Spikes Asia declares DDB NZ as best in NZ – agency takes third place as Agency of the Year

DDB New Zealand has taken third place as Agency of the Year – the only New Zealand agency in the top three – at the Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity in Singapore.

Of the DDB work entered, 22 were shortlisted and 13 received awards, with the most decorated campaigns being YWCA ‘Demand Equal Pay’, Hutchwilco ‘Secret Fishing Spots’ and Sky TV ‘Meet Lloyd’.

The YWCA Demand Equal Pay campaign continued to rally international success, receiving 8 of the 13 awards. Two golds were received in PR, thanks to support by Mango Communications, and Integrated as well as silver for Promotion and Activation. YWCA also received five bronze awards for Outdoor, Direct, TV/Cinema and Media categories.

The second most awarded campaign, Hutchwilco ‘Secret Fishing Spots’, received three silvers across Direct, Promo and Acitvation and Branded Content categories and a bronze for (best) Integrated campaign.

Finally, Sky TV ‘Meet Lloyd’ was awarded a silver award as an integrated campaign.