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type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('Sponsored_Story_Banner'); });</script> </div> <div id="article"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186593" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.31.40鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="871" height="580" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.31.40鈥疨M.png 871w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.31.40鈥疨M-300x200.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.31.40鈥疨M-622x414.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.31.40鈥疨M-768x511.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px" /><b><i>Google Search Honours Awards 2024 host, search strategy lead at Google Canada, Aidan Wilks, kicks off the celebration at Evergreen Brick Works on November 14th.</i></b><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On November 14th, the second annual Google Search Honours Awards brought together the country’s top Canadian performance marketers and their agency partners. The awards celebrate marketers using AI-powered search marketing to find new and innovative ways to drive meaningful business impact.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year, a total of six gold winners were chosen from a list of </span><a href="https://strategyonline.ca/2024/09/17/and-the-google-search-honours-awards-finalists-are/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">25 nominees</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> across three awards categories: Measurement & Analytics Leadership, Performance Marketing Excellence (each with separate awards for mid-sized and large organizations) and AI Top Honours, which included the coveted AI Agency of the Year and AI Marketer of the Year awards.聽</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s delightful to see both marketers and AI working in harmony tonight,” said Aidan Wilks, search strategy lead at Google Canada. “This year’s theme – Symphony of Innovation – is a reflection of the best in class performance marketers in Canada using a mix of AI and their own creativity to achieve outstanding business results. Congratulations to the winners for their leadership in AI-powered search marketers and we hope they serve as an inspiration for others along their AI adoption journey.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out some key highlights in the sizzle reel from the Google Search Honours Awards: </span></p> <iframe title="2024 Google Search Honours Awards: Celebrating the Best in AI-Powered Search Marketing" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ansIOI7wlKo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All of the evening’s nominees were winners – but six cases really stood out. Read on to find out who took home gold and what elevated their use of AI-powered search marketing to gold status.聽</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The gold in Measurement & Analytics Leadership for mid-sized organizations was awarded to the small and resourceful team at Koho, which used predictive AI modeling to anticipate customer value based on online and offline data. Koho set up experiments that helped drive more high-value customers at a lower cost, achieving remarkable results.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186594" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.33.44鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="878" height="583" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.33.44鈥疨M.png 878w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.33.44鈥疨M-300x199.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.33.44鈥疨M-622x413.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.33.44鈥疨M-768x510.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px" /><strong><em>Koho accepting the Measurement & Analytics Leadership Award.</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Measurement & Analytics Leadership for large-sized organizations, the gold award went to Lululemon Athletica for taking AI-powered first-party data and putting it to work across its measurement “trifecta.” The team combined audiences, propensity modeling, omnichannel bidding and value definitions, all to make smarter decisions that drive business results.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186595" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.36.48鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="879" height="586" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.36.48鈥疨M.png 879w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.36.48鈥疨M-300x200.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.36.48鈥疨M-622x415.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.36.48鈥疨M-768x512.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px" /><strong><em>Lululemon Athletica accepting the Measurement & Analytics Leadership Award.</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Triton and their agency, Pulsion took home a gold (mid-sized organization) in the Performance Marketing Excellence category for building a culture of testing and learning – refining their budgeting approach to position marketing as a profitable growth engine for the business.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186596" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.41.07鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="905" height="588" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.41.07鈥疨M.png 905w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.41.07鈥疨M-300x195.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.41.07鈥疨M-622x404.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.41.07鈥疨M-768x499.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px" /><b><i>Triton | Pulsion accepting the Performance Marketing Excellence Award.</i></b><br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hyundai Auto and their agency, Innocean took home the gold (large-sized organization) in the Performance Marketing Excellence category for tackling a challenge many of us are familiar with: bringing stakeholders along for the ride. They thoughtfully engaged stakeholders – not just in their headquarters but around the country – to rethink silos and improve agility.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186598" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.43.17鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="903" height="587" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.43.17鈥疨M.png 903w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.43.17鈥疨M-300x195.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.43.17鈥疨M-622x404.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.43.17鈥疨M-768x499.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px" /><b><i>Hyundai Auto Canada | Innocean Canada accepting the Performance Marketing Excellence Award. </i></b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 2024 AI Agency of the Year award went to Saatchi & Saatchi / Synergize for consistently demonstrating thought leadership in performance marketing and AI. They tested new products, delivered new insights, and developed best practices for all of their clients.