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- | Here is a cool article about how they were named Agency of the Year back in 2000 - It kinda sucks that it was so long ago and they have been overlooked in the recent years...anyway here is the article [http://www.strategymag.com/aoy/2000/taxi/ AOTY 2000] br | + | Here is a cool article about how they were named Agency of the Year back in 2000 - It kinda sucks that it was so long ago and they have been overlooked in the recent years...anyway here is the article [http://www.strategymag.com/aoy/2000/taxi/ AOTY 2000] <br> |
TAXI competes in a wide range of industry award shows.<ref>[http://www.strategymag.com/articles/magazine/20070601/timeline.html?word=TAXI "The timeline" Strategy Magazine - June 2007]</ref><ref>[http://taxi.ca/index.cfm?siteid=80&pid=15203&newsid=828 "TAXI Driver" Creativity Magazine - January 2005]</ref> In 2007, the agency won more Lions than any of its Canadian competitors, six out of the 17 won by Canadian entrants at the [[Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival]], [[France]].<ref>[http://www.canneslionslive.com/film/win_2_1_03380.htm "Film Lion Winners 2007" - Gold]</ref><ref>[http://www.canneslionslive.com/cyber/win_2_1_00087.htm "Cyber Lion Winners 2007" - Gold]</ref> | TAXI competes in a wide range of industry award shows.<ref>[http://www.strategymag.com/articles/magazine/20070601/timeline.html?word=TAXI "The timeline" Strategy Magazine - June 2007]</ref><ref>[http://taxi.ca/index.cfm?siteid=80&pid=15203&newsid=828 "TAXI Driver" Creativity Magazine - January 2005]</ref> In 2007, the agency won more Lions than any of its Canadian competitors, six out of the 17 won by Canadian entrants at the [[Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival]], [[France]].<ref>[http://www.canneslionslive.com/film/win_2_1_03380.htm "Film Lion Winners 2007" - Gold]</ref><ref>[http://www.canneslionslive.com/cyber/win_2_1_00087.htm "Cyber Lion Winners 2007" - Gold]</ref> |
Revision as of 21:00, 3 April 2008
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Here's a place were we can post all our research and whatever we find about TAXI
Contact Information
Adrienne Babb - Adrienne.babb@colorado.edu
Matt Williamson - Matthew.williamson@colorado.edu
Andrew Crawford - Andrew.crawford@colorado.edu
If you find any information that would be helpful to our search, please feel free to post or email us anything you find! Thanks!
Questions for TAXI
When/ If we get ahold of TAXI, these are some questions that we want to ask:
What makes TAXI an unique agency?
What strategical/structural approach has TAXI taken in running its agency?
What are the goals of TAXI in the shifting world of advertising?
What measures has TAXI taken to breed a culture of innovation?
How does TAXI continue to produce ideas in a creative economy?
Here's some good stuff I found on Wikipedia. Lot's of good articles to check out.
Approach
Lavoie has highlighted collaboration and good working relationships as the key to their success.<ref>"TAXI Deconstructed" Strategy Magazine - June 2007</ref> The business has been referred to as part of "a revolution in the ad world" <ref>Fortune, 12 December 2005</ref> where, according to Adweek, independent agencies are proving �big global clients don't need big global agencies any more� <ref>USA Today, 9 October 2005</ref>. Non-traditional agencies cited as part of this trend in other markets include Dutch business Strawberry Frog (advertising agency) and SMART (advertising agency) in Australia.
Offices
- TAXI - Montreal and Toronto
- TAXI 2 - Toronto
- TAXI West - Calgary and Vancouver
- TAXI New York<ref>"Questions With � John Berg" Wall Street Journal - August 2007</ref>
Awards
Here is a cool article about how they were named Agency of the Year back in 2000 - It kinda sucks that it was so long ago and they have been overlooked in the recent years...anyway here is the article AOTY 2000
TAXI competes in a wide range of industry award shows.<ref>"The timeline" Strategy Magazine - June 2007</ref><ref>"TAXI Driver" Creativity Magazine - January 2005</ref> In 2007, the agency won more Lions than any of its Canadian competitors, six out of the 17 won by Canadian entrants at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, France.<ref>"Film Lion Winners 2007" - Gold</ref><ref>"Cyber Lion Winners 2007" - Gold</ref>
Two of Canada's ad-industry magazines have named TAXI Agency of the Year - Strategy Magazine, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005<ref>"Strategy Agency of the Year"</ref>; Marketing Magazine, 2001 and 2005 who also awarded it Full Service/Creative agency of the Year for 2006.<ref>"2006 Marque Awards"</ref>
The US trade group, the American Association of Advertising Agencies, in 2006 honored TAXI with the O�Toole Creative Excellence Award.<ref>AAAA - Press</ref>
References
1. "The timeline" Strategy Magazine - June 2007
2. "Fast Cities 2007" Fast Company - July 2007
3. "TAXI Deconstructed" Strategy Magazine - June 2007
4. "TAXI Driver" Creativity Magazine - January 2005
5. "TAXI Deconstructed" Strategy Magazine - June 2007
6. Fortune, 12 December 2005
7. Today, 9 October 2005
8. "Questions With John Berg" Wall Street Journal - August 2007
9. "The timeline" Strategy Magazine - June 2007
10. "TAXI Driver" Creativity Magazine - January 2005
11. "Film Lion Winners 2007" - Gold
12. "Cyber Lion Winners 2007" - Gold
13. "Strategy Agency of the Year"
14. "2006 Marque Awards"
15. AAAA - Press