Weber Shandwick Takes Home Seven APAC SABREs 

BEIJING, November 11, 2011 – Weber Shandwick and its clients were recently honored with seven Asia Pacific SABRE Awards – the most awarded to any agency – at a ceremony in Singapore, sponsored by The Holmes Report. The awards recognized client work in Australia, China, India and Malaysia from a variety of industries, and also named the firm Asia Pacific Consumer Consultancy of the Year and India Consultancy of the Year.

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“This latest recognition of is testament to the talent of our people, who continuously deliver exceptional, best-in-class work; and to our clients with whom we share these awards as always.” said Tim Sutton, chairman, Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific.

 

This year’s Weber Shandwick winning client campaigns are:

  • Indian Sub-Continent: Save the Children, Every One (India)
  • Consumer Products/Services: P&G Gillette, Shave Sutra: Shave India Movement (India)
  • Marketing to Consumers – New Product: McDonald’s “Make Room for Happiness” (China) Employee Communications: Pfizer PawClub Internal Launch (Australia)
  • Not for Profit: Youth Asia, YOUTH’10 – Malaysia’s Largest Youth Festival (Malaysia)

 

The APAC SABRE Awards are the latest in a series of industry accolades for Weber Shandwick, most recently named Agency of the Year in Hong Kong by Marketingmagazine and receiving 11 IPRA Golden World Awards – more than any other firm.