WHO WERE THE TOP PERFORMERS AROUND THE WORLD?
Drill deeper to find out which holdings, regions and countries shone during this year’s awards.
First, two announcements after scrutinising the prizes and adding up the points. We’re delighted to reveal that the Independent Agency of the Year was Norway’s TRY, thanks to its body of always humorous and insightful work. Lars Joachim Grimstad, the agency’s chief creative officer, commented:
“For TRY, an agency from a small country such as Norway, this is pretty amazing. Especially since this is the second year in a row, and the third time in four years we are awarded Best Independent Agency in Epica. This makes us believe that anything is possible, including Norway one glorious day qualifying for the World Cup in soccer.”
The Holding Company of the Year was Omnicom, followed by Interpublic and WPP. This year Epica received 3410 entries from 61 countries. The highest number of entries came from Germany, followed by France and the United States. There was an increase in entries from Georgia, Uzbekistan, Israel, Canada and China. New countries included Cyprus, Luxembourg, Armenia and Malta. Germany was top in the country rankings with 64 awarded projects including three Grand Prix and 20 Golds, followed by France with 60 awarded projects including one Grand Prix and 9 Golds.
GLOBAL INSIGHTS
HOLDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Omnicom
Top holding companies:
1. Omnicom
2. Interpublic Group
3. WPP
NETWORK OF THE YEAR
McCann Worldgroup
with 17 Golds, 13 Silvers, 19 Bronzes and two Grand Prix
Top networks:
1. McCann Worldgroup
2. BBDO
3. DDB
AGENCY OF THE YEAR
McCann New York
with four Golds, four Silvers, five Bronze and one Grand Prix
Top agencies:
1. McCann New York
2. BBDO New York
3. Scholz & Friends Berlin
INDEPENDENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR
TRY - Norway
with two Golds, three Silvers and one Bronze
Top independent agencies:
1. TRY - Norway
2. Rethink - Canada
3. Grabarz & Partner - Germany
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Moving picture Company
(based on the ihghest scoring film entered by a production company)
MOST AWARDED ENTRANTS BY REGION
UNITED STATES
McCann New York
with four Golds, four Silvers, five Bronzes and one Grand Prix
Top winners:
1. McCann New York
2. BBDO New York
3. Energy BBDO
UNITED KINGDOM
McCann London
with two Golds, two Silvers and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. McCann London
2. AMVBBDO
3. Moving Picture Company
CANADA
Rethink
with one Gold, five Silvers and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. Rethink
2. BBDO Toronto
2. FCB/SIX
2. lg2
FRANCE
Wunderman Thompson Paris
with two Golds and one Grand Prix
Top winners:
1. Wunderman Thompson Paris
2. McCann Paris
3. BETC
3. DDB Paris
GERMANY
Scholz & Friends Berlin
with three Golds, two Silvers, two Bronzes and one Grand Prix
Top winners:
1. Scholz & Friends Berlin
2. Ogilvy GmbH
3. Daimler AG
SWEDEN
Åkestam Holst NoA
with two Golds, one Silver, one Bronze and one Grand Prix
Top winners:
1. Åkestam Holst NoA
2. NORD DDB Stockholm
3. Forsman & Bodenfors
LATIN AMERICA
Publicis WW Mexico
with one Gold and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. Publicis WW Mexico
2. BETC/Havas
3. HOY
ASIA PACIFIC
Leo Burnett - Australia
with one Gold and two Silvers
Top winners:
1. Leo Burnett - Australia
2. Hakuhodo Kettle - Japan
3. Dentsu - Japan
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Banda - Ukraine
with two Golds and one Silver
Top winners:
1. Banda - Ukraine
2. BBDO Russia Group
3. Mosaic Media - Russia
