Marie Green
Sep 24, 2010

Colenso BBDO New Zealand tops Young Guns as number one agency

GLOBAL - Young Guns has named Colenso BBDO New Zealand as the number one agency for emerging and young creatives in the world.

Colenso BBDO New Zealand tops Young Guns as number one agency

Colenso BBDO New Zealand tops the Young Guns top 10 ranking of the most awarded agencies of the past decade.

From the Asia-Pacific region, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai and Saatchi & Saatchi Australia also feature in the list.

The top 10 are as follows:

1. Colenso BBDO New Zealand
2. TBWA Chiat Day New York
3. Crispin Porter + Bogusky USA
4. Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi Argentina
5. Mother London
6. Leo Burnett Chicago
7. Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai
8. DDB London
9. Saatchi & Saatchi London
10. Saatchi & Saatchi Australia

In recent wins, BBDO Colenso Auckland scooped Media Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia which took place in Singapore this week. The agency was also the third runner-up for Agency of the Year and took home two of the seven Grands Prix awarded on the night for Yellow Pages and TVNZ.

    The top 10 agencies ranking indentifies the individual agencies that have produced the most awarded creative talent in the 10 years since Young Guns were founded.

    BBDO also beat out Saatchi & Saatchi and Leo Burnett to become the most awarded network of the past decade, according to a similar Young Guns report released in August.

    Source:
    Campaign Asia

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