Shortlists revealed for Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards

Several agencies from APAC have been shortlisted across multiple categories at Campaign’s Global Agency of the Year Awards.

These include New Zealand-founded Special which has received seven nominations across Australia and New Zealand, including for creative agency, independent agency, and best network: Asia Pacific. Droga5 ANZ is also in the running for best network Asia Pacific.

Australia’s Atomic 212º has been nominated across multiple categories including media agency and agency growth leader. The New Zealand-based Motion Sickness has earned five shortlists, with work spanning creative leader, independent agency, and head of agency. 

Leo Burnett Taiwan has secured nominations across categories including creative agency and integrated marketing agency. iProspect Taiwan and Starcom Taiwan are among the other Taiwan-based agencies to be nominated. 

TBWA\SMP from the Philippines is up for three awards including integrated marketing agency. India-based White Rivers Media has two nominations including independent digital media agency. Other agencies from the region with nominations include Talented from India, IdeasXMachina Hakuhodo from the Philippines, and Ogilvy PR Australia. 

Oliver, VCCP, MG OMD, Pablo, and Rapp are among the shops leading the pack in the UK, with Oliver landing five nominations including customer engagement agency and social media agency. VCCP also scored six shortlists, including creative agency and independent agency. MG OMD, meanwhile, is in the running for media agency. Pablo secured three nods, including creative agency of the year and independent agency.

Canada’s Zulu Alpha Kilo, a previous winner, is also a top contender with three nominations, including brand experience agency

Winners will be revealed at a ceremony at London’s Carlton Tower Jumeirah on June 12.

Find out more at the Global Agency of the Year Global website here.

See the full list of last year’s winners here.

Agency of the Year Global

Agency Categories:

BRAND EXPERIENCE AGENCY

Amplify

Imagination

Momentum Worldwide

Salt Productions and Pinch Creative

Zulu Alpha Kilo

BRANDING AGENCY

Design Bridge and Partners

FutureBrand

Jones Knowles Ritchie 

Landor

Manifest

SomeOne

CONSULTANCY

Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song

Manifest

CREATIVE AGENCY

Impact BBDO

Leo Burnett Taiwan

Mother

Pablo

Rethink

Special

Uncommon Creative Studio

VCCP

Zulu Alpha Kilo

CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AGENCY

Apparent Communications Pty Ltd

Leo Burnett Taiwan

Oliver

Rapp

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY

Dept

Gravity Road

Oliver

Rapp

IN-HOUSE AGENCY

BBC Creative

Creative X, Meta

The Kitchen North America

U-Studio/Oliver

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE/ADVERTISING AGENCY

Imagination

Motion Sickness

Pablo

Rethink

Special

VCCP

Zulu Alpha Kilo

INDEPENDENT DIGITAL AGENCY

Whalar Group

White Rivers Media

INDEPENDENT INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE AGENCY 

Amplify

Essence

Gravity Global

INDEPENDENT MEDIA AGENCY

To be announced on the night

INDEPENDENT PR AGENCY 

To be announced on the night

INTEGRATED MARKETING AGENCY

Impero

Leo Burnett Taiwan

Pablo

TBWA\SMP

VCCP

MEDIA AGENCY

Atomic 212º

Cairns Oneil

iProspect Taiwan

MG OMD

PHD UK

Starcom

Starcom Taiwan

PERFORMANCE AGENCY

Atomic 212º

Croud

M&C Saatchi Performance

Magna MENA

NP Digital

Rapp

PR AGENCY

Edelman

FleishmanHillard

Golin

Ogilvy PR Australia

Special PR

The Romans

The Weber Shandwick Collective

SOCIAL MEDIA AGENCY

Billion Dollar Boy

Oliver

The Goat Agency

Whalar Group

White Rivers Media

Zum goldenen Hirschen Valley

Network Categories:

BEST NETWORK: ASIA PACIFIC

Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song

Special

BEST NETWORK: EUROPE

McCann

OMD

BEST NETWORK: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East

TBWA

GLOBAL NETWORK - PR

To be announced on the night

GLOBAL NETWORK - CREATIVE/ADVERTISING

FCB

McCann

Ogilvy

TBWA

Uncommon Creative Studio

VML

GLOBAL NETWORK - MEDIA

IPG Mediabrands

UM
 

People and Team Categories:

ACCOUNT PERSON

To be announced on the night

AGENCY GROWTH LEADER

Rory Heffernan - Atomic 212º

Sam Stuchbury - Motion Sickness

Jennifer Fischer - Publicis Groupe Middle East

Melvin Mangada - TBWA\SMP

Stephanie Brimacombe - VCCP

AGENCY LEADER - CREATIVE/ADVERTISING

Sam Stuchbury - Motion Sickness

Rod Sobral - Oliver

Cade Heyde - Special

Nilgün Burcu Özdemir - TBWA\Istanbul

Michael Sugden and Julian Douglas - VCCP

AGENCY LEADER - PR, MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS

Emma Thorp - Publicis Groupe Sweden

Kathy Bloomgarden - Ruder Finn

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING TEAM OR PERSON

To be announced on the night

CREATIVE LEADER

Javier Campopiano - McCann Worldgroup

Sam Stuchbury - Motion Sickness

Rod Sobral - Oliver

Tom Martin and Julian Schreiber - Special

HEAD OF AGENCY

Tom Otton - Create. Group

Tyler Turnbull - FCB

Natalie Bell - MG OMD

Sam Stuchbury - Motion Sickness

Bassel Kakish - Publicis Groupe ME&T

NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM/PERSON

Atomic 212º

PHD UK

Publicis Groupe Middle East

TBWA\Istanbul

STRATEGIC PLANNING LEADER

Sophia Durrani - MG OMD

Tahaab Rais - Publicis Groupe ME&T

Celia Garforth - Special

TALENT MANAGEMENT TEAM/PERSON

To be announced on the night

Staff Engagement & Initiatives Categories:

GLOBAL CSR ACHIEVEMENT

To be announced on the night

BEST PLACE TO WORK: INDIVIDUAL SHOP & NETWORK

Apparent Communications Pty Ptd

IdeasXMachina Hakuhodo

Talented

TBWA\RAAD

TBWA\SMP

GLOBAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE

To be announced on the night