Awards
UM Award Wins 2013
- Lisa Beshara and Tina DiSalvo, from the J3 offices, were honored at the AWNY Advertising Working Mothers of the Year Award Luncheon
- Jacki Kelley, former Global CEO UM (now CEO of IPG Mediabrands North America), was awarded the Matrix Award by the New York Women in Communications
- Lena Bell, UM London, won Elle’s most Stylish Ad Person Award
- Dubai Lynx wins: • Silver: UM Dubai “Language Takeover” for McDonalds – Media/ Use of Magazines & newspapers • Silver: UM Dubai “World’s First Test-able Print Ad” for Fanta – Media/ Use of Magazines & newspapers • Silver: UM Dubai “Minalakhir” for Sprite – PR/ Use of Digital PR • Bronze: UM Dubai “Ripples of Happiness” for the Coca-Cola Foundation – Media/ Corporate Information • Bronze: UM 7 Giza “Always Together” for Mobinil – Media/ Use of Social Media • Bronze: UM Dubai “Coke Studio: Singing Together with the world” – Branded Content & Entertainment • Bronze: UM Dubai “Coke Studio: Interactive Hologram Concerts” - PR • Bronze: Um Dubai ““Minalakhir” for Sprite – PR/ Use of Consumer products
- UM ranked by Campaigns New Business league as number 2 (APAC)
- UM’s “Priceless New York” campaign for MasterCard Worldwide has been selected as a winner for the 2013 North American Effie Awards Competition within the Financial Cards category (Gold, Silver, Bronze TBD)
- AIMIA National Awards Finalists: • UM Australian: “My Quit Buddy’ for Australian National Preventive Health Agency- Best Application for a Mobile • UM Australian: “My Quit Buddy” for Australian National Preventive Health Agency-Best Government
- UM London was Highly Commended at the NNI Press Ad of the Year Awards for their work entitled “Birthday Ad” for Jack Daniels in the category of Best FMCG
- UM LA was named a finalist by Digiday Publishing Awards, in the category of Best Advertising Innovation by a publisher, for their work with Sony entitled “Resident Evil Retribution Theatrical Release”
- UM was the most shortlisted awarded agency at this year’s Festival of Media Asia. They also won: • UM Australia: “McDonald’s Gets Grilled” for McDonalds-Best Communications Strategy • UM Australia: “World’s longest Catwalk” for Ecco-Best Event/Experiential Campaign (Highly Commended)
- UM Shanghai was awarded “the Best Business Partner of 2012” by Chrysler Group China Sales Limited (CGCSL)
- UM Sydney won Media Agency of the year from Ad News Agency of the Year, while UM Australia won Media network of the Year
- MENA Cristal Festival: (UM Dubai) • Silver: “Best use of Print”-The Language of taste (mcDonalds) • Silver: ”Best use of Outdoor”(Goodyear)
- At the Coca-Cola Media innovation Awards, UM won for “Fanta Tastes Like Friday”
- Cannes Young Media Lions • UM Ireland: Slyvia Cawley was shortlisted in the Rising Star category • IUM Norway: Eva Reppen and Elise A Sandbu won and will be headed to Cannes in June
- Internationalist Innovation in Media Awards: • Gold: UM Columbia, Cartel de los Sapos “The bootleg version” • Gold: UM NY, MasterCard Worldwide “Priceless New York” • Bronze: UM Japan/McCann Worldgroup Japan, Coca-cola (Fanta), “FANTAstic Answer • Bronze: UM Ecuador, Coca-cola, Super Heros
- UM Peru named Agency of the Year at the ANDA Awards
Initiative Awards Wins 2013
- Initiative Saudi Arabia won 3 MENA Cristal Awards 2013
- Initiative Thailand won Campaign of the Year, Best Use of Media, and Public Service Awards for Coca-Cola - "A Million Reasons To Believe" at The Festival of Media Asia 2013
- Initiative Germany was awarded Media Youngster Award (3rd Place) at the Deutscher Mediapreis 2013
- Initiative Spain was awarded the “Control Magazine” Award for the best outdoor campaign for BurgerKing's EuroKing
- Initiative ranked by Campaign New Business League as number 3 (APAC)
- Festival of Media Asia: • Initiative Thailand: “Million Reasons to Believe in Thailand” for Coca-Cola- Best Communication Strategy (Highly Commended) • Initiative Thailand: “Million Reasons to Believe in Thailand” for Coca-Cola-Best engagement Strategy (Highly Commended) • Initiative Thailand: ”Million Reasons to Believe in Thailand” for Coca-Cola-The Creative Use of media Award • Initiative Thailand: “Million Reasons to Believe in Thailand” for Coca-Cola-The Public Service Award • Initiative Thailand: ”Million reasons to Believe in Thailand” for Coca-Cola-Campaign of the Year
