2010-12-17 23:00 
Creative Juice, DDB, Tribal
DDB, Mudra Max, PHD, RAPP, TBWA\Hakuhodo and TEQUILA\ Win Agency of
the Year
SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2010
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) agencies picked up
top honors, including three network of the year titles, at Campaign
Asia's Agency of the Year Awards in Singapore.
Omnicom Group agencies swept up six
of the eight regional awards. John Zeigler, Chairman and CEO of DDB
Group Asia-Pacific, received the coveted Agency Head of the Year
award for the region, while Mark Holden, recently promoted to
Global Strategy Director of PHD Network, was named Asia-Pacific
Media Planner/Buyer of the Year.
DDB Group Asia-Pacific clinched the
Creative Network of the Year title. Tribal DDB Asia-Pacific won
Digital Agency Network of the Year and PHD Asia-Pacific received
the Media Agency Network of the Year award. RAPP Asia-Pacific
was the runner up for Specialist Agency Network of the Year.
Procter & Gamble's Gillette
Brand, a BBDO India client, was named Brand of the Year, for its
award-winning marketing program in India, called "Women Against
Lazy Stubble." Pierre Berard of Pernod Ricard China, a TBWA client,
won Client Marketer of the Year.
Based on cumulative results, Omnicom
Group was named 2010 Parent Company of the Year.
In sub-regional awards, Omnicom
agencies in Greater China received accolades with Michael Dee,
Chief Creative Officer of DDB China Group, receiving Creative of
the Year and Anna Chitty, Managing Partner of PHD Shanghai, winning
Media Planner/Buyer of the Year.
PHD Shanghai took the Media Agency
of the Year award, Tribal DDB Shanghai won Digital Agency of the
Year and DDB China Group Shanghai was named Creative Agency of the
Year.
In North Asia, TBWA\Hakuhodo\Japan
scooped Creative Agency of the Year with TBWA\Korea as the runner
up in the same category.
For Southeast Asia, the Creative of
the Year title went to Thirasak Tanapatanakul, Chief Creative
Officer of Creative Juice\Bangkok (TBWA) and RAPP Singapore was
awarded Specialist Agency of the Year. DDB Singapore was the
runner up for Creative Agency of the Year, and Proximity Singapore
was the runner up for Digital Agency of the Year.
In Australia and New Zealand, Chris
Howatson of Clemenger BBDO Proximity, Melbourne was named Account
Person of the Year. Media Agency of the Year went to PHD
Network Australia and Digital Agency of the Year to
TEQUILA\Sydney. DDB Group New Zealand was the runner up for
Creative Agency of the Year, and AIM Proximity Auckland was the
runner up for Digital Agency of the Year.
In India and the Sub-Continent,
Mudra Max won Specialist Agency of the Year and OMD was runner up
for Media Agency and Digital Agency of the Year.
Tim Love, CEO, Omnicom Group,
Asia-Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa (APIMA), said, "We are
delighted with these awards for creative innovation and leadership
across disciplines in each of our networks and we are especially
proud of the talent behind this well-deserved recognition."
The Campaign Agency of the Year
Awards follow a number of other regional awards shows where Omnicom
agencies predominated. At this month's Eurobest Awards, DDB
captured both Network of the Year and Interactive Agency of the
Year while BBDO and TBWA each captured a Grand Prix and TBWA was
runner up for Agency of the Year. Prior to Eurobest, DDB took
Network of the Year and Agency of the Year at the Golden Drum
Awards and the Spikes Asia Festival where BBDO also captured Media
Agency of the Year.
The complete list of awards won by
Omnicom agencies at the 2010 Agency of the Year Awards in Singapore
can be found at http://www.aoyawards.com/general/Winner.
Campaign Asia's Agency of the Year
Awards recognize the advertising industry's top achievers and
rewards companies and individuals that have not only contributed to
raising industry standards but also excelled in business
performance and management.
Now in its 17th year, 2010 marks a
watershed in the awards' history with the most significant changes
made since its inception. The changes reflect the importance of
local market performance throughout the Asia-Pacific region by
recognising achievements in sub-regional markets across five key
regions -- Southeast Asia, North Asia, Greater China, India and the
Subcontinent, and Australia/New Zealand.
Local offices and individuals now
compete within their sub-regions and in another major change to the
judging process, shortlisted agencies in the Media Agency Network
of the Year and Creative Network of the Year categories
participated in 20-minute live presentations and five-minute
Q&As to judges in Singapore.
About Omnicom Group
Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) is a
leading global marketing and communications company. Omnicom's
branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising,
strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive
marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and
other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in
more than 100 countries.
For further information on Omnicom
and its brands, please visit http://www.omnicomgroup.com.
Contacts:
Pat Sloan
Omnicom Group
Tel: +1-212-415-2109
Clara So
Omnicom Group, APIMA
Tel: +65-6671-4416
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