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Wieden + Kennedy is Campaign’s network of the year 2010

Wieden + Kennedy is Campaign magazine's network of the year 2010.

Network of the Year 2
They say W+K ‘touched a global popular culture nerve in 2010 like no other. Wieden + Kennedy, the one time quirky alternative to the big shops, made its clients Nike and Old Spice the world’s most viral brands this year. The micro-network demonstrated true creative excellence and left bigger, older rivals in the shade.’

In other W+K-related news from Campaign, Nike ‘Write the Future’ was named campaign of the year.

Nike-Write-The-Future
“Only one brand won this year’s FIFA World Cup and that was Nike. This was thanks to a three minute film that mixed fantasy with football to such a degree that it became a global phenomenon and trounced rivals such as adidas in terms of positioning.”

Campaign of the Year 2
Nike also got best poster of the year and 2nd best TV ad of the year. One of our Honda press ads was named best regional press ad of the year and Nike Grid got number 6 in the ‘best poster’ charts while Lurpak ‘Pride’ was number 9. Nike Grid was also number 3 in best digital campaigns.  Old Spice and Nike were numbers 1 and 2 in top 10 virals.

Great results. Big congratulations to all!

more lions than longleat

Wieden + Kennedy did pretty well at the Cannes Lions Festival this
year. (Wieden – "
Makes my
ancient chest swell."
) Particular congrats due to W+K Portland for their work on Nike, P&G, Levi's and more. For the trainspotters and stat freaks, here's the full run-down.

Overall:

2nd place – Independent Agency of the Year
3rd place – Agency of the Year
3rd place – Interactive Agency of the Year

CATEGORY – TITANIUM/INTEGRATED LIONS:

Grand Prix Integrated Lion – Nike Livestrong, „Livestrong Integrated
Campaign‰

CATEGORY – FILM/FILM CRAFT LIONS:

Grand Prix Film Lion – Old Spice, 'The Man Your Could Smell Like'
Silver Film Lion – Old Spice, 'Different Scents for Different Gents'
Silver Film Lion – Old Spice, 'Kiss'
Silver Film Craft Lion (Direction) – Old Spice, 'The Man Your Man Could
Smell Like'.
Bronze Film Lion – Nike, 'Nike Music Shoe'
Bronze Film Lion – Levi's, 'O‚Pioneers'
Bronze Film Lion – P&G, 'Kids'
Bronze Film Lion – P&G, 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
Silver Film Craft Lion (Best Use of Music) – Nike, 'Nike Music Shoe'.
Bronze Film Craft Lion (Cinematography) – Levi's, 'Go Forth'.
Bronze Film Craft Lion (Special Effects and Computer Graphics) – Nike,
'Human Chain'.
Bronze Film Craft Lion (Editing) – Brand Jordan, 'Slap'

CATEGORY – CYBER LIONS:

Grand Prix Cyber Lion (Other Interactive Digital Solutions) – Nike
Livestrong, 'Chalkbot'
Bronze Cyber Lion (Digitally Led Integrated Campaign) – EA/Dante's
Inferno, 'Highway to Hell'

CATEGORY – MEDIA LIONS:

Silver Media Lion (Best Use of Ambient Media – Large Scale) – Nike
Livestrong, 'Chalkbot'

CATEGORY – OUTDOOR LIONS:

Silver Outdoor Lion – ESPN/Monday Night Football – 'Interactive
Storefronts'

CATEGORY – DESIGN LIONS:

Bronze Design Lion – Selfridges, 'Future A-Z 2109 Window Installation'

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