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The Week in Review
{ The Campaign team brings you a mixture of news, features, work and opinion from the past week }
May 26 2026

With World Cup anticipation building, big brands are rolling out huge global campaigns. But Labatt decided that rather than just run a Michelob Ultra Zero ad with Lionel Messi, they'd create a Canadianized version with Canadian men's team star Jonathan David. We also covered Canada Soccer's evocative film which presents the men's team's arrival on the world stage as a national achievement. Elsewhere this week, Campaign asked strategy experts how Dunkin' can take on Tims, covered search changes at Google, looked at investor questions about John Wren's salary, and shared search consultant advice on how agencies can improve their pitches.

 

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How Labatt rewrote the Michelob Ultra global spot for Canada
How Labatt rewrote the Michelob Ultra global spot for Canada
With Canada's Jonathan David subbing in for America's Christian Pulisic, and activations from Halifax to Vancouver, Labatt is putting Michelob Ultra Zero at the centre of Canada's World Cup summer.
 
 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

 
1 Campaign Conversations: Why Loblaw Agency is building creator strategies around culture, not campaigns
 
2 Tim Hortons built a fortress in Canada, but can Dunkin’ break through: We asked the experts
 
3 Omnicom hit by 43% vote against John Wren’s $70 million pay deal
 
4 Looking for the future of Canadian advertising
 
5 Google rolls out ‘biggest upgrade’ to search in 25 years
 
6 Afterglo wants hockey widows to be buzzed about Canadiens success
 
7 ‘It just happened’—Canada Soccer plants a flag on world stage
 
8 AI lacks soul, and other advice for agencies in a pitch
 
9 Steady on: Why TD dumped hype and cliches in new wealth campaign
 
10 Rethink wins Best Indie agency and network at One Show
 
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