Special has ranked #8 Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year based on point totals for wins in The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings. The #1 APAC agency of the Year is Ogilvy Group Thailand and in at #2 is Leo Burnett India.
Following Special is Colenso BBDO ranking in at #13 and Drum Agency in at #14.
Special has ranked #21 Independent Agency of the Year.
New Zealand has ranked #21 country in the world.
The top-10 agencies in the APAC region are as follows (click the category to view the full list and agency name to see their winning work):
The One Show 2023 Asia Pacific Agency Rankings
1. Ogilvy Group Thailand Bangkok
2. Leo Burnett India Mumbai
3. The Monkeys Sydney
4. Dentsu Tokyo
5. TBWA\Juice Beijing
6. Serviceplan Korea Seoul
7. Thinkerbell Sydney
8. DDB Mudra Group Mumbai (tie)
8. Special Auckland (tie)
10. Dentsu Creative Hong Kong
In addition, Gumpon Laksanajinda, CCO, and Nopadol Srikieatikajohn, chairman, both at Ogilvy Group Thailand Bangkok, were tied for The One Show 2023 APAC Creative of the Year.
Globally, BBDO Canada Toronto is the world’s top-ranked agency this year, winning two Best of Disciplines (in Experiential & Immersive and Radio & Audio), and taking home nine Gold Pencils, two Silver, three Bronze and two Merits. All of the wins, working with TA2 Sound + Music Toronto, were for “Missing Matoaka” on behalf of Muskrat Magazine.
Apple comes out of The One Show 2023 as the highest-ranked brand and brand-side agency. Driving the strong performance was Apple London with Apple Cupertino winning The One Show 2023 Best of Show and Best of Discipline in Brand-Side/In-House for “The Greatest”.
Highlights of The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings are as follows (click the category links to view the full list for each):
The One Show 2023 Agency Rankings
1. BBDO Canada Toronto
2. FCB New York
3. TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles
4. Area 23 New York
5. BETC Paris
6. Wieden+Kennedy Portland
7. Ogilvy Group Thailand Bangkok
8. Virtue Copenhagen
9. Ogilvy Honduras Tegucigalpa
10. Ogilvy UK London
The One Show 2023 Independent Agency Rankings
1. Wieden+Kennedy Portland
2. Rethink Toronto/Montréal/Vancouver
3. We Believers New York
The One Show 2023 Brand-Side Agency Rankings
1. Apple Cupertino
2. Apple London (tie)
2. Squarespace New York (tie)
The One Show 2023 Brand Rankings
1. Apple
3. Burger King
The One Show 2023 Non-Profit Client Rankings
3. Canadian Down Syndrome Society
The One Show 2023 Brand Parent Company Rankings
1. AB InBev
2. Unilever
3. RBI
The One Show 2023 Production Company Rankings
1. Smuggler New York
2. 14 al Centro LATAM Tegucigalpa
3. Factory01 Bangkok
The One Show 2023 Music & Sound Company Rankings
1. TA2 Sound + Music Toronto
2. JSM Music New York
3. Pickle Music New York
The One Show 2023 Agency Network Rankings
1. Ogilvy Group
2. FCB
The One Show 2023 Independent Agency Network Rankings
2. Rethink
The One Show 2023 Agency Holding Company Rankings
2. WPP
The One Show 2023 Highest Ranked Work
1. “Missing Matoaka” by BBDO Canada Toronto with TA2 Sound + Music for Muskrat Magazine
2. “The Greatest” by Apple London with Apple Cupertino for Apple
3. “McEnroe vs McEnroe” by FCN New York for AB InBev/Michelob ULTRA
The One Show 2023 Country Rankings
2. Canada
The One Show 2023 Region Rankings
2. Europe
3. Asia Pacific
Using dropdown menus, the rankings can be viewed by Agency, Independent Agency, Brand-Side Agency, Brand, Non-Profit Client, Brand Parent Company, Production Company, Music & Sound Company, Agency Network, Agency Holding Company, Highest Ranked Work, Country, Region, and Creatives. Rankings can also be viewed globally, and by region and country.
The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings methodology
Rankings in each category are calculated by the company that garners the most points overall for winning entries based on One Show Pencils, Merits and Special Awards, allocated as follows: Gold Pencil 45 points, Silver 21, Bronze 9, Merit 3, Fusion, SDG and Green Pencil 90 each, Penta Pencil 150, Best of Discipline 90 and Best of Show 135.
If the same entry wins multiple awards within a discipline, the points for the highest award in that discipline is counted towards “of the Year” awards. Points are only awarded to agencies listed as Primary and Secondary on entries. If several agencies are listed under Primary and Secondary, the points are divided among them.
All One Show 2023 Gold, Silver, Bronze Pencil and Merit winners were announced last week during Creative Week in New York. A total of 20,166 pieces from 69 countries and regions were entered in The One Show 2023. Agencies, studios, brands, production companies and designers in 54 countries and regions were awarded 210 Gold Pencils, 200 Silver, 238 Bronze, and 1,172 Merits.
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