SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 -AKQA has been named the first-ever Interactive Agency of the Year by Advertising Age's Creativity Magazine. The recognition notes AKQA's global culture, key creative hires and technological muscle as traits that earned the agency this prestigious honor.
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In 2005 AKQA produced award-winning campaigns for clients Nike, Xbox and Unilever while adding blue chip clients such as Coca-Cola, ESPN and United States Postal Service (USPS.com) to its roster. AKQA ranks among the largest independent Interactive agencies in the world, with 5 offices in 3 countries.
"AKQA's performance over the past few years is the result of the creative power of our staff and the confidence of our clients," said Tom Bedecarre. "It's been an amazing year and truly feels like a year in which AKQA grew up.
Ad Age's Creativity is the only publication devoted to the single most important element of advertising -- the work. Creativity covers the latest campaigns, trends in advertising creative across all media and technology applications. Each December, the magazine publishes its annual "Agencies of the Year" Issue. 2005 will be the first year in the magazine's history that they have added Interactive category.
"Recognizing the volume and importance of the creative work coming out of the digital/interactive space, we felt it was high time to cite an interactive agency of the year," said Teressa Iezzi, Editor of Creativity. "We thought that AKQA embodied the spirit of a big idea-first approach."
AKQA's acknowledgment as Interactive Agency of the Year was announced in Creativity Magazine's December 2005/January 2006 Issue. Read the article at: http://www.akqa.com.
About AKQA
AKQA is one of the world's most influential creative and technology companies. A recognized pioneer and innovator, AKQA provides ideas, insights, customer relationship marketing and e-commerce solutions to the world's leading brands. An independent agency, AKQA has offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC and Singapore. More information about AKQA is available at http://www.akqa.com.
CONTACT: Molly Parsley of AKQA, +1-415-645-9473 or molly.parsley@akqa.com
