A Vancouver Advertising Agency
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Featured Work
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MS Society
With MS, signals from the brain fail to reach the body. This can lead to a sudden loss of movement in the limbs, paralysis, or even blindness. It's a degenerative disease that forces a body to betray itself. The MS Society is fighting to end this malady. And they could use your help.
The epic photography took the idea to the next level. It was recently selected as an Applied Arts winner and it won a silver at the Summit International Awards.
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Anthea Poon - Pets
If you love your pets as much as Anthea does, you'd take this sticker you received in the mail and put it on your front door for firemen (and all of your visitors to see).
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The Vintage Shop
The Vintage Shop asked us to reshoot their entire product inventory. Glass is usually tricky to shoot but we think these turned out beautifully.
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PRIMED Education iPhone App
Yes, we make iPhone apps. Android apps too. The nurses make passive income every day from this baby.
» Check it OutVancouver Print Advertising
Our ads are conceptual. They tell stories. They’re anything but ordinary,
because everyday ads are forgettable, invisible, and ineffective.
Donald's Market
Print ad for the best independent, local, organic grocer in Vancouver (WE Best of the City Awards - 2013).
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Shake 'em Buns
What would you have for your last meal? We made this for my favourite Hong Kong burger joint. (Ogilvy 2008)
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CampbellCare - Winter Ready?
It gets cold here in Canada. If your furnace goes out in the middle of winter - it’s bad news. This vivid print campaign was featured on Ads of the World.
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Evan Living
One thing you'll notice about the Georgia Straight is that almost all of the big, full-colour ads are for developments. With Evan, we wanted to do things a little differently, to stand out from the sea of renderings.
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Ethical Funds
Did you know your Canadian Pension Plan supports Big Tobacco, sweatshop labour, and the weapons industry?
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Pardon Services Canada
We added some levity to a heavy topic. 10% of all Canadians have criminal records for stupid stuff they did when they were kids. PSC expunges records so they can travel, get a job, and live a normal life.
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Mattress Choice - Better Dreams
This is the most colourful and whimsical campaign ever made for a mattress store.
» Check it OutVancouver Website Design
If your website looks professional, so does your company.
Do you like the cool scrolling effect on this site? We can do it for you.
Evan Living Website
Evan Living is a new development for the young and hip. We built this site to capture the vibe of trendy Main Street and showcase its affordability.
www.evanliving.com
Cape Scott Park Website
Once the Virtual Hike through 3 breathtaking trails gets your blood pumping, you’ll be dying to try the real thing.
www.capescottpark.com
PRIMED Educational Associates
This is a fun site designed for nursing students. It has games and online quizzes to help them master the big exam. We also made the iPhone app.
www.primededucation.ca
Miller Titerle LLP
MT’s website was inspired by the drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci. Originally we wrote it backwards, but that didn’t fly either.
www.millertiterle.com
Mattress Choice
Crazy dreams? Ask the Dr. Floyd, the Dream Doctor, what they mean.
www.mattresschoice.comVancouver Guerilla Marketing
Just like Jackie Chan, we do our own stunts.
They don’t cost you anything in media, and yet you get press.
Western Union
We did this stunt in the toughest, rowdiest and most expensive shopping districts in Hong Kong. (Publicis 2007)
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Nika Shoe Repair
Stunts don’t get much simpler than this: a broken heel and some chalk. The results? Nika was featured on over 25 blogs from around the world.
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Rob Hadley - Hypnotist
When the wheels move, the hypnotism begins. You are getting sleepy. You are getting ssssszzz.
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Disneyland
Disney had US $200 to promote their Halloween Night Pass, so we spent the money on actresses and monster costumes and the rest on garlic.
(Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong 2007)
Alpine Credits - YES
If you’re tired of hearing “No” for a home equity loan, find out what “Yes” feels like. A feel-good stunt for Alpine Credits in 2011.
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Buy Low Foods - Notepad
Eggs, Milk, Soup, Bread. The average grocery list is a mess. It has you doubling back and forth from one section to another. To make the experience more efficient and enjoyable, Buy-Low Foods gave away a free memo pad/shopping list designed around the floor plan of the store. It's 25 pages with a magnetic backing to keep on your fridge at home. And with a list in one place, it keeps shoppers coming back and buying more than ever.
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Yellow Pages - Direct Mail
We turned expensive Canpages (Yellow Pages) ads into laminated envelopes and mailed them back to their owners with an offer to take them online for half the price.
» Check it OutVancouver Transit Advertising
Transit is one of the cheapest, yet most effective mediums in Vancouver.
