Tight fight for agency title goes to BigTime Creative Shop

It was perhaps the closest battle yet for the Cresta Agency of the Year title, with just two points making the difference between first and runner-up on the count back of the multiple wins. 

Last year’s holder of the Independent Agency of the Year, BigTime Creative Shop, Riyadh, stepped up to the overall Agency of the Year title after scooping up two golds, three silvers and seven bronze awards. 

This narrowly pipped Try of Oslo, who stunned the competition by taking the only two Grand Prix given and backed that up with four gold awards. 

However, despite the quality of those honors, the weight of BigTime Creative Shop’s wins ultimately told, making for a clear but narrow victory. BigTime also earned their awards across five different projects, while Try’s success was built around one outstanding campaign for IKEA, ‘Made for Life’.

"Being named Cresta’s global Independent Agency of the Year 2025 was a proud moment. Being named Global Agency of the Year this year, competing against the entire industry, puts that achievement into perspective. Thank you to our world-class team, who deliver every single day, and to our clients and partners, whose trust keeps growing with us, year on year,” said Mohammed Sehly, CEO, BigTime Creative Shop