
Rethink's dual Bessie golds
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Two Best TV Single golds for Rethink at the Bessies
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May 27, 2010
"A&W spots give actor freedom and 'wriggle room' "
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Ryan Beil bags four nominations for Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards.
May 26, 2010
Gold billboard dazzles Vancouverites
Rethink creates a billboard made of pure gold for Science World.
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May 17, 2010
A whole new URL
We’re getting shorter. And embracing the brutal efficiency of the new business climate
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May 17, 2010
Rethink stunt named a best ad of the week
BestAds.com has selected a stunt for the Plastic Pollution Coalition as the best outdoor ad of the week »
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May 17, 2010
"Rethink cracks another account"
Egg Farmers of Canada has hired Rethink to produce a national TV advertising campaign set to launch in January 2011.
May 14, 2010
Rethink creates FreshCo banner for Sobeys
A new player just joined the field of discount grocers in Canada »
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May 13, 2010
"Masterfile becomes Rethink Toronto's first client"
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Just after its official opening in April, Rethink Toronto got a call from Masterfile...
May 11, 2010
Graphex rewards Rethinkers' passion
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Two Rethinkers have won the Leo Obstbaum Tribute for Passion in Design at Graphex
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May 11, 2010
Ann on the record with Boards mag
Boards mag interviews our director of broadcast and digital production for their agency producer Q&A
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May 05, 2010
Wildlife statues caught in six-pack protest
Wildlife statues in downtown Vancouver were hijacked recently in an environmental protest »
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April 28, 2010
Coast's Thank You card tops the pile
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The Financial Brand magazine has named Coast Capital Savings' giant Thank You card one of the 15 best guerrilla promotions in banking »
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April 28, 2010
Rethink's young lions
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Three Rethinkers have been awarded top honours in the Globe and Mail Young Lions Competition
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April 21, 2010
One Show shines spotlight on Predator Watch campaign
Rethink print campaign awarded One Show merit
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April 21, 2010
A&W a hit with viewers
A&W has been a favourite with TV viewers in recent months »
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April 20, 2010
The secrets of Chris's success
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Heidi Ehlers of Black Bag Creative recruiting asks Rethink national co-creative director Chris Staples what it takes to make it in advertising
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April 16, 2010
"Rethinking Toronto"
After resisting for years, Vancouver agency Rethink opens a Toronto outpost with two digital experts in charge.
April 15, 2010
Rethink scores in One Show Design
Four Rethink corporate identity projects have been honoured at one of the toughest shows in the world
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April 14, 2010
"Coast Capital's tight-knit relationship with its ad agency resulted in an award-winning campaign"
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April 05, 2010
Rethink creates new form of currency for Design Week
Rethink has developed the identity for Vancouver's Design Week 2010. The theme for the event is "Design Currency: Defining the Value of Design."
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March 26, 2010
Coastal and Interior BC First Nations join No Tankers campaign
BC's Coastal and Interior First Nations have joined the Dogwood Initiative's No Tankers campaign in opposing Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project.
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March 17, 2010
Rethink takes home bronze at Crystal Awards
A spot by Rethink for the BC Lions has earned a bronze at the RMB's 2010 Crystal Awards in the Agency Single category
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March 08, 2010
10 years of Creative Report Cards
In honour of our 10th birthday, we thought we’d celebrate Canada’s best and brightest with a compilation of a decade’s worth of Strategy Creative Report Cards. We even created a cover for this fictional issue (with apologies to the editors).
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February 16, 2010
Rethink Scholarship video named best TV ad of the month
Ads of the World has named our video for Rethink's Scholarship at Langara College as the best TV ad of the month.
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February 09, 2010
New demonstration sport unveiled
Bystanders and tourists in downtown Vancouver recently witnessed the birth of a new sport.
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February 08, 2010
Our trip to the Grammys
Account Manager Jennifer Newsted gives us her first-person account of the Grammys, where the head of our design department, Jeff Harrison, was nominated for a Best Packaging award.
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February 05, 2010
"Coast Capital brings back old TV themes online"
Coast Capital Savings is putting new life into its free chequing campaign by expanding two popular television ads online.
January 29, 2010
"Creative on the cheap"
A new spot by Vancouver's Rethink Communications, evidently shot on a shoestring budget, captures the creative process...
January 27, 2010
Rethink Scholarship named a best ad of the week
BestAds.com has selected a video for Rethink’s Scholarship at Langara College as its best TV ad of the week.
