Written by Marcus Chhan taken from here.
Malaysia – Two gold Effies were handed out last night at the second Malaysia Effie Awards with Leo Burnett winning for “Earth Hour Malaysia 2009” while DraftFCB, Optimedia were recognised for the “CIMB Save & Invest” campaign.
This year entries for Effie Awards Malaysia increased from 68 to 71 and on the night two gold, six silver and four bronze Effies were handed out.
Silver Effie winners included MindShare, Grey Direct Interactive for “Stand Out with Tiger Beer” and Ogilvy, MindShare for the Maxis “Make Something Complicated Easy” campaign.
While the combinations of Naga DDB, OMD and McCann Erickson, Universal McCann both bagged two silver Effies. Naga, OMD winning for Carlsberg’s “Life Favours Those Who See Things Differently” campaign and Panasonic’s “Eco Ideas” work. McCann Erickson, Universal McCann won its silver Effies for “You’ll Be Amazed” Proton campaign and Coke’s “Freedom Song: Bebaskan-lah” effort.
Ogilvy and Carat cleaned up in the bronze Effie category.
The second Malaysia Effie Awards 2009 was jointly organised by the Malaysian Advertisers Association (MAA), Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) and Media Specialists Association (MSA).
Ogilvy handled PR for this year’s show.
Results
GOLD
Campaign Title: “Earth Hour Malaysia 2009″
Client: WWF
Agency: Leo Burnett Advertising
Campaign Title: “CIMB Save & Invest”
Client: CIMB Bank
Agencies: DRAFTFCB, Optimedia
SILVER
Campaign Title: “STAND OUT with Tiger Beer”
Client: Guinness Anchor Marketing
Agencies: Mindshare, Grey Direct Interactive
Campaign Title: “Life Favours Those Who See Things Differently”
Client: Carlsberg Marketing
Agencies: Naga DDB, OMD
Campaign Title: “Panasonic Eco Ideas”
Client: Panasonic
Agencies: Naga DDB, OMD
Campaign Title: “You’ll Be Amazed”
Client: Proton
Agencies: McCann Erickson, Universal McCann
Campaign Title: “Make Something Complicated Easy”
Client: Maxis Communications
Agencies: Ogilvy, Mindshare
Campaign Title: “Freedom Song: Bebaskan-lah”
Client: Coca-Cola Far East
Agencies: Universal McCann, McCann Erickson
BRONZE
Campaign Title: “Good Things Come Together with KFC”
Client: KFC Holdings
Agencies: McCann Erickson, Carat Media Services
Campaign Title: “Hot”
Client: Pizza Hut Restaurants
Agencies: Ogilvy, Carat Media Services
Campaign Title: “Highly Personal”
Client: DHL Express
Agency: Ogilvy
Campaign Title: “Sustaining Value”
Client: Pizza Hut Restaurants
Agencies: Ogilvy, Carat Media Services
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