The 2021 Cresta Global Top 50
These are the top performing agencies in our most recent awards.
50 brilliant creative companies of all shapes and sizes, from all corners of the globe. All with one thing in common.
The very highest creative standards.
They have one other thing in common, of course: the support of great clients.
So after each agency we also list the brands that enabled the winning work.
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GP - Grand Prix G - Gold Award S - Silver Award
B - Bronze Award SH - Shortlist
A
Åkestam Holst NoA Stockholm, Sweden akestamholst.se/ 3G | 6S | 1SH Apoteck Hjärtat, Maurten, Connected Home Alarms
AMV BBDO London, UK amvbbdo.com 4GP | 6G | 1S | 3B | 3SH Bodyform/Libresse, COPI, Guinness, Maltesers, Tena, Cesar
Arnold Worldwide Boston, USA arn.com 2G | 2S| 1B| 3SH Progressive Insurance, Santander Bank, The Red Cross, Leica
B
BBDO Belgium Brussels, Belgium. bbdo.be 2G | 6S | 5B | 7SH Stae of the Arts, Lidl Belgium, Leffe, Jupiler, Belgian Music Fund, Jacobs Douwe Egberts
BBDO Guerrero Makati City, Philippines bbdoguerrero.com | 2G | Reading Association of the Philippines
BBDO Moscow Moscow, Russia bbdogroup.ru 1G | 3S | 2B | 3SH Gulag History Museum, WWF Russia, Dodo Pizza
BBDO New York New York, USA bbdo.com 3G | 6S | 7B | 5SH Monica Lewinsky, Thinx, Sandy Hook Promise, Macy’s, Bacardi, St. Jude, The New Yorker, Snickers, Island Records, Foot Locker, M&Ms, Bombay Sapphire, Ford
BETC Paris, France betc.com 9G | 3S | 1B | 2SH Lacoste, Canal+, Lego, 13eme Rue, Sephora
BETC Sao Paulo, Brazil betc.com.br 1GP | 8G | 2S | 2B | 4SH Puma, Citroën, Hershey’s, Pepsico, Jontex, Fox Channel
Bold NoA Stockholm, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark boldscandinavia.com 2S | 4B | 3SH Askul/Lohaco, Powerfoyle, Wordbits, Majority, Laura Thomas, Scandinavian Airlines
C
Casanova McCann Costa Mesa, USA casanova.com 2G| 1S | 1B| 1SH Donate Life California
Cheil Hong Kong Hong Kong, China cheil.com 3G | 2S | 3B | 2SH The Hong Kong Stroke Association, Samsung, Chupa Chups, Penguin Books
Clemenger BBDO Wellington, New Zealand clemenger.co.nz 5G | 13S | 2B | 1SH NZ Transport Agency, EECA
D
Dentsu Inc Tokyo, Japan dentsu.com 5G | 13S | 14B | 42 SH Japan Olympic Museum, Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium, The One Show, Shiseido, Mori Building, Tuna Scope, ArtKyoto, Lumine, Pocky, Nakagin Capsule Tower, Art Tokyo, Girls Award, SMV Japan, Kate St, Japan Sport Council, Boss, Takamatsu Bonsai, Seibu Lions, Nissin Foods, The Shizuoka, Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System, Mochi-Mochi-MochiMugi Udon, Tokyo Sports Station
Dentsu West Kanazawa, Japan dentsu.com 1G | 1S | 1B | 4SH Kanazawa Art Directors Club, EraL
Dentsu Creative X Tokyo, Japan dentsu.com 2G | 1S | 2 SH Language Sanctuary
E/F
Elvis London, UK elvislondon.com 2G | 1S | 1SH LADbible, Mondelez/Cadbury’s
Engine London, UK enginegroup.com 1G | 1S Born Free Foundation
FCB Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal fcb.com 1S | 2B | 3SH World Day of Remembrance, WWF Portugal, Portuguese Paralympic Committee
G/H
Geometry Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina geometry.com 2G | 3B | 2SH Cinemark Hoyts, Volkswagen Argentina
Geometry MENA Dubai, United Arab Emirates geometry.com 1S | 5B | 9SH Nestlé, Castrol, Dasani, Uber Eats, Twitter
Havas, Madrid Spain havas.com 1GP | 2G | 1S | 1B | 2SH Santander Bank, Sonae Sierra, Peugeot
Heimat Berlin, Germany heimat-berlin.com 1GP | 9G | 7S | 11B | 10SH Voice of the Wall, Hornbach, McDonald’s, German Cancer Aid, German Federal Association of Funeral Directors, VAAY
I/L