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January 27, 2010
Rethink recognizes two leading ladies
Rethink gains a new associate creative director and a new group creative director thanks to a recent round of promotions.
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January 26, 2010
"Campaign to stop online predators launches in BC"
A British Columbia-wide television, print and online campaign to stop predators from soliciting children on the Internet launched Friday, just weeks before the 2010 Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver.
January 15, 2010
A&W guy makes a name for himself
Ryan Beil, that quirky A&W employee from their latest, funniest spots, is building his fame on a burger brand. Among other things.
An interview with the up-and-coming actor from the Vancouver Observer.
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January 07, 2010
Green group targets guilty Games fans
"Olympic pin collectors will have another souvenir to bag come Games time, and it comes with a feel-good bonus: a carbon offset." From The Globe and Mail.
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January 06, 2010
Applied Arts lauds Rethink web work
Take a look around this page... Pretty nice, eh? At least that’s what the judges of the upcoming Applied Arts Interactive Annual thought. Rethink’s very own site will be featured, along with a banner for Paladin Security.
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December 16, 2009
These boots were made for Rethink
Dayton Boots has appointed Rethink Communications as its agency of record for all brand and retail advertising starting in 2010.
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December 09, 2009
Alberta's Libraries go beyond books
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A new campaign for Alberta's Libraries uses the classic library stamp to let the world know they have a lot more than books.
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December 04, 2009
"AG hair cosmetics restyles with Rethink"
AG hair cosmetics has revamped its image to appeal to the consumer market with the addition of a new logo, new tag line and the grouping of products into categories for ease of purchase.
December 04, 2009
"Retro chic, er, cheek"
December 03, 2009
Rethink CD nominated for Grammy
A CD case for Splitting Adam designed by Rethink partner Jeff Harrison is one of five nominees for a Best Recording Package Grammy.
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December 02, 2009
Scary clowns named a Best Ad of the Week
BestAds.com has selected a Science World billboard as one of its best print ads of the week.
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December 01, 2009
CCS ads slay Goliath big banks
The Canadian Marketing Association Awards were held on Friday night and one huge winner was a not-so-huge financial institution, our own Coast Capital Savings.
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November 30, 2009
A&W launches revamped site
Rethink designed and worked collaboratively with A&W to most cost-effectively implement a new look for aw.ca.
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November 23, 2009
"Yummy Grammies"
November 20, 2009
"A&W guys are the new Apple guys"
November 13, 2009
Science World goes viral with sexy grandmas
The latest instalment of Science World’s long-running “we can explain” campaign features a bevy of older women and their favourite flavour of ice cream.
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November 12, 2009
Salmon conservation ads featured in Archive
The January issue of Luerzer's Archive magazine will feature a trio of ads for the Skeena Wild Conservation Trust.
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November 12, 2009
Five Golds for Rethink at Ad&Design Show
Rethink took home top honours for clients as diverse as Dose.ca, Playland and the BC Sports Hall of Fame last night at the Advertising and Design Club of Canada Awards.
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November 12, 2009
Rob Tarry on new media
Rethink partner and group creative director Rob Tarry was interviewed by the Financial Post on new media, interactivity and the fine line between clever and obscure.
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November 06, 2009
Coast Capital cracks top 100
Rethink's design for Coast Capital Savings has been named one of the world's top 100 annual reports by Graphis Magazine.
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November 05, 2009
We are golden at Lotus Awards
Rethink won more medals than the next two agencies combined at last night’s Lotus Awards, celebrating the best in BC advertising.
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November 04, 2009
In bookstores now
Rethink print producer Rhonda Waterfall has recently published a book of short stories with Arsenal Pulp Press.
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November 04, 2009
Double Bronzes from London
Rethink scored a total of five awards at last night’s London International Advertising Awards.
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November 03, 2009
Meet Rethink's newest junior partner
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Her name is Victoria Wills, and she’s Rethink's resident traffic manager.
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November 02, 2009
Ting makes top five
Our own Carson Ting has made the top five, and the final round, of Marketing Magazine’s Creative Faceoff.
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October 30, 2009
Rethink takes silver in Agency of Year
Strategy Magazine’s Agency of the Year Competition awarded Silver to Rethink last night in Toronto based on work for a wide range of regional, national and international clients.
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October 26, 2009
Life insurance ads, without the doom and gloom
If you weren’t around, what would your children have to resort to? That’s the intriguing premise behind a new campaign for BCAA Life Insurance.
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October 26, 2009
A&W delivers Twins
A&W’s iconic Baby Burger gets an update this week, with the introduction of Sirloin Baby Twins.
