DDB Singapore bags Grand Prix at SPH iink Awards

The SPH iink Awards 2014 Grand Prix prize was awarded for the ‘DBS Private Bank’ campaign,  a series of print ads featuring notes written by the bank’s CEO, MD and chief investment officer. The campaign won gold in the Print Single – English category and a silver in the Print Campaign – English segment.  

Points were allocated to the winners and finalists in each category. The Grand Prix winner was the entry that scored the highest number of points, while the highest scoring creative and media agency across all categories became the creative agency of the year and media agency of the year, respectively.

There were nine award categories this year: Print Single – English; Print Campaign – English; Print Single/Campaign – Chinese; Print Classified/Recruitment/Notice; Print Creative Media Buy; Digital; Radio; Out-of-Home; and SPH IS ON Campaign.

Other notable winners include Lowe Singapore for ‘Lifted’, a campaign for Unilever in the Print Single – Campaign category and Publicis Singapore  for Audi’s ‘Land of Quattro’ in the Print Single/Campaign – Chinese section.

Winners in most categories will receive a full-page advertising space in either of SPH’s flagship newspapers – The Straits Times or Lianhe Zaobao.

In addition to the winners in the above categories, there was a Readers’ Choice Award, which was given to ‘Lost and Found’ by Certis Cisco Security.

“As Singapore’s marketing and advertising industry becomes more crowded, the creativity that consumers see in any advertisement becomes the X-factor that makes the ad stand out from the competition,” said Leslie Fong, senior executive VP of SPH’s marketing division.

The awards, formerly known as the SPH Ink Awards, was originally launched to honour the best print ads. In 2012, three new categories - digital, radio and out-of-home were added to the mix.

Full list of winners:

GOLD
Title: DBS Private Bank – Test Us
Client: DBS Bank Ltd
Creative Agency: DDB Group Singapore
Chief Creative Officer: Neil Johnson
Creative Director: Francis Ooi
Art Director: Ivan Yeh
Copywriter: Neil Johnson
Media Agency: Havas Media Singapore
Credits: Desh Balakrishnan / Felicia Poon

SILVER
Title: Mario
Client: Procter & Gamble (Singapore)
Creative Agency: Grey Group Singapore
Executive Creative Director: Ali Shabaz
Creative Director: Ali Shabaz
Art Director: Avdhi Jain / Ernest Tey / Tan Giap How
Copywriter: Nrusingha Choudhury

BRONZE
Title: Birds
Client: Unilever Asia
Creative Agency: LOWE Singapore
Chief Creative Officer: Dominic Stallard
Creative Director: Ang Sheng Jin / Daniel Kee

Art Director: Ang Sheng Jin / Alex Tan
Copywriter: Daniel Kee / Aslinda Khanafi
Media Agency: Mindshare Singapore
Credits: Ivan Wong / Marivic Idanan / Karen Bantugon

Category A2 – Print Single – Campaign
GOLD
Title: Lifted
Client: Unilever Asia
Creative Agency: LOWE Singapore
Chief Creative Officer: Dominic Stallard
Creative Director: Ang Sheng Jin / Daniel Kee
Art Director: Ang Sheng Jin / Alex Tan
Copywriter: Daniel Kee / Aslinda Khanafi
Media Agency: Mindshare Singapore
Credits: Ivan Wong / Marivic Idanan / Karen Bantugon

SILVER
Title: DBS Private Bank
Client: DBS Bank Ltd
Creative Agency: DDB Group Singapore
Chief Creative Officer: Neil Johnson
Creative Director: Francis Ooi
Art Director: Ivan Yeh
Copywriter: Neil Johnson
Media Agency: Havas Media Singapore
Credits: Desh Balakrishnan / Felicia Poon

BRONZE
Title: Land of Quattro
Client: Audi Singapore
Creative Agency: Publicis Singapore
Regional Chief Creative Officer: Ajay Vikram
Associate Creative Director: Kris Ng
Senior Art Director: Goh Jia Ying
Art Director: Eugene Pua
Head of Copy: Jury Gregorio
Senior Copywriter: Ho Pei Ling
Media Agency: Mediacom

Category A3 – Print Single / Campaign – Chinese

GOLD
Title: Land of Quattro (Torrential Rain)
Client: Audi Singapore
Creative Agency: Publicis Singapore
Regional Chief Creative Officer: Ajay Vikram
Associate Creative Director: Kris Ng
Senior Art Director: Goh Jia Ying
Art Director: Eugene Pua
Head of Copy: Jury Gregorio
Senior Copywriter: Ho Pei Ling
Media Agency: Mediacom

SILVER
Title: M1 Sundays (Male)
Client: M1 Limited
Creative Agency: Young & Rubicam Advertising
Executive Creative Director: Farrokh Madon
Creative Director: Bruce Watt
Art Director: Nico Rahardian
Copywriter: Chua Li Ling
Media Agency: Zenith Optimedia
Credits: Vivian Yeo

