Winners of Festival of Media Global Awards 2018: Touché! and MediaCom

Winners of Festival of Media Global Awards 2018

Rome, Monday 14 May 2018 – Hosted at the Rome Cavalieri in Rome the winners for the Festival of Media Global Awards were revealed this evening. 80 trophies were given out at the ‘Alice in Medialand’ themed awards show.

Touché! Canada, an agency under the PHD network, dominated proceedings taking home 6 gold and also winning the Agency of the Year awards. Touché!’s campaign Data vs Car for the VIA Rail Canada was additionally awarded the grand prix for the Campaign of the Year.

Taking home a total of 19 trophies to 8 different countries, MediaCom was awarded the prestigious Agency Network of the Year Grand Prix, impressing with a variety of fantastic campaigns.

Proving its global appeal out of 53 countries entered the awards saw winners from 27 countries, with UK leading the way with 19 wins, followed by Canada (10), the US (7) and Israel and China both taken home five trophies each.

For the first time there were three juries, dedicated to Media, Insight & Technology and Content. The media jury was led by Jon Halvorson, Global VP, Media, Digital & Data for Mondelez, the Insight & Technology jury was chaired by Phil Wade, CMO of Jetstar and George Webster, EMEA Content Marketing Lead for HP led the Content jury through the discussions.

The Festival of Media Global Awards is dedicated to the evolution of media, celebrating the best in media thinking and communications across the world. Judged by an innovative, respected and diverse panel regional brand marketers and industry experts, the programme is a prestigious event rewarding the very best work.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:

Campaign of the Year: Data vs Car, Touché! PHD
Agency of the Year: Touché! PHD
Agency Network of the Year: MediaCom
Independent Agency of the Year: Mediaplus

Best Influencer Campaign        

Bronze  In Romania, Winter is NOT Coming – UM Romania

Silver     SKODA x Handsome Dancer “CoinciDance” Campaign – PHD Taiwan

Gold      Is it okay for guys? – PHD UK

Best Branded Content in traditional / non-digital channels 

Bronze  Continuity Bat – PHD UK

Silver     Oops – Havas Media

Gold      Got Next – High School Basketball League – Mindshare

Best Branded Content in digital channels       

Bronze  JLR – The Discovery Adventures – Mindshare UK

Silver     Puck Cook with Her – PHD UAE

Gold      #BEHEARD – AJ Fight of the Century – Havas Media Group UK

Best Use of Content       

Bronze  Wiggle While You Brush With Macleans – PHD MEDIA Australia

Silver     Lo Chingón Está Aquí (Lady Prieta) – MediaCom Beyond Advertising Mexico

Gold      Batman Barges In – PHD United Kingdom

Best Use of Live Streaming     

Bronze  Mountain Dew League – OMD

Silver     The Luckiest Media Campaign Ever – Sid lee Media

Gold      Live from Inside the Human Body – MediaCom

Best Use of AR / VR Technology    

Bronze  Hijacked Highway – Mccann Lima Peru

Silver     A Sedan RE-Imagined  – Touché! PHD Canada

Gold      The App That Made Milk Cartons Sing! – Touché! PHD Canada

Best Local Execution of a Global Brand         

Bronze  “I’m Sorry, Mom” (a Song of Forgiveness) – Mediacom Indonesia

Silver     LetOutTheSour – MediaCom MENA Saudi Arabia

Gold      I Don’t Roll On Shabbos – Mediacom Israel

Best Use of Data & Insight Award          

Bronze  Is it ok for guys? – PHD UK

Silver     Theraflu Flu Tracker – Mediacom Russia

Gold      Data Vs Car – Touché! PHD Canada

Best Use of Gamification 

Bronze  Turning KFC into Gamers Playground – Mindshare China

Silver     Sunlight Smart Water Saver Game – Digitata Insights South Africa

Gold      LetOutTheSour – MediaCom MENA Saudi Arabia

Best Use of Geo-Location      

Bronze  The Parking Space Search Feature. Live Premiere in Berlin – Mediaplus Germany

