China-based agency wins Gold at World's Premier Advertising Awards

June 25, 2010 - PRLog -- DDB China Group Adds Gold Lion to Its Award Wins


Shanghai, June 24, 2010 – There was late night excitement at the DDB China Group office in Shanghai yesterday, as Jody Xiong and his team heard the results of the Cannes Lions Awards. Their Green Pedestrian Crossing campaign, for the China Environmental Protection Foundation, was awarded a Gold Lion in the Semi-Permanent Environmental Design category.

“It was once only a dream for me, but last night it came true,” said Chief Creative Officer, Michael Dee. “This award, which is the first Cannes Lion win for DDB China Group, really belongs to every one of our colleagues. It honors the compelling creative approach that we all take towards our work and reinforces our belief that 'creativity is the most powerful force in business.' ”  

This Gold Lion award, which is only the second one ever awarded to an agency in Greater China, comes fast on the heels of other international wins for DDB China Group’s            Jody Xiong and his team. They recently won a Silver Pencil in the One Show Design Awards, for their Pregnancy Care Association campaign against passive smoking, in the Public Service category. They also bagged a Silver Award at this year's CLIO Awards in the Poster Category, for the Green Pedestrian Crossing campaign.

“We’re all incredibly proud of our team,” said DDB China Group President & CEO,         Dick van Motman. ”We always knew their work was world class, so its very rewarding to receive this recognition from the Lions Jury Members who represent the cutting edge in global communications.”

The Cannes Lions win builds on the successes of DDB China Group in 2010, including significant new business wins for DDB Guoan, RAPP China and DDB Shanghai. Earlier this year, Dick van Motman was also recognized as "Most Outstanding Person of the Year" by the China Advertising Association and CCTV. This is the first time an expatriate has received this award.  

About DDB China Group

DDB China Group (www.ddbchina.com) is a full service agency incorporating DDB, Tribal DDB, RAPP and DDB Guoan. Services include advertising, direct marketing, interactive, design and sales promotion. We believe that ‘creativity is the most powerful force in business.’ We use creativity to develop ideas that people want to play with, participate in and pass on.

DDB China Group is one of the most awarded creative agencies in China and consistently ranks in the top 10 rankings, as determined by the Longyin Review and China Advertising Magazine. The Management Team consists of CEO and President Dick van Motman, Chief Creative Officer Michael Dee, Managing Director of DDB Shanghai Jesse Lin, Managing Director of Tribal DDB Shanghai Jit Hoong Ng and Managing Director of RAPP Ross Gearing. Asit Gupta is Head of Strategic Planning. Neo Chuan Teo is Chief Financial Officer.   At DDB Guoan in Beijing, Richard Tan is Managing Director and Vice President.


About DDB

DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc. (www.ddb.com) ranks among the top 5 consolidated advertising and marketing services global network in the world, according to Advertising Age. DDB also has been ranked as the most awarded agency network in the world by Creativity magazine, the International Advertising Festival at Cannes and The Gunn Report, among others. In 2009 DDB was named Global Network of the Year by Campaign magazine and Tribal DDB won Digital Agency of the Year from Media. With more than 200 offices in over 90 countries, the DDB Group believes that creativity is the most powerful force in business, building enduring and powerful brand experiences that create TalkValue™, influence social communities and drive results. DDB Worldwide is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC).


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DDB China Group is a full service agency incorporating DDB, Tribal DDB and RAPP China. Services include advertising, direct marketing, interactive, design and sales promotion. We believe that ‘creativity is the most powerful force in business’.