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186599" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.44.30鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="883" height="588" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.44.30鈥疨M.png 883w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.44.30鈥疨M-300x200.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.44.30鈥疨M-622x414.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.44.30鈥疨M-768x511.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px" /><strong><em>Saatchi & Saatchi / Synergize accepting the AI Agency of the Year Award.聽</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, the 2024 AI Marketer of the Year award was given to Lululemon Athletica for embodying a true innovative mindset. The brand modernized its customer journey with AI, built its own Large Language Model, and achieved even more efficient growth – and the team scaled it all from Canada to the US.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-186602" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.55.48鈥疨M.png" alt="" width="885" height="585" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.55.48鈥疨M.png 885w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.55.48鈥疨M-300x198.png 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.55.48鈥疨M-622x411.png 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-2.55.48鈥疨M-768x508.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px" /></span><strong><em>Lululemon Athletica accepting the AI Marketer of the Year Award.聽</em></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This year’s winners have set new benchmarks in AI-powered search marketing”, said Sabrina Geremia, vice president and country managing director at Google Canada. “They’ve scaled their business with speed using the right AI tools and creativity, unlocking new possibilities for future campaigns. Collectively we are all pushing the industry forward in this new age of AI.”聽</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The awards gala provided an immersive experience showcasing the extraordinary potential unlocked when human creativity collaborates with AI technology. Guests were treated to a captivating musical performance by the </span><a href="https://www.tcomusic.ca/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxea5BhBeEiwAh4t5K-AjhrcVRuQevxbEPAGwgPYBX9octKvhyyR5godplKvJYwSMsar0UxoCkskQAvD_BwE"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toronto Concert Orchestra</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, featuring a unique two-minute composition co-created with </span><a href="https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/tools/music-fx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MusicFX</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (powered by Google’s MusicLM). This innovative collaboration exemplified the evening’s theme: embracing new technologies like AI to push creative boundaries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past 25 years, across many technological shifts, Google has continued to reimagine and expand what Search can do. And now, with generative AI, Search can do more than you ever imagined. One example of this is AI Overviews, which was first </span><a href="https://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-google-search-may-2024/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">launched</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in May, and gradually rolled out </span><a href="https://blog.google/products/search/new-ways-to-connect-to-the-web-with-ai-overviews/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">expanding</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> availability to more countries and more languages in a deliberate and responsible way. </span><a href="https://blog.google/products/search/ai-overviews-search-october-2024/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AI Overviews</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is now available in Canada – helping users search the web in a whole new way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Huge congratulations to the Silver and Bronze winners for the innovative and impactful ways that they’ve leveraged AI-powered tools to maximize results.</span></p> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-186464" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/silver-winners-622x350.jpg" alt="" width="622" height="350" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/silver-winners-622x350.jpg 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners-100x57.jpg 100w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners-623x350.jpg 623w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Silver-winners.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px" /> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-186463" src="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bronze-winners-622x350.jpg" alt="" width="622" height="350" srcset="https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/bronze-winners-622x350.jpg 622w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners-100x57.jpg 100w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners-623x350.jpg 623w, https://cdn.mediaincanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bronze-winners.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px" /><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please keep an eye out for announcements in early spring 2025 for more details about the next awards cycle.</span></i></p> <p><b><i>Photography by </i></b><a href="https://www.uptownmedia.ca/"><b><i>Uptown Media</i></b></a><b><i> and videography by </i></b><a href="https://madebyplot.com/"><b><i>Plot</i></b></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="tags" class="clearfloat"> <h6>Tags:</h6><br/><br/><p> <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/genai/" rel="tag">GenAI</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/google-search-honours-awards/" rel="tag">Google Search Honours Awards</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/gsha/" rel="tag">GSHA</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/search-engine-marketing/" rel="tag">Search Engine Marketing</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/sem/" rel="tag">SEM</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/sponsored-story1/" rel="tag">Sponsored Story1</a>, <a href="https://mediaincanada.com/tag/think-with-google/" rel="tag">Think with Google</a></p> </div> </div> <!-- post --> </div> <!-- ID --> <!--googleoff: all--> <div id="comment-area" class="nocontent"> <!-- Start editing here. --> <p class="nocomments">Comments are closed.</p> </div> </div> <!-- #col1 --> <div id="col2" class="nocontent"> <div id="sidebarUpper" class="clearfloat"> <div class="col2ad clearfloat"> <!-- main category: --> <!-- /1888462/_Sponsored_Story_Halfpage_300x600 --> <div id='Sponsored_Story_Halfpage'> <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('Sponsored_Story_Halfpage'); 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