CANNES, France, June
27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, on the final evening of
the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2015, Ogilvy & Mather
has been crowned Network of the Year for the fourth year in a row
with 123 Lions.
Highlights of Cannes Lions 2015 for Ogilvy & Mather
included:
- 1 Titanium – for Ogilvy & Mather Buenos Aires' 'Beer Tooth
Implant' for Cerveza Salta beer
- Ogilvy Brasil, Sao Paulo in third place for Agency of the
Year
- 26 Golds
- The launch of Upstandr.com – a movement against cyber bullying
– alongside Monica Lewinsky, the
Ogilvy & Inspire speaker for 2015
Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide
Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy & Mather, said: "Four in a
row! We are overwhelmed with gratitude. This remarkable achievement
is a testament to the bravery of our clients and the creativity of
our teams around the world. Thank you to our clients, our people,
the Judges and Cannes Lions."
Miles Young, Worldwide
Chairman and CEO at Ogilvy & Mather, said: "We are beyond
delighted to have earned Network of the Year for the fourth time
running. My thanks to Khai for his creative leadership and to our
clients for their faith in us."
At the closing award ceremony, Ogilvy & Mather took home a
prestigious Titanium Lion for Ogilvy & Mather Buenos Aires'
'Beer Tooth Implant' for Cerveza Salta beer, an initiative which
rewarded South American rugby players who'd lost their teeth with
an ingenious tooth implant that could open a bottle of beer.
The global creative network took home 2 Golds in Branded Content
& Entertainment – one for Ogilvy & Mather Paris' emotive
and impactful 'The Marathon Walker', which also won Lions in Media,
Outdoor and PR earlier in the week, and one for Ogilvy & Mather
Frankfurt's 'Rabbit Race' for Media Markt, which won Lions in
Direct, Promo & Activation and Media.
In total this year at Cannes Ogilvy & Mather won:
- 1 Titanium Lion
- 26 Gold Lions
- 36 Silver Lions
- 60 Bronze Lions
About Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is one
of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. It
was named the Cannes Lions Network of the Year for three
consecutive years, 2012, 2013, and 2014; and the EFFIEs World's
Most Effective Agency Network for two consecutive years 2012 and
2013. The company is comprised of industry leading units in the
following disciplines: advertising; public relations and public
affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing;
health care communications; direct, digital, promotion and
relationship marketing; consulting, research and analytics; branded
content and entertainment; and specialist communications. O&M
services Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses
through its network of more than 500 offices in 126 countries. It
is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY). For more information, visit
http://www.ogilvy.com/, or follow Ogilvy on Twitter at @Ogilvy and
on Facebook.com/Ogilvy.
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