Clemenger BBDO Melbourne leads Aussie agency charge at shortlist stage of 2014 Webby Awards
Nominees for the Webby Awards 2014, which celebrate Internet achievement, have been announced.
Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne leads the Australian agency pack with four nominations. The agency has scored three nominations for Tourism Victoria’s ‘The Remote Control Tourist‘ in Best Use of Video, Web Guides/Ratings/Reviews and Social
Media Campaigns and its Australia Post ‘Video Stamp‘ has been nominated for Interactive Advertising & Media: Mobile & Experience Marketing.
Havas Worldwide Australia follows closely behind with three nominations; two for Durex ‘Fundawear‘ in Mobile & Experience Marketing and Online Guerrilla & Innovation and one for Virgin Mobile Australia ‘Cheers For All The Years‘ for Email Marketing.
Clemenger BBDO Sydney, VML Sydney and McCann Melbourne all scored two nominations. Clemenger BBDO Sydney’s Skittle ‘Telekinize The Rainbow‘ campaign scored in Experimental & Innovation and Best Use of Online Media. VML’s National Missing 
Persons Unit ‘Missing Person Pre-roll‘ scored nominations for Native Advertising and Banner Campaigns. McCann Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary ‘Phubbing‘ scored a nomination in Integrated Campaigns and the Dumb Ways To Die App scored a nomination in the Games category.
Scoring one apiece is Circul8 Sydney for ‘GIFwrap‘ in Augmented Reality, M&C Saatchi for ‘The Art of Noise‘ in Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics, Leo Burnett Sydney for Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Run That Town‘ in Mobile & Apps: City & Urban Innovation and GPY&R Brisbane for Sun Safety ‘Shade Cinema‘ in Mobile & Apps: City & Urban Innovation.
In New Zealand Colenso BBDO Auckland scored the most nominations with three: for The Carter Family Portrait Gallery in Web: Celebrity/Fan, Samsung NZ ‘Instant News Satire‘ in Display & Banner Advertising and Samsung NZ ‘Smart Phone Line‘ in Best Use of Online Media. Whybin\TBWA\DAN also scored a nomination for Effie ‘Results Don’t Lie‘ in Banner Campaigns.