MANILA – December 12, 2013 – Campaign Asia-Pacific named the winners of the 2013 Agency of the Year Awards for Southeast Asia at a gala event on December 11 in Singapore.
DM9JaymeSyfu won Gold for Philippines Creative Agency of the Year, followed by Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Philippines (Silver) and Leo Burnett Manila (Bronze).
DM9JaymeSyfu Chair Merlee Jayme was named Southeast Asia Creative of the Year. Jayme was there to receive the award, as was Alex Syfu and Ronald Barriero for DM9. Commenting on the win, Jayme said, "Winning the Campaign Asia Philippines AOY last year inspired us to do better. I guess that’s why it created the perfect environment to come up with nice innovative ideas. This year’s wins made us all happier and hopefully hungrier."
Marcus Rebeschini, Y&R Asia, was named Asia Pacific Creative of the Year, and was also runner-up for Southeast Asia Creative of the Year. Y&R Asia said Rebeschini was the driving force behind its becoming the region’s most awarded network for innovation in 2013. These included the collaborative work with VML and UDKU for Y&R Singapore, one of the only agencies in Asia shortlisted for the inaugural Cannes Lion for Innovation. Rebeschini presented the idea to a live audience at Cannes up against the likes of Google Labs. He and his team went on to win 7 innovation awards in this last year alone.
Meanwhile, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi was represented by Mi Chongson, who received the Silver award, while Raymond Arrastia received the Bronze award for Philippines Agency of the Year.
ZenithOptimedia won Gold for Philippines Media Agency of the Year, followed by OMD Philippines (Silver) and Starcom MediaVest Group Philippines (Bronze).
McCann Worldgroup – MRM Manila won Gold for Philippines Digital Agency of the Year, followed by OgilvyOne Worldwide, Manila (Silver). There was no Bronze award given for the category.
The awards were given out at a black-tie event in a packed ballroom at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore.
Full list of 2013 Agency of the Year winners: Southeast Asia
AGENCY CATEGORIES
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: riverorchid Cambodia
Silver: CREAM Cambodia
Bronze: PHIBIOUS Cambodia
Indonesia Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: DDB Group Indonesia
Silver: Y&R Group Indonesia
Bronze: Edelman Indonesia
Malaysia Creative Agency of the Year
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Gold: TBWA\Kuala Lumpur
Silver: Leo Burnett Group Malaysia
Bronze: M&C Saatchi Kuala Lumpur
Philippines Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: DDB DM9JaymeSyfu Philippines
Silver: Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Philippines
Bronze: Leo Burnett Manila
Singapore Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: TSLA (The Secret Little Agency) Singapore
Silver: JWT Singapore
Bronze: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Thailand Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: Ogilvy & Mather, Thailand
Silver: Y&R Thailand
Bronze: BBDO Bangkok
Vietnam Creative Agency of the Year
Gold: Leo Burnett/M&T Vietnam
Gold: LOWE Viet Nam
Silver: JWT Vietnam
Bronze: PHIBIOUS Vietnam
Southeast Asia Creative Agency of the Year
Winner: DDB Group
Indonesia Media Agency of the Year
Gold: PHD Indonesia
Silver: Dentsu Media Group Indonesia
Bronze: MediaCom Indonesia
Malaysia Media Agency of the Year
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Gold: Mindshare Malaysia
Silver: Vizeum Malaysia
Bronze: Carat Malaysia
Bronze: OMD Malaysia
Philippines Media Agency of the Year
Gold: ZenithOptimedia Philippines
Silver: OMD Philippines
Bronze: Starcom MediaVest Group Philippines
Singapore Media Agency of the Year
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Gold: PHD Singapore
Silver: ZenithOptimedia Singapore
Bronze: Mindshare Singapore
Thailand Media Agency of the Year
Gold: Starcom MediaVest Group Thailand
Silver: Mindshare Thailand
Bronze: Carat Thailand
Vietnam Media Agency of the Year
Gold: Mindshare Vietnam
Silver: Dentsu Media Vietnam
Bronze: MediaCom Vietnam
Southeast Asia Media Agency of the Year
Winner: Mindshare
Indonesia Digital Agency of the Year
Gold: Edelman Indonesia
Silver: OgilvyOne Worldwide, Indonesia
Bronze: XM Gravity
Malaysia Digital Agency of the Year
Sponsored by Astro
Gold: Leo Burnett Group Malaysia
Silver: Creative Juice Kuala Lumpur
Silver: VLT Malaysia
Bronze: Isobar Malaysia
Philippines Digital Agency of the Year
Gold: McCann Worldgroup – MRM Manila
Silver: OgilvyOne Worldwide, Manila
Singapore Digital Agency of the Year
Gold: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Silver: Isobar Singapore
Bronze: TBWA’s Digital Arts Network Singapore
Bronze: Tribal Worldwide Singapore
Thailand Digital Agency of the Year
Gold: Brilliant & Million Thailand
Silver: Isobar Thailand
Vietnam Digital Agency of the Year
Gold: OgilvyOne Worldwide, Vietnam
Silver: Sofresh Vietnam
Bronze: Emerald Consulting Vietnam
Bronze: Riverorchid Notch Vietnam
Southeast Asia Digital Agency of the Year
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Winner: Ogilvy & Mather
Southeast Asia PR Agency of the Year
Gold: Leo Burnett Group Malaysia
Silver: Edelman Kuala Lumpur
Bronze: Ogilvy Public Relations, Singapore
Southeast Asia Specialist Agency of the Year
Gold: VLT Malaysia
Silver: E-GRAPHICS Singapore
Bronze: iProspect Singapore
Southeast Asia Independent Agency of the Year
Gold: TSLA (The Secret Little Agency) Singapore
Gold: VLT Malaysia
Silver: Vocanic Singapore
Bronze: iris Worldwide Singapore
PEOPLE CATEGORIES
Southeast Asia Account Person of the Year
Winner: Ian Loon, Starcom MediaVest Group
Runner-up: Shaun Tay, TBWA\ Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asia Agency Head of the Year
Winner: David Tang, DDB Group Singapore
Runner-up: Gil G. Chua, DDB Group Philippines
Runner-up: Tan Kien Eng, Leo Burnett Group Malaysia
Southeast Asia Creative of the Year
Winner: Merlee Jayme, DDB DM9JaymeSyfu
Runner-up: Marcus Rebeschini, Y&R Asia
Southeast Asia New Business Development Team of the Year
Winner: Frank Bauer, Valerie Cheng, Sosuke Koyama, Jenn Hoe, Abhijit Chaudhuri, JWT Singapore
Runner-up: Tony Harris and Ombet Traspe, BBDO Guerrero Philippines
Southeast Asia Planner of the Year
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Winner: Sutapa Bhattacharya, Leo Burnett Group Malaysia
Runner-up: CJ Jimenez, Ogilvy & Mather, Philippines
Southeast Asia Talent Management Person/Team of the Year
Winner: YanYi Chee, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Runner-up: Venus R. Navalta, Ting Navarro, Maita Consulta, Tricia Macalalad, Dinna Zaratan, ZenithOptimedia Philippines
Runner-up: Marilyn Yeong, PHD Singapore
Southeast Asia Young Achiever of the Year
Winner: Rachel Tan, BBDO Proximity Shop Singapore
Runner-up: Kredrada Benjaatjonsirikul, Initiative Thailand
Runner-up: Curren Seow, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Singapore
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