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At the Fairfax AdMedia 2009 Agency of the year awards, Republik won the Indie category.
From the fastline website-
Colenso BBDO is the 2009 Fairfax AdMedia Agency of the Year. Outgoing Fairfax Media NZ ceo Joan Withers (see Arrivals & Departures) handed over the premium ad-business trophy to the agency last evening at Sale St restaurant & bar in downtown Auckland.
In addition to the agency winners, CAANZ president David Walden received a special award recognising his work as a spokesman for the industry.
The winners were:
Agency: Colenso BBDO
Runner-up: DDB
Finalist: DraftFCB
Indie: Republik
Runner-up: Big
Finalists: Blackwood (BCG), justONE, Lassoo Media, Mr Smith
Media: OMD
Runner-up: Starcom
Finalist: JWT
Direct & Interactive: Saatchi DGS
Runner-up: justONE
Finalists: Aim Proximity, TBWA
Agency CEO: Kath Watson (OMD)
Finalists: Bryan Crawford (DraftFCB), Neil Livingstone (.99 Enterprises), Sandy Moore (DDB).
Rookie Suit: Katie Loverich (DraftFCB)
Finalist: Anastasia Potter (DraftFCB)
Wildcard Special Award: David Walden (CAANZ)
Also announced at that same function were three inductees into the Mail Marketing Service AdMedia Advertising Hall of Fame. They were:
Roger MacDonnell (retired last year as chairman of Colenso BBDO).
Creative pioneer Len Potts.
The late Sir John Ilott (head of Ilott Advertising from 1919-1972, known to many as ‘the father of NZ advertising’).
MacDonnell and Potts were there in person to accept their citations from Fiona Woolley of the Mail Marketing Service.
Full story + pix in AdMedia March (out today).
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