Round Table Advertising

{{Short description|Canadian advertising agency based in Toronto, Ontario}}

{{Infobox company

|logo = Round Table Logo.gif

|logo_size = 120px

|name = Round Table Advertising

|type = Private

|foundation = 2000

|location_city = Toronto, Ontario

|location_country = Canada

|key_people = Sallah Cayer, Partner
Brent Peterson, Partner

|area_served = North America

|services = Advertising, Marketing, Branding, Media Planning & Buying

|homepage = http://www.roundtableadvertising.com

}}

Round Table Advertising (Round Table) is a privately held full-service advertising agency located in Toronto, Ontario. The company was founded as Round Table Advertising Inc. in 2000 by former co-workers Sallah Cayer, Fiona Gallagher, and Brent Peterson.

The company asserts it is "a senior hands on, caring and committed group that offers experience, discipline and leadership with a working style that is collaborative, efficient and effective".[http://www.roundtableadvertising.com/about.shtml Round Table Advertising - About]

Clients

Notable campaigns

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Round Table has produced numerous campaigns for various Weston Bakeries Ltd. brands including Wonder Bread. Leading up to the 2010 Winter Games, the company produced several Olympic-themed advertisements for the brand.[http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20080811_144240_11184 Weston puts Olympic dreams on display, Marketing Magazine, August 11, 2008] A 30-second television commercial shown during the games which featured children singing the Canadian anthem received national media attention.[http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip271190#clip271190 'O Canada' has racked up hits on the Internet and is even being featured in a commercial, CTV News, March 1, 2010]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

In 2010, in an ongoing effort to promote the nutritional credentials of the Wonder bread brand, the company produced a 30-second television commercial referencing the brand's history and the changes in its product lineup.[http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20100409_165204_1340 Wonder Bread Travels Through Time, Marketing Magazine, April 12, 2010]

In 2008 Weston Bakeries Ltd. introduced Canada's first sliced bread with Omega 3 DHA.[http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/13/c9481.html Weston Bakeries Limited (February 13, 2008). Wonder+ introduces Canada's first and only sliced bread with Omega-3 DHA. Retrieved on 2009-03-24] As part of a multimillion-dollar Canada-wide campaign, Round Table developed television commercials as well as print ads aimed at consumers, dietitians, doctors, and pediatricians.[http://www.marketingmag.ca/english/news/marketer/article.jsp?content=20080215_777333_2305 Weston bakes omega-3 into Wonder+ campaign, Marketing Magazine, February 15, 2008]

In the summer of 2007, Scottish & Newcastle ran its first advertising campaign in Canada for the popular British beverage, Strongbow Cider. The campaign included various non-traditional executions of outdoor advertising.[http://www.cbsoutdoor.ca/newsletters/2007/No6_Jul30.html Keeping You Posted...CBS Outdoor Canada - July 30, 2007]

Awards

Round Table Advertising has been recognized on numerous occasions for outstanding work in several categories:

  • [http://www.cassies.ca The CASSIES Awards]
  • 2007 Bronze - Packaged Goods - Food - Wonder Plus
  • 2007 Bronze - Best Launch - Wonder Plus[http://cassies.ca/winners/2007Winners/winners_bronzeAwards.html Canadian Advertising Success Stories 2007 - Bronze Awards]
  • 2006 Silver - Off To A Good Start - Wonder Plus[http://cassies.ca/winners/2006Winners/winners_14.html Canadian Advertising Success Stories 2006 - Off To A Good Start, Silver: Wonder Plus]
  • 2003 Certificate of Excellence - Quebec & Regional English - Toronto.com[http://cassies.ca/winners/2003Winners/toronto.htm Canadian Advertising Success Stories 2003 - Quebec & Regional English Certificate of Excellence: Toronto.com]
  • 2002 Certificate of Excellence - Off To A Good Start - Toronto.com
  • Promax Awards
  • 2007 North America PROMAX Silver - Branding/Image Campaign Using One or More Media
  • 2007 North America BDA Bronze - Total Package Design: Image All Inclusive Combination[http://www.roundtableadvertising.com/news_article_5.shtml Round Table Advertising - News]
  • [http://www.marketingmag.ca/mia Media Innovation Awards]
  • 2008 Certificate - Television - Wonder
  • 2007 Bronze - Radio - Workopolis
  • 2003 Silver - Television - Wonder

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