OMD Worldwide, an Omnicom Media Group agency, has been named Global Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, a leading media and advertising industry publication.

In selecting OMD, Adweek cited the company’s impressive turnaround performance following a very challenging 2017 that saw the historically dominant agency fall to the bottom of all major media analyst rankings.

OMD is the world’s largest media network combines innovation, creativity, empathy and evidence to make better decisions, faster on behalf of their clients so they can learn facter and act faster, create valued connections with customers, build profitable business outcomes and ultimately, win the future.

With more than 12,000 people working in over 100 countries, OMD is also currently ranked the world’s most effective media agency network in the Effie Effectiveness Index.

Adweek’s story detailed the comeback that took place during 2018 – a journey that saw OMD win or retain over $2.6b of business.

Global Chief Executive Officer of OMD, Florian Adamski, revealed OMD won more than 300 pitches across all geographies last year and