We're 1063 in the streets, and Guidelines in the (copy) sheets. A boutique full-service marketing agency creating powerful brand identities that truly drive success. Our close-knit team of designers, writers, web developers, social media experts, account managers, interior designers, and creative directors have made us a driving force in Canadian advertising for over 40 years.
WHAT WE DO/
Existing Eye Offerings
We build brands from the ground-up, while developing existing brands to reach their full potential. With a keen eye for striking design, in-depth research, and a unique voice for every brand we build and develop, we continue to create distinctive offerings that truly drive success.
People Print Dollars
Some people say print ads aren't worth the marketing dollars they generate. Those are the same people who don't know how to do it right. Print ads may be a forgotten art in today's digital age, but they still remain an immensely powerful tool to have in your toolbox. And we've been practicing since the 1980's.
Capture Invite Influence
When it comes to creating award-winning brochures, we do it by the book. Carefully considering every detail to produce engaging and informative pieces that capture your viewer's attention, and invites them in to discover something more. An indispensable resource that directly influences sales time after time.
Egyptian Landowner Papyrus
Ah, print and digital direct mail. The lifeblood of advertising since 1000 B.C., when an Egyptian landowner scribbled an unsavory advertisement on a piece of papyrus. We've come a long way since then no doubt, but the power and application of this timeless marketing method remains. Only now, we can generate thousands of sales and even more leads faster than ever before. Sounds easy, right?
Wizards Bring Life
Our expert web team, or Web Wizards as we call them, handle everything throughout the development, management, and maintenance processes. They work closely alongside our designers and writers to bring the visions of your ideal website to life. With creation and hosting all done in-house, it's the one-stop-shop for all your website needs.
Fingers Pulse Everything
The heart and soul of any contemporary campaign, our social media experts have their fingers on the pulse of everything #trending. From punchy, attention-grabbing posts to strategic planning, in-depth market research and more, our dedicated social team really does do it all.
Love Secret Strategies
Marketing is our first love, and in this day and age, digital advertising is our secret weapon. From proven far-reaching marketing strategies to Search Engine Optimization, curated digital ads, Google adwords, video ads, and more, our digital campaigns are award-winning.
Relish Ketchup Mustard
We've got an actual workshop downstairs. That's how "full-service" we are. With an in-house Production, Installation & Fabrication team dedicated to building the retail spaces and presentation centres of your dreams, we relish the opportunity to pursue your greatest ambitions. That might sound a little cheesy, but hey, we're one ketchup and mustard pun away from making you a burger.
Mr. T Planned Goals
We're not the only ones who love it when a plan comes together, Mr. T does too. Because, like us, he knows the importance and power a properly planned media schedule has on overall engagement and sales. Which is why we work closely alongside you to create effective plans that go beyond fulfilling your brand goals.
Interior Visceral Cutting
Our accredited team of interior designers has created and decorated some of the GTA's most-striking retail spaces, presentation centres, and custom homes. Their impeccable style and love for turning blank spaces into visceral experiences keeps them on design's cutting edge.
Art Rooted Demands
Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs! We've mastered the art of all forms of signage, plain and simple. It starts with a comprehensive strategic plan rooted in location. Then, we hone in on your brand voice, target demographic, and primary messaging. Adding creativity before bringing to a simmer, and you're left with a powerful, engaging, and concise deliverable that demands attention while educating the viewer.
Play Services Request
Our rendering services go beyond simple coordination. They play a crucial part in the conceptualization, design, and realization of your project vision. From interior retail space renderings to pre-construction architectural depictions, we provide high-quality and cost-effective services to create inspiring marketing deliverables. Whether it's a standalone asset or part of a comprehensive campaign, we do our utmost to ensure every one of our renderings meets the highest standards of excellence and accuracy.
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project & corporate identity creation
Existing Eye Offerings
We build brands from the ground-up, while developing existing brands to reach their full potential. With a keen eye for striking design, in-depth research, and a unique voice for every brand we build and develop, we continue to create distinctive offerings that truly drive success.