BRONZE
Title: Keppel Land ‘Thinking Unboxed’ – Corals at Keppel Bay
Client: Keppel Land
Creative Agency: DDB Group Singapore
Chief Creative Officer: Neil Johnson
Creative Director: Vincent Lee
Art Director: JennPerng Chong
Copywriter: Pradeep D’Souza / Teng Choon Yeng
Media Agency: OMD Singapore
Credits Galvyn Liu

Category A4 – Print Classified / Recruitment / Notice

GOLD
Title: Special Obituary Advertisement
Client: Ng Tok Loon
Creative Agency: SPH Creative Lab

SILVER
Title: RSAF One Force
Client: Republic of Singapore Air Force
Creative Agency: DDB Worldwide
Chief Creative Director: Neil Johnson
Creative Director: Thomas Yang
Art Director: Chris Soh / Marvin Liang
Copywriter: Pradeep D Souza / Lin Zixin
Media Agency: OMD Singapore

 BRONZE
Title: More Than Just A Job
Client: Singapore Police Force
Creative Agency: 3-Sixty Brand Communications
Executive Director: Stephen Choy
Creative Director: Marc Leong
Art Director: Stanley Ho
Copywriter: Collin Kam
Media Agency: Universal McCann (IPG MediaBrands)

Category A5 – Print Creative Media Buy
GOLD
Title: Mercedes Benz CLA Launch
Client: Daimler South East Asia
Creative Agency: BBDO Singapore
Group Creative Director: Primus Nair
Art Director: Shum Qi Hao
Copywriter: Firrdaus Yusoff
Media Agency: MEC Singapore

SILVER
Title: Magnum Pink & Black
Client: Unilever Singapore
Creative Agency: The Alchemy Partnership
Executive Creative Director: Alvin Wong Twei
Creative Director: Ceres Chung
Art Director: Akanksha Jain
Copywriter: Caroline Chua
Media Agency: Mindshare Singapore
Credits: Marivic Idanan / Rae Magno

BRONZE
Title: Magnum Pink & Black (Paper Envelope)
Client: Unilever Singapore
Creative Agency: The Alchemy Partnership
Executive Creative Director: Alvin Wong Twei
Creative Director: Ceres Chung
Art Director: Akanksha Jain
Copywriter: Caroline Chua
Media Agency: Mindshare Singapore
Credits: Marivic Idanan / Rae Magno

Category B – Digital

BEST OF
Title: 1 Million kg Challenge
Client: Health Promotion Board
Creative Agency: DDB Worldwide
Executive Creative Director: Joji Jacob
Creative Director: Joel Chin
Art Director: Gigi Ip / Karine Tan
Copywriter: Chen Shang Hao / Shivram Gopinath
Digital Executive: Manel Tan
Media Agency: OMD Singapore
Credits: Eunice Loh / Selina Ng / Elisa Chua

Category C – Radio
BEST OF
Title: Nikon-Kiss92fm Bucket List
Client: Nikon Singapore
Production by: SPH Radio
Media Agency: Maxus Communications Singapore

Category D – Out-of Home
BEST OF
Title: Citibank Singapore – Global Client Campaign (@ The Sail)
Client: Citibank Singapore
Creative Agency: Publicis Singapore
Executive Creative Director: Ajay Vikram
Creative Director: Conor O’Sullivan
Art Director: John Erise
Media Agency:MEC Singapore

Category E– SPH IS ON Campaign (Integrated)
GOLD
Title: Lifelong Learning Campaign
Client: Singapore Workforce Development Agency
Creative Agency: Young & Rubicam Advertising
Executive Creative Director: Farrokh Madon
Creative Director: Farrokh Madon
Art Director: Jeffrey Mooi / Hisashi Matsui
Copywriter: Emir Shafri
Digital Art Director: Mervin Ng
Media Agency:OMD Singapore
Credits: Eunice Loh / Elisa Chua / Anna Lai / Faylyn Chin / Melissa Tan

 SILVER
Title: Magnum Pink & Black
Client: Unilever Singapore
Creative Agency: The Alchemy Partnership
Executive Creative Director: Alvin Wong Twei
Creative Director: Ceres Chung
Art Director: Akanksha Jain
Copywriter: Caroline Chua
Media Agency: Mindshare Singapore
Credits: Marivic Idanan / Rae Magno

 BRONZE
Title: Singapore Changi Airport Rethink Travel Brand Campaign
Client: Changi Airport Group
Creative Agency: JWT Singapore
Chief Creative Director: Valerie Cheng
Creative Director (Art): Teng Run Run
Creative Director (Copy): Gayle Lim
Associate Creative Director: Minzie Liyu
Media Agency: Zenith Optimedia
Credits: Susan Chee

Grand Prix DBS Private Bank – Test Us
Creative Agency of the year DDB Group Singapore
Media Agency of the Year OMD Singapore
Readers’ Choice Award Lost and Found by Certis CISCO Security