WPP ranked top holding company at Cannes; BBDO top network; AlmapBBDO Sao Paulo named Agency of the Year; W+K Portland top Indy
The final night of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity concluded with the Film, Film Craft, Creative Effectiveness and Titanium and Integrated Lions Awards Ceremony.
Awarded for the first time was the Holding Company of the Year which went to WPP with 1,219 points. Omnicom were in second with 1,152 points and Publicis Groupe in third with 744 points.
Advertising Agency of the Year was given to AlmapBBDO Sao Paulo with Wieden+Kennedy Portland in second and BBDO New York in third.
Independent Agency of the Year went to Wieden+Kennedy Portland. Runners up were Droga5 New York in second place and Jung von Matt Hamburg in third.
The Palme d’Or, given to the most awarded production company, was presented to Smuggler USA.
The Network of the Year award was presented to BBDO. Second place went to Ogilvy & Mather and third to DDB.
During the ceremony Sir John Hegarty (left) was honoured and presented with the inaugural Lion of St. Mark trophy, awarded in celebration and honour of an individual’s long and outstanding contribution to creativity in communications.
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“Now, whose turn is it to bend over the table…?”
Did he see Howcroft’s Archibald too, or is that stance WPP policy on photographic profile shots of employees.