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Insight: Discover the Independent Agencies of the Year, ranked according to the results of 89 Festivals

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BOGOTA, COLUMBIA – The results of the analysis conducted by TopFICE to identify the top performing independent agencies of the year in Europe and America, were interesting to say the least! 59 countries were considered, 89 local, international and specialized festivals, and 1,190 agencies were studied, all of which had won at least one award in the time period under consideration.

Rankings of the countries with the most awards received by independent agencies: 

RANKCOUNTRYAWARDS
1USA665
2Spain294
3Russia285
4Germany263
5Mexico210
6UK206
7Canada202
8Chile180
9Austria118
10Brazil112
11Colombia95
12Ukraine90
13Sweden72
14Netherlands63
15Argentina56
16OtherCountries621

 

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* On December 15th discover the full ranking at www.topfice.com

This study presents interesting variables that it took into consideration for its analysis; such as, the development of the independent industry in each market and the strength of the countries’ economies to invest in awards and festival culture, where it is worth noting the successful participation in advertising events in the United States, Spain, Russia and Germany.

 

Agencies with more than one festival award as analyzed by country:

Top10 Festivals with the most awards handed out to independent agencies:

The following festivals handed out the most to independent agencies. It is worth noting that there are local festivals and associations on the list, as well as specialized festivals; others like Cannes do not appear on the list, because they were not able to hold their event this year. 

RANKFESTIVALAWARDS
1Summit International Awards 2020415
2New York Festivals 2020253
3FIP 2019231
4Cresta Awards 2020170
5WINA 2020127
6Achap Chile 2019113
7Circulo de Oro México 2020112
8White Square 2020110
9El Ojo de Iberoamerica 2019108
10Creative Club 2020102

 

Agencies of the Year in Europe: 

COUNTRYAGENCYTOP FICE AWARD
AustriaWien Nord ServiceplanEffective Agency of the year
BelgiumMutantCreative Agency of the year
DenmarkShape A/SDigital Agency of the year
SpainRosebudRegional Agency of the year
SpainMandarina Brand SocietyBranding Agency of the year
SpainAcuam HealthcareHealthcare Agency of the year
SpainLa MachiSocial Agency of the year
SpainTaurusIn House Agency of the year
SwedenSunny at SeaDesign Agency of the year
GermanyServiceplan GermanyCreative Agency of the year
BulgariaNoble GraphicsEffective Agency of the year
HungaryWhite RabbitCreative Agency of the year
SwedenForsman & BodenforsCreative Agency of the year
FranceServiceplan FranceCreative Agency of the year

* On December 15th discover the full ranking at www.topfice.com

 

Top 5 of Creative Independent Agencies in Europe

RANKAGENCYCOUNTRY
1ServiceplanGermany
2Jung Von MattGermany
3Forsman & BodenforsSweden
4VoskhodRussia
5Mother LondonUnited Kingdom

 

Best Creative Agencies by country

COUNTRYAGENCY
GermanyServiceplan Germany
ArmeniaDoping Creative Agency
AustriaJung Von Matt
BelgiumMutant
BulgariaProof
DenmarkRobert/Boisen & Like-minded
SpainChina
FinlandBob the Robot
FranceServiceplan France
Netherlands72andSunny Amsterdam
HungaryWhite Rabbit
ItalyServiceplan Italy
NorwayTry
PolandSyrena Communications
PortugalNossa
United KingdomMother London
RomaniaCheil Romania
RussiaVoskhod
SwedenForsman & Bodenfors
SwitzerlandJung Von Matt
UkraineBanda

 

Top 5 of Creative Independent Agencies in America

RANKAGENCYCOUNTRY
172andSunnyUSA
2We BelieversUSA
3Zulu Alpha KiloCanadá
4DonArgentina
5Tech and SoulBrasil

 

* On December 15th discover the full ranking at www.topfice.com

 

Categories Studied: 14 categories were taken into consideration: Creative Full Service Agency, In House Agency, Producer, Digital Agency, B2B Agency, Media Agency, Public Relations Agency, Branding Agency, OOH Agency, Social Agency, Design Study, Advertising/ Communication Faculty Creativity School, Healthcare Agency.

About TopFICE: It is an organization created in America in 2011, whose central objective has always been strengthening the independent creative industry through media events with conferences and award shows. 

In 2018, the FICE Festival reinvented itself as TopFICE, an independent and impartial ranking that recognizes the Agencies of the Year according to their performance at the leading festivals and award ceremonies on a local and international level. 

As of 2020, agencies from North America and Europe will also be evaluated.

Discover the best of America and Europe at www.topfice.com

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