Memac Ogilvy Label awarded Three LIAS London International Awards
The 28th LIA judging was held at the Wynn/Encore Hotel in Las Vegas, convening over a ten-day period. The juries, led by their respective Jury Presidents, viewed and scored every entry within their medium ensuring that all the work was judged equally. They concluded with final discussions to determine Grand LIAs, Statue Winners and Finalists.
Tunisia picks up 3 Statues – one Silver and two Bronze.
For the second year in a row Memac Ogilvy Label has made Tunisia proud. This year they won a Silver Statue, two Bronze Statues, and attained two Finalists at LIA 2013.
Their work for for C.S Hammam Lif titled “Mobilizing the 12th Man was awarded three Statues by the Non-Traditional Jury; a Silver LIA in the category of Interactive Installations; a Bronze in the category of Live Events - Beyond Advertising and a second Bronze in the category of Sports. “Mobilizing the 12th Man” also attained two Finalists, one in Digital Jury - Mobile Apps and the second in Integration.
“We are always delighted to showcase work from emerging markets,” remarked Barbara Levy, President of LIA. “We are excited to see Memac Ogilvy Label was awarded three statues this year.”
This year seven Grand LIAs were awarded.
McCann Melbourne, Melbourne has won three Grand LIAs in Digital, Non-Traditional and Integration for Metro Trains - "Dumb Ways to Die Campaign"
Wieden+Kennedy New York, New York was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of TV/Cinema/Online Film for Southern Comfort titled "Whatever's Comfortable - Beach"
ShootMedia, London was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of TV/Cinema/Online Film - Production | Post-Production for ChildLine titled "It Follows Me Around"
serviceplan, Munich was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of Design for Auchan titled "The Selfscan Report"
Memac Ogilvy & Mather, Dubai was awarded the Grand LIA in the medium of Radio for Sawa Mninjah - Rescue Radio - The Rescue Continues Campaign "Nepalese Street Festival", "Sri Lankan Health Spa", "Kenyan Romantic Drama" and "Filipino Pop Singer”. This is the first Grand LIA ever awarded to an entrant from the United Arab Emirates.
2013 LIA ‘Of The Year Awards’ were decided based on the outstanding work chosen by the Juries across all media. This year LIA awarded five of these coveted Awards.
The following companies were honoured with the 2013 Of The Year Awards:
Network of the Year: Ogilvy
Agency of the Year: McCann Melbourne, Melbourne
Design and Package Design Company: serviceplan, Munich
Radio and Audio: Eardrum Australia, Sydney
Music and Sound Design Company: Song Zu
Of the 15,881 submissions, from 77 countries, less than 6% (5.5%) attained Shortlist status. Of those elite selections, only 0.7% won Gold Statues; 1.2% Silver Statues; 1.4% Bronze Statues and 1.7% Finalist. The vast number of submissions reflects the prestige and explosive growth of the London International Awards since its inception in 1986 when only 2,600 submissions were entered.
