Leo Burnett Asia Pacific takes home the Network of the Year title after winning a total of 47 Lotus awards at this year’s AdFest

March 24 2015, 8:26 am | BY Lynchy | No Comments

LeoBurnett_AdFest.jpgOne of the big highlights of this year’s AdFest that concluded on Saturday in Pattaya Thailand was the performance of the Burnett Asia Pacific. The network picked up the “Network of the Year” award with work from 11 offices winning awards.

In total, Leo Burnett picked up a haul of 47 Lotus awards including 1 Grande, 5 Lotus Awards, 8 Golds, 18 Silvers and 15 Bronzes. Winning works were created for some of Leo Burnett’s top clients including Samsung, Diageo, P&G, Honda, McDonald’s and 7-ELEVEN.

Their performance was lead by Leo Burnett Sydney and Leo Burnett Hong Kong who scored multiple awards for clients like Samsung, Diageo and Salvation Army. Other offices to contribute were Melbourne, Jakarta, Colombo, Bangkok, Dubai, Beirut, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Taipei.

 

Jarek Ziebinski, Chairman & CEO, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific said,” At Leo Burnett, we believe that creativity is the single most important asset in business today. Over the years, as a network, we have focused on driving and pushing creativity boundaries in creating impactful communications for our clients that delivers business success for them. Being recognised at AdFest for these work is a special significance and a huge honour.”

 

This win marks the second time Leo Burnett has won the top accolade at AdFest since 2013 when it won the Network of the Year award for the first time.