Brian Murray

I am Chief Creative Officer at Zulu Alpha Kilo, which was recently named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2024, Agency Standout on the Ad Age 2024 A-List and Strategy Magazine Silver Agency of the Year, three years in a row.

I have helped create platforms and campaigns for many of the world’s most respected brands. And I have an established history of building and contributing to collaborative high-performing creative environments, where teammates can do the best work of their careers.

I have worked in both Toronto, CAN, and London, UK, alongside many talented people and have been a part of hundreds of industry awards, including two Cannes Lions Grands Prix, a Grand Clio in Creative Effectiveness, a Yellow Pencil at D&AD, a LIA Grand Prix, a One Show Best in Discipline in Creative Effectiveness and a Penta Pencil, Also, Ogilvy Canada won more Effie Canada effectiveness awards than any other agency during my time there and was Effie Canada Agency of the Year.

Strategy magazine has ranked me amongst the top creatives in the country multiple times – and I have an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. (Advertising is a business after all.)

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Zulu Alpha Kilo named named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2024

Zulu Alpha Kilo named “Standout” on Ad Age’s 2024 Agency A-List

New business win: President’s Choice.

New business win: Kimberly-Clark. Proud to be working with such great clients and great brands again.

Zulu Alpha Kilo wins Strategy Magazine AOY Silver (third year in a row), Digital AOY Bronze and Design AOY Bronze (agency’s first time on all 3 podiums in same year).

#1 Chief Creative Officer + #1 Creative in Canada in 2022 and 2021 One Show rankings.

#2 Chief Creative Officer in Canada on the 2022 Strategy Magazine Creative Report Card.

2022 One Show Best in Discipline for Creative Effectiveness and a Penta Pencil.

2022 Grand Clio in Creative Effectiveness.

2022 Gold and Silver Cannes Lion in Creative Effectiveness.

2022 D&AD Graphite Pencil – Zulu Alpha Kilo's first-ever D&AD pencil.

2021: Cannes Lions GRAND PRIX in Print & Publishing + Cannes Lions GRAND PRIX in Industry Craft + 3 golds, 3 silvers, a bronze, and 6 shortlists, including one for Titanium. 11 One Show Pencils (4 gold. 4 silver. 3 bronze). 7 Clio Award trophies. One Yellow and two Graphite D&AD Pencils.

Our Dove "Courage is Beautiful" campaign, celebrating front-line healthcare workers, launched in Canada and was adapted for 15 global markets, achieved 2 billion+ earned PR views, made the cover of NY Times, and was the most awarded Health & Beauty campaign in the world in 2020. It has also donated $5 million+ in badly-needed supplies to battle against COVID-19.

Took the helm of Ogilvy creative department in 2017 and, in 2018, we won Cannes Lions on multiple campaigns – agency’s first in 10 years – and we won again in 2019. (There were no Lions in 2020. I am optimistic for a big 2021.)

Ogilvy Toronto named 2019 Effie Canada “Agency of the Year.”

Ogilvy Canada ranked 4th on 2019 Strategy Agency of the Year list, highest finish for Ogilvy in 12 years and 2nd highest ever. (WPP didn’t enter in 2020 due to COVID.)

Ogilvy Toronto named 4th most effective agency in North America by 2020 Effie Awards (only Canadian agency in Top 10).