It’s a moving billboard that stays up for months, for a fraction of the cost of print.
Anthea in Transit
Anthea the poet is back. You can find her versatile verse in the buses and Skytrains throughout Vancouver.
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Alliance Career College
From Hourly to Salary
There are dozens of schools in Vancouver and they all advertise on transit. So how do you stand out? Conceptual headlines in bright, vivid red is a good way to turn a small media buy into a big attention-getter.
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Anthea Poon Transit
Last year we focused on Anthea’s unique name. This year, it was her mad language skills. These ads are running throughout Vancouver.
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CampbellCare
This campaign ran on the backs of 35 buses in Vancouver, and in the interiors of 50, for almost ten weeks - all for less than the price of a full-page ad in a major newspaper.
» Check it OutVancouver TV Advertising
With TV comes credibility. And it’s not as expensive as you think.
We do live action, motion graphics and kinetic type. Let’s talk brass tacks.
Vancouver Radio Advertising
Most radio is wallpaper for the ears. We do it differently.
Our ads tell stories. Sometimes very, very strange ones.
Vancouver Branding & Logo Design
We have branding kits for new businesses and refresher kits
for established companies who want a modern look.
Miller Titerle LLP
Miller-Titerle wanted to come across as innovative. With a slick new logo, website and business card design - they look anything but stuffy.
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PRIMED Educational Associates
We built the PRIMED brand from scratch. It went from one tutorial with four students to becoming a nation-wide brand, recognized by the Canadian Nursing Association, with 10 classes a year in 5 cities across Canada (all sold-out), an iPhone app, a lucrative online quiz and a successful business model that runs itself.
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Mattress Choice
After almost a year of strategic planning, we built this multi-branded store around a simple premise: “Better Sleep, Better Dreams.”
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Other Logo Designs
We have made professional logos and taglines for companies in every business sector - from parks to pardons, learning to loans.
» Check it OutAbout Us
We are an idea company.
Mike - writes
Seann - designs
Ben - programs
Paul - edits
Aaron - snaps
Jeremy - blogs
Oran - styles
Kristen - writes
We used to work for the clients of big agencies. Now we just work for clients. With the middleman gone we charge a lot less for the same product.
There are downsides to buying direct, of course. We don't have secretaries, fancy lounges, or expense accounts. Sorry. We don't smoke cigars or drive fancy cars. In other words, you don't have to pay for any nonsense.
Just ideas and hard work.
Contact us for a free quote. We’ll get you excited about your advertising again.
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Mike Catherall founded Immersion Creative in 2008. Previously, he was an award-winning copywriter for international agencies Ogilvy & Mather and Publicis for accounts such as Disneyland, Western Union and Mercedes-Benz.
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Testimonials
Here’s what they’re saying about us.
When we called Mike, we had an idea of what we were trying to do but had been unable to articulate it in a coherent way to others. Mike helped us organize our thoughts and worked with us to develop a concept that clearly describes who we are to potential clients. The best thing about working with Mike was that he became a key part of our team, described to us decisions that had to be made and provided expert advice on the implications of our decisions. The end result: a product that we love and feel is our own, but could not have happened without Mike's expertise and insight.
Rob Miller
Miller Titerle LLP
Immersion Creative was vital to the growing success of our business. We had a good product, but nobody knew about us. Through social marketing and creative advertising Mike helped us acquire 540% more students.
Laura Housden and Marlene Burrows
PRIMED Educational Associates
We are a twenty-year old company which has gone through several different identities and images. Mike Catherall's approach was that of a genuine stakeholder. He spent time in the office, researched our business and competitors, and gained an implicit understanding of what we did and what we stood for. He articulated his understanding and defined us to the marketplace, and indeed to ourselves. The staff are proud and the market views us as genuine (in a marketplace of glib, commonplace articulations of identity). His approach is unconventional but it works - we are making more money.
Azmairnin Jadavji
CEO, Pardon Services Canada
Working with Immersion was inspiring. Young, energetic and creative...this company makes good things happen. I recommend them without hesitation.
Shaun Korman
Strategic Forest Management Inc.
I got a random call yesterday from someone who just "wanted to congratulate us on an amazing campaign." I also got a call tonight from someone who wants to buy a condo. I'll be meeting with him next Sat so keep you posted:) So all in all, stellar feedback on the campaign from my colleagues, randoms and potential clients. Thank you!
Anthea Poon
REMAX Select Realty
Mike’s creativity, passion and drive for perfection have helped our organization move into the next
phase of our brand existence. I would recommend Immersion Creative to any company looking for a fresh approach to their advertising campaign.
Kurt Wipp
Alpine Credits