Canadian Indie Shops Win Big at Ad Age’s 2019 Small Agency of the Year Gala

Toronto’s Zulu Alpha Kilo, Bensimon Byrne and No Fixed Address once again had a great showing at Ad Age’s Small Agency of the year gala.

At the awards in New Orleans on Wednesday night, Zulu had multiple trips to the podium, winning Gold in the campaign, B-to-B category for RGD’s Speak The Truth campaign for the DesignThinkers conference. The agency also picked up a silver medal in the campaign of the year, experiential category for Tim Hortons, in which Kenya’s only hockey team was brought to Canada for their first game and had Sidney Crosby suit up with them.

Other Canadian winners included Bensimon Byrne with a Gold in the campaign of the year, pro bono category for its work for Casey House. NFA was awarded a Silver in the campaign of the year, digital category for J.P. Wiser’s The Public Toast.

Canadian agencies are no stranger to the podium at this annual event. In 2016, Zulu was the first non-U.S. shop to ever win overall top honours, the first time it's ever happened in the history of the show. In 2017, the agency once again won International Agency of the year honours. Last year, Bensimon Byrne won Gold as International Small Agency of the year and NFA was awarded the silver.

The Ad Age Small Agency Awards is open to independent agencies globally with up to 150 employees that have demonstrated smart strategies and innovative ideas for clients. Read more about the awards and this year's winners here.