Thompson Joins Colour as Creative Director

Cliff Thompson is joining Atlantic Canadian communications and marketing firm Colour as its new senior vice president and creative director. more

Blue Ocean Engages Industry via Social Media

Blue Ocean Contact Centers has embraced social media as a means of connecting with staff, clients, industry friends and partners. For the past six months they have done this through an online presence through Twitter and Facebook. more

Blue Ocean Named Finalist for Best Contact Center Outsourcer

ContactCenterWorld.com has announced that Blue Ocean Contact Centers is a 2010 finalist for Best Contact Center Outsourcer in the Americas – one of the top accolades in the contact center industry awarded at this year’s Top Performers Awards. more

Colour Gets to Play With LEGO for the Discovery Centre

When Nova Scotia's Discovery Centre was given the opportunity to showcase a travelling exhibit created by LEGO Canada Inc., they enlisted the help of Colour to promote the show to potential visitors in the Province. The Discovery Centre is a charitable organization whose mission is to stimulate interest, enjoyment and understanding of science and technology through innovative, exciting, hands-on experiences. more

Colour Attracts Public Affairs Strategist, Ed Wark

Longtime public affairs strategist Ed Wark is joining Colour as a principal in the firm’s Halifax head office. Since 1992, Wark has worked in a variety of senior roles for elected officials and decision makers in Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Ottawa.  more

Keevill Acquires Majority Share of Colour

Atlantic Canadian marketing and communications firm Colour has a new majority shareholder.  Earlier this year, Colour president Chris Keevill acquired a majority stake from the agency’s founder Steve Parker. more

Canoe '09 Legacy Cash Hits $880,000

The Canoe ‘09 Organizing Committee has announced a significant cash legacy for Atlantic Canadian paddlers, from the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Canoe ’09). The Championship was held this past August in Dartmouth.  More than 1,000 athletes, coaches and officials from 59 countries took part in the event that was viewed live on television by more than 60 million people.  more

Rainmen Launch New Colour-Created Campaign

The Halifax Rainmen basketball franchise have a renewed identity and fresh new ad campaign showcasing the team as blockbuster entertainment for the Halifax area. Nova Scotia’s only professional basketball team approached Colour to help them build their audience base in the city and to draw fans to the Metro Centre where the team plays all of their games at home. more

Blue Ocean Talks Up Halifax in Direct Marketing News

Blue Ocean Contact Centers has been featured in the latest issue of Direct Marketing promoting the city of Halifax as an ideal location of headquarters for a marketing company. The feature was part of the national publication’s Regional Report which profiles Canadian cities and the direct marketing companies that operate there. more

Colour Aids Development of Nova Scotia Mental Health Strategy

Statistics confirm that, in any given year, one in five people personally experience an episode of mental illness. In Nova Scotia, that is over 181,000 people. Unfortunately, too many of these individuals go untreated and the vast majority of these individuals are silent. This problem is exacerbated by a lack of adequate funding, adequate psychiatric, recruitment, research and program resources.  more