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October 22, 2009
Not-so-stationary bike auction for charity
The exercise bike that promoted escaping boring gyms is now being auctioned to support charity.
October 22, 2009
London calling with five finalists
The London International Advertising Awards have announced their finalists, and five Rethink pieces have made the cut.
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October 16, 2009
TBS Very Funny Ads pick Alberta Libraries
Two 15-second ads promoting “books and beyond” are being showcased on the TBS Very Funny Ads website. Click to see “Glue” or “Kama Sutra.”
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October 08, 2009
Rethink gold rush at Extra Awards
Rethink had a stellar showing at Toronto’s recent Extra Awards, celebrating the best in daily newspaper advertising.
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October 08, 2009
Three Rethinkers grab big promotions
Rethink gains one new junior partner and two new associate creative directors thanks to a recent round of promotions.
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September 29, 2009
Walk a mile in the shoes of homeless youth
What’s it like to be young and on the street? Why do so many youth end up there? At inourshoes.ca Vancouver homeless youth answer these questions first-hand.
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September 24, 2009
Rethink boot tops charity auction
A musical boot created by Rethink intern Leia Rogers took the top bid at the Art to Boot Charity auction on September 24 (hear the boot by clicking here).
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September 23, 2009
Photo Booth of Doom terrorizes Robson
Science World lured unsuspecting Vancouver shoppers into what looked like a free photo booth to promote its recent exhibit: “Scream! The Science of Fear.” Watch what happened here.
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September 23, 2009
Today's special: fresh deli identity
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La Charcuterie is a deli/restaurant hybrid well known around Vancouver for serving up sandwiches filled with hand-sliced deli meats. To play off this, Rethink designer Lisa Nakamura created business cards that look like cold cuts.
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September 19, 2009
Rethink intern creates art, to boot
Leia Rogers has created an MJ-inspired Blundstone boot complete with built-in MP3 player for the upcoming Art to Boot Charity Auction on September 24 (hear the boot by clicking here).
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September 17, 2009
Comedy Fest positioned as best festival
Rethink has just given the Global Comedy Festival a head-to-toe makeover.
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September 15, 2009
Emily Carr students rethink the office chair
A chair covered in sound-insulation foam? We give it an A+. Two Emily Carr students created this functional work of art as part of their industrial design program.
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September 03, 2009
BCAA one of this week's best ads
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BestAds.com has chosen one of our new magazine ads for BCAA Life Insurance as one of the best in the world this week.
August 20, 2009
Rethink scores two in Communication Arts
The upcoming Communications Arts Annuals for Design and Advertising will feature a pair of pieces from Rethink.
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August 19, 2009
BestAds picks two Rethink outdoor stunts
Two recent guerrilla advertising stunts for Parissa Wax Strips and Funktion Personal Training have been picked as best outdoor ads of the week by BestAdsOnTV.com.
More press on Parissa’s “Back-vertising” stunt:
Ad Land
National Post
Media Life Magazine
Ad of Da Month
Ffffound
Stimulant
Marketing Magazine
Design You Trust
The Frisky
Scary Ideas
More press on Funktion’s “Not-so-stationary-bicycle” stunt:
Media in Canada
Casualty of Design
Marketing Magazine
National Post
Ads Of The World
POW! Right Between The Eyes
FunnyAdsWorld
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July 28, 2009
Playland ads gross but effective
See the article in The Vancouver Sun.
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July 28, 2009
Parissa gets back to advertising
Our Parissa back-waxing stunt was just named best outdoor ad of the week on BestAdsOnTV.com. See all of the coverage by clicking below.
Best Ads On TV
Marketing Magazine
Design You Trust
Ad Land
Scary Ideas
I Wish I Did That
Update Or Die
Tweetmeme
Kitsilano.ca
Comunicadores
Ads of the World
Ffffound
Brand Infection
The Frisky
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June 17, 2009
Rethinker named one of world's top illustrators
![Rethinker named one of world\](/thumb/519/519/_content/uploads/54e50484-e675-102c-aac3-003048c28980/1251609924_cting.jpg "Rethinker named one of world\")
When Carson Ting’s not art directing projects at Rethink, he creates amazing illustrations in his free time.
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February 10, 2009
Top creative directors: Ian Grais and Chris Staples of Rethink
February 10, 2009
Top agency: Rethink thinks local, wins big
February 10, 2008
Top creative directors: Rethink's Chris Staples and Ian Grais
February 10, 2008
Top agency: Rethink
February 10, 2006