You may have already heard Mark has been nominated for the 2011 AdNews Direct Agency of the Year, but we're so excited we wanted to tell you ourselves.
We've actually been nominated every year since the agency’s launch in 2007, which we’re also pretty happy with.
So here's to a repeat of 2009’s winning effort (Hamish and Dave pictured above collecting the goods).
The winner will be announced at the ceremony in Sydney on 23rd February. Go team!
We’re delighted to announce that Mark has been ranked the 8th best DM Agency in the world, according to the Won Report.
The Won Report is an annual ranking of agencies worldwide based on their effectiveness and creativity. It’s generally considered the definitive global ranking of agencies within the industry, so it's great to be recognised for all the hard work that's gone into the year.
But enough about us! A big shout-out to our clients - we wouldn’t be here without you, so thank you.
And next year, let's make it numero uno. Hasta la vista Arnie!
As well as Becs picking up the Young Direct Marketer of the Year award, M&C Saatchi/Mark came away with 9 awards from 14 finalists, including 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze – a huge result!
EFFECTIVENESS:
LIMITED EDITION (Sydney Dogs and Cats Home) - Bronze
PING-PONG BY NOISE (Noise) - Bronze
FEED A FRIEND (Pizza Hut) - Bronze
CREATIVE:
MAKE CYBERSPACE A BETTER PLACE (Optus) - Gold (Art Direction)
MAKE CYBERSPACE A BETTER PLACE (Optus) - Silver (Copy)
MAKE CYBERSPACE A BETTER PLACE (Optus) - Bronze (DM)
LIMITED EDITION (Sydney Dogs and Cats Home) - Campaign - Silver
LIMITED EDITION (Sydney Dogs and Cats Home) - Out of Home - Silver
DIGITAL
FEED A FRIEND (Piza Hut) - Bronze
Congratulations to all the teams that contributed to the success and a huge thank you to our wonderful clients for making the campaigns happen.
Last night Rebecca Bezzina (pictured above left with Mark MD Simone Blakers) won 2011 ADMA Young Direct Marketer of the Year. It’s a huge achievement and we’re extremely proud of her. The award was given in recognition of her ability to take direct strategy and apply it to innovative new media.
She gets a big trophy and a big trip to Las Vegas for her troubles. Watch this space for updates on her adventures during 2012 as winner.
The Ping-Pong by Noise DM piece is doing the rounds at the award shows as we speak and is proving to be a real contender. Not only is it a finalist in multiple categories in the upcoming ADMA and Caples awards, but the video just picked up a bronze medal for best sound design at the prestigious London International Awards. This is a huge achievement as it was the only Australian piece to even be nominated in the category.
