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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up, which highlights the most exciting stories from the advertising and marketing industry over the past week.  Here are the top stories for the week ending September 18, 2026, as chosen by our readers:

• Bed Bath & Beyond Canada Names Sandra Dagenais New Marketing Director
  
• Bye Bye Branded Cities, Hello Cieslok Group, OOH Media Landscape Changes
• Would You Like Fries With That Ad? McDonald's Tests New Retail Media Network
• Lisa Kisber Appointed VP of Communications at dentsu Canada and Tag Americas
• Steve James Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Scotiabank
• Cineplex Appoints Bill Walker as New CEO, Explores Potential Sale
• Kimberly O'Keefe tapped to Lead Best Buy Ads Canada
• Here Are The 2022 SMCC Sponsorship Marketing Award Winners
• Branded Cities Shakes Up Canada Sales Team
• Media Buyers Moves For September 24, 2026 (Omnicom Media Canada, Cairns Oneil, WPP Media Canada