The Clio Awards have revealed its Agency of the Year X Country winners for 2016 with McCann London, Ogilvy Germany and Almap Sao Paulo among this year’s winners.
Introduced in 2015, Clio Agency of the Year X Country awards are presented to the agencies who score the most points across all medium types and are awarded in each of Clio’s top 15 entrant countries.
Here we take a look at some of the work from this year’s winning agencies.
Germany: Ogilvy Germany
This year Ogilvy Germany has created work for Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bahn and Media Markt for which it created the content-driver live marketing event - The Rabbit Race (above).
France: Fred & Farid
Specialising in social, content and tech solutions for brand Fred & Farid has worked with the likes of La Redoute, Noe and Orangina.
United Kingdom: McCann London
Over the last year McCann London has worked with Shredded Wheat, Homepride, Wimbledon and L'Oreal among others. The agency also won accolades for its Survival Billboard for Xbox - reimagining advertising's oldest medium.
Canada: Rethink
Independent agency based out of Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Rethink counts A&W, Uber, Coors Light and Scotts Canada among its clients.
Japan: Dentsu Inc. Tokyo
Dentsu Tokyo work from the last year includes this advertising campaign for Audi Japan linked to Final Fantasy XV.
Australia: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
As part of Australasia's largest marketing communications company, ClemengerBBDO Melbourne has won praise this year for its work for Pedigree and TAC for which it worked with world-renowned artist Patricia Piccini, a trauma surgeon and accident research engineer to create Graham - the only 'human' developed to withstand trauma on the road.
Brazil: AlmapBBDO Sao Paulo
Brazil's AlmapBBDO has spent the last year working with brands including Volkswagen and Getty Images. For Getty it created the global campaign 'Endless Possibilities' creating four famous faces using bits of other people's faces all found in Getty's stock.
Switzerland: FCB Zurich
Established in 1987, FCB's Swiss office in Zurich has worked with Hockey Club Davos and Refugees Welcome among others this year creating work spanning digital, social media and experiential.
Argentina: La Comunidad, Buenos Aires
Global creative agency La Comunidad was founded in 2001 focusing on collaboration and culturally-driven ideas. La Comunidad's roster included Verizon, Converse and MTV.
India: Taproot Dentsu Mumbai
Founded in 2009, Taproot India is now part of the Dentsu Network and boasts an impressive roster of clients including PepsiCo, Airtel and Dulux.
Sweden: Forsman & Bodenfors
Swedish advertising agency Forsman & Bodenfors boasts the title of 'the world's most creative agency' on its homepage thanks to various world wide accolades. Over the last year the agency has won praise for its campaigns for Volvo Trucks and H&M. Its 'She's a Lady' push for the high street retailer redefines what it means to be a lady today.
Thailand: TBWA (Thailand), Bangkok
TBWA Thailand is on a mission to use the power of disruption to bolster its client's brands and businesses. In the last year the agency has won praise for its McDonald's 'Loving the Night' campaign.
Philippines: TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno
TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno counts itself as specialists in advertising, CRM, digital marketing and more. One of the agency's most well-known pieces from the last year is its 'Countless Colors' campaign for Pacific Prints (Boysen) in the Philippines.
Russian Federation: TutkovBudkov Volgograd
Independent creative agency TutkovBudkov Volgograd has spent the last year working with a number of brands, most notably creating a branded content video for S7 airlines featuring the band OK Go who perform their song 'Upside Down and Inside Out' in zero gravity.
Mexico: Nomades Mexico City
Nomades prides itself in above-the-line, below-the-line and digital marketing, this year the Mexico-based agency has worked with brands including Continental, Lego, AeroMexico and Avon.
