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Disruption®
Disruption is what sets Juniper Park\TBWA and the TBWA collective apart. It’s at the core of everything that we do. It is more than a process; it is a strategic and philosophical approach to communications and ultimately, what defines our culture.

Our Disruption philosophy defines a vision that breaks market conventions to create a new platform for growth. There are 3 key components to this philosophy:

1. Convention: We identify and understand the conventions that impact our clients, whether it’s an adherence to traditional business practices, marketing ideas, or social behaviours and beliefs. To put it simply, what box are you trapped in?

2. Vision: We then work closely with our clients to pinpoint their vision for success. More than simple business objectives, what is our raison d’être, the greater purpose the brand is reaching for?

3. Disruption: The final step is developing the strategy and executions that will disrupt the competitive environment. A heritage of challenging conventions has allowed us to define and articulate some of today’s great brands such as Apple, Nissan and CIBC. 

Disruption Live
Disruption Live is an organic operating model to proactively execute our Disruption strategy, every day. It puts the audience at the center of everything we do. Instead of a traditional linear process beginning with a brief and ending in creative, Disruption Live is a circular creative process that constantly embraces ideas from data, culture and current events. No matter the industry or category, consumers are bombarded with thousands of information sources vying for their attention: the news cycle, their newsfeed and finally brands, all adding to the clutter.

Backs\ash
Backslash is a cultural insight studio within TBWA. Powered by a global culture spotter network, made up of more than 300 TBWA strategists, creatives and content creators from 43 countries around the world, Backslash aims to make clients and the TBWA collective smarter about cultural shifts — or as we call them, “edges” — and what they mean for brands.