- Internationalist Awards for Innovation in Media Shortlist: • Initiative Media Dubai (UAE): “KFC Super Fans” (KFC Arabia) • Initiative Media Dubai (UAE): “Simple Touches…Better Life” (Lifescan-One Touch)
- Initiative Netherlands: 2nd place in regional Young Lions Competition
- Initiative Germany: 3rd place in regional Young Lions Competition
- Initiative US was named as a finalist at the Effie Awards for Hyundai “Undead”
- Initiative US : USAA #Flags4Troops, Coors Light Fanaticos Del Frio and Coors Light Cold Hard Facts have all been names finalists for the Cynopsis Awards
- Internationalist Innovation in Media Awards: • Gold: Lifescan one touch- Simple touches better life;by Initiative Media Group Dubai • Silver: KFC Arabia-KFC Superfans- Initiative Media Dubai (UAE)
BPN Award Wins 2013
- BPN Portugal won a Gold Effie for SPV for the Best use/Content in TV by CCP
- BPN Portugal, at Sovenal/AOS took home bronze for best use/content in TV by Meios and Publicidade and Bronze for Best Activation by Initiative Performance Awards
- Internationalist Awards for Innovation in Media Shortlist • BPN Columbia: “Class C-Vladdo” (Mercedes benz) • BPN Media/Horizon Media (Lebanon): “September Christmas” (Tamanna) • BPN Media/DraftFCB (Peru): “First Ever Water Billboard” (UTEC)
- BPN Beirut (Lebanaon): Short listed at Dubai Lynx Awards for Use of Special events and Stunt/Live Advertising for “September Christmas” (Tamanna)
- Internationalist Awards: • BPN Peru: Shortlisted for Internationalist Awards - First Ever Water Billboard (UTEC) • BPN Columbia: Shortlisted for Internationalist Awards - Mercedes Benz Class C – Vladdo (Mercedes Benz C Class) • BPN MENA: Shortlisted for Internationalist Awards - September Christmas (Tamanna)
- Internationalist Innovation in Media Awards: • Grand Prix Award – First Ever Water Billboard by BPN Peru/Media.Connection. Client: University of Technology and Engineering • Humanitarian Award - September Christmas Campaign by BPN MENA / Horizon Media. Client: Tamanna • Bronze Award – Class C- Vladdo by BPN Colombia. Client: Mercedes Benz
- BPN Peru wins The public Service Award: “First Ever Portable Water Billboard” at the Festival of Media Global
Ansible Award Wins 2013
- Angela Steele, CEO Ansible Mobile, was named as one of the Top 8 Influential Women in Mobile Web
- JiYoung Kim was recognized by Mobile Marketer as “Mobile Women to Watch in 2013”
UM Award Wins 2012
- Jacki Kelley has been named Advertising Woman of the Year by the Advertising Women of New York (AWNY)
- Jacki Kelley has been honored by the Young Audiences New York Arts for Learning organization
- Jacki Kelley was named by Advertising Age as one of the 100 Influential Women in Advertising
- Jacki Kelley was named by Business Insider as one of the 30 Most Powerful Women in Advertising
- UM Malaysia received an A+ rating on the RECMA report
- UM Australia was awarded Media Agency of the Year at the B&T Awards
- UM Netherlands won Media Agency of the Year, Best Media Strategy and Best Media Talent at the Dutch Annual Media Awards
- Prashant Kumar, Huw Griffiths and Andrea Suarez were all named by The Internationalist Magazine as Agency Innovators of the year
- UM Poland won Agency of the Year, from Impactor Magazine
- AWNY named Lynn Lewis, Global Managing Partner J3, UMNY, as one of their Advertising Working Mothers of the Year, in the "New to Motherhood" category
- David Cohen, Global Chief Media Officer was named on Ad Week as “50 to Watch”
- Huw Griffiths and David Cohen, UMUS, were both named by Ad Age as Media All-Stars for 2012
- Festival of Media Global Awards: UMJ3 - Highly Commended - “Selling Sight through Song” for ACUVUE in the Best Use of Content category; UM Sydney - Highly Commended - “Awaken your Beeflex” campaign for Meat and Livestock Australia (Beef). In the Best Communications Strategy and Creative Use of Media categories.
