ADC Annual Awards
Quad Group announced this week that it has been named ADC Global's “Production Company of the Year.” In addition to Production Company Of The Year, The Quad Group also won a Silver Cube in Special Effects for Cartier “Shape Your Time,” directed by Bruno Aveillan. A second Silver Cube in Animation went to episode 3 of the Oasis web series “The Berryfly Effect,” directed by the animation collective Andy's, and a Bronze Cube in Animation was also awarded for Peugeot “The Legend Returns,” also directed by Andy's. The winning projects highlight the work of different entities within Quad Group: Quad Productions, WIZZdesign for animation and Fix Studio for post production.
PR Week
Weber Shandwick has been named 2015 Global Agency of the Year by PRWeek. At the publication's annual global awards event in London last week, PRWeek also recognised Weber Shandwick CEO Andy Polansky as Global Professional of the Year. The PRWeek Global Awards recognise the most transformative work across markets around the world. The Global Agency of the Year honour is awarded to a firm demonstrating great business results, talent development, community leadership, innovation and outstanding customer relationships across at least three different continents. PRWeek's Global Professional of the Year distinction is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated innovation and leadership in their global agency and to the profession.
Weber Shandwick has been named 2015 Global Agency of the Year by PRWeek
In awarding the firm, and Polansky these honours, PRWeek stated: “Over the past year, Weber Shandwick has broken through traditional service lines to integrate the social, digital, content, publishing, advertising, PR and public affairs services that drive business results for its clients. This unconventional approach produced unconventional results." Weber Shandwick president Gail Heimann, added: “Andy is a mentor, a trusted partner and, most importantly, an inspiring leader for all of us at Weber Shandwick. He personifies our commitment to collaboration and he motivates our teams across our global network to deliver the best and boldest solutions to clients. We are thrilled that Andy has been recognised with this honour.”
Clio Awards
The CLIO Awards this week announced the addition of Holding Company of the Year and Agency of the Year X Country to its roster for the 2015 awards, which are set for September 30 at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The additional awards continue the establishment of a worldwide focus for the brand. “Our newest international awards mark a pivotal era for CLIO, as we continue to celebrate creativity in its many forms and identify the best work around the world,” said Nicole Purcell, president, CLIO.
Pakistan Advertisers Society Awards
J. Walter Thompson (JWT) was the most awarded agency at the Pakistan Advertisers Society Awards for a second year in a row, winning six medals for innovative campaigns for major brands across a wide range of consumer segments. The agency took home awards in Banking & Financial Services for HBL’s Football Campaign; in Breakfast Food & Dairy for its Olper’s Ramadan campaign; in Ice Cream & Desserts for its Cornetto Mobile & Digital Activation; and in Cosmetics & Personal Care for the Lux Relaunch campaign. The agency also won the inaugural “Passion for Pakistan” award for HBL’s Football Campaign.
JWT was the most awarded agency at the Pakistan Advertisers Society Awards for a second year in a row
The PAS Awards, which recognises just one winning campaign for each category, is Pakistan’s largest advertising award show. “I am extremely proud of my team and yet another wonder full performance by JWT Pakistan. This clearly shows our understating of the culture and consumer and the magic required to create powerful ideas. We are never afraid to do something new, every time,” said Mansoor Karim Shaikh, CEO of JWT Pakistan.
Cannes Chimera
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched the fifth Cannes Chimera Competition, an initiative to engage the global creative industry in building public awareness and support for solutions to critical global development problems. This year, the brief for the Cannes Chimera Competition calls for the development of a one-time brand activation that will attract massive public attention to the growing Global Citizen platform, and result in a surge of sign ups to the campaign. Global Citizen, which recently launched its “Unlock your power” campaign to expand its global community, will create the largest, most effective platform in the world for people to share, communicate and take action on issues affecting the world's poorest. Supported by major NGOs in the development space and a diverse group of corporate partners, it provides new ways for people to understand and follow issues they care about, from gender equality or health to water and sanitation. The competition is free to enter and is open from this week, it closes on 27 May. A maximum of three winners will be chosen from the pool of entries, each receiving a contract for a maximum of $150,000 to make their winning activation a reality. All activations must then be executed between July and September 2015.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched the fifth Cannes Chimera Competition
“Being able to engage the global communications industry to lend their creativity to a campaign as worthwhile as Global Citizen is very special for us. It’s an innovative and large-scale project with an incredible ambition: to turn millions of us into global citizens that are willing to take action to help people living in the world’s poorest countries build a better life for themselves,” comments Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals. Hugh Evans, CEO of The Global Poverty Project, added: “We know there are millions of people out there who are willing to support global development issues, but they don’t know how to, or where to start. Global Citizen provides a forum where people can unlock their social power to take action on these critical issues, but we need creative ways to build awareness of the platform. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to partner with the Cannes Lions community to share this opportunity with the world.”
