Saatchi
& Saatchi New Zealand has won the coveted ‘Grand Effie’ at the New Zealand
Effectiveness Awards for DB Breweries - Tui ‘Catch a Million’ campaign.
The
agency was also awarded two Golds, three Silvers and two Bronzes for campaigns
with clients DB, ASB and the New Zealand Defence Force.
On
top of this, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand’s client DB was named ‘Most Effective
Client’ of the Year.
All
of these accolades combined meant that Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand was the
second most awarded agency of the night.
CEO, Nicky Bell, said: "What an incredible night for the agency and our client partners
ASB, NZDF and of course the Grand Effie winner DB Breweries. I'm so proud
of our collective teams for the enormous hard work that went into making these
campaigns not only effective but also creatively strong and shareable. As
always, strong partnerships drive strong results for all. We're thrilled.”
Director of Strategy, Murray Streets added: “None of this would have been possible without
our courageous clients, so a big thanks to all of them for their support and
vision in bringing these ideas to life. Congratulations also to all our fellow
EFFIE award winners for their ongoing contribution to the strong, vibrant
industry we have here.”
Read
the Stoppress coverage of the Effies: ‘Effies 2014: FCB declared most effective
agency of the year, Saatchi stages a comeback’
http://www.stoppress.co.nz/blog/2014/10/effies-2014-fcb-declared-most-effective-agency-year-saatchi-stages-comeback
Full
EFFIE results:
·
Most Effective Digital/ Social Media
Campaign – ASB Like Loan – Silver
·
Best Strategic Thinking – New
Zealand Defence Force Officer Recruitment – Silver
·
Best Strategic Thinking - ASB Like
Loan – Bronze
·
Most Effective PR/ Experiential
Campaign – TUI Catch a Million – Gold
·
Consumer Services - ASB Like
Loan – Bronze
·
Fast moving Consumer
Goods – TUI Catch a Million – Gold
·
Social Marketing - Public Service
- New Zealand Defence Force Officer Recruitment – Silver
·
Grand Effie – TUI Catch a
Million – Gold
·
Most Effective Client of the
Year – DB Breweries – Gold