Branded Cities announces one-of-a-kind iconic digital and static media opportunity in Canada’s busiest intersection, Yonge and Dundas Square.

10 Dundas East is the newest addition to the Branded Cities asset portfolio dominating Dundas Square with unparalleled OOH Media and creative executions.

(TORONTO, CANADA – July 30, 2019) Branded Cities, a premier and iconic Out-of-Home (OOH) media company in North America, proudly announces their new affiliation with BentallGreenOak (Canada) Limited Partnership, a leading property management company in Canada. This relationship with BentallGreenOak expands Branded Cities iconic footprint in Dundas Square (Yonge & Dundas), Canada’s one of a kind iconic OOH digital media platform by adding 24,856 sq.ft. of signage including 10,995 sq.ft. of digital media and 13,861 sq. ft. of large format static.

“This agreement with BentallGreenOak represents the loud and powerful presence that Branded Cities continues to build across North America,” says Steve Ellman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Branded Cities. “And with the neighboring digital Towers available at CF Toronto Eaton Centre (TEC) and the Atrium on Bay (AOB), advertisers will have the unique opportunity to reach 860,000 daily visitors with visually stimulating campaigns from any vantage point in the Square.” 

Located at the heart of Canada’s busiest intersection, 10 Dundas East is an iconic, animated and desirable commercial hub offering incredible advertising opportunities, fine dining and restaurant chains, as well as Toronto’s second highest-grossing movie theatre, Cineplex VIP Cinemas.

Angelo Di Palma, Principal, Portfolio Manager for BentallGreenOak states, “We are excited to partner with Branded Cities to deliver new, highly engaging opportunities for advertisers at 10 Dundas East in the heart of one of Canada’s most vibrant and visited commercial districts.”

Neighbouring 10 Dundas East is Yonge-Dundas Square, a bustling entertainment, dining and public gathering spot. Dundas Square sponsors more than 200 events annually and is in extremely close proximity to popular landmarks such as Ryerson University, Massey Hall and Ed Mirvish Theatre. Most notably, on the southeast corner of Yonge-Dundas Square is North America’s largest mall, CF Toronto Eaton Centre, with an annual footfall exceeding 50 million.

The addition of 10 Dundas East aligns perfectly with the success of Branded Cities’ 20-year celebration in the North American Out-of-Home Industry. By anticipating and meeting specific needs and interests of advertisers, the partnership with BentallGreenOak further solidifies Branded Cities’ position at the forefront of the OOH Industry. The new engagement will commence upon the expiration of the existing media agreement.

About BentallGreenOak
BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BentallGreenOak serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with approximately $46 billion USD of assets under management (proforma as of March 31, 2019) and expertise in the asset management of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential property across the globe. BentallGreenOak has offices in 22 cities across nine countries and three continents with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management which is the institutional alternatives asset management business of Sun Life Financial Inc.
 
BentallGreenOak includes BentallGreenOak (Canada) Limited Partnership, BentallGreenOak (U.S.) Limited Partnership and the real estate and commercial mortgage investment groups of certain of their affiliates, all of which comprise a team of real estate professionals spanning multiple legal entities. The assets under management shown above include real estate equity and mortgage investments of the companies within BentallGreenOak.
 
For more information, please visit www.bentallgreenoak.com
 
About Branded Cities
Branded Cities, which is owned by EL Media and Shamrock Capital, is a leading Out-of-Home media company with an integrated network of premier digital and static signage across North America. The digital and static media assets span across some of the largest markets in the United States and Canada (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and many more) and are situated in the country’s most valuable Out-of-Home environments such as Times Square, the Las Vegas Strip, West Hollywood, Union Station, Yonge – Dundas Square and Canada’s leading shopping centers. Branded Cities empowers brands to deliver impactful and engaging messages to North America’s most desirable, hard-to-reach audiences. EL Media is an affiliate of The Ellman Companies (“Ellman”).  Ellman is a privately-owned media, real estate and investments group founded in 1972 with diverse interests in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. For more information visit: brandedcities.ca, brandedcities.com, or ellmanco.com.

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Canadian Press Contact:
Ali Satchu
VP, Marketing
416 408 0800 ext 233
asatchu@brandedcities.com

American Press Contact:
Vaibhav Gupta
EVP/Chief Operating Officer
602-224-3106
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Branded Cities and Cadillac Fairview roll-out a new digital spectacular network at the CF Toronto Eaton Centre

Branded Cities and Cadillac Fairview (CF) continue to elevate the mall shopping experience with CF Toronto Eaton Centre’s (TEC) newly built digital spectacular network featuring 5 new installations: South Elevator, Central Elevator (2 screens), Service Desk and the stunning curved digital by the Urban Eatery food court escalator.

CF Toronto Eaton Centre is North America’s busiest mall, seeing over 53 million visitors annually with more than 250 retail stores. The launch of the eye-catching TEC digital spectacular network provides advertisers with an excellent opportunity to captivate and connect with shoppers directly on their path-to-purchase. The mall boasts high dwell times and offers brands the ability to engage with audiences who are already in a shopping frame of mind.

Branded Cities’ digital network is the most flexible and responsive advertising platform with up-to-the-minute product messaging to key audiences. It delivers a high recall for brand campaigns as well, prompting consumers to make purchases after seeing an advertisement. The addition of the TEC digital spectaculars will provide a memorable brand experience to CF Toronto Eaton Centre’s highly-active shoppers.

Branded Cities’ Bay-Dundas digital exterior spectacular will also be added to the TEC digital spectacular network allowing advertisers the opportunity to reach consumers both inside the mall as well as in Toronto’s most walkable neighbourhood – The Bay Street Corridor.

To learn more about digital advertising opportunities at Toronto Eaton Centre, Bay-Dundas and other landmark venues across Canada, please visit our website at brandedcities.ca or contact:

E: communications@brandedcities.com
P: 416 408 0800