Germany had a strong showing in this year’s ADCE 2023 Creative Rankings, winning four of the top 10 agency spots as well as becoming top-ranked country. The results are based on points earned for wins at the 2023 ADCE Awards Gala Ceremony, announced during the recent ADCE Festival in Barcelona.
Serviceplan GermanyMunich led the way, ranked as both ADCE 2023 Agency of the Year and Independent Agency of the Year. The agency won seven Golds, three Silvers, four Bronze, and two Shortlisted entries in this year’s awards.
Top 10-ranked agencies (Click the link to view the full rankings)
- Serviceplan Germany Munich
- Innocean Berlin
- Dentsu Creative Portugal Lisbon
- Leo Burnett Company srl Turin
- LePub Milan
- Saatchi & Saatchi Düsseldorf
- Accenture Song Germany Hamburg
- Uncommon Creative Studio London
- Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine, Kiyv
- Havas London
Top-ranked independent agencies (Click the link to view the full rankings)
- 1. Serviceplan Germany Munich
- 2. Uncommon Creative Studio London
- 3. Run Barcelona
- 4. Jung von Matt DONAU Vienna
- 5. Graficalismo Design Studio Lisboa
The top-ranked companies in the following categories are as follows (Click category link to view the full list).
- Brand-Side agency: Apple London
- Brand: Stellantis brand Fiat
- Non-profit client: Wer Braucht Feminismus?
- Production company: Twister Film, Rome
- Music & Sound company: Hastings Audio Network Hamburg/Berlin
- Agency network: Publicis
- Agency holding company: Publicis Groupe
- Creative: Ricardo Wolff, ECD, Innocean Berlin
- Highest ranked work (tie): “The Vulva Spaceship” by Innocean Berlin for Wer Braucht Feminismus?; and “No Grey” by Leo Burnett Company srl Turin for Stellantis brand Fiat
Top-ranked countries (Click the link to view the full rankings)
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Portugal
- Italy
- Spain
The rankings are calculated based on cumulative points for ADCE 2023 Awards wins as follows: Gold 30 points, Silver 14, Bronze 6, Shortlist 2, Special Awards 60, and Grand Prix 90.
View the complete showcase of all 2023 ADCE Awards winners here.
Global Creative Rankings
For the first time, thanks to the June 2023 merger with the global The One Club for Creativity, all ADCE winners will be incorporated into The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings, making it the industry’s foremost global benchmark ranking of agencies, brands, work, and creative professionals.
The 2023 Global Creative Rankings, to be announced in early January, will combine points from The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, ADCE Awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, The One Club US chapter awards, and Type Directors Club TDC competitions.
