GLOBAL – UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 – Omnicom Group, one of the largest global marketing and communications companines, finished with two of the top five honors in The Gunn Report 2012 Most Awarded Network and Most Awarded Digital Agencies in the World.
For the seventh straight year, BBDO was named the Most Awarded Network in the World while DDB was ranked the second Most Awarded Network for the fourth year running. Since 1999, Omnicom Networks, DDB, BBDO, and TBWA continue to be the most awarded companies in the world, winning 32 of 40 Network of the Year awards.
AlmapBBDO and Tribal DDB (Amsterdam) placed in the top five of the Most Awarded Digital Agencies. AlmapBBDO and Adam&Eve DDB were also among the top five Most Awarded Agencies.
"Topping the Gunn Report for more than a decade is a testament to the fact that Omnicom agencies continue to attract and retain the best creative talent in the business," said John Wren, president and CEO of Omnicom. "We want to congratulate all of our agencies for the record number of awards they received for their client work across disciplines and around the globe. It truly is impressive."
Omnicom agencies were recognized around the world for their work in 2012. Here are a few highlights among many:
– For an unprecedented sixth year in a row, BBDO topped The Big Won Directory and five Omnicom firms out of ten were the most awarded creative agencies in the world. In addition, Omnicom won the holding company category for the third year running.
– Adweek named PHD Media Agency of the Year
– Latinworks won Advertising Age’s Multicultural Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year.
– DDB was named Campaign’s Advertising Network of the year
– Ketchum was named 2012 Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
The Gunn Report, since its inception in 1999, is the most-awaited annual list of the previous year’s best performing agencies and campaigns based on the results of 46 national, regional, and local award shows.
