ASIA PACIFIC – December 12, 2013 – Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific was named Creative Network of the Year at Campaign Asia-Pacific’s 2013 Agency Network of the Year Awards, at a gala event on December 11, 2013 in Singapore.
BBDO Asia-Pacific was runner-up for Creative Network of the Year.
The full list of Agency Network of the Year winners as posted on the Campaign Asia-Pacific website follows:
Creative Network of the Year
Winner: Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: BBDO Asia-Pacific
Media Network of the Year
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Winner: Mindshare Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: Carat Asia Pacific
Digital Network of the Year
Winner: Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: Isobar Asia-Pacific
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Asia-Pacific Account Person of the Year
Winner: Soames Hines, Ogilvy & Mather Asia-pacific
Runner-up: Ian Loon, Starcom MediaVest Group
Asia-Pacific Agency Head of the Year
Winner: Paul Heath, Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: Nick Waters, Aegis Media Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific Creative of the Year
Winner: Marcus Rebeschini, Y&R Asia
Asia-Pacific Planner of the Year
Winner: Ganapathy Balagopalan, Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: Hari Ramanathan, Y&R Asia
Asia-Pacific Talent Management Person/Team of the Year
Winner: Katy Parr, BBDO and Proximity Asia-Pacific
Runner-up: Yee Poh Ling, Y&R Asia
Campaign Asia-Pacific also released the 2013 Agency of the Year winners lists for the following:
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the program hosted three black-tie events: in Mumbai and Shanghai on December 9, and at the Ritz Carlton Millennia Singapore on December 11. Almost 600 industry representatives attended the Ritz Carlton event.
A jury of senior marketers selected the winners from 659 entries from 20 countries across the five sub-regions.
To qualify for the Agency Network of the Year awards, agencies had to receive at least three awards (Gold, Silver or Bronze) in a minimum of two regions in the Regional Agency of the Year awards. From this pool a penal of senior marketers led by Campaign Asia-Pacific brand director Atifa Silk, decided on the winners.
PricewaterhouseCoopers tabulated the results of the judging.