Who We Are

dpPR is a trusted and connected, proudly Canadian, independent boutique communications agency since 1999 in Toronto with experts in Vancouver and Montreal.

As mainstream media continues to shrink at a drastic pace, it becomes an even greater challenge to get media coverage. dpPR provides senior expertise in developing successful cost-effective public relations, B2B & social media campaigns for business, non-profits and government.  Generating content marketing such as articles/video/photos/podcasts plus writing Op-Ed’s, French translation, Annual Reports, etc has become very important to most clients.

We are an extension of your marketing-communications department.

dpPR brings seasoned experience in a wide variety of industries including start-up’s, biotech, social innovation technology, Life Sciences, pharma, consumer goods and services, lifestyle, non-profit, environmental and green energy. We’ve recently done campaigns for electric vehicles, solar panel factory, wind turbines, mobile apps, home electronics to health sciences, public health, patient groups, charities to pharmaceuticals.

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Why Us?

Much of our business has come from referrals. We are so grateful! It’s been an honour to have worked with so many amazing clients from coast to coast and from around the world.

We love getting results for clients.

We love working with journalists and experienced bloggers/influencers.

Alzheimer SocietyMuch of our business over the years has come from other Marketing/Ad/PR/Event agencies looking for strong media relations and strategic ideas, as we work well with other firms and have great strategic skills in figuring out how to integrate PR within the existing or proposed marketing/Ad plan & budget. We welcome all new partnerships.

We have spent our careers doing integrated PR, marketing and branding campaigns for all industries including Life Sciences, biotech, green energy, health non-profits, patient advocacy groups, government, environmental/agriculture and AI technology, among others.

We will first work to understand your business and then will work hard to meet and surpass your objectives.

We can help you manage your other related suppliers including digital, marketing, events, pop-up’s, blogs, influencers, sponsorship and experiential campaigns.

We have a collective of senior practitioners across the country. They are selected to work on your client business specifically for having related experience in your industry in order to get you results; and will always include dpPR Principal and founder Daniel Paquette.

Daniel has over 20 years of public relations experience, including 18 years he worked part time as a journalist in radio (host and producer in radio to CBC to MuchMusic) and print/online (reporter and columnist in weeklies/monthly magazines and Digital).

If you are a new company (or new to your role in Communications/Mkg) and need assistance in how to proceed with PR include plan writing/budgets/internal communications/stakeholder/government relations, we offer short consulting contracts to annual agency of record PR retainers.

 

Services

  • Strategic counsel (consultation)
  • Press Release writing and/or distribution
  • Media relations (English, French, ethnic, lgbt, youth, senior)
  • Corporate communications (annual reports, corporate brochures, newsletters, re-writing of website copy, advertorials, op-ed’s, blogs, pamphlets)
  • Special events (media conferences, galas, budget-friendly photo opportunities, blogger events)
  • Promotional activities (contests, guerilla marketing, experiential, influencers, pop-up’s, product giveaways)
  • Research
  • Public education and social marketing
  • Media and internal communications audits
  • Spokesperson media training
  • Producing media materials (press releases, French translation, speech writing, video B-roll production, viral videos, content marketing)
  • Publicity reports, media clipping service, media and social media coverage analysis
  • Production and management of social media 
  • Produce corporate website or micro-site (including all copy writing, editing, design, layout and concept)
  • Create white papers, reports and guides

