Omnicom Agencies Prevail at Campaign's Annual Agency of the Year Awards

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom agencies continued their tradition of delivering outstanding creativity and effectiveness by winning top honors in the annual Campaign UK Agency of the Year Awards. For the third year straight, adam&eveDDB won the title of Advertising Agency of the Year. Meanwhile, PHD capped off another record year of standout work by being named Media Network of the Year.

In Campaign's Asia-Pacific Awards, Omnicom's creative and media networks excelled, winning multiple Agency of the Year titles across the region. There were many highlights over the course of multiple award shows. Here are just a few:

• Japan Creative Agency of the Year: TBWA\HAKUHODO
• Japan Digital Agency of the Year: TBWA\HAKUHODO
• New Zealand Creative Agency of the Year: Colenso BBDO
• New Zealand Media Agency of the Year: OMD New Zealand
• New Zealand Digital Agency of the Year: DDB New Zealand
• China Creative Agency of the Year: BBDO China

High-caliber talent is pivotal to our success. Over 20 Omnicom agency employees, more than any other holding company, were recognized as being the best in their respective fields; spanning creative, account service, strategic planning, talent management and business development.

"I want to congratulate all of our people for their dedication and passion they bring to work every day," said John Wren, President and CEO, Omnicom. "The outstanding results of Campaign's Agency of the Year awards reflect the unparalleled creativity and diversity of our portfolio of agencies."

The success at Campaign Asia-Pacific and Campaign UK continued the winning streak that began earlier in the month when the Epica Awards – the only international creative prize judged by journalists – named Omnicom as the most awarded holding company with a combined total of 82 awards between BBDO, DDB and TBWA. BBDO New York won Agency of the Year with 19 awards including one Gold.

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