PHD has been named Agency Network of the Year at the 2023 M&M Global Awards.
The agency was awarded the network prize after winning a double crown for Campaign of the Year, and 14 category awards at the ceremony in London today. We also received 12 highly commended mentions.
PHD’s biggest winner was ‘Phone It In’ for Skinny in New Zealand, which won one of two Campaign of the Year awards, and three category trophies – Best Campaign for Technology & Telecommunications, Best Communications Strategy, and The ROI Award.
‘PADvertising: Not a luxury .PERIOD’, our campaign for Nosotras Women Connecting in Costa Rica was also named Campaign of the Year, and won three categories – Best Response Campaign, Best Campaign led by Traditional Media, and Best Small Budget Campaign.
Additionally, PHD won awards for ŠKODA in France, BRP and Dove in Canada, ANZ Bank in New Zealand, Essentiale in Poland, British Heart Foundation in the UK, and Diageo in Spain.
The wins come after PHD topped the shortlist with a record 66 nominations across 24 categories – the second year in a row that PHD has topped the charts.
This result caps another great awards year for our agency, in which PHD has won more than a hundred awards at global, regional, and local market levels. These include wins at prestigious shows, including 12 trophies at the 2023 Festival of Media Global Awards, and four Media Lions in Cannes.
Congratulations to all of the teams involved.
PHD’s winning work is as follows:
AGENCY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
- Skinny Phone It In – Skinny – PHD New Zealand
- PADvertising: Not a luxury .PERIOD – Nosotras Women Connecting – PHD Costa Rica
BEST CAMPAIGN FOR AUTOMOTIVE
- Uncharted Playgrounds – BRP – Touché! Canada
- Review Hacking – ŠKODA – PHD France
BEST CAMPAIGN FOR FASHION, BEAUTY & RETAIL
- #DetoxYourFeed – Dove – PHD Canada
BEST CAMPAIGN FOR FINANCIAL & UTILITY SERVICES
- Let’s Talk About F – ANZ Bank – PHD New Zealand
BEST CAMPAIGN FOR TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Skinny Phone It In – Skinny – PHD New Zealand
BEST CAMPAIGN LED BY DIGITAL MEDIA
- Uncharted Playgrounds – BRP – Touché! Canada
BEST CAMPAIGN LED BY EVENT OR EXPERIENTIAL
- Drive Healthy: The Liver Check – Essentiale – PHD Poland
BEST CAMPAIGN LED BY THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA
- PADvertising: Not a luxury .PERIOD – Nosotras Women Connecting – PHD Costa Rica
BEST COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
- Skinny Phone It In – Skinny – PHD New Zealand
BEST LOCAL EXECUTION OF A GLOBAL BRAND
- J&B ‘Rural Pride’ – J&B – PHD Spain
BEST RESPONSE CAMPAIGN
- PADvertising: It’s not a luxury. Period. – Nosotras Women Connecting – PHD Costa Rica
BEST SMALL BUDGET CAMPAIGN
- PADvertising: Not a luxury .PERIOD – Nosotras Women Connecting – PHD Costa Rica
THE COLLABORATION AWARD
- Heart Stopping – British Heart Foundation – PHD UK & Global
THE ROI AWARD
- Skinny Phone It In – Skinny – PHD New Zealand
