If you become an AWARD judge, your jury chairman will be the co-founder and chairman of W+K, Dan Wieden.
On April 1, 1982, Dan Wieden and David Kennedy pulled off the greatest April Fool’s stunt ever. They stole the Nike account from William Cain advertising and used it to begin their own agency. The start-up with five employees in 1982 is now one of the largest independent agencies in the world, with offices in Portland, New York City, London, Amsterdam, Delhi, Shanghai, Tokyo and São Paulo, and nearly 1,200 employees.
After more than thirty years, it still holds the Nike account. Its work for Old Spice is legendary. Other clients include Coca-Cola, Chrysler, Delta Air Lines, ESPN, Facebook, Heineken, Honda, Kraft and Procter & Gamble. In 2012, the agency was named both Independent Agency and Agency of the Year at Cannes, and Wieden was awarded the Cannes Lion of St. Mark for his lifetime of achievement.
AWARD chairman, Mark Harricks, remarked, “We are delighted to welcome Dan Wieden to Australia to chair the 36th AWARD awards. He brings with him a wealth and diversity of knowledge and an international perspective that will ensure a world-class assessment of entries. We look forward to sharing some of our region’s great creative work with him.”
The 36th AWARD Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 19 March 2015, hosted by The Communications Council.
AWARD is now recruiting judges for its 2015 jury. Judges must be AWARD members and may be based in Australia, New Zealand or Asia. All must be available at the beginning of February in Sydney to participate in the judging process. To be eligible for selection, interested individuals need to submit a hundred word note on their suitability for the job and a short biography. Here’s where to send your nomination.
Call for Entries is also now open, until Monday 10 November, 2014. Late fees apply (+15%).
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