Strategy’s Indie List 2022 names m5 “a regional powerhouse”

St. John’s, NL (February 1, 2022) – m5 Marketing Communications is proud to be featured in Strategy’s Indie List 2022. Highlighted alongside other Canadian industry leaders, m5 is touted for its recent business growth, creative team development, client roster, and bold, new ownership. With more than 140 employees across four offices, m5 works with clients throughout Canada and the U.S.

Strategy is a Canadian business magazine focused on marketing, advertising and media, and their self-proclaimed “quest for the best ideas in Canadian advertising” takes the form of annual short-lists and competitions, one of which is the Indie List.

Each year, Strategy’s Indie List focuses on Canada’s top independent agencies. As they put it, “from small 12-member outfits to 100-plus soon-to-be-global powerhouses, [the Indie List features] some of the country’s nimblest, go-getting and fully independent agencies.” Strategy’s Indie List is intended for “marketers looking to add a little entrepreneurial spirit to their business.”

In its annual roundup, Strategy highlights m5’s recent big wins, such as U.S.-based True Temper Hockey, and celebrates the company’s diverse client roster, including GM, Fortis, Tourism Nova Scotia, NB Power, Newfoundland Power and Dalhousie University. The feature also highlights the recent hiring of Executive Creative Director, Damian Bonse – with more than 24 years of award-winning experience at TBWA, BBDO, and FCB – who was recruited to help evolve m5’s creative work, and to “mastermind bold creative built for today’s consumers,” said Strategy.

m5’s Heather Dalton, partner, is quoted in the article, and says the new partnership team, including Dalton, Susan Clarke, Rick Rouah and Chris MacInnes, is making bold moves and investing in the future. “We are building off a strong foundation,” said Dalton. “And with recent wins, there’s more momentum to continue to attract top talent and further develop our team.”

Dalton is proud to see m5 featured in Strategy’s Indie List as a top independent agency in Canada. “Our clients are looking for that independent advice and strategy, but also want to know we have the horsepower to actually execute across geography and channels,” said Dalton. “Looking forward, we’re seeing activity increase as brands move from maintenance mode to investing for the recovery. We expect 2022 to be a great year for our clients and for our team.”

Strategy’s Indie List 2022 can be found here and the article featuring m5 Marketing Communications can be found here.

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About m5 Marketing Communications
m5 is a marketing firm that believes real creativity is about going beyond the surface to help solve our clients’ big, tangly problems. As one of Canada’s largest independent agencies, we offer all the services you’d expect, plus a few more you might not. All served up in an unpretentious style befitting our East Coast roots.