2016 SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific Winners

HONG KONG—Indigenous agencies Adfactors (India) and Dentsu (Japan) and multinationals Edelman and Ogilvy all enjoyed impressive success at the Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards, which took place at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong on 28 September.

Dentsu Inc.'s “Second Life Toys” was selected as best in show over five other finalists for the award:

• SpiceJet: Rising like a Phoenix­—SpiceJet with Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.
• From a Documentary to a Movement of Change and Hope, an Indian campaign Vibha Bakshi, Viacom 18 and Weber Shandwick
• The Fingerband Campaign, from the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare and FleishmanHillard.
• More Than Just Another CEO Visit—Microsoft Asia with IN.FOM

Ogilvy also picked up nine Gold SABRE Awards for its clients, more than competitors such as Edelman (six); India’s Adfactors PR and Dentsu Inc. (five each) multinationals MSLGroup, Weber Shandwick, and Burson-Marsteller (three each); and Golin, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, IN.FOM and Text100.

DIAMOND SABRE AWARDS

CEO OF THE YEAR                          

Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK Ltd - CEO of the Year—YES BANK         

COMPANY OF THE YEAR                             

Building a Future Ready Reputation – The Godrej Way!—Godrej Industries      

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN BRAND-BUILDING                

Second Life Toys—Green Ribbon Project Committee with Dentsu Inc.

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CORPORATE REPUTATION                         

SpiceJet: Rising like a Phoenix­—SpiceJet with Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND PLANNING                       

I’m Only 50! —GLIDE ENTER PRIZE Inc. with DENTSU PUBLIC RELATIONS INC.

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION                       

Every Day A Different Journey—Tourism New Zealand with Genesis Burson-Marsteller

GOLD SABRE AWARDS

GEOGRAPHIC CATEGORIES

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND                       

UMood—UNIQLO with Ogilvy PR Australia

GREATER CHINA                            

Vital Step—Mead Johnson & Joshua Hellman Foundation with Ogilvy Public Relations

INDIAN-SUB CONTINENT                           

SpiceJet: Rising like a Phoenix—SpiceJet with  Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.

JAPAN                 

Second Life Toys—Green Ribbon Project Committee with  Dentsu Inc.

KOREA                

The Fingerband Campaign—Ministry of Health & Welfare with FleishmanHillard Korea

SOUTH-EAST ASIA                         

Panasonic Eclipse Live by Solar Power—Panasonic Corporation with Golin

MULTI-COUNTRY                           

More Than Just Another CEO Visit—Microsoft Asia with IN.FOM

REGIONAL                        

Launch of Windows 10 in Asia: One Moment, One Shot—Microsoft Asia with IN.FOM          

GLOBAL                             

BrainBAND—Samsung with EDELMAN

GOLD SABRE

PRACTICE AREAS

MARKETING TO CONSUMER (EXISTING PRODUCT)                         

LOVE THERMO #WarmUpWithLove—Panasonic Corporation with DENTSU PUBLIC RELATIONS INC.

MARKETING TO CONSUMER (NEW PRODUCT)                  

I’m Only 50! —GLIDE ENTER PRIZE Inc. with DENTSU PUBLIC RELATIONS INC.

INTEGRATED MARKETING                         

Text100 Gets Roam-e Airborne with Soaring Sales—The IOT Group with Text100

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING                   

The Story of a Roaring Revival—Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Govt. Of India with Genesis Burson-Marsteller

CORPORATE IMAGE                      

From Uninor to Telenor - Not Just a Name Change—Telenor (India) Communications with Text100

EXECUTIVE POSITIONING       

SBI Chairman Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya - The CEO Who Boxed Defaulters and Won Over the Millennials—State Bank of India with Adfactors PR Pvt Ltd

COMMUNITY RELATIONS                           

8th ASEAN Para Games 2015—SPORT SINGAPORE with Weber Shandwick

PUBLIC AFFAIRS                      

A PROJECT WITH A HEART—SBUT with MSLGROUP in India

PUBLIC EDUCATION                      

FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION—GAIL (India) Limited with Adfactors PR

FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS               

Announcing a Landmark Transaction Between Business Leaders in China and America in a Thorny Political Climate—Haier Group with FTI Consulting

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS               

AstraZeneca's Internal WeChat Account Case—AstraZeneca China  with Ruder Finn Asia

CAUSE-RELATED MARKETING                   

The Last Word—WWF with Ogilvy Public Relations Hong Kong

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY                    

Coca-Cola & KASHF Foundation - Women Entrepreneurship Program—The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Pakistan Branch

CORPORATE MEDIA RELATIONS               

The Largest Infrastructure Privatization Ever—VINCI Airports with Edelman Japan

PRODUCT MEDIA RELATIONS                   

Air Wick Australia Edible Life Scents—Air Wick with Frank PR Australia

DIGITAL CAMPAIGN                     

China Goes Bananas for Minions—Universal Pictures with Weber Shandwick

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN                        

Galaxy Emojis Alive—Samsung with Edelman

MARKETING TO MEN

Xian Janssen – Time for Another Tomorrow—Xian Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd. with Ogilvy Public Relations, Beijing

MARKETING TO WOMEN                           

LUX Unforgettable Girl—LUX with Golin Singapores

MARKETING TO YOUTH               

A Contest of Man vs Machine—Huawei Honor with Hill+Knowlton Strategies

GOLD SABRE

INDUSTRY SECTORS

AUTOMOTIVE                  

Infiniti Customer Loyalty Platform—Infiniti with Bluefocus Digital

FOOD AND BEVERAGE                  

Coca-Cola Olympic Torchbearer Campaign—Coca-Cola China with Hill+Knowlton Strategies

FASHION AND BEAUTY                 

The Forever 21 Ensemble in China—Forever 21with Red Bridge Communications

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS 

Electrolux Tackles Food Waste with #happyplatesg—Electrolux with AKA Asia

TRAVEL AND LEISURE                   

Every Day A Different Journey—Tourism New Zealand with Genesis Burson-Marsteller

ENTERTAINMENT                          

From a Documentary to a Movement of Change & Hope: Daughters of Mother India - Gender Sensitizing the Police—Vibha Baksh and Viacom 18 with Weber Shandwick India

RETAILERS                        

IKEA Cooks Its Way into Chinese Hearts: It’s the Little Things that Matter—IKEA China with MSLGROUP

RESTAURANTS                

KFC Makes News with ‘lunch’—KFC with Edelman India Private Limited

CONSUMER HEALTH                     

Vital Step—Mead Johnson & Joshua Hellman Foundation with Ogilvy Public Relations

PHARMACEUTICALS                        

“Never Say Never” Pneumonia Disease Awareness Campaign - Protect Yourself and Others Against Pneumonia—Pfizer with Era Ogilvy Public Relations

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS                           

Health for All, Smiles for All—GNRC with Adfactors PR

INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING                             

LCY Kaohsiung Gas Explosion—LCY Chemical Corp. with Era Ogilvy

TECHNOLOGY (CONSUMER)                      

Acorns: Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow—Acorns Australia with Howorth - Ogilvy PR Australia

TECHNOLOGY (B2B)                      

Self Made—PayPal with Edelman

TELECOMMUNICATIONS                            

Red Dot: Dots on the Map of Myanmar—Red Dot Network with TODAY Ogilvy Public Relations

FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES                         

Empowering Children on Seatbelt Safety: AXA’s No Belt, No Drive Safety Campaign—AXA with MSLGROUP

ASSOCIATIONS                

The Call to Action Integrated Newsroom—IPE Global Limited with Edelman India Private Limited

PUBLIC SECTOR          

A Young University on a Rapid Rise Globally—Nanyang Technological University, Singapore   

NOT-FOR-PROFIT                           

Vinnies CEO Sleepout 2015—St Vincent de Paul Queensland with Rowland