BCW was named Large Asia-Pacific Regional Consultancy of the Year for the second time in three years at the 2022 Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards — which took place in front of a record, sold-out crowd in Singapore yesterday, as the event returned in-person for the first time in three years.

The WPP PR Group agency fought off competition from fellow finalists FleishmanHillard, Edelman, Ogilvy PR and Weber Shandwick. BCW's selection was led by strong performances in Greater China, Singapore and India, along with highly impressive creative work and sustained expansion of its corporate, digital and healthcare capabilities.

Archetype took home the same honour among midsize firms in the region, ahead of other category finalists Golin Group, Ruder Finn, Sandpiper and WE. The midsize independent delivered solid performances across Australia, Singapore and India, underpinned by its Best Agency to Work For status in five of the past seven years.  

In all, 68 firms — from giant multinationals to small local specialists — were nominated across the 14 Consultancy of the Year categories. Analysis of all Finalists can be found here and the winners are listed below:  

Asia-Pacific Regional Consultancies of the Year (Large):
BCW
Edelman
FleishmanHillard
Ogilvy PR 
Weber Shandwick

Asia-Pacific Regional Consultancies of the Year (Midsize):
Archetype
Golin Group
Ruder Finn
Sandpiper
WE Communications

Geographic

Australasian Consultancies of the Year:
Archetype
Eleven
Herd MSL
Icon Agency
WE Communications

Greater China Consultancies of the Year:
BCW
H+K Strategies
MSL China
Ogilvy PR
Ruder Finn

North Asia Consultancies of the Year: 
H+K Strategies
FleishmanHillard
Ketchum
PR One
Weber Shandwick

South Asia Consultancies of the Year:
Archetype
Adfactors
AvianWE
MSL India
On Purpose

Southeast Asia Consultancies of the Year:
Mutant Communications
Ogilvy PR
PRecious Communications
Redhill
Vero

Specialist

Consumer Consultancies of the Year:
Allison+Partners
DeVries Global
History Will Be Kind
Poem
Sunny Side Up

Corporate/Public Affairs Consultancies of the Year:
APCO Worldwide
Astrum Management
SEC Newgate
Sefiani
SenateSHJ

Creative Consultancies of the Year:
Dentsu Public Relations
ERA
The Orangeblowfish
Sinclair

Digital Consultancies of the Year:
BCW
BlueFocus Digital
KPR & Associates
Ogilvy PR
Zeno

Financial Consultancies of the Year:
Ashbury Communications
FGS Global
Honner

Healthcare Consultancies of the Year:
Edelman
FleishmanHillard
GCI Health
SPAG Asia
Weber Shandwick

Technology Consultancies of the Year:
The Hoffman Agency
IN.FOM
Rice
Sling & Stone
Value 360 Communications

Best Agencies to Work For:
Large: Archetype
Midsize: AKA Asia
Small: PR Wire
Micro: Alexander PR