Gerety Awards has announced its Special Awards, following the winners announcement last week. VML has been awarded Global Network of the Year, Jung Von Matt Germany wins Global Agency of the Year and Omnicom is Holding Company of the Year.
- Agency of the Year: Jung Von Matt Germany
- 2nd place: Edelman
- 3rd place: HeimatTBWA\ Germany
Jung Von Matt is the Gerety 2024 Global Agency of the Year with 2 Gold, 9 Silver, 12 Bronze and 16 shortlists across 13 different campaigns.
Dörte Spengler-Ahrens, non-executive chairwoman of Jung von Matt, commented, “We are delighted to have been recognized by the Gerety juries worldwide for our work. Because the Gerety award is something very special having a purely female perspective on creation. Receiving the highest recognition here makes us proud. A wonderful confirmation for our clients. A great motivation for our teams to continue to give their best in our assignments. A special activation of our ambition to go on. And on top of that, we are happy to change our world a little with creativity through works that stand up against Nazis or for the climate and more diversity in our society.”
- Network of the Year: VML
- 2nd place: McCann
- 3rd place: DDB
VML is the Global Network of the Year, being awarded with 2 Grand Prix, 6 Gold, 5 Silver, 8 Bronze, and 17 Shortlists.
The winning agencies included Scholz & Friends, VML Argentina, VML Auckland, VML Detroit / New York, VML Health Madrid, VML Kansas City, VML Mexico, VML Mumbai, VML Paris, VML Poland, VML Romania, VML Singapore and VML UK.
“It’s truly an honour to be awarded Global Network of the Year by the Gerety Awards,” said Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer, VML. “I’m especially proud to receive this distinction in our first year together as the new VML. Our global creative leadership team, together with our amazing clients around the world, joined forces to create the work that enabled us to get this impressive recognition. It’s further proof of the dedication and talent we have throughout the VML network and that will continue to propel us forward.”
- Holding Company of the Year: OMNICOM
- 2nd place: IPG
- 3rd place: WPP
Omnicom received the Holding Company of the Year award, with adam&eveDDB being UK agency of the year, Impact BBDO awarded Middle East Agency of the year and points from 1 Grand Prix, 4 Golds, 15 Silver, 11 Bronze and 18 Shortlist.
“Congratulations to our people around the world who helped us achieve this honor for a second year in a row,” said John Wren, chairman and CEO of Omnicom. “Our agencies pride themselves on creating impactful work that inspires people from all different communities and regions. This recognition, judged by an all-female jury of industry leaders, validates our efforts to build an inclusive and equitable culture that continues to reimagine advertising.”
Agency, Network and Holding Company of the year are earned for the highest combined score from points given to Shortlist, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Grand Prix, and Agency of the year by country awards.
Grand Prix: 12. Gold: 8. Silver: 4. Bronze: 2. Shortlist: 1. Agency of the year by country: 12
