Agency Report Cards 2024
2024 was a pressure cooker for the ad industry—AI disruption, budget cuts and creative stagnation forced agencies to adapt or fail. Campaign’s 22nd Agency Report Cards reveal who thrived, who stumbled, and the challenges ahead for APAC’s biggest players.
Agency Report Card 2024: Ogilvy
Ogilvy APAC celebrated a strong creative year in 2024, clinching top regional honours at Cannes Lions. Yet operational headwinds, particularly in China, tested its resilience and reshaped its growth strategy.
Agency Report Card 2024: MullenLowe
In 2024, MullenLowe weathered the loss of significant Unilever business by securing new clients, yet still faces challenges in regional cohesion, despite pockets of creative success.
Agency Report Card 2024: Mindshare
Mindshare faced significant setbacks in APAC in 2024, losing nearly a billion dollars in client business and falling out of Campaign's top 20 rankings, highlighting the need for strategic renewal.
Agency Report Cards 2024: We grade 25 APAC networks
The grades are in for Campaign Asia's 22nd annual evaluation of APAC agency networks. Subscribe to read our detailed analyses.
Agency Report Card 2024: McCann Worldgroup
Despite creative highs and big wins in India and Southeast Asia, McCann APAC’s 2024 story was one of steady resolve rather than standout acceleration—with structural shifts, China softness and the looming Omnicom–IPG merger shaping a pivotal year ahead.
Agency Report Card 2024: Initiative
After losing marquee clients Amazon and Lego, Initiative faces an uphill battle to rebuild its reputation, leaning on new tools, a "challenger" mindset, and a focus on e-commerce to stay competitive in a rapidly shifting industry.
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