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print ad
People Print Dollars
Some people say print ads aren't worth the marketing dollars they generate. Those are the same people who don't know how to do it right. Print ads may be a forgotten art in today's digital age, but they still remain an immensely powerful tool to have in your toolbox. And we've been practicing since the 1980's.
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brochure design
Capture Invite Influence
When it comes to creating award-winning brochures, we do it by the book. Carefully considering every detail to produce engaging and informative pieces that capture your viewer's attention, and invites them in to discover something more. An indispensable resource that directly influences sales time after time.
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direct mail designs & delivery
Egyptian Landowner Papyrus
Ah, print and digital direct mail. The lifeblood of advertising since 1000 B.C., when an Egyptian landowner scribbled an unsavory advertisement on a piece of papyrus. We've come a long way since then no doubt, but the power and application of this timeless marketing method remains. Only now, we can generate thousands of sales and even more leads faster than ever before. Sounds easy, right?
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website design & development
Wizards Bring Life
Our expert web team, or Web Wizards as we call them, handle everything throughout the development, management, and maintenance processes. They work closely alongside our designers and writers to bring the visions of your ideal website to life. With creation and hosting all done in-house, it's the one-stop-shop for all your website needs.
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social media/content
Fingers Pulse Everything
The heart and soul of any contemporary campaign, our social media experts have their fingers on the pulse of everything #trending. From punchy, attention-grabbing posts to strategic planning, in-depth market research and more, our dedicated social team really does do it all.
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marketing & digital advertising
Love Secret Strategies
Marketing is our first love, and in this day and age, digital advertising is our secret weapon. From proven far-reaching marketing strategies to Search Engine Optimization, curated digital ads, Google adwords, video ads, and more, our digital campaigns are award-winning.
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production, installation & fabrication
Relish Ketchup Mustard
We've got an actual workshop downstairs. That's how 'full-service' we are. With an in-house Production, Installation & Fabrication team dedicated to building the retail spaces and presentations centres of your dreams, we relish the opportunity to pursue your greatest ambitions. That might sound a little cheesy, but hey, we're one ketchup and mustard pun away from making you a burger.
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media planning
Mr. T Planned Goals
We're not the only ones who love it when a plan comes together, Mr. T does too. Because, like us, he knows the importance and power a properly planned media schedule has on overall engagement and sales. Which is why we work closely alongside you to create effective plans that go beyond fulfilling your brand goals.
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interior design & décor consulting
Interior Visceral Cutting
Our accredited team of interior designers has created and decorated some of the GTA's most-striking retail spaces, presentation centres, and custom homes. Their impeccable style and love for turning blank spaces into visceral experiences keeps them on design's cutting edge.
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signage design
Art Rooted Demands
Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs! We've mastered the art of all forms of signage, plain and simple. It starts with a comprehensive strategic plan rooted in location. Then, we hone in on your brand voice, target demographic, and primary messaging. Adding creativity before bringing to a simmer, and your left with a powerful, engaging, and concise deliverable that demands attention while educating the viewer.
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renderings
Play Services Request
Our rendering services go beyond simple coordination. They play a crucial part in the conceptualization, design, and realization of your project vision. From interior retail space renderings to pre-construction architectural depictions, we provide high-quality and cost-effective services to create inspiring marketing deliverables. Whether an asset within a comprehensive campaign or a standalone request, we do our utmost to ensure every one of our renderings meets the highest standards of excellence and accuracy.
WHERE WE DO IT/
Social Media
Socialists. Wait, That's Not The Right Word.
The real socialites of the office, the Social Media Department is your daily line of communication to your target audience. They're a close-knit team with a bubbly personality that always gets the conversation started. They know their memes, know what's trending, and most importantly, know how to keep brands relevant in this fast-paced digital world. Ensuring our clients are top-of-mind whenever their audience needs them. It's all of this and so much more that makes them #unique.
