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Nov 15, 2023

Agency of the Year 2023 shortlist: Japan / Korea

See the shortlist for the Japan and Korea categories in the 2023 Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards.

Agency of the Year 2023 shortlist: Japan / Korea
AGENCY CATEGORIES
Region Entry Category Credited Agency Credited Market
Japan/Korea Japan Creative Agency of the Year Beacon Communications  Japan
TBWA\HAKUHODO Japan
VML & Ogilvy Japan Japan
Japan/Korea Korea Creative Agency of the Year BBDO Korea South Korea
Cheil Worldwide South Korea
DDB Group Korea South Korea
Ogilvy Korea South Korea
TBWA KOREA South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan Digital Agency of the Year Accenture Song Japan
Dentsu Digital  Japan
Digitas Japan Japan
relativ* Japan
VML & Ogilvy Japan Japan
Japan/Korea Korea Digital Agency of the Year Cheil Worldwide South Korea
Mindshare South Korea
Ogilvy Korea South Korea
TBWA KOREA South Korea
UM South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan Media Agency of the Year Beacon Communications Japan
EssenceMediacom Japan
Mindshare Japan
UM Japan Japan
Japan/Korea Korea Media Agency of the Year essencemediacom South Korea
Mindshare South Korea
TBWA KOREA South Korea
UM South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan PR Agency of the Year COSMO Public Relations Corporation Japan
Material Japan
Weber Shandwick Japan
Japan/Korea Korea PR Agency of the Year KPR & Associates South Korea
PRAIN GLOBAL South Korea
Synergy Hill and Knowlton Korea South Korea
The Hoffman Agency Korea South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Agency Marketer Partnership of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea B2B Marketing Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea B2C Marketing Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Best Culture To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Best Place to Work No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Boutique Agency of the Year  No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Brand Design Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Brand Experience Agency of the Year Cheil Worldwide South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Consultancy of the Year Accenture Song Japan
ADA South Korea
Prain Global South Korea
relativ* Japan
TBWA Korea\Disruption Consulting South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Content Marketing Agency of the Year Cheil Worldwide South Korea
Custom Media Japan
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Customer Engagement Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Data Analytics Agency of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea E-commerce Agency of the Year Accenture Song Japan
Creatip South Korea
essencemediacom South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Event Marketing Agency of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Independent Agency of the Year Creatip South Korea
PUSH Japan Japan
relativ* Japan
UltraSuperNew Japan
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Influencer Marketing Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year Accenture Song Japan
Beacon Communications  Japan
Creatip South Korea
TBWA Korea South Korea
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Market Research Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Performance Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Production Company of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Programmatic Agency of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Social Media Agency of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Specialist Agency of the Year ADA South Korea
IPG Health Japan Japan
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Talent Development Programme of the Year To be announced 
PEOPLE / BRAND CATEGORIES
Region Entry Category Credited Nominee Credited Agency
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Account Person of the Year Seokhwan Woo Creatip
Yu Hashimoto TBWA\Hakuhodo
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Agency Growth Leader of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Agency Head of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Channel/Engagement Planner of the Year Jamie Hwang Creatip
Juhwan Yun Creatip
Kengo Kimura TBWA\Hakuhodo
Taichi Serizawa Accenture Song
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Corporate Communications/Marketing Team of the Year  No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Creative Leader of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea New Business Development Person/Team of the Year To be announced 
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Producer of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Strategic/Brand Planner of the Year Kiwa Kawada Droga5 Tokyo
Masakazu Tagai TBWA\Hakuhodo
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Young Achiever of the Year Saki Adachi 65dB Tokyo
Sangho (Charlie) Choi Creatip
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Young Business Leader of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Young Creative Person of the Year Issei Ishikura Droga5 Tokyo
Masatoshi Usami TBWA\Hakuhodo
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Brand of the Year No Shortlist
Japan/Korea Japan/Korea Marketer of the Year No Shortlist

 

Source:
Campaign Asia

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