Innocean Berlin, Germany innocean.eu 1G | 1S | 3B | 2SH Kia Motors, Charité Berlin University Hospital, Hyundai Motors
Impact BBDO Dubai, United Arab Emirates impactbbdo.com 7G | 7S | 10B | 6SH Lotto Libanais, An-Nahar Newspaper, FiftyFifty Lebanon, Snickers, Novomed, Al Saiyid Gun Society, Etisalat
Leo Burnett Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan leoburnett.com.tw 1G | 1S | 3B | 1SH China Airlines, McDonald’s
M
McCann London London, UK mccannlondon.com 5G | 3S | !B | 1SH Age Perfect, Help for Heroes, Xbox, Alzheimer’s Society
M&C Saatchi Sydney Australia mcsaatchi.com.au 2S | 4B | 3SH Long May We Play, Tourism Australia, TAB, BWS, Kid’s Helpline
Mother New York New York, USA mothernewyork.com 3S | 1B | 1SH The New York Public Library, Instagram
MRM Detroit, USA mrm.com 1G | 1B | 2SH Chevrolet, Buick & GMC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles
MullenLowe MENA Dubai, United Aran Emirates mullenlowemena.com 1G | 2S | 3B | 3SH The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives
N/O/P
Nord DDB Stockholm, Sweden nordddb.com 6G | 2S | 5B | 4SH Volkswagen, McDonald’s, Garant
Ogilvy Social Lab Amsterdam, Netherlands ogilvy.nl 1G | 2S | 5B | 2SH Volvo, Philips, Dutch Railway Infrastructure Company
Ogilvy Social Lab Brussels, Belgium ogilvy-sociallab.be 2S | 2B | 4SH Carrefour, Ikea
Ogilvy Singapore ogilvy.sg 1G | 1S | 2B | 1SH. Cadbury’s, RIT Foundation, Simon Community Northern Ireland
Publicis Italy Milan, Italy publicis.it 11G | 12S | 6B | 5SH. Heineken, Diesel, The Coca-Cola Company, Netflix
Piko Chisinau, Moldova piko.rocks 1G | 1S | 2B | 1SH TV8/Cutia Neagra, Dutch Embassy Office
R/S
RT Creative Lab Moscow, Russia creativelab.rt.com 1G | 1S | 2B | 2SH #Romanovs100, Lessons of Auschwitz
Sancho BBDO Bogota, Colombia sanchobbdo.com.co 3G| 2S | 10B | 4SH Liga Colomgiana Contra el Cancer, Mercado Libre, Almacens Exito, Pepsi, Postobon, Baloto, Groupo Bancolombia
Serviceplan Munich, Germany serviceplan.com 16G | 9S | 9B | 14SH Stroke Art Fair, Dot Translate, Der Spiegel, Meter Group, Lego, Geerman Child Protection Association, Robin Wood, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, Sea Watch, Deutsche Bahn, Beck’s, Reporters without Borders, Piper Verlag, Vienna Tourism Board, Hamburger Verbraucherzentrale, Butterfly Coach, Allianz, Penny
Stendahls Gothenberg, Sweden stendahls.se 3S | 4B | 2SH Lansforsakringer, Goteborg Film Festival, Sioo:x , Stampen Media, The West Coast Foundation, Husqvana
72andSunny Los Angeles, USA 72andsunny.com 1GP | 5G | 3S | 2B | 12SH Tinder, #The Real Heroes Project, truth, Disney Movie Insiders
72andSunny New York, USA. 72andsunny.com 4G | 2S | 1B | 1SH Smirnoff
T
TBWA Hakuhodo Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan tbwahakuhodo.co.jp 2S | 6B | 2SH Rosette Face Wash Pasta, Soft Bank Corp
TBWA\RAAD Dubai, United Arab Emirates tbwaraad.com 1G | 1S | 4B | 4SH Standard Chartered Bank UAE, Nissan, KFC, Sun Holidays, Clemenceau Medical Centre
Tech and Soul Sao Paulo, Brazil techandsoul.com.br 1S | 2B | 1SH Go! Airlines, Museum of Holocaust
The Nine Shanghai Shanghai, China 1S | 4B | 1SH Vatti, Rokid, Yan Ji You Bookstores, Times China Property, Nanfu Battery
Try Oslo, Norway try.no 2G | 4S | 9B | 5SH World Science Festival, Nobel Peace Centre, DNB Bank, KK Magazine, Seafood from Norway, Lidl Sweden, Norwegian Red Cross, sh-rt, Statskog
V/W
VCCP London, UK. vccp.com 2G | 1S | 3B. Easyjet, Cadbury
Wunderman Thompson Dubai, United Arab Emirates wundermanthompson.com 4G | 4S | 4B | 2SH Lenovo, Bose, GSK Sensodyne
Wunderman Thompson Taipei, Taiwan wundermanthompson.com 2G | 2S | 3B | 1SH Taipei Blood Center, Cancer Tumour Patients Aid Association, National Football League