When they're not on the clock, they enjoy long walks on the beach, reading in bed, the smell of freshly cut grass, and cheesy dating profile bios.
Creative
What you see is what you get, and only the best will do when it comes to our Creative Department. Comprised of supremely talented designers, artists, animators, and production specialists, this full-service team is the mitochondira of our agency — that is, the powerhouse of our operation. With decades of experience individually and nearly a century when combined, they know how to bring brand visions to life better than anyone.
Driven by inspiration and guided by strategy, they each bring a distinct sense of style and taste to everything they touch.
Account Executives
All the world's a stage, and our phenomenal Account Executives are the star actors. With the utmost dedication to their craft, this talented team works day and night to ensure every aspect of your campaign is running smoothly. They've got the rare gift of taking care of everything you need before you even realize you need it. Their proactive approach to every marketing deliverable, their care for the relationships with clients, and their genuine interest in the success and wellbeing of your campaign make them much more than mere colleagues.
They're friends you can depend on. Always.
Web
We call them our Web Wizards for a reason. They're magical. Though they may be a bit on the quieter side, they've got more power in their fingers than Dumbledore. Together in collaboration with the Creative Department, Copy team, and our Account Executives, they build the virtual landscape that brings your brand to life. From the genesis of creation to website hosting, maintenance, analytics, and so much more than us muggles could ever understand, they are the key to digital success.
Fun Fact:
One Web Wizard recently unplugged themselves from the Matrix. If you experience deja vu, they're probably fiddling with something in the real world.
Copy Team
The Copy team is the best part of Guidelines. There might be some bias here as we're the ones writing these little blurbs, but hey, we're entitled to our opinions too. The Starsky & Hutch of 1063, we serve and protect the laws of grammar and style while monitoring every word that comes out of this place. Armed with creativity, wit, and an arsenal of artistry to back us up, there's nothing we can't handle. We've seen and done it all in our 30+ years walking the beat — from creating brand identities to international marketing campaigns, and everything in between.
For anything that needs words, you can bet your donkey we'll be there.
Interior Design
At 1063, our Interior Design team makes spaces look good. We mean really, really good. Like award-winning good. If you've ever heard the expression "looks like a million bucks", their work is what started it. Gifted with impeccable taste and a spidey-sense of style, Interior Design elevates brands by creating visceral customer experiences from the ground up. Acclaimed sales spaces, distinctive presentation centres, and beautifully articulated model homes are but a few of the fantastical things they can design in their sleep.
Looking is free, but touching is gonna cost you.
Production, Fabrication & Installation
"Strong like bull" is how we'd describe our incredibly hardworking Production, Installation and Fabrication team. They're the ones who bring the vision of your space to life. Working in tandem with our Interior Designers and Account Executives, they move the plan from page to place with the utmost perfection. No angle is a degree off, no carpentry is a quarter-inch too long or short, and no display is a millimetre too high or too low. They take great pride in the work they do, with a devout commitment of giving their best to you.
You'd be surprised what a carpenter can do with a beard and long hair. One is even famous for turning water into wine.
Renderings
If police sketch artists could be more accurate, they'd be almost as good as our Rendering Team. Through top-notch interior design, creative visualization, and close collaboration with architects and clients, our coordinators play an important role in bringing concepts to life. They curate their services on a project-by-project basis to meet your desired timeline, budget, stage of development, and overall vision. In short, they turn the phrase "artist's concept" into a clairvoyant depiction of the future.
Speaking of, they do tarot card, palm, and horoscope readings too. Better still, they don't share their offices with a massage parlour.
There's a method
to our madness.
Scout's honour!
We're pretty chill. Which isn't what you'd expect from 40 years of award-winning work. We've got Bar-Cart Fridays, movie night, costume days, Club 1063, and most of all, the best people. It's this beautiful culture we've been nurturing since inception that's made this place so special to us all.
TAKE ME TO THE CULTURE PAGE