Ogilvy Wins Loeries 2018 in Marathon Style

Ogilvy South Africa took home 23 statues from the 2018 Loeries held in Durban, including its 8th Grand Prix in a row. The group’s awards tally was led by an exceptional performance from Ogilvy Johannesburg, which claimed the Grand Prix in Film Communication for Kimberly-Clark “The World’s First Baby Marathon”.

Winning work for Ogilvy came from a range of clients including Kimberly-Clark, AB inBev , OMO, Volkswagen, KFC and Vodacom.

Ogilvy South Africa CCO Pete Case adds, “What an amazing achievement for our teams and clients. Our ability to consistently deliver multiple gold and Grand Prix at Loeries is a wonderful achievement for us all. Congratulations to all the winners this weekend and most especially Kimberly-Clark for bringing the biggest statue home with us. Looking at the work we won for, it’s certainly a proud time to be in this industry.”

Ogilvy SA CEO Alistair Mokoena adds: “Our client relationships are driven by only one thing, and that is the power of creative excellence to deliver commercial value. We are thrilled that the ideas that have created value for our clients are being recognized by our peers this weekend at the Loeries Awards.”

Winning work was placed in a wide range of categories including; data driven marketing, shared value, creative use of paper, digital, media innovation, live activations, radio, film, craft and integrated.

The Kimberly-Clark “The World’s First Baby Marathon” Grand Prix case study can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/275092433  

LOERIES AWARDS 2018 – RESULTS:

GRAND PRIX

 Category – Branded Content Video – Series

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 GOLD

 Category – Data Driven Campaign

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

 Category – Live Activations

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – Soccer Song for Change – Activation

 

Category – Integrated Campaign

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

SILVER

 Category – Creative Use of Paper

Brand – Unilever, OMO

Title – The Omo Book of Dirt

 

Category – Digital Integrated Campaign

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

Category – Media Innovation – Media Campaign

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

Category – Media Innovation – Single Medium

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – Soccer Song for Change – Media

 

Category – Branded Content Radio & Audio

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – Soccer Song for Change – Branded Audio Content

 

Category – TV & Cinema Commercials – up to 90s

Brand – KFC

Title – KFC World Cup

 

Category – Integrated Campaign

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – #NoExcuse Integrated Campaign

 

BRONZE

Category – Digital & Interactive Social

Brand – Volkswagen

Title – #Marco #Polo

 

Category – Shared Value

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – #NoExcuse Integrated Campaign

 

Category – Radio Station Commercials

Brand – AB In Bev, Castle Lager

Title – Make A Different Friend – the no sense of personal space guy, the pinkie ring guy, the really smart watch guy

 

Category – SA Non-English Radio Station Commercials

Brand – Vodacom

Title – Enkinga  

 

Category – TV & Cinema Commercials – up to 90s

Brand – Volkswagen

Title – The Learner

 

Category – TV & Cinema Commercials – up to 90s

Brand – Volkswagen

Title – Red Flashy Thingy

 

Category – TV & Cinema Commercials – above 90s

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – #NoExcuse

 

CRAFT GOLD

 

Category – Digital Crafts – Writing

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

Category – Radio Crafts – Original Music & Sound Design

Brand – AB InBev, Carling Black Label

Title – Soccer Song for Change – Craft

 

CRAFT CERTIFICATE

 

Category – Digital Crafts – Use of Technology

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

Category – Live Crafts

Brand – DSTV

Title – Halloween Sleepover

 

Category – Film Crafts – Writing

Brand – Kimberly-Clark, Huggies

Title – The World’s First Baby Marathon

 

#MannesInCannes: half-time catch up

I come up for air/ the jury is pissed/ there’s a favourite

We’re nearly halfway through this year’s Cannes Lions festival and it’s time to come up for air. A lot has happened since the last time, most of which I have sworn to never, ever talk about.

What I can tell you though is that the city and weather are trying to outdo each other in the fairness stakes and it’s beautiful to watch. I kind of expected this, having been here once before. What’s quite a surprise has been the sheer number of Stan Smith’s, spectacles and beards the festival has managed to attract this year. Close to fifteen thousand people sporting one or other combination of the three. So far very few have been able to look back at a packed Palais des Festivals auditorium and raise a lion above their heads.

The various jury panels are mostly to blame for this. You see, while the rest of us soak up equal measures of inspiration and Rose wine, they are working really hard in sterile looking rooms and sometimes have to debate ideas until the wee hours. That makes them pretty pissed off most of the time. So nothing but the very, very best according to these guys makes it past the shortlist stage.

To make matters worse, every jury and presiding chairman set the tone for their category and decides beforehand what type of work they will be looking to award. Being “tough on charity this year” for the Direct panel. Or “awarding work that really engages consumers over work that only breaks the Internet” for the PR jury really influenced their votes in these categories. Which I imagine sucks for some but is part of the high stakes game.

Looking at the pattern of work that has been awarded so far, I would say simplicity of idea plus immaculate execution is the active ingredient this year. Craft really does get rewarded here, more so than at any other award shows. Some of the Print and Publishing work looks like it has been worked on for months and months.

I really like the Getty Images and Forbes work, very simple, well executed.

Getty
Getty Images – Dalai
Changing poverty
Forbes – Poverty

South Africa dominated the Radio category yet again and storytelling was the real winner. It was great to see Ogilvy Johannesburg haul them in one after the other. A Cannes Grand Prix is quite something up close. Even little children where crying in its direction when we had it next to our dinner table afterwards.

[KFC Every Man Meals – Coloured Weights]

A favourite with everyone has been Swedish Tourist Association’s “The Swedish Number” which has been attracting a lot of awards including the Grand Prix for Direct.

I quite enjoyed the funny cleverness in Heineken New Zealand’s “Brewtroleum”.

Panasonic’s “Life is Electric” work also caught my eye.

Finally Microsoft’s “Survival Billboard” made me feel good to see an actual billboard win in the outdoor category for a change.

That’s all I have time for now. As we go into the last lap of this highly charged, fiercely competitive marathon, I wish everyone still in their lane the best of luck.