Experience

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Health & Life Sciences

  • In the last 3 years alone we’ve worked with: Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance (representing all the AIDS Committees of Ontario), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (French and English), Gilead’s YESCARTA CAR-T cell therapy, Hep C and HIV treatments, Abbott Healthcare, Beigene’s Bruksinsa; Taiho Pharma (blood cancer drug); Molecular You (Health Intelligence AI), UNICEF; My Gut Feeling: The Stomach Cancer Foundation of Canada, Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco, Lymphoma Canada, Alta Vie Cannabis, Pulse Canada (plant proteins).
  • Canadian Cancer Society – National Division (Daffodil Month Fundraising with PM Justin Trudeau and over 30 successful campaigns since late 2010 to 2019 including: breast screening program; HPV; childhood cancer; Environics poll on sun safety; World Cancer Day; Daffodil Month event; Nutrition Month; daffodil pin campaign at Queen’s Park; Cops for Cancer; Ontario Election Public Affairs campaign; LGBTQ communities; Relay for Life and Sunnybrook launch event; Ipsos-Reid indoor tanning poll results and Queen’s Park launch event; indoor tanning youth and women’s media; Tan-Free Prom, Caregivers tax credit press conference with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Governor General)
  • Merck (promoting Canadian cancer research news site)
  • Run to Quit: stop smoking thru group exercise 2017 Public Health Agency of Canada/CCS
  • Children’s Mental Health Centre/Central Toronto Youth Services (Book launch for Resource Guide for Parents of Trans Youth” with Nina Arsenault)
  • The Ewings Cancer Foundation of Canada (Ewings Sarcoma) PR agency of record 2014-2018
  • Lung Association
  • Non-Smoker’s Rights Association
  • Smoker’s Helpline
  • Alzheimer Society
  • Cancer Care Ontario
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (Coordinated all media relations including hiring eight other publicists across Canada for Pravachol: 10 city simultaneous press conferences with satellite linkup; Serzone; AIDS forum in Vancouver)
  • AIDS Committee of Toronto (Produced more than a dozen community AIDS forums)
  • Janssen-Ortho
  • Whitehall Robins (Coordinated a major media luncheon with a dozen of the top health editors in Canada for their multivitamin brand)
  • Women’s College Hospital (Directed entire media relations campaign for the First Annual Women’s Health Matters Forum, now an annual event)

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Financial and Marketing

  • DMAT: Direct Marketing Association of Toronto
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Zurich Insurance
  • Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
  • TD Securities

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Design, Fashion, Arts, Music and Food

  • The Kingston Prize ($20,000 prize for best Canadian portrait painting)
  • Pulse Canada industry association (Dried peas, edible beans, lentils and chickpeas) for the United Nations declared ‘2016 International year of Pulses)
  • OMDC: Ontario Ministry of Culture (Trillium Book Awards with Margaret Atwood); 3 years running
  • Violinist Dr. Draw (2003-2016, CD launches, international tours, Olympic tours)
  • Northbound Leather
  • Bluepoint Restaurant launch
  • Electronic Dance party with Chaka Khan
  • World Electronic Music Festival; 6 years running
  • iDance Festival at Toronto City Hall
  • Fundraiser with Barenaked Ladies
  • Beer Festival (CNE with Ace of Base)
  • Industry Nightclub reunion/Smirnoff vodka
  • Republik Nightclub launch and on-going
  • Seiko Watches
  • IKEA
  • Firefighter fundraising calendar
  • FunkAsia (Mega South Asian club and cultural night)
  • Parfums Houbigant
  • Royal Doulton fragrance
  • Clairol (Keri, Herbal Essence, Nice ‘n Easy)
  • Xtra Life Show (Toronto Metro Convention Centre)
  • Perennial Inc. (Retail design firm promoted to US trade for clients such as Canadian Tire, Loblaws)
  • Brampton’s Rose Theatre launch and on-going (Diana Krall, Lesley Gore, Bacon Brothers, Nutcracker, Joan Rivers)
  • Prova Group talent agency (Lady Bunny, Jimmy Sommerville)
  • Carole Pope CD launch (Daniel Paquette’s first client)
  • South Asian Heritage Festival
  • Dominion Jazz club

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Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

  • EMC: Electric Mobility Canada’s annual Electric Vehicle Conference: Markham
  • Silfab Ontario (Coordinated official opening launch with various MPPs)
  • Toronto Hydro (Coordinated all media relations for green energy services, Wi-Fi launch, wind turbine launches, solar emergency phones, GreenSavers Home Energy Audit, science fair sponsorship)
  • Kortright Centre for Conservation (Renewable energy education)
  • Gilead Power (Wind energy)
  • Great Lakes United
  • Credit River Anglers Association (Launch with Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion)
  • Canadian Wind Energy national conference (B2B)
  • Anaconda Nickel Limited of Australia
  • Independent Retail Gas Marketers Association
  • The Steel Alliance (involving Dofasco, Stelco among others)

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Consumer Products, Services and Travel

  • Pioneer Electronics: Canadian PR Agency of Record for 5 years 2017
  • Smirnoff Vodka/Diageo (National launch, large event, guerilla marketing & social media buzz campaign)
  • Coke (Toronto International Film Festival launch event and national marketing roll-out)
  • Panasonic Consumer Electronics
  • Doc Martens
  • Evian
  • Parfums Houbigant
  • Talbots
  • Singapore Tourism Board
  • The I Do Shop (wedding event planners)

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Non-Profit and Education

  • Pride at Work Canada
  • Waterfront BIA – Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival (Tall Ships)
  • Church Street BIA (Business Improvement Area) International launch for Alexander Wood statue
  • Ryerson University (Launched online studies)
  • Brazilian Carnival Ball
  • Young Drivers of Canada (New federal guidelines launch at Toronto Police headquarters)
  • Taste of Little India (Gerard St BIA, South Asian Food Festival)
  • Brewers Association of Canada (Responsible drinking campaign with MuchMusic)
  • Canadian Association of Food Banks: Ice Storm Relief campaign
  • Invest in Kids Foundation
  • The Royal Conservatory of Music

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Television and Media

  • Zone3 for Citytv (My Rona Home series launch)
  • The Shopping Channel (Joan Rivers, Ivanna Trump)
  • DVD Launch for series & film Sordid Lives (PR with Olivia Newton-John, Leslie Jordan, Rue McClanahan)
  • PixCom Productions for the Discovery Channel
  • OUTtv – 5 year national and international trade press (Variety, Hollywood Reporter)
  • Xtra/Fab Magazines (Trade, editorial PR campaigns)
  • Cineplex Media (Salah Bachir)
  • Showcase Television
  • Peace Point Entertainment (Programs for Global TV, Outdoor Life Network, Food, Discovery): Food Jammers, Fresh with Anna Olson, Ed’s Up, Bump, Global TV Documentaries, Reality Obsessed
  • DecAIDS: TV documentary launch on Global TV about ACT/Fashion Cares
  • Martha Stewart luncheon/photo-op with Life Network
  • Canadian Cable and Television Association
  • Nightrunners feature film

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News Room

Client Media Coverage

A selection of media coverage for clients such as Gilead Pharmaceutical (HIV, CAR-T Blood Cancer, Hepatitis C), Pride at Work, Stomach Cancer Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, ...

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Testimonials

Camille Beaubian

Senior Communications Manager, Canadian Cancer Society

“We tasked dpPR with executing a media relations strategy to highlight our advocacy work in the area of restricting youth under 18 from using indoor tanning salons. dpPR successfully executed the strategy, pitching and coordinating high-profile interviews for Society spokespeople with outlets such as CBC News, CFRB-AM, CP24, Canadian Press and the Toronto Star. dpPR exceeded our expectations with regard to this project and with their help our advocacy messages reached an audience of 38 million people.”

William Wong

Canada’s leading Entertainment Blogger, Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven

“Daniel is always a pleasure to deal with and I can say with confidence I would love to continue partnering with him on initiatives. He is an attentive listener who is creative in his solutions; time and again I have come to him for guidance and support and he has pulled through, always empathetic and personable in nature.”

Carole Pope

Legendary Award winning Singer, Daniel’s first PR client

“Daniel is a creative, engaging and understands modern media. He knows how to market an artist.”

Paul Allamby

Advertising agency owner, Direct Marketing Association member

“dpPR delivered on the mark thinking and a sharp application of ideas. They also worked quickly and demonstrated flexibility and openness.”

George McNeillie

Communications & Board Secretary, Ontario Media Development Corp., Ontario Ministry of Culture

“We have used dpPR for media relations in English and French. They have consistently delivered excellent results.”

Valerie Poire

TV Producer, Pixcom Productions (Montreal) with the Discovery Network

“Pixcom Productions enjoyed working with dpPR because they are efficient, knowledgeable, good at what they do and easy to work with. We would recommend dpPR to anyone looking for a great value.”

Lulu Vibert

Owner, Lulu unlimited

An exceptional PR agency with great insight to progressive strategies in communications and creating a modern approach to profiling their clients. They are respected in the media. A true delight to work with.”

Joyce McLean

Director of Strategic Issues, Toronto Hydro

“Daniel is a superb professional in the field of public and media relations and is also a very easy-going guy to work with.”

Anthony Fuchs

National Director of Communications, Canadian Cancer Society

“I recently engaged dpPR to manage all PR and media relations concerning a significant joint announcement with [the federal] government. From our first meeting and beyond, I was impressed by their strategic planning of the event, attention to detail, innovative ideas for increasing out media presence and flexibility as priorities and deadlines continually changed in response to the changing needs of stakeholders. Throughout the process, they were a consummate professional and I would not hesitate to work with them again or to recommend their work to others.”

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