- Cannes Media Lions: Best Use of Mobile Device - SILVER for Chok! Chok! Chok!, UM Hong Kong; Best Use of Digital Media - SILVER for Romanians Are Smart, UM Romania; Fast Moving Consumer Goods - BRONZE for Romanians Are Smart, UM Romania; Commercial Public Services incl. Healthcare & Medical - BRONZE for Celebrity Ceasefire, IUM Sweden
- North American Effies: GRAND EFFIE Automotive/Vehicle - Resurrecting Chrysler, Chrysler LLC; Snacks/Desserts/Confections Sweetener - Sweetness Stories, Truvia; Energy/Nutrition Products & Services - Sweetness Stories, Truvia; New Product or Service - You Are the Controller, Microsoft (Xbox 360)
Initiative Awards Wins 2012
- IUM Sweden was named Media Agency of the Year by research company REGI, as voted for by 3,000 of the largest marketing directors, marketing managers and communication purchasers in Sweden
- Initiative Germany won in the Radio category of the Deutscher Mediapreis 2012 for Grippostad C (Stada)
- Initiative Hungary won Online Release of the Year for Chio at the Ringier Nepszabadsag Awards
- Initiative Columbia was named Best Media Agency Network at the P&M Magazine Award
- Initiative Portugal won two Golds, one Silver and one Bronze at the Creative Club Portuguese Festival. Both Gold awards were for Unilever campaigns - for Planta in the Best Use of Digital Media category and Ola in the Best Use of Content in Radio category. The Silver was for Sumol+ Compal in the Best Use of Content in TV category, and the Bronze for BMW’s Joy campaign, also in the Best Use of Digital Media category
- IUM Sweden won Gold for the launch of Operation Smile in the Non-Profit Organisation of the Year category at the Sverige awards
- The agency won two Effie’s this year: one Silver for Dr Pepper Snapple Group and one Bronze for Kia
- At the 2012 Cannes Lions, the agency won two awards: one Silver Media Lion for KRE-O Transformers (Initiative USA) and one Bronze for Swedish Post Office (IUM Sweden) as well as a Bronze Young Media Lion for the team from Initiative Portugal
- At the HM Global Awards IUM Sweden was awarded Gold for their Sofis Mode QR Code work in the Best Store Traffic Driving Campaign category
- Initiative Portugal was named Media Agency of the Year at the Media & Advertising Magazine Awards
- Initiative's Arby team won the "Red Hat" Supplier Achievement Award at the Arby’s Worldwide Franchise Convention in Las Vegas
- Initiative and Lionsgate won the 2012 IAB MIXX Gold for Rich Media Display Ad (The Hunger Games)
- Initiative and Hasbro won the 2012 Global OMMA’s Best Entertainment Integrated Online Campaign for KRE-O Transform Your World campaign
- BRAVES Awards: Hasbro “Rubik’s Dare You”, Finalist
- Initiative US was shortlisted at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards for Kia “2011 Kia NBA All-Star Domination” and “USAA Veterans Week with ESPN”, and was named a finalist for “Coors Light College Football Saturday”
- Initiative US was shortlisted at the DigiDay Sammy Awards Best Western “Travel Hero”
- M&M Global Awards: Arby’s “Good to Gourmazing Sweepstakes”, Finalist
- Initiative US won the M&M Global Awards for Best Western “Travel Hero”
- Initiative US was a finalist at the ThinkLA Awards for the Hyundai Veloster “Burn Notice Graphic Novel” for Sejla Patel as Person of the Year
- At the w3 Awards, Initiative US won Gold for Hasbro “KRE-O Transform Your World”, Gold and silver for Arby’s “Need a Ruben Now Syndrome”
- Internationalist Awards Initiative US won silver for Best Western “Travel Hero” and Hasbro “KRE Transform Your World”
BPN Award Wins 2012
- BPN Colombia won The Gold Effie Automotive Category 2012 for Mercedes Benz C Class
- BPN Colombia won The Great Effie of the Night 2012 for Mercedes Benz C Class
- BPN Hungary was Short Listed in "Long Time Efficiency" category with high chance to win Silver or Gold Prize for Heneikens strongest local brand Soproni at the Effies
- BPN Poland won The Silver Effie Banking Category 2012 for Raven
- BPN Peru was awarded The Social Responsibility DIGI IAB Award for UNACEM
Ansible Mobile Award Wins 2012
- At the 2012 Cannes Lions, Ansible won one silver Mobile Lion for Intel.
- Intel Marketing Innovation Award for Intel Escape iAd
- Angela Steele named to Business Insider’s 21 Most Important Women in Mobile Advertising list.
- 2012 The Escape iAd – Ansible Mobile and Intel - IAB MIXX Gold for Mobile Ad - IAB MIXX Silver for Custom Rich Media Display - OMMA’s Best Mobile Marketing Campaign - MMA Smarties’ Silver and NA Winner for In-App Advertising - MMA Smarties’ Silver for Rich Media
- Ansible Mobile and Kia Motors won the 2012 MMA Smarties’ Silver and NA Winner for Mobile Website (Kia Motors Mobile & Tablet Sites)
- Ansible won JD Power & Associates Best Automotive Mobile Site for Kia
Ensemble Award Wins 2012
- At the 2012 Cannes Lions, Ensemble won one bronze Branded Content Lion for Denny’s.
- Ensemble wins the Sponsorship Australasia Award for the Best Sponsorship Agency beating over 30 other agencies
Orion Holdings Award Wins
- ORION Holdings • Brian McMahon, President & CEO, Worldwide, selected as an Ad Age Media Maven award winner (2010) • IPG Inclusive Awards winner – Most Inclusive Climate award (2010, 2011, 2012)
- ORION Trading • Ad Age Best Places to Work award winner (2011)
- Rapport U.K • Grand Prix Winner, Clear Channel Planning Awards – Tesco Christmas Non – Food (2010) • Best Use of Innovation in Outdoor, Clear Channel Planning Awards – Microsoft Free the Consumer (2011) • Best Use of Multiple Formats in Outdoor, Clear Channel Planning Awards Winner – Orange (2010)
- Wahlstrom • Gold Award for Excellence in Search Marketing Value, Industry Excellence Awards (2012) – Home Depot
ID Media Award Wins
- Crain’s “Best Places to Work in NYC” (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) More
- Los Angeles “Best Places to Work”
- Interpublic Group Multicultural Resource Groups for Excellence (MERGE) Awards
- IPG’s Inclusive Career Development—Gold (2011)
- IPG’s Champion of Inclusion—Silver (2011)
- ID Media’s SVP, Director of Human Resources, Danielle Dorter, was named an “HR Game Changer” by Crain Communications-owned Workforce Management (2013)
Reprise Media Award Wins
- Reprise, in part with UM, won Best Use of Paid Search in the category of Search Marketing/Paid Search at the IAB Awards