Cannes Young Lions
Four creative young women from JWT Singapore won the Film and Cyber categories at Mediacorp’s Young Creatives Competition last week, winning a trip to Cannes and entry into the Young Lions competition in June as a result. MediaCorp, which is Singapore’s official representative for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, organises the Young Creatives Competition each year to pick the teams to represent the country in the Cannes Young Lions Competition. This year, MediaCorp partnered with Children’s Society, giving contestants 48 hours to come up with a campaign to combat bullying in Singapore. Ng Mei Mei and Jocelyn He, both junior art directors at JWT Singapore, won the Film category, while art director Pearlyn Chiam and copywriter Jeanette Tan won the Cyber competition.
Four creative young women from JWT Singapore won the Film and Cyber categories at Mediacorp’s Young Creatives Competition last week
“People constantly ask me if there’s a shortage of female talent in our industry. This is proof that we’re not short on talented young women. We just need to make sure we encourage and support them as they move up in their career,” said Valerie Cheng, CCO of J. Walter Thompson Singapore. “These four young women are all very sensitive, thoughtful creatives, which feeds into their work. Their ideas were simple, yet strategically effective for the brief. I’m so excited for them – and I know they’ll do Singapore proud at Cannes.”
Big Chip Awards
Manchester Digital announced this week the shortlist for the 17th annual Big Chip Awards, which celebrate digital excellence across the North of England. Hundreds of quality entries from businesses across the North have resulted in an extremely strong shortlist this year, and competition for the highly coveted awards is fierce. Entries from companies that have excelled in digital over the past 12 months, from the Scottish borders to Derby, demonstrate the incredible talent spanning the region. The judges whittled hundreds of entries down during the judging day on the 23rd of April. A selection of companies have successfully been shortlisted for multiple awards, including Manchester-based creative agency, Stardotstar, and digital marketing agency, iProspect Manchester, both of which have been shortlisted for five awards. The awards will be held at Manchester’s historic Midland Hotel, on 2 July.
Manchester Digital announced this week the shortlist for the 17th annual Big Chip Awards
Shaun Fensom, chair of the Big Chips steering group, said: “The judges have been overwhelmed by the quality of entries this year. It’s brilliant to see so many digital businesses in the North continuing to create such exciting projects, it really is proof that the region deserves to be acknowledged. Ambitions to create a Northern Powerhouse is something that has been discussed widely by industry leaders and politicians of late, and awards like the Big Chips showcase the reasons why the region is being placed on the map as a crucial digital hub. The continued popularity of the awards and the quality of this year’s entries is testament to the credibility of the Big Chip brand within the digital community, and I’d like to thank everyone who entered this year. Being able to promote the amazing talent in the North is what we love doing, and we’re really looking forward to the event in July where we can celebrate this innovative sector.”
CIM Marketing Excellence Awards
Brand & Deliver has won the coveted “Agency of the Year” award at the sixth annual CIM Marketing Excellence Awards, following an outstanding twelve months for the Shoreditch-based creative marketing agency. It also took home the Partner Marketing Award for bringing together Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Evian (Danone Waters) in the biggest film partnership ever seen. The annual CIM Marketing Excellence Awards ceremony, which took place at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Monday 27th April, celebrates UK marketing excellence, innovation and best practice.
Brand & Deliver has won the coveted “Agency of the Year” award at the sixth annual CIM Marketing Excellence Awards
Ben Gallop, CEO of Brand & Deliver, said: “We’ve created brand new global IP for one of the most recognised brands in the world, quadrupled industry-standard redemption rates and devised the biggest film partnership in history. All created by happier, more loyal and committed staff and an incredibly healthy upwards curve on the bottom line. We’ve had an amazing year and this is the ultimate recognition for every B&D-er who has helped revolutionise this agency over the last year.”
