Whybin\TBWA, Sydney tops 2009 Bestads Australian Agency Rankings, Fosters top client

Picture 580.pngWhybin\TBWA, Sydney has topped the 2009 BestAds Australian Agency Rankings and Fosters Group is the Australia's top client, based on points accrued on Bestads for work during the year.

Whybins scored 13 points for the year, two clear of Grey, Melbourne on 11 points, followed by BMF Sydney on 9 points. Droga5, Sydney came equal fourth with Saatchi & Saatchi Australia on 8 points, followed by Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne, JayGrey, Sydney and Leo Burnett, Sydney in equal 6th spot with 7 points each. The ninth spot with 6 points each was shared by Colman Rasic Carrasco, Sydney, JWT Sydney, Marketforce, Perth and US, Sydney.
Foster's leads the top Australian marketers league table for 2009 with 10 points, followed by Transport Accident Commission on 9 points and Sara Lee on 7 points. Toyota is in 4th spot, followed by Lion Nathan in 5th spot. ASCA and Meat & Livestock Australia share 6th spot.

Points are based on work selected for Week's Best in the world on BestAds during 2009 so it's a unique measure of consistent creative excellence.

The BestAds Top 40 Australian Agencies in 2009:


1.    Whybin\TBWA, Sydney (13 points)
2.    Grey, Melbourne (11)
3.    BMF Sydney (9)
=4.  Droga5, Sydney (8)
=4.  Saatchi & Saatchi Australia (8)
=6.  Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne (7)
=6.  JayGrey, Sydney (7)
=6.  Leo Burnett, Sydney (7)
=9.  Colman Rasic Carrasco, Sydney (6)
=9.  JWT Sydney (6)
=9.  Marketforce, Perth (6)
=9.  US, Sydney (6)
13.  Leo Burnett, Melbourne (5)
=14. DDB Melbourne (4)
=14. JWT Melbourne (4)
=14. The Furnace, Sydney (4)
=17. Euro RSCG, Sydney (3)
=17. Junior, Brisbane (3)
=17. KWP!, Adelaide (3)
=17. M&C Saatchi, Melbourne (3)
=17. McCann-Erickson, Melbourne (3)
=17. Mojo, Sydney (3)
=17. SapientNitro, Brisbane (3)
=17. Three Drunk Monkeys (3)
=25. 303, Perth (2)
=25. Adpartners, Sydney (2)
=25. Badjar Ogilvy, Melbourne (2)
=25. Brave, Sydney (2)
=25. Bulldozer Inc, Sydney (2)
=25. BWM, Sydney (2)
=25. Clemenger BBDO, Adelaide (2)
=25. Clemenger BBDO, Sydney (2)
=25. George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne (2)
=25. Lifelounge, Melbourne (2)
=25. M&C Saatchi, Sydney (2)
=25. The Brand Agency, Perth (2)
=25. The Campaign Palace, Sydney (2)
=25. The Surgery, Melbourne (2)
=39. 303, Sydney (1)
=39. BCM, Brisbane (1)
=39. Brand Central, Sydney (1)
=39. Bullseye Digital, Sydney (1)
=39. Citrus Didital, Melbourne (1)
=39. Cooch Creative, Perth (1)
=39. Day&Age, Melbourne (1)
=39. DDB Sydney (1)
=39. Gatecrasher, Perth (1)
=39. George Patterson Y&R, Brisbane (1)
=39. George Patterson Y&R, Sydney (1)
=39. Jam, Adelaide (1)
=39. McCann-Erickson, Sydney (1)
=39. Mojo, Brisbane (1)
=39. Supermarkart, Melbourne (1)
=39. The Glue Society, Sydney (1)
=39. The Hallway, Sydney (1)
=39. Happy Soldiers, Sydney (1)
=39. Uncle, Sydney (1)
=39. Universal McCann, Sydney (1)
=39. Ward 6, Sydney (1)
=39. Whybin\TBWA, Melboume (1)

The BestAds Top Agency Networks (in Australia) in 2009:

1.    Grey (18 points)
2.    BBDO (16)
3.    TBWA (14)
4.    Leo Burnett (12)
5.    JWT (10)
6.    BMF (9)
7.    Saatchi & Saatchi (8)
8.    DDB (5)
8.    M&C Saatchi (5)
8.    McCann-Erickson (5)
11.  Mojo (4)
11.  Y&R (4)


The BestAds Top Australian Marketers in 2009:

1.    Foster's (10 points)
2.    Transport Accident Commission (9)
3.    Sara Lee (7)
4.    Toyota (6)
5.    Lion Nathan (5)
=6.  ASCA (4)
=6.  Meat & Livestock Australia (4)
=8.  Hachette Publishing (3)
=8.  Skins (3)
=8.  Visa (3)
=8.  World Wildlife Fund (3)
 

21 Comments

Anonymous said:

Who'd have thought it, well done though.

Anonymous said:

Brilliant work. Well done guys.

Anonymous said:

Yes, somewhat surprising.

But they've won a few awards this year and the rest of their stuff is, if not top shelf, close enough that the Best Ads judges gave it a tickle.

You could make the argument that it is a better sign of an agency's health to have a bunch of consistently good ads instead of one spectacular success like Best Job.

You could.

But who am I kidding. I'd rather have the Grand Prixes, and I'm sure so would Whybins.

Anonymous said:

9:13,

Pardon my ignorance but which awards?

Sirens?

Anonymous said:

Yep, they've done some really nice work and i'm sure they won't rest on their laurels. I agree 9.13, i'm sure they would rather have a Grand Prix, but i'm equally sure they'll be happy with this.

Anonymous said:


Horner's hot.

Anonymous said:

11.27

Consider your ignorance pardoned.

A quick scan through the CB archives shows they won metal at CLIO and London and had multiple shortlists at One Show, Cannes and AWARD for the shows on Lynchy's list, plus they picked up at the ADMA, Outdoors and of course the mighty Sirens.

How'd you go?

10:43 said:

Not that well, my digital arm won heaps of awards and I took the credit for it.

Anonymous said:

how many of those were won by Tequila?

Anonymous said:

Some really nice work there, i especially liked the"Facebook' ad and the Child abuse outdoor.

Anonymous said:

Tequilas only contribution was at the AMDA awards,for Nissan and Sony Playstation.

Anonymous said:

Actually, I think Tequila nabbed a bronze at London too, and I'm sure some other stuff.

Anonymous said:

Tequila haven't really done much for ages.....except in DM.

Anonymous said:

I dunno. They won metal at One Show, Award and Cannes in recent years.

Anonymous said:

The Agency is called Whybin TBWA/Tequila and the truth is, they are doing some nice work, its the age of integration after all and they seem to be enjoying it.

Anonymous said:

It's called WHYBIN/TBWA/TEQUILA. they've got great people there and they no longer have that bloody dragon on their backs - so let's see what happens. From what I've heard they may continue to surprise the industry this year.

Anonymous said:

Nice one Gazza!!!!
Fuck 'em all.
Love u man.
Rock on.

Pete said:

Gaz give the guys some work to do these comments are boring. Well done.

Anonymous said:

How odd that this thread gets 1700% more comments than Colenso getting the overall prize. And undoubtedly Lynchy has held back a few too.

You lot are sad.

Anonymous said:

me lub gally.

moobs said:

Well done Horney!

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