The second annual Effie Awards South Africa took place on Thursday 27 October and VMLY&R South Africa was thrilled to bring home one Gold (in the Insurance category) and two Bronze Awards (in the Social Good – Brands / Positive Change and Marketing Disruptors categories) for Hollard Big Ads for Small Business.
Unlike most other advertising award shows, which focus predominantly on creativity and innovation, the Effie Awards reward effectiveness, measuring marketing and communications campaigns against their own objectives. Effie has no overarching definition of what “effective” means – in order to be considered, marketers need to demonstrate that the campaign achieved what it set out to achieve, be that sales, awareness, sign-ups, market share, etc.
“I’ve always had a deep respect for the Effie Awards,” says Jarred Cinman, Joint CEO of VMLY&R. “Effie rewards agencies for doing what really matters – creating value for clients. At VMLY&R, our focus has always been, above all else, to help our clients achieve their goals and objectives, and any silverware we’ve happened to pick up along the way has been a bonus. So, to have our work recognised at the Effie Awards is really special. It aligns with our ethos as a business and affirms that we’re fulfilling our purpose. It’s even more special to have achieved these wins with Hollard, a long-standing client partner who shares our passion for creating purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in the world.”
“It’s not easy to be recognised at the Effie Awards – the entry process is grounded in tangible, measurable outcomes and solid figures, leaving no room for persuasive prose to sway the judges, so even earning a shortlist is a big achievement,” adds VMLY&R MD Danelle Stiles. “The fact that we were able to achieve five shortlists and convert three wins is testament to the talented people we have working at VMLY&R, who understand our clients’ needs and are able to create world-class solutions that deliver real results.”
Effie South Africa winners and finalists receive points towards the Global Effie Index, which ranks the most effective marketers, brands, holding companies, agency networks, agency offices and independent agencies globally.
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VMLY&R is a global brand and customer experience agency that harnesses creativity, technology, and culture to create connected brands. Made up of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, the agency has principal offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. VMLY&R works with client partners including Absa, BAT, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Dell, Ford, Nando’s, New Balance, Pfizer, Vodacom and Wendy's. For more information, visit www.vmlyr.com. VMLY&R is a WPP company (NYSE: WPP).
About Effie
Effie is a global 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to lead and evolve the forum for marketing effectiveness. Effie leads, inspires and champions the practice and practitioners of marketing effectiveness through education, awards, ever-evolving initiatives and first-class insights into marketing strategies that produce results. The organization recognizes the most effective brands, marketers and agencies globally, regionally and locally through its 50+ award programs across the world and through its coveted effectiveness rankings, the Effie Index. Since 1968, Effie is known as a global symbol of achievement, while serving as a resource to steer the future of marketing success. For more details, visit effie.org.