2015 SABRE Awards honour is the latest in a string of victories for North, capping a breakout year for the next generation agency and its clients
TORONTO, May 12, 2015 /CNW/ - North Strategic, Canada's fastest-growing national public relations and social media agency, has been named 2015 Canadian Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report.
The award is a testament to the vision laid out by North's co-founders, Mia Pearson and Justin Creally, to create a next generation agency, one that is social by design and built from the ground up to produce world class creative PR and social media programs for Canada's most beloved brands.
In recognizing North with this award, The Holmes Report highlighted North's creativity, digital expertise and well-earned reputation for innovative storytelling.
"Significantly, the firm's focus on redefining PR beyond media relations to encompass a broader range of influencer and digital activity has struck a chord in the market, helping it net significant new business from the likes of Twitter, Airbnb, Samsung, Canada Goose, Diageo and Canadian Tire," said Arun Sudhaman, Partner and Editor-In-Chief, The Holmes Report.
For North, this award speaks to the agency's strong roster of dynamic clients, and the firm's proven track record for working with leading brands to improve the business impact of their communications strategies.
"North is an agency unlike any other in Canada," said North co-founder Justin Creally. "When Mia and I started on this journey, we set out with a vision of creating an agency that was social by design, to develop outstanding work for clients, all while fostering a one-of-a-kind working environment for our employees. We would like to thank all of our clients for their trust in our partnership and their confidence in our collaboration which leads to bold, creative and disruptive communications programs."
For North, this honour represents the latest in a string of high profile wins for the agency, a list which also includes being named 2014 PR Agency of the Year by Strategy Magazine. North also made the Top 10 Marketing Agencies in Canada list by Marketing Magazine in both 2013 and 2014, and was selected as one of Canada's Top Small and Medium Employers (part of the 2015 Canada's Top 100 Employers awards) and Small Business of the Year by Canadian Business Magazine and Air Miles for 2014.
About North:
North Strategic is a communications agency that drives earned media programs for our clients. We bring mass media coverage, word-of-mouth buzz and social media marketing together with brand strategy and storytelling to help propel our clients' business forward. We are a passionate, entrepreneurial group with a wide range of consumer marketing, brand building and corporate communications experience. At North, we are committed to building long term client relationships and making life as easy as possible for our clients.
About The Holmes Report:
The Holmes Group is dedicated to proving and improving the value of public relations, by providing insight, knowledge and recognition to public relations professionals. The Holmes Group was founded in 2000 by Paul Holmes, publisher and CEO, who has more than two decades of experience writing about and evaluating the public relations business and consulting with both public relations firms and their clients. The Holmes Group delivers against its mission by providing the most sophisticated reporting and analysis on public relations trends and issues. The company also runs one of the world's largest and most sought after public relations awards competitions, the SABRE Awards, which recognizes Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation in North America, EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region.
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Image with caption: "North Strategic co-founders Mia Pearson and Justin Creally accept the award for Canadian Agency of the Year in the 2015 SABRE Awards by The Holmes Report (CNW Group/North Strategic)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150512_C8065_PHOTO_EN_16547.jpg
please contact: Vanessa Jenkins, North Strategic, [email protected], 416-206-8765
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