The South Asia Agency of the Year awards 2018 were held last week in Mumbai. Here are all the winners from Pakistan.
The awards are aimed to recognize the talent in creative and digital agencies across South Asia. Agencies as well as individuals are awarded for achieving outstanding success in media, marketing, and advertising markets.
Every year, top agencies from all South Asian countries participate. Then the jury shortlists and selects the top talent for different segments. The results are compiled by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). The winners get the Gold award, runner up gets Silver, and then there’s Bronze award.
Pakistan’s Agency of the Year 2018 Awards
The awards presentation and gala dinner was at Taj Lands End, Mumbai on December 4, 2018. Here are the winners:
Pakistan Creative Agency of the Year
These are the 5 shortlisted agencies:
- BBDO Pakistan
- Ogilvy Pakistan
- Orientm McCann
- Prestige Communications (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Spectrum Communications (Pvt) Ltd.
Winners:
- Ogilvy Pakistan – Gold
- Prestige Communications (Pvt.) Ltd. – Silver
- BBDO Pakistan – Bronze
Pakistan Digital Agency of the Year 2018
Shortlisted digital agencies:
- Digitz
- GroupM Pakistan
- Ogilvy Pakistan
- OMD Pakistan
- PHD Pakistan
Winners:
- Digitz – Gold
- Ogilvy Pakistan – Silver
- PHD Pakistan – Bronze
Pakistan Media Agency of the Year
Shortlisted media agencies:
- Brainchild Communications (Pvt) Limited
- Maxus
- Mindshare Pakistan
- OMD Pakistan
- PHD Pakistan
Winners:
- Mindshare Pakistan – Gold
- Brainchild Communications (Pvt) Limited – Silver
- Maxus – Silver
- PHD Pakistan – Silver
South Asia Creative Person of the Year
Shortlisted people:
- Ali Rez (BBDO Pakistan)
- Anish Varghese (Isobar India)
- Azazul Haque (Ogilvy India)
- Deepak Singh (The Social Street)
- Kapil Batra (McCann Worldgroup India)
Winner: Ali Rez, (BBDO Pakistan)
Runner up: Azazul Haque (Ogilvy India)
Rest of South Asia Young Achiever of the Year
Shortlisted nominees:
- Farrukh Rao (m/SIX Pakistan)
- Mustafa Sabir (Mindshare Pakistan)
- Sanober Ali (Mindshare)
- Tara Weerasinghe (Dentsu Grant)
- Wardia Ather (Mindshare Pakistan)
Winner: Sanober Ali, (Mindshare)
Majority of the awards went to agencies and creatives from India. That is no surprise. But it’s great to see veterans as well as new talent from Pakistan getting rewarded on a global scale.
