Oct. 3, 2018 The Spikes Asia 2018 awards were handed out this week and several VMLY&R campaigns were among the honorees. Y&R Melbourne and Monash University’s Sip Safe took home one of the top prizes - a Grand Prix for Brand-led Education & Awareness. The innovative Sip Safe bracelets, which test for drug-spiked drinks, also received a Silver Spike in Media, Bronze in Environmental/Social Impact Design and 2 Shortlists.VML Sydney was awarded two shortlists for its UNICEF Hope Page which enabled people to contribute some of their computer’s spare processing power to mine cryptocurrency, which then automatically donated to UNICEF.Y&R ANZ also received two shortlists for two of their local tourism campaigns for Public Transport Victoria.Cheers to all the winners. View the complete list below:Grand Prix – HealthcareMonash University “Sip Safe”Y&R Melbourne Silver Spike – Media, Use of Ambient Media: Small ScaleMonash University “Sip Safe”Y&R Melbourne Bronze Spike – Design, Environmental/Social ImpactMonash University “Sip Safe”Y&R Melbourne Shortlist – IntegratedPublic Transport Victoria “Explore the Night”Y&R Melbourne Shortlist – Brand Experience, Launch/Re-launchHeinz “Geoff”Y&R Auckland Shortlist – Digital, Not-for-profit/Charity/GovernmentUNICEF “Hope Page”VML Sydney Shortlist – Digital Craft, Innovative Use of TechnologyUNICEF “Hope Page”VML Sydney Shortlist – Outdoor, Live Advertising & EventsPublic Transport Victoria “Melbourne’s Longest Ever Encore”Y&R Melbourne Shortlist – Outdoor, Consumer ServicesToni & Guy “Posters with Style”VML SEA & India Shortlist – Outdoor, Special BuildQIMR Berghofer “Sandcastle Cemeteries”Y&R Brisbane Shortlist – Direct, Use of Ambient Media: Small ScaleMonash University “Sip Safe”Y&R Melbourne Shortlist – Innovation, Applied InnovationMonash University “Sip Safe”Y&R Melbourne Shortlist – Innovation, Applied InnovationCampbell Arnotts “Turning a Biscuit Ad into a Film”Y&R Auckland...Read More Share This Story