Oystercatchers Club Awards
Marketing consultancy, Oystercatchers, held its annual awards at the Mayfair Hotel in London on Tuesday night (November 25), with winners including Saatchi & Saatchi, W&K, SapientNitro and Iris. Saatchi & Saatchi claimed RFI of the Year (for the ongoing BBC creative pitch) and SapientNitro took Best Agency Website, whilst Wieden & Kennedy collected Best Agency Film and Iris picked up Best Agency Credentials. The awards were judged by 23 senior marketers and company leaders, including Alex Lewis from Warner Bros, Philippa Snare from Microsoft and Guy North, the managing director of Freeview. Runners up included RKCR/Y&R, DigitasLBi and VCCP, amongst others.
Suki Thompson introduces the Oystercatchers Club
Suki Thompson, chief executive and founder of Oystercatchers, said the RFI's were “Some of the best” they've ever received, and that they've seen “The most dramatic increase in the categories of film and website.” She says “When you look at marketing materials (the question they ask is) 'how much effort have they made?' Marketers ask: 'can we find an agency that really feels like they want to work with us?' It’s still really critical.” The awards are a part of the “Oystercatchers Club” series of events.
RX Club Awards
Publicis were the big winners at the RX Club Awards, which were held in New York recently. The awards are one of the most prestigious in the healthcare advertising sector, and are based solely on creativity. They are judged by a panel of industry experts and leading creative resources from the global healthcare advertising industry, including Ross Thomson, Gene Black, Grant King, Robin Shapiro and several others. Publicis took home a Gold award for its “Diabetes anybody's destiny” campaign and a Silver for “Allergy leads to Asthma.” The Publicis team also won an additional 6 “Awards of Excellence” certificates. Other winners included Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, who took a silver award in the “DTC Print Campaign” category and a whopping 33 Awards of Excellence. Medulla Communications also bagged a gold and silver award.
Publicis were the big winners at this year's RX Club Awards
Mithun Roy, executive vice president and branch head of Publicis, said “The awards are a proof” that his team “Not just gives a fresh perspective to the therapy area but also brings a whole new way of looking at healthcare communications.” Vice president Sanjeev Chopra agreed, and believes that the team had a “Dual advantage as it comprises people with a sound healthcare background coupled with communication experience.” Tina Raj Kher, associate creative director, added that Publicis “Have always discovered and enjoyed creative freedom within the confines of medical guidelines,” and will “Strive to continue celebrating this successful marriage of science and art.”
Epica Awards
At the Epica Awards held recently in Amsterdam, Leo Burnett was named Network of the Year for the second year in a row after claiming 46 awards in total, including 12 Golds and two Grand Prix awards for the Procter & Gamble “#LikeAGirl” (in the digital category) and Virgin Radio “Making Music” (in the press category) campaigns. The Epica Awards were established in 1987 to reward creativity and help agencies, production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios to develop their reputations beyond their national borders. It's also the only global creative competition judged and awarded by editors and reporters from marketing and communications magazines.
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Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer at Leo Burnett Worldwide, said “The Epica Awards presents a special kind of recognition from the top editors and senior reporters covering our craft across the world.” He added that the Leo Burnett network “Rejoices in this celebration of ideas and global distinction as a leading producer of prodigious creativity.”
