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Two silvers but no golds during Cannes’ third awards night
It was a relatively disappointing evening on the Promenade de la Croisette last night, with only two silvers and two bronzes won by regional agencies. Winners in the press, design, radio and cyber categories took centre stage in Cannes, but there were only two Middle East winners in press (a traditionally strong category for the [...]
Modest showing in cyber, design and radio shortlists
The design, cyber and radio shortlists have been released at Cannes, with the region picking up only a handful of nominations across the three categories. In cyber, only TBWA\Raad is shortlisted for its Red Tomato Pizza fridge magnet, whilst in radio Memac Ogilvy Dubai has made the cut twice thanks to its ‘Rescue radio’ spots [...]
Strong regional showing in media and outdoor shortlists
Advertising agencies once again dominate the media shortlist at Cannes, with no regional media agencies making the cut this morning. With the Cannes Lions festival into its second day, the media, outdoor, press, mobile and creative effectiveness shortlists have been released, with a total of 10 regional campaigns being nominated in media. The Leo Burnett [...]
Promising start for the Middle East at Cannes
It’s been a relatively good start for the region at Cannes, with the UAE’s ad agencies picking up 12 shortlists across the direct, promo & activation and PR categories yesterday. During the first day of the weeklong festival, Y&R Dubai received five shortlists in direct for Land Rover’s ‘Edible desert survival guide’ and Gulf News’ [...]
DDB Dubai strikes gold at New York Festivals
DDB Dubai has struck gold at the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. The agency won in the design category thanks to its ‘Organ donation’ work for the Committee of Organ Donation in Lebanon (pictured above), which also won gold at last year’s Dubai Lynx. DDB also walked away with a bronze for its TV [...]
Memac Ogilvy Label wins region’s first Grand Clio
Memac Ogilvy Label has become the first regional agency to win a grand prix at the Clio Awards in New York. The Tunis-based agency won in the innovative media category for its ‘Return of Ben Ali‘ campaign for Engagement Citoyen, which also collected a haul of golds across multiple categories at the Dubai Lynx in [...]
Leo Burnett wins network and media agency of the year as Y&R retains ad agency crown
Leo Burnett was named network of the year and media agency of the year at last night’s Dubai Lynx awards, with Y&R Dubai becoming the first ever agency to retain the agency of the year crown. Y&R’s haul included the grand prix in the direct category for its ‘Headline News Cup Sleeve’ campaign for Al [...]
Y&R Dubai make Cannes Lions history
Y&R Dubai has become the most awarded Middle East agency in Cannes Lions history following its winning of gold, silver and bronze in the press and design categories at Cannes. In press, the agency picked up a second gold for its ‘Accessories required’ campaign for Harvey Nichols, while its ‘Rare’ series won both silver and [...]
Memac Ogilvy names Hough as new ECD
Memac Ogilvy has appointed Steve Hough as executive creative director of its Dubai office. Hough, who arrives from Saatchi & Saatchi Vietnam, fills the hole created by the departure of Till Hohmann, who left the agency a few days after Memac Ogilvy was named ad agency of the year at the Dubai Lynx in March. [...]
