Asia picks up six statues at Clio Communication Awards night, held today in Las Vegas

BBDO/Proximity Malaysia was again the star for Asia at the first awards show of the three day Clio Festival. The agency’s work on Jeep continues to attract top marks from judges with two Clio Gold Statues – one each in the Press and Poster categories, announced just moments ago at at The New Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Day One at Clio saw the Communications award show which recognizes Print, Direct Mail, Radio, Poster and Billboard mediums, as well as the NEW Strategic Communications/ Public Relations medium.

In total Asia scored six Gold Statues, with Lowe Bangkok, Leo Burnett Bangkok, Contract Advertising Mumbai and Saatchi & Saatchi Malaysia also securing Gold.

The evening’s list of Grand and Gold CLIO winners are as follows:

2009 PRINT: 77 CLIOs Awarded (1 Grand, 12 Gold, 22 Silver, 42 Bronze)

Grand and Gold CLIO Awards are as follows:

•    CLM BBDO, Boulogne-Billancourt, Pharmaceuticals, Dissolve Your Problems “Bear, Paparazzi, Magician, Prison” for Alka-Seltzer (Grand CLIO Winner in Print)

•    Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London, Corporate/Institutional, “Inner Child” for Museum of Childhood

•    AlmapBBDO, São Paulo, Automotive, Volkswagen Customized Trucks “Volkswagen Customized Trucks – Beer Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks – Fruit Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks – Milk Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks – Egg Box” for Volkswagen Trucks

•    BBDO Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Automotive, Two Worlds    “Bushman & Eskimo, Husky & Camel, Mountain Goat & Crocodile” for Jeep

•    Clemenger BBDO,     Wellington, Public Service, Crashed Beds “Bridge, Tree, Creek” for Driver Fatigue

•    Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Martinez, Health Care Services, “Children – Tree” for Hospital Alemán – Kinder Plan

•    Leo Burnett & Arc Worldwide Thailand, Bangkok,     Home Furnishings/Appliances, “Chicken, Fish, Lobster” for WMF

•    McCann Erickson,     Madrid, Public Service, “Woman Shoe” for Greenpeace

•    Miami Ad School Europe (Student – Sandra Nicolas), Hamburg,     Student, Inspired By Life “Porridge, Brother, Aunt” for IKEA

•    Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, Petaling Jaya, Public Service, “Stop” for Guinness

•    TBWA\PARIS, Boulogne-Billancourt, Household Products, Mir Black “Mir Black – Spider, Mir Black – Arms” for Henkel

•    TBWA\PARIS, Boulogne-Billancourt, Household Products, Mir Laine “Mir Laine 1, Mir Laine 2, Mir Laine 3, Mir Laine 4” for Henkel

2009 DIRECT MAIL: 13 CLIOs Awarded (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze)

Gold CLIO Awards are as follows:

•    Lowe Limited, Bangkok, Dimensional, “Torture Test” for Breeze Excel Washing Detergent

•    Philipp und Keuntje GmbH, Hamburg, Collateral, “Balloon” for Chubb Nord-Alarm Security Systems Company

2009 RADIO: 23 CLIOs Awarded (6 Gold, 6 Silver, 11 Bronze)

Gold CLIO Awards are as follows:

•    DDB Chicago, Chicago, Beverages/Alcoholic, Real Men of Genius “Mr. Rain Delay Tarp Roller Outer, Mr. Golf Quiet Sign Holder, Mr. Football End Zone Painter, Mr. Football First Down Marker” for Anheuser-Busch

•    Grey, Melbourne, Public Service, Pictures of You    “Anne, George, Martin” for Anti-Speed Message

•    Grey South Africa, Sandton, Public Service, “Shark Attack” for Shark Life

•    Grupo Gallegos, Long Beach, Media, Subtitles “Epic, Robinson, Horror”     for Comcast CableLatino

•    Network BBDO, Johannesburg, Travel/Tourism, Plain Insanity “Ferret, Dancer, Dog” for Virgin Atlantic Airlines – Upper Class Suites

•    Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, Business Equipment/Services, Compression Radio     “Soap Opera Romance, Eating Candy, Calling Tech Support” for StuffIt Deluxe

2009 POSTER: 42 CLIOs Awarded (6 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)

Gold CLIO Awards are as follows:

•    Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London, Corporate/Institutional, “Inner Child” for Museum of Childhood

•    BBDO Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Automotive, Two Worlds    “Bushman & Eskimo, Husky & Camel, Mountain Goat & Crocodile” for Jeep

•    Big Ant International, New York, Public Service, “What Goes Around Comes Around” for Global Coalition for Peace

•    Contract Advertising India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Public Service, “Family Name” for Aadhar Association    

•    Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Martinez, Health Care Services, Children “Tree, Cookie, Stairs” for Hospital Alemán – Kinder Plan    

•    KNARF (Students – Annie Chiu, Anna Echiverri), New York, Student, “Subway Bench” for Victoria’s Secret

2009 BILLBOARD: 20 CLIOs Awarded (2 Gold, 7 Silver, 11 Bronze)

Gold CLIO Awards are as follows:

•    DDB London, London, Media, “Global Downturn” for Financial Times

•    Leo Burnett Canada, Toronto, Beverages/Alcoholic, “Share Our Billboard Campaign” for James Ready

In total Asia picked up a total of 6 Golds, 9 Silver and 12 Bronze statues across th
e Print, Direct Mail, Radio, Poster and Billboard categories. The chart below lists all our winners.

CLM BBDO, Boulogne-Billancourt, Dissolve Your Problems campaign for Alka-Seltzer was the Grand CLIO Winnerin Print. The campaign is seen below.