OK Tire Ranks Tops with J.D. Power and Associates
RED’s client, OK Tire, has ranked highest in customer satisfaction on the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Canadian Customer Commitment Index Study. With 260 owner-dealers nation-wide, OK Tire moved up four positions from 2007 to take the top spot. More importantly, it’s based on the responses of 17,114 people from across the country – no small feat. To learn more about the award, visit jdpower.com.
Filed under: Awards & Recognition,Client NewsErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year caps list of business nominations
RED’s founders, Lori Billey and Monique Fikar have been honored with a number of business nominations including the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. The partners also received a nomination for the regional Chamber of Commerce 2004 Business Owner of the Year and were nominated as one of Profit Magazine’s Top 100 Woman Business Owners.
Filed under: Awards & RecognitionRED confirmed as member of ICA
RED Communications was recently confirmed as a member of the Institute of Communications and Advertising (ICA). Founded in 1905 as the Canadian Association of Advertising Agencies, ICA represents Canada’s foremost communications and advertising agencies. The organization serves as the largest and most authoritative source of information, advice and training for Canada’s communications and advertising industry, whose economic impact amounts to approximately $14.5 billion annually. ICA members are collectively responsible for more than 90% of national media billings.
Criteria for membership include proof of good standing in the industry, a record of operational stability as well as financial soundness. RED is proud to be among the newest members of this venerable Institute. Our ICA membership also provides access to the resources of the Advertising Agency Association of America (4As), the largest industry association in the world.
Filed under: Awards & Recognition,IndustryRED Makes Alberta’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies List
For the third consecutive year, RED Communications has been named as one of Alberta’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies by Alberta Venture magazine. Not bad for an agency that’s only five years young!
Filed under: Awards & Recognition,In The NewsRED Named to Canada’s Top W100 by Profit Magazine
Two of RED Communications’ partners were recently named to Profit magazine’s list of Canada’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. RED is one of only a handful of Western Canadian Companies represented.
Filed under: Awards & Recognition,In The NewsRED wins Best of Show
RED’s ‘X to the Mass’ Christmas self-promotion piece was just announced as a Best of Show winner at the 2007 Summit Creative Awards! With over 5,000 entries from 23 countries, these prestigious awards honour the world’s best work for mid-sized firms.
Filed under: Awards & RecognitionCanadians strike gold at Summit Awards
By Eve Lazarus
Three Canadian agencies won Best of Show at the 2007 Summit International Awards and a slew of others took home Gold for categories ranging from interactive media to training websites.
The Best of Show winners were: Griffiths Gibson & Ramsay Productions, Vancouver, in the Broadcast Category for Delta Irrigation; RED Communications, Edmonton, for self promotion; and Hangar 18 Creative Group of Vancouver, in the PSA category for British Columbia’s SPCA.
This year’s Summit Awards attracted entries from more than 23 countries who submitted work to a panel of 16 judges. The awards are now in their 13th year and are open to advertising and public relations agencies, in-house marketing departments, video production and multi-media agencies, and graphic designers with billings of less than $25 million. The Summit Awards are based in Portland, Ore.
Canadian winners that won Gold include Creative Spirit Communications, Vancouver; Pub point com, Montreal; Mountain Road Productions, Ottawa; B2 Communications, Whitby, Ont.; Blu Concept, Vancouver; BMG Multimedia, Quebec; Phoenix Advertising Group, Regina; and the Adlib Group, Toronto.
Filed under: Awards & Recognition,In The News