Ad Age and Creativity honours highlight how Aussie expats are making an impact in the USA
Apart from Droga5 snaring both the Ad Age and Creativity Agency of the Year titles, there are other Aussie expat connections in the annual honours list from both titles.
R/GA, led by its Aussie expat global CCO Nick Law (bottom left), was #2 on the Ad Age A-List and included on the Creativity Innovators list, while Aussie expat John Mescall (bottom right) contributed to McCann New York being ranked #3 on the Ad Age A-List.
Saatchi & Saatchi New York took out the Creativity Innovators Comeback Agency honor. The agency is headed by Aussie expat Brent Smart and American chief creative officer Jay Benjamin (pictured top). The latter made his creative rep as creative partner to Andy DiLallo at Saatchi’s Sydney and Auckland and later at Leo Burnett Sydney, where the pair were joint executive creative directors.
And Johannes Leonardo, New York was named one of Ad Age’s Ones to Watch in 2016. The agency is led by Aussie expat Leo Premutico (right) and his South African partner Jan Jacobs.
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The Saatchi New York office may have this meaningless recognition but don’t talk about all the clients that have left and their shrinkage. Awful.
Uh, Dave and Nathan?
Honey Maid?
Quilted Northern?