Effie Worldwide announced that for the third consecutive year, the Global Effie Effectiveness Index reveals Unilever is the most effective marketer and WPP is the most effective holding company in the world. Coca-Cola is the most effective brand for the second year in a row. BBDO Worldwide is the most effective agency network and Sancho BBDO (Bogota) is the most effective individual agency office. Budapest-based ACG Advertising Agency was named the number one ranked independent agency, globally.
Now in its fourth year, the Effie Index recognizes the architects of the most effective marketing communications ideas from around the world, determined by their success in more than forty national & regional Effie Award competitions.
The Coca-Cola Company is ranked as the second most effective marketer in the world, followed by Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo (which returns to the top five after a one year absence) and Nestlé. McDonald’s is the second most effective brand, followed by Vodafone, Pepsi, and Dove.
Following WPP, Omnicom maintains its spot as the second most effective holding company globally. IPG regained its third place ranking (which it held in 2011 and 2012), followed by Publicis Groupe (4El) and Havas (5El).
BBDO Worldwide claimed the top ranking for the most effective agency network, followed by Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Worldgroup, DDB Worldwide and Leo Burnett Worldwide.
Sancho BBDO is the top ranked individual agency office, followed by Lowe Lintas (Mumbai), Ogilvy & Mather (Mumbai), FP7/DXB (Dubai), and Starcom MediaVest Group (Chicago).
ACG Advertising Agency (Budapest) was ranked first in the independent agency ranking, followed by Kinograf (Kiev) and Barnes, Catmur & Friends (Auckland). Banda Agency (Kiev), ranked the 4El and Madre Buenos Aires, Beat (Bogota) and Alametifarika (Istanbul) all tied for 5El most effective independent agency globally.
“Since the Effie Effectiveness Index was launched four years ago, the bar has been raised for companies with the most effective marketing communications strategies, ideas and results,” said Neal Davies, President and CEO of Effie Worldwide. “Marketers who have held the top slot or climbed another level in the Global Effie Index, continue to show the worldwide business community how to create ideas that work.”
Every brand and company ranked in the Effie Index has undergone rigorous evaluations of their case studies and work by expert industry judges to prove that their marketing achieved compelling results. For more information on the most effective agencies, marketers and brands – both globally and regionally visit www.effieindex.com.
Contacto:
Rebecca Sullivan
Para Effie Worldwide
rebecca@rsullivanpr.com
617-501-4010/781-326-1996
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Acerca de Effie Worldwide Effie Worldwide, que defiende la práctica y a los profesionales de la eficacia del marketing, destaca las ideas de marketing que funcionan y fomenta un diálogo reflexivo sobre los impulsores de la eficacia del marketing. La red Effie trabaja con algunas de las principales organizaciones de investigación y medios de comunicación del mundo para ofrecer a su audiencia información relevante sobre estrategias de marketing eficaces. Los anunciantes y las agencias de todo el mundo conocen los premios Effie como el premio más importante de la industria y reconocen todas y cada una de las formas de comunicación de marketing que contribuyen al éxito de una marca. Desde 1968, ganar un Effie se ha convertido en un símbolo mundial de logro. Hoy, Effie celebra la eficacia en todo el mundo con más de 40 premios mundiales, regionales y nacionales. programas en Asia-Pacífico, Europa, América Latina, Oriente Medio/Norte de África y América del Norte. Las iniciativas de Effie incluyen Índice de eficacia de Effie, clasificando las empresas y marcas más efectivas a nivel mundial y la Base de datos de casos de EffiePara más detalles, visite www.effie.org. Seguir @effieawards en Twitter para actualizaciones sobre información de Effie, programas y noticias.
