We’re hiring: Intermediate Designer/Art Director

February 22, 2012

We need an intermediate Designer/Art Director who can wear a lot of hats: digital design, social media, corporate branding and design, advertising, non-traditional communication, you name it. And because we don’t just drop briefs on desks you also have to like planning and strategic thinking as well. We’re in Toronto in Chinatown. Get back to Jim right away at jim_diorio@manifestcom.com .

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Ontario’s Eating Right in 2012

February 7, 2012

Manifest is excited to announce the launch of a new campaign for EatRight Ontario, a program that provides free healthy eating and nutrition advice to Ontarians.

Over the next 3 months, ERO communications will be seen and heard by thousands in the Waterloo and Kitchener area. Media partners CHYM FM, CTV Southwestern Ontario and Metroland are helping us spread the word about ERO with Noon News segments on a variety of healthy eating topics, PSAs, advertorials and much more.  Our promotional partner, Sobeys, is also helping ERO build awareness of this valuable service through their flyers, magazine, website and in-store.

Check out this amazing program yourself by calling 1-877-510-510-2 to speak with a Registered Dietitian for free or visit eatrightontario.ca

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George Brown students get the full Manifest

February 2, 2012

For the second year in a row, Manifest Art Director Paul Bonsell is teaching the 3rd-year class at the George Brown College School of Design. Every week, he leads 32 Advertising or Design majors and future Manifesters (hey, we can dream) on the conception and execution of their theses. Projects include motion design, film, illustration, photography art direction and graphic design, and many students have tackled social issues as their subject. We’re proud of you, Paul.

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Happy ifmas

December 22, 2011

Reminder that the Manifest office will be closed Monday, December 26th, 2011 and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.

Happy ifmas

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Big news

December 5, 2011

We are pleased to announce some promotions and new hires:

Stephanie Mannone has been promoted to Account Supervisor

Heather McKelvey has been promoted to Account Director

Greta Palmason has been promoted to Marketing Manager (a new position here at Manifest).

And a great big welcome to  Matthew Donne who is joining our Manifest team as a copy writer.

Change is good

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Breakfast of Champions

November 23, 2011

As part of our 30th Anniversary celebrations, Manifest is holding a number of Game Changers Breakfasts featuring people from various worlds who are changing how social change happens.

The series kicked off today with a terrific Q&A with Shari Austin, who runs RBC’s Blue Water Project.  A huge thanks to Shari, our corporate guests, and all who made it such a great morning.

Stay tuned for the next Game Changer Breakfast announcement, sometime in early 2012.

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A New Way to Get Some Words of Wisdom From Our President and CEO

October 20, 2011

Since we’re always writing down things he says around here, it comes as no surprise that our own Mark Sarner has contributed a chapter on social marketing to the new book ‘Five Good Ideas, Practical Strategies for Non-Profit Success’, edited by Alan Broadbent and Ratna Omidvar.

 

 

The book is a collection of the ideas that came out of the Five Good Ideas sessions, an initiative of the Maytree Foundation,  which brought industry and issue experts together to discuss powerful yet practical ideas on key management issues facing non-profit organizations.

Here is a sneak peak of Mark’s five good ideas about social marketing:

1.  Break out of the mission-versus-money trap

2.  Know your markets very, very well

3.  Brand your message

4.  Align the media with the message

5.  Invest your money wisely

Get the book to read the whole chapter and more great ideas.

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Manifest branding featured in two major launches

October 5, 2011

On Tuesday, October 4, Toronto Community Foundation (TCF) released its annual Vital Signs report to wide coverage, including a huge insert in the Toronto Star. The insert features, to our delight, some new branding that we created for TCF, including a new “lovemark” for Toronto and our “Toronto Turns Us On” type design.

Read the report

Then, THE VERY NEXT DAY, the mailman brought Greta a brand new, autographed (!) copy of the book, “Dreams & Due Diligence”, commissioned by Manifest client the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of stem cells by Canadians Jim Till and Ernest McCulloch. The cover features the branding we created for the Foundation’s ongoing efforts.

What will tomorrow bring?

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Manifest helps Canada ‘Get Cyber Safe’

October 3, 2011

Over the past several months, we’ve been busy creating the campaign that’s just been launched by the federal government to educate Canadians about cyber crime and how to protect against it. We sure need it as we’re one of the most connected countries in the world. The campaign includes development of the brand – Get Cyber Safe – and includes radio, pre-roll video, online banners and a website.

Have a read of the CBC article that covers the unveil of the brand.

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We’re looking for a Junior Writer.

September 30, 2011

You’re a Junior writer or freshly-graduated student who is able to actually write-write, because we do it all: digital, advertising in all forms, design, corporate communications, social media, advocacy. Digital experience/ interest is a big asset. We’re 25 people who get along well, we’ve been doing this for 30 years, and there’s still lots to do. Contact Jim at jim_diorio@manifestcom.com

 

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