Silver     Theraflu Flu Tracker – MediaCom Russia

Gold      Data vs Car – Touché! PHD Canada

Best Use of Mobile          

Bronze  The Lenz – Mediacom Germany – Mediacom Germany

Silver     The App That Made Milk Carton Sing! – Touché! PHD Canada

Gold      Pocket Dentist – Red Fuse Communications India

Best Use of Programmatic           

Bronze  Double 11 goes global – Wavemaker Hong Kong

Silver     Trimester targeting with Huggies – Mindshare China

Gold      The VW In-Market project – OMD Denmark

Best Use of Technology    

Silver     BabyFace – Mediacom Israel

Gold      Race TV – Wavemaker Hungary

Best Use of Digital Media     

Bronze  Crushing the biggest shopping day on the planet – Mindshare China

Silver     Amazon Echo – The World’s First Alexa-Powered Ad – Initiative UK

Gold      Spoiler-Mite : The Game of Thrones Spoiler Blocker from Marmite – Mindshare Sri Lanka

Effective Use of e-Commerce        

Bronze  Trimester targeting with Huggies – Mindshare China

Silver     The Secret to Success is … Timing  – Manning Gottlieb OMD UK

Gold      Euphoria Marketing – Touche PHD Canada

The Effectiveness Award             

Bronze  Food Love Stories – MediaCom United Kingdom

Silver     Wiggle While You Brush With Macleans – PHD MEDIA Australia

Gold      Steal Your Boyfriend’s Shampoo – MediaCom Warsaw Poland

Collaboration Award    

Bronze  P&G My Black is Beautiful | The Talk – Hearts & Science United States of America

Silver     Live from Inside the Human Body – MediaCom United Kingdom

Gold      The App That Made Milk Carton Sing! – Touché! PHD Canada

Best Event, Experiential or Sponsorship Campaign               

Bronze  Mountain Dew League – OMD United States of America

Silver     Budweiser Goal-Synced Arena – UM Canada

Gold      Nayi Soch: New Thinking – Mindshare India

Best Engagement Strategy   

Bronze  Build Australia – UM Australia

Silver     Pumpkin Spiced Latte – Manning Gottlieb OMD United Kingdom

Gold      Spark Santaline: One Phone Call, Two Magical Christmases – PHD New Zealand

Best Multi-screen Campaign          

Bronze  Make the Future – National Geographic United Kingdom

Silver     #LIFEINHEL – Dagmar Ltd Finland

Gold      beIN BED Campaign – beIN SPORTS United States of America

Best Use of Real-time Marketing   

Bronze  ROMBOT – UM Romania

Silver     The Secret to Success is… Timing – Manning Gottlieb OMD United Kingdom

Gold      Data vs Car – Touché! PHD Canada

Best Use of Traditional or Ambient Media     

Bronze  Life Line – Havas Media Colombia

Silver     War for The Planet Of The Apes, ‘Battle Of The Broadcasters’ – Mindshare United Kingdom

Gold      No Toilet No Wedding – Initiative India

Best Launch Campaign      

Bronze  MailChimp Did You Mean? – PHD United States of America

Silver     Her Story is Our Story: The Laws of Gilead – UM LA United States of America

Gold      Lo Chingón Está Aquí (Lady Prieta) – MediaCom Beyond Advertising Mexico

Impact Awards    

Bronze  DB: Beer Bottle Sand – PHD New Zealand

Silver     Beautiful Lengths – MediaCom Israel

Gold      Pocket Dentist   Red Fuse Communications           India

The Creative Use of Media Award               

Bronze  Virgin Trains Loves Car Rage – Manning Gottlieb OMD United Kingdom

Silver     O2 Oops – Havas Media United Kingdom

Gold      Gillette BabyFace – MediaCom Israel

Best Communications Strategy     

Bronze  Do Donken – OMD Sweden

Silver     I Don’t Roll On Shabbos – MediaCom Israel

Gold      MailChimp Did You Mean? – PHD United States of America

Special Award – Best Adtech / MarTech Platform  

Winner Kia Lead Generation – Havas Media

Special Award – Brand Bravery Award          

Winner Lo Chingón Está Aquí (Lady Prieta) – MediaCom Mexico

Special Award – Inclusion Awards     

Winner MediaCom UK – MediaCom