Canadian agencies sure are good at doing videos excoriating the ad business. Just in the past week we’ve seen:

• John St.’s hilarious takedown of real-time marketing with Reactvertising

• Zulu Alpha Kilo’s obscene ’60s adman visiting a modern agency

• Rethink’s piss-taking idea to honor case studies with awards

Now, here is Toronto creative agency Union to add an amusing entry to the list—featuring its twisted take on employee appreciation day. You see, Union was shortlisted for Strategy magazine’s Agency of the Year awards, but that success didn’t come easily.

We’ll let agency principals Lance Martin and Subtej Nijjar explain:



As Union explains on its website:

This business of advertising isn’t easy. There are people who put their blood, sweat and tears into the campaigns they produce. That’s why, when an agency like Union gets shortlisted for Strategy’s Agency of the Year awards, the painstaking time and effort that goes into the creative product is worth celebrating. And the shop knew just what gift to give its staffers for a job well done.

Check out more amusing videos made for the Strategy event here.

CREDITS

Agency: Union Advertising Canada

Executive Creative Director: Lance Martin

President: Subtej Nijjar

Art Director: Ryan McNeill

Copywriter: Dave Pigeon

Director of Integrated Production: Jennifer Dark

Integrated Producers: Grace Lee, Kyle Trotter

Production House: Union Advertising Canada

Director: Kyle Trotter (Union)

Director of Photography: Adam Crosby

Production Coordinator: Elli Weisbaum

Visual Effects, Animation: Adrian Stiegler

Editor: Kyle Trotter (Union)

Audio Post Facility: Silent Joe

Audio Director: Trevor Allan

Audio Engineer: Spencer Sunshine

Audio Producer: Jane Heath

Actors: Union staff, Willie Faraks aka The Wolfman