April 24, 2008


At Fairfax Admedia Agency of the Year Award held in Auckland April 16, 2008 OMD New Zealand was named Media Agency of the Year 2007.

OMD New Zealand enjoyed a spectacular year in 2007 having a significant business growth winning new clients such as Mercury Energy and Stihl. The Auckland office has picked up the prestigious Grand Prix at Cannes Media Lions with ‘Money goes digital’ for ASB Pago which has also won 4 silvers at CAANZ Media Awards and 1 Gold at Digital Awards. OMD has impressed the judges not just the business growth but also because of the ‘people’. OMD New Zealand has high staff retention, an effective people management programme and is active in pro bono work and industry involvement. They also scored highly on ‘future’ strategy, awards won and high client retention rate.

Kath Watson, Managing Director of OMD New Zealand said “2007 was OMD’s third year of operation in New Zealand and this is the year our business really took off. Our staff live our mantra – Insights, Ideas, Results and this has really driven the success of our business and that of our clients. “

Barry Cupples CEO Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group said “The OMD team in New Zealand have performed to a stellar level. The work, commitment and passion shown by all our colleagues have been exemplary and the team’s energy has produced work of the highest quality.”