The winners of the MEDIA Agency of the Year Awards 2008 were announced Dec. 10 in Singapore. BBDO Proximity Asia was named Agency of the Year, Ogilvy & Mather Network of the Year, and OMD Asia-Pacific the Media Agency of the Year. Creative of the Year was jointly awarded to Andy Blood and John Merrifield, both of TBWA.
adobo congratulates all the winners. Here is the complete list:
Creative Agency of the Year — BBDO/Proximity Asia
Network of the Year — Ogilvy & Mather
Media Agency of the Year — OMD Asia-Pacific
Digital Agency of the Year — OgilvyOne
Specialist Agency of the Year — McCann Healthcare Worldwide
Independent Agency of the Year — BBH Asia
Brand of the Year — HSBC
Client Marketer of the Year — Li Ning (head of Li Ning sportswear, torchbearer at the Beijing Olympics)
Agency Head (Regional) — Miles Young, O&M Asia-Pacific
Agency Head (National) — Marty O’Halloran, DDB Australia/NZ
Creative of the Year — Andy Blood, TBWA/Whybin NZ; John Merrifield, TBWA/Asia-Pacific (joint)
Media Planner/Buyer of the Year — Anupama Biswas, GroupM India Business Devt. Person Kunal Jeswani, O&M Mumbai
North Asia Office — BBDO/Proximity Shanghai
Southeast Asia Office — O&M Singapore
Australia & New Zealand Office — Leo Burnett Sydney
Indian Subcontinent Office — McCann-Erickson Mumbai
adobo magazine‘s offline readers will find a profile of Miles Young and 2008 creative recaps from Andy Blood, John Merrifield and McCann Mumbai head Prasoon Joshi in the current Yearender issue.
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BBDO/Proximity Asia, Creative Agency of the Year
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McCann-Erickson Mumbai, India Office of the Year
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OMD Asia-Pacific, Media Agency of the Year
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Creative of the Year joint winners: Andy Blood, TBWA/Whybin NZ; John Merrifield, TBWA/Asia-Pacific
