Distinctions
Distinctions Over the Past Decade (Not including when I was a runway model during Adweek 2012 & 2013)
- 2024 Ad Age International Small Agency of the Year
- 33 Cannes Lions (7 Golds, 13 Silvers, 13 Bronze)
- 30+ Pencils between One Show and D&AD
- 2024 Contagious Magazine Campaigns of the Year
- 2024 Ad Age Campaign of the Year for Small Agencies
- 2024 Top 5 One Show International Independent Agency of the Year
- 2023 LIA North American Independent Agency of the Year
- 2023 Top 10 WARC Agency of the Year
- 2018 Ad Age Tech Application of the Year
- 2018 GUNN Report #4 NY Agency of the Year
- 2016 #5 Cannes Cyber Agency in the World
- 2016 #6 New York Cannes Agency
- 2017 #1 JWT Cannes Agency in the World
- 2017 #8 Cyber Cannes Agency in the USA
- 2013 Advertising Age Top 5 Creative of the Year
- 2013 Fast Company Magazine Top 10 ‘Ads’ of the Year
- 2012 Fast Company Magazine Innovation Award
(only 11 awarded in the world) - 2013 #6 ranked Agency in the World for Digital
(Directory Big Won Global Rankings) - 2013 #2 ranked CCO in the World (Directory Big Won Global Rankings)
- 2013 #1 ranked Agency in the World for Automotive
(Directory Big Won Global Rankings) - 2024 Gold Strategy Magazine Small Agency of the Year
- 2023 Bronze Strategy Magazine Small Agency of the Year
- 30+ Marketing Awards (2xBest of Show, 15+ Golds & multiple Craft Awards)
- 30+ CMA Awards (3xBest of Show, 10+ Golds)
- 100+ ADCCs (incl. Multiple Golds & Silvers)
- 2 Gold and multiple Silver Cassies
- 100+ Applied Arts Awards (Three AACE ‘Best of Show’ Awards)
- 5 Gold Bessies (including Best of Show) + multiple Finalists
- Top 15 CD five years in a row (CRC)
- 20+ Atomic Awards (incl. Grand Prix)
- 2 AOY wins with 3 different agencies and 2 AOY runner-up with two other agencies (Okay, that wasn’t over the past 5 years, maybe 10)
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
CANADIAN AWARDS (<2017)
- 2023 Cannes Lion 70th Anniversary Jury
- 2024 One Show 50th Anniversary Commerce Jury
- 2024 LIA Film Jury
- 2023 Grand Effie Jury
- 2024 Atomic Jury
- 2022 Marketing Hall of Fame Selection Committee
- 2020 LIA Digital Jury
- 2017 Cannes Cyber Lion Steering Committee
- 2018 & 2017 D&AD Impact Jury
- 2017 Grand Effie Jury
- 2017 Adage Small Agency Jury
- 2016 Cannes Cyber Lion Jury
- 2016 Canadian Marketing Awards Co-Chair
- 2016 Hollywood A-List Awards Jury
- 2015 (LIA) London International Awards Digital Jury
- 2015 National Advertising Awards
- 2015 Effies Final Round Jury
- 2015 Lotus Jury
- 2014 Clio Award Digital Jury
- 2014 Effies Final Round Jury
- 2015 Bessie Awards Chair
- 2013 Effies Final Round Brand Experience Jury
- 2013 New York Festivals Integrated Grand Jury
- 2013 Strategy Magazine AOY Jury
- 2013 Marketing Hall of Fame Jury
- 2013 Cannes Young Marketers (Canada)
- 2013 Bessies (Vice-Chair)
- 2013 Extras Jury
- 2012 (LIA) London International Awards Digital Jury
- 2012 National Advertising Awards
- 2012 BestAds
- 2011 Applied Arts Awards
- 2010 Marketing Awards
- 2010 & 2011 CMA Integrated Senior Judge
- I wasn’t sure where to put this but it’s something I take great pride in. In each of my last 3 agencies as CCO, young creative talent has been recognized nationally and globally with incredible honors.
Angry Butterfly 2023 – Chenice Piercy wins Young Blood Award
JWT New York – 2018 – Jess Toye wins AdAge Creative of the Year
JWT New York 2017 – Jess Toye named The One Club’s Next Creative Leaders
JWT Canada 2017 – Cindy Habana ranked #1 on Business Magazine’s 30 under 30.
JWT New York 2017 – Neil Lopez & Steve Torres ranked 17 & 18 on Business Magazine’s 30 under 30
JWT New York 2017 – Jess Toye named Adweek’s 100 people you need to know right now
JWT New York 2017 – Jess Toye named 4A’s Top 100 who make Advertising great
JWT New York 2017 – Emely Perez named 4A’s Top 100 who make Advertising great
JWT New York 2017 – Emely Perez wins Shots Rising Stars
JWT Canada 2015 – Cindy Habana wins Young Gun again
JWT Canada 2014 – Cindy Habana awarded Young Gun winner
Cundari 2012 – Alexandra Manahan from intern to Young Gun winner as Canada’s Top Young Creative - 2018 Humber College Honorary Degree Recipient and Keynote Speaker
- 2017 Cannes Speaker
- 2017 Humber College Speaker
- 2013-2014 Speaker at Google & facebook
- 2013 Marketing Digital Day Conference Speaker
- 2012-2016 ADCC (Advertising and Design Club of Canada) Board of Directors
- 2011/2012 Inaugural Google Creative Council
- 2010 & 2012 CMA (Canadian Marketing Association) National Convention Keynote Speaker
- 2010 & 2011 ICA (Institute of Communication Agencies) Digital Committee
- 1993 HBA from the Ivey School of Business (Now that’s distinct – A creative guy with a business degree. Not to mention an Economics degree and an accounting designation.)