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Clemenger BBDO Melbourne leads the APAC Effie awards finalists list

effie APAC awardsAustralian agencies have performed strongly in the list of finalists for the APAC Effie Awards 2015, with Clemenger BBDO Melbourne leading the pack with four entries in the finals.

Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney followed with three finalist entries and then behind were McCann Melbourne and Ogilvy & Mather with two entries each.

Dominating the list are entries from India, Australia and New Zealand with the greatest number of finalists. Ogilvy & Mather takes the lead as a network with 27 entries, followed by 18 entries from BBDO Worldwide and 8 from Lowe & Partners.

Other agency networks which saw several entries on the list such as DDB Group, JWT, Hakuhodo, McCann Worldgroup, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA and Y&R.

The AAMI’s Rhonda and Ketut – A Love Story by Ogilvy & Mather for  Suncorp Australia was nominated across two categories; Financial Products & Services, Sustained Success, as was the Loreal Paris campaign The Winged Eye Look by McCann Melbourne in the sponsorship and event marketing and beauty and wellness categories.

Melbourne-born: Rhonda and Ketut

Melbourne-born: Rhonda and Ketut

Australian campaigns to be nominated included; How being stupid was sensible by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for Carlton United Breweries; What are you doing on ice? by Lifelounge for the Department of Health, Victoria and How ‘cat-call’ sparked a debate by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for MARS Australia.

The finalist results were out following 2 rigorous rounds of judging by a jury consisting of some 115 senior level advertising and marketing professionals from the region. The jury is led by the 2015 Awards Chairman, Jarek Ziebinski and 4 Heads of Jury – Chris Thomas of BBDO Asia and Proximity Worldwide, Lisa Ransom of McDonald’s APMEA, Ross Jackson of Visa and Tomaz Mok of McCann Erickson China.

The finalists are represented by agencies from 13 countries, featuring outstanding campaigns which have run in the Asia Pacific region.

Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala which will be held at Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore on 10.

For more details on the finalists visit  www.apaceffie.com.

Entry Title

Agency

Client

Country

Single Market – Products & Services Categories

Automotive

1

Great Just became Interesting

Grey Group

Fiat India

India

2

Honda Odyssey – Be Our Best Critic

Leo Burnett Melbourne

Honda Australia

Australia

Beauty & Wellness

3

Envy can be a positive force

JWT

SSUP

Thailand

4

Gillette-Scandal Shave

BBDO China

P&G

China

5

Shampoo Advertising. Where’s the hair

Mindshare Malaysia

Unilever Malaysia

Malaysia

6

Winged Eye

McCann Melbourne

L’Oreal Paris

Australia

Beverages – Alcohol

7

How being stupid was sensible

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

Carlton United Breweries

Australia

Beverages Non-Alcohol

8

Re-defining Coffee for India

McCann World Group

Nestle

India

9

Taking On Formality In Indian Homes

McCann World Group

Coca-Cola

India

10

Taste of Togetherness

Ogilvy & Mather

Hindustan Unilever

India

Consumer Electronics and Durables

11

Help Your Child Shine

BBDO Proximity Singapore

Hewlett-Packard

Singapore

Corporate Reputation/Professional Services

12

The Attention Powered Car

JWT Sydney

RAC Western Australia

Australia

Financial Products & Services

13

AAMI’s Rhonda and Ketut- A Love Story

Ogilvy & Mather

Suncorp

Australia

14

Locally Famous

McCann Sydney

MasterCard

Australia

15

OCBC  Wakes up everyone’s money

McCann Worldgroup Singapore

OCBC Bank

Singapore

16

The Priceless Engine – JT Campaign

TBWA\ Singapore

MasterCard

Singapore

17

Visa-Get Lost

BBDO China

Visa

China

Food

18

Kissanpur: Real Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

19

Made With Love In

Y&R NZ

Nutricia

New Zealand

Government/Institutional

20

Kick The Habit

Goodfellas

NCPG

Singapore

21

Mistakes

Clemenger BBDO

New Zealand Transport Agency

New Zealand

22

The Campaign That Created History

Ogilvy & Mather

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

India

Healthcare

23

Bandaid-Heal with love

BBDO China

Shanghai  Johnson & Johnson

China

24

Break the Barrier

The Brand Agency

St John Ambulance Western Australia

Australia

25

Penny the Pirate

Saatchi & Saatchi

Luxottica

Australia

26

Wonder Core

Hakuhodo

Oak Lawn Marketing

Japan

Household/Home Products & Services

27

Discover the joy of gathering @IKEA

Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Taipei

IKEA

Taiwan

28

Fish where the big fish are

Ogilvy & Mather

Philips

India

29

One Step at a Time

Lowe Singapore

Unilever

Singapore

IT/Telco

30

Giving is the Best Communication

Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

TrueMove H

Thailand

31

Google Reunion

Ogilvy & Mather

Google India

India

32

Say No To Roamaphobia

Ogilvy

SingTel

Singapore

33

Stay Living: Slaying Sales Targets

The Monkeys

Boost Mobile

Australia

34

#PledgeToVote

Ogilvy & Mather

Google India

India

Media, Entertainment & Leisure

35

Bring Down The King

DDB Group NZ

SKY Television New Zealand

New Zealand

36

Star Sports – Pro Kabaddi

Ogilvy & Mather

Star India

India

Restaurants

37

KFC Black Magic Burger

Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

KFC

Thailand

38

Motel BK

Colenso BBDO

Burger King

New Zealand

Retail

39

Rabbit Billboard

Barnes, Catmur & Friends

Hell Pizza

New Zealand

Single Market – Specialty Categories

Asia Pacific Brands

40

From ‘Dark’ to Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

41

Kissanpur: Real Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

Brand Experience

42

Bring Down The King

DDB Group NZ

SKY Television New Zealand

New Zealand

43

Gillette-Scandal Shave

BBDO China

P&G

China

44

How ‘cat-call’ sparked a debate

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

MARS Australia

Australia

Brand Revitalisation

45

Bandaid-Heal with love

BBDO China

Shanghai  Johnson & Johnson

China

46

Gillette-Scandal Shave

BBDO China

P&G

China

47

Made With Love In

Y&R NZ

Nutricia

New Zealand

Branded Utility

48

EyeCheck App

Saatchi & Saatchi

Luxottica

Australia

49

From ‘Dark’ to Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

David vs Goliath

50

Ease Baby Pee Finder

Ogilvy&Mather Shanghai

Kimberly-Clark (China)

China

51

Rabbit Billboard

Barnes, Catmur & Friends

Hell Pizza

New Zealand

52

Star Sports – Pro Kabaddi

Ogilvy & Mather

Star India

India

GoodWorks – Brand

53

Help A Child Reach 5

Lowe + Partners Worldwide

Unilever

United Kingdom

54

Kit Kat as a Train Ticket

JWT

Alex Villela

Japan

55

Project RecyClass

Ogilvy & Mather Philippines

Mondelez International Philippines

Philippines

56

#PledgeToVote

Ogilvy & Mather

Google India

India

GoodWorks – Non Profit

57

A World without Animals

DDB Group NZ

Paw Justice

New Zealand

58

Message Barter

Ogilvy & Mather

The Akanksha Foundation

India

59

No Child Brides

Havas Worldwide

Child Survival India

India

60

Not A Bug Splat

BBDO Pakistan

Reprieve/FFR

Pakistan

61

Share My Dabba

McCann World Group

Happylife Welfare Org.

India

Media Innovation

62

Don’t Look Away

Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Hong Kong

Orbis

Hong Kong

63

From ‘Dark’ to Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

64

Rice-code

Hakuhodo

Inakadate Village

Japan

65

Share For Dogs

Colenso BBDO

Mars Pedigree

New Zealand

New Product or Service

66

From ‘Dark’ to Connectivity

Lowe Lintas + Partners

Unilever India

India

Small Budget – Products

67

How ‘cat-call’ sparked a debate

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

MARS Australia

Australia

68

Rabbit Billboard

Barnes, Catmur & Friends

Hell Pizza

New Zealand

69

Share For Dogs

Colenso BBDO

Mars Pedigree

New Zealand

Small Budget – Services

70

A World without Animals

DDB Group NZ

Paw Justice

New Zealand

71

Message Barter

Ogilvy & Mather

The Akanksha Foundation

India

72

Mother Book: The world’s first-ever

Dentsu

Kishokai Medical Co.

Japan

73

Win Richard’s Points

Clemenger BBDO Sydney

Steve Baird

Australia

Sponsorship & Event Marketing

74

Don’t Let Go

Colenso BBDO

Samsung

New Zealand

75

Instagram Marathon

Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Hong Kong

Nike Hong Kong

Hong Kong

76

L’oreal Paris. The Winged Eye Look

McCann Melbourne

L’Oreal Paris

Australia

77

Making data sexy

OgilvyOne

IBM

Australia

Sustained Success

78

AAMI’s Rhonda and Ketut- A Love Story

Ogilvy & Mather

Suncorp

Australia

79

CDM Silk Sustained

Ogilvy & Mather

Mondelez India Foods

India

80

Humanizing Technology in India

Ogilvy & Mather

VOLTAS

India

81

MP- Winning the Heart of India

Ogilvy & Mather

Madhya Pradesh Tourism

India

82

Tayyari Jeet Ki (Prepare to Win)

Ogilvy & Mather

Mondelez India Foods

India

83

You’ll Only Need One

DDB Group NZ

STIHL

New Zealand

Youth Marketing

84

Drinking, do it properly.

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne

DrinkWise Australia

Australia

85

Penny the Pirate

Saatchi & Saatchi

Luxottica

Australia

86

What are you doing on ice?

Lifelounge

Department of Health, Victoria

Australia

87

#PledgeToVote

Ogilvy & Mather

Google India

India

Multi-Market – Products & Services Categories

88

Epson “Think Outside The Printer”

Ogilvy & Mather

Epson Singapore

Singapore

89

IKEA BookBook Campaign

BBH Asia Pacific

IKANO

Singapore

90

McDonald’s: Surprise Alarm

DDB Group Singapore

McDonald’s APMEA

Singapore

91

Real Life Never Stops

TBWA\ Hong Kong

AIA Group

Hong Kong

92

The Priceless Engine – JT Campaign

TBWA\ Singapore

MasterCard

Singapore

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