BBDO tops Warc ranking of world's smartest agencies
Colenso BBDO tops global agency ranking; BBDO Worldwide edges out Ogilvy & Mather as top network. Starcom Chicago named top media agency
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 15, 2014
Colenso BBDO of New Zealand has topped a new ranking of the world's smartest creative agencies released by Warc, on the back of breakthrough work for clients such as Tip Top and Mountain Dew. Colenso BBDO is followed by AMV BBDO in the UK.
The two agencies' parent network, BBDO Worldwide (part of Omnicom Group), topped the rankings as the world's smartest network, edging out WPP's Ogilvy & Mather. At holding group level, Omnicom finished narrowly ahead of WPP.
Warc also announced that Starcom Chicago had topped the ranking for media agencies, while Proximity New Zealand took first place in the list of digital agencies.
Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, has revealed the top agencies, networks and holding companies from the Warc 100 database, which tracks agency and brand performance in effectiveness and strategy competitions.
Andrew Robertson, President and CEO of BBDO Worldwide, said, "The best work works best – smart insights inspiring creative magic, in turn driving strong business results. I am very proud of the people in our agencies who work so hard to deliver against this, for every client, every day, and, as a result, have pushed us to the top of this chart."
“These rankings showcase the agencies that are really making a difference to their clients' businesses,” said David Tiltman, Head of Content at Warc. “By focusing on effectiveness and strategic thinking, the Warc 100 offers a new benchmark for agency performance, based on real campaign results.”
The Warc 100 (www.warc.com/warc100) is a benchmark for commercial creativity, allowing organisations to compare their performance with their peers. It is an annual list of the world's best campaigns, agencies and brands, based on their performance in effectiveness and strategy competitions.
To compile the rankings, Warc tracked more than 1,700 winners in 75 different competitions. It assigned points based on the awards won (for example, Gold, Silver or Bronze), then weighted those points based on the competition's rigour and prestige in the global industry. Warc has developed a proprietary methodology to weight competitions in consultation with Professor Douglas West, Professor of Marketing at King's College London.
In July, Warc announced the world's smartest 100 campaigns , based on their performance in 2013 competitions. Colenso BBDO had three campaigns within the top 100: 'Feel Tip Top', a social media-led campaign for Tip Top, a food brand; the 'V Motion Project' for drink V Energy; and the 'Beyond the Wall' for Mountain Dew, which invited graffiti artists to decorate spaces on Google Street View.
Top 5 creative agencies in the Warc 100:
Agency | Location | Points | |
1. |
Colenso BBDO | New Zealand | 115.2 |
2. |
AMV BBDO | UK | 103.4 |
3. |
JWT Cairo | Egypt | 101.6 |
4. |
Ogilvy & Mather New York US | 95.1 | |
5. |
Whybin\TBWA | Australia | 91.9 |
Top 5 media agencies in the Warc 100:
Agency | Location | Points | |
1. |
Starcom Chicago | US | 118.7 |
2. |
OMD UK | UK | 71.5 |
3. |
MediaVest New York | US | 56.3 |
4. |
OMD Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 46.7 |
5. |
OMD New York | US | 46.1 |
Top 5 digital agencies in the Warc 100:
Agency | Location | Points | |
1. |
Proximity New Zealand | New Zealand | 96.3 |
2. |
Digitas New York | US | 86.7 |
3. |
OgilvyOne London | UK | 52.1 |
4. |
Arc Chicago | US | 47.8 |
5. |
OgilvyOne Mumbai | India | 40.0 |
Top 5 agency networks in the Warc 100:
Network (Holding company) | Points | |
1. |
BBDO Worldwide (Omnicom Group) | 1232.9 |
2. |
Ogilvy & Mather (WPP) | 1164.1 |
3. |
DDB Worldwide (Omnicom Group) | 743.9 |
4. |
TBWA Worldwide (Omnicom Group) | 527.2 |
5. |
McCann Erickson (Interpublic Group) | 514.1 |
Top 5 agency holding companies in the Warc 100:
Holding company | Points | |
1. | Omnicom Group | 3520.4 |
2. | WPP | 3480.9 |
3. | Publicis Groupe | 1889.6 |
4. | Interpublic Group | 1731.2 |
5. | Havas | 401.0 |