NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public
Relations is celebrating an enormous win at this year's
Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards. As the most awarded agency on last
night, Ogilvy PR was crowned Asia-Pacific Consultancy of the Year,
took home eight Gold SABRES and the Platinum Award for its Visit
Britain campaign: "Great Chinese Names for Great Britain" - born from its China offices, and awarded two Gold Lions at
this year's Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Debby Cheung, President Ogilvy
Public Relations for Hong Kong and
China, received the highly
distinguished Outstanding Achievement Award, recognizing her 27
years' industry expertise and commitment in the Asian market. As
one of the first generation of Asian executives to practice PR in
China as a strategic discipline,
she is a true pioneer and long-standing Ogilvy veteran.
Scott Kronick, President and CEO
of Ogilvy PR Asia-Pacific said,
"It has been a tremendous year for the Ogilvy PR teams, with much
to celebrate. This evening's results are an outstanding
achievement, and one that demonstrates our world-class ability in
driving real business outcomes for our clients. I am extremely
proud of a group of professionals who deliver work to the highest
standards."
Stuart Smith, Global CEO of
Ogilvy PR added: "I am enormously proud of our teams in
Asia-Pacific and for all of Ogilvy
PR for this recognition. It is gratifying to have a moment to
celebrate creative and effective work and creative and effective
people. We thank our clients for their courage and collaboration to
make this possible."
The winners were announced at the awards event on September 23 at the Island Shangri-La Hotel,
Hong Kong, as top PR firms and
professionals came together to celebrate the best work across the
industry.
About Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is one of the largest marketing
communications companies in the world. It was named the Cannes
Lions Network of the Year for four consecutive years, 2012, 2013,
2014 and 2015; and the EFFIEs World's Most Effective Agency Network
for two consecutive years 2012 and 2013. The company is comprised
of industry leading units in the following disciplines:
advertising; public relations and public affairs; branding and
identity; shopper and retail marketing; health care communications;
direct, digital, promotion and relationship marketing; consulting,
research and analytics; branded content and entertainment; and
specialist communications. O&M services Fortune Global 500
companies as well as local businesses through its network of more
than 500 offices in 126 countries. It is a WPP company (NASDAQ:
WPPGY). For more information, visit http://www.ogilvyasia.com/, or
follow Ogilvy on Twitter at @OgilvyAsia and on
Facebook.com/Ogilvy.
About Ogilvy Public Relations
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy) is a global, multi-disciplinary
communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six
continents. In 2015, for the fourth consecutive year, Ogilvy was
named Cannes Lions Network of the Year and Most Effective Agency
Network by the Effie Global Effectiveness Index. Ogilvy was also
named Best Digital Consultancy in the World, Most Creative Agency
and Best South-East Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy PR
integrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines
(advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital
and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach
to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content
creation, community building, and communications with measurable
results. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company
(NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications
companies in the world. For more information, visit our website at
www.ogilvypr.com or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypr.
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