Captus

Captus Advertising is a multicultural advertising agency in downtown Vancouver that helps organisations reach Canada's diverse communities in their own languages. Set up in 2009, it acts as a cultural adviser as well as a creative and media agency, and has run campaigns aimed at Chinese audiences in the GTA.

What Captus offers

• Multilingual production — creative and production work made for specific cultural and language groups.
• Copywriting, transcreation and translation — adapting messages so they read naturally in other languages.
• Design and branding — visual identity and campaign design.
• Strategy and PR — planning how to approach multicultural audiences, plus public relations.
• Media planning and buying — choosing and booking media to reach target communities.
• Digital and social marketing — online campaigns across search and social platforms.

Who it works with

Clients include real estate developers, medical professionals, airlines, a hearing care company and the provincial government. The agency says it has handled hundreds of projects for more than 50 clients.

Key facts

• Based in: Vancouver, Canada
• Founded: 2009
• Membership: Charter member of the Multicultural Marketing Alliance of Canada
• Awards: 2019 Marketing Awards silver, Summit Creative Awards bronze and Strategy Awards bronze for a hearing care campaign