The Asia-Pacific performed well in the ADC 102nd Annual Awards Global Creative Rankings with China ranking #4, Japan at #5, and Australia at #10. Just missing the top ten list was South Korea at #11.
Dentsu Tokyo, which ranked #4 globally, was named APAC Agency of the Year followed by Serviceplan Korea at #2 in the region and #17 globally.
1 DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
2 SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul
3 Xi’an Gaopeng / Xi’an
4 Josephmark
5 Linshaobin Design / Shenzhen
5 Suh Architects / Seoul
5 VMLY&R Australia
8 BLACKBOW / Beijing
9 TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Shanghai
10 Day Day Up Design Consultancy
10 mintbrand / Beijing
10 Mo Sheng Ren / Petaling Jaya
10 PAY2PLAY / Beijing
10 PONE Architecture / Guangzhou
10 SAYURI STUDIO, INC. / Tokyo
MullenLowe US New York and Squarespace New York led the way among top winners in the ADC 102nd Annual Awards Global Creative Rankings.
Based on cumulative points for all Cubes and Merits won, MullenLowe US New York was crowned this year’s ADC top-ranking global agency. The agency won two Best of Disciplines – in Brand/Communication Design and Illustration – for “Something To Offend Everyone” on behalf of Brooklyn Film Festival.
Squarespace New York also had a strong year, winning a total of eight Gold Cubes, as well as Best of Discipline in Brand-Side for “The Singularity”, working with Q Department New York, Final Cut New York, and Smuggler New York/Los Angeles.
ADC 102nd Annual Awards Global Creative Rankings
ADC 102nd Global Agency Rankings
1. MullenLowe US New York
2. VMLY&R New York
3. FCB New York
4. Dentsu Tokyo
5. Serviceplan Germany Munich
6. Performance Art Toronto
7. Rethink Toronto/Montréal/Vancouver
8. VMLY&R Mexico City
9. McCann New York
10. adam&eve DDB London (tie)
10. DDB Chicago (tie)
ADC 102nd Global Agency Network Rankings
1. VMLY&R
2. DDB Worldwide
3. FCB
ADC 102nd Global Brand-Side Agency Rankings
1. Squarespace New York
2. Spotify In-House New York
3. Google Brand Studio APAC
ADC 102nd Global Brand Rankings
1. Squarespace
2. Coors Light
3. The New York Times Magazine
ADC 102nd Global Non-Profit Client Rankings
1. Brooklyn Film Festival
2. PAWS NY
3. Flutwein
ADC 102nd Global Production Company Rankings
1. Smuggler New York/Los Angeles
2. Helo Los Angeles
3. Paulus Co. Ltd Seoul
ADC 102nd Global Music & Sound Company Rankings
1. JSM Music New York
2. Yessian New York
3. Human New York
ADC 102nd Global Highest Ranked Work
1. “Chillboards” by DDB Chicago with adam&eveDDB London, NORD DDB CPH Copenhagen, and Molson Coors for Coors Light
2. “Something to Offend Everyone” by MullenLowe US New York for Brooklyn Film Festival
3. “I Will Always Be Me” by VMLY&R New York for Dell Technologies and Intel
1. United States
2. Canada
3. Germany
4. China
5. Japan
ADC 102nd Annual Awards Regional Agencies of the Year are as follows (click the region to view the full list).
- ADC 102nd APAC Agency of the Year: Dentsu Tokyo
- ADC 102nd Europe Agency of the Year: Serviceplan Germany Munich
- ADC 102nd Latin America Agency of the Year: VMLY&R Mexico Mexico City
- ADC 102nd Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year: Grid Worldwide Johannesburg
- ADC 102nd North America Agency of the Year: MullenLowe US New York
The ADC 102nd Annual Awards Global Creatives of the Year, listed at the agencies and brands where they worked when the winning entries were produced, are as follows (click the link for each category to view the full list).
ADC 102nd Global Creative Rankings (individuals)
- Creative (overall): Richard Brim, adam&eveDDB London; Rodrigo Jatene, DDB Chicago; Colin Selikow, DDB Chicago; Ari Weiss, DDB Worldwide (tie)
- Chief Creative Officer: Richard Brim, adam&eveDDB London; Rodrigo Jatene, DDB Chicago; Ari Weiss, DDB Worldwide (tie)
- Chief Design Officer: Deb Bishop, The New York Times for Kids New York
- Executive Creative Director: Colin Selikow, DDB Chicago
- Group Creative Director: Zack Menna, Rich Singer, both MullenLowe US New York (tie)
- Chief Marketing Officer: Michelle St. Jacques, Molson Coors
- Art Director: Annie Jen, The New York Times Magazine New York; Ben Grandgenett, The New York Times Magazine New York; Borja Iciz, adam&eveDDB London
- Copywriter: Jess West, Ken Bates, both DDB Chicago (tie)
- Designer: Andrea Da Silva, Arlinda Shabani, both Serviceplan Germany Munich (tie)
- Illustrator: Sofia Kyrimi, G Design Studio Athens
- Photographer: William Etchebehere
- Photo Editor: Noelle Flores-Theard, The New Yorker New York
- Creative Technologist: Shan Jin, Goodby Silverstein & Partners San Francisco
- Director: Randy Krallman, Smuggler
- Freelancer: Rang Li, Stockholm
The rankings can be viewed by Agency, Independent Agency, Brand-Side Agency, Network, Brand, Non-Profit Client, Production Company, Music & Sound Company, Highest Ranked Work, Country, Region, and Creatives (globally, and by region and country), using dropdown menus.
Rankings methodology
Rankings in each category are calculated by the company that garners the most points overall for winning entries based on ADC Cubes, Merits and Special Awards, allocated as follows: Gold Cube 45 points, Silver 21, Bronze 9, Merit 3, Fusion Cube 90, Designism Cube 90, Best of Discipline 90, and Black Cube for Best of Show 135.
