LONDON, Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB Worldwide,
part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), was named "Network of the Year"
at the 2016 Eurobest Festival of Creativity, which took place in
Rome, Friday December 2nd. This marks the
fourth consecutive year DDB has taken home the title.
In total, DDB picked up 57 awards, including 4 Grand Prix, 15
Gold, 14 Silver, 24 Bronze. The awards were won across 18
categories: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Digital Craft, Direct,
Entertainment, Film, Film Craft, Grand Prix for Good, Healthcare,
Integrated, Interactive, Media, Mobile, PR, Print, Print &
Outdoor Craft, Promo & Activation and Radio.
The Grand Prix for Good was awarded to DDB Group Berlin for the
Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness campaign "Check it Before It's
Removed," which in addition was awarded 11 Gold. The Creative
Effectiveness Grand Prix went to adam&eveDDB for John Lewis
"Monty," and the Integrated Grand Prix was awarded to John Lewis
"Man on the Moon." adam&eveDDB also took home the Grand Prix in
Entertainment for the H&M campaign "Becoming Beckham."
Other Gold awards include one in Print for DDB Brussel's
"Simplified Stories" for Alzheimer Liga, and one in Design for DDB
Group Berlin's "Words of Welcome" for Verein Für Berliner
Stadtmission, as well as in Entertainment for adam&eveDDB's
H&M campaigns "Becoming Beckham" and "Road Trip."
Pietro Tramontin, Chief Executive
Officer of DDB EMEA, says: "Following on from the recent African
Cristal Network of the Year accolade, this is another great
achievement for the EMEA region. The fact that our awarded work
spans so many different categories, also proves that our agencies
continue to deliver on creativity, effectiveness and breadth of
offering."
Other agencies contributing to the network accolade with metal
include the network agencies in Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Paris, Stockholm and DDB Remedy UK.
In addition, adam&eveDDB and DDB Group Berlin ranked third
and second respectively for Agency of the Year.
Eurobest is the world's pre-eminent celebration of European
creativity, arranged by the organizers of Cannes Lions, and this
year's Network of the Year win marks the seventh time in eight
years that DDB has taken home the title. DDB was also named
Eurobest Network of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and
2015.
About DDB
DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is one of the
world's largest and most influential advertising and marketing
networks. At the prestigious 2016 Cannes International Festival of
Creativity, DDB took home 101 Lions. DDB is also the 2016
African Cristal Network of the Year and the 2016 Eurobest Network
of the Year for the seventh time in eight years. In
addition, DDB has been named Agency of the
Year numerous times by the industry's leading
advertising publications and awards shows. The
Gunn Report has listed DDB as one of the Top 3 Global
Networks for 12 of the last 15 years. The agency's clients include
Volkswagen, McDonald's, Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, and
Exxon Mobil, among others.
Founded in 1949, DDB is part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE) and
consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries with its
flagship office in New York,
NY.
ABOUT OMNICOM
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE – OMC) is a
leading global marketing and corporate 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.
CONTACT:
Sara
Cosgrove +44 (0) 207 258 4230
sara.cosgrove@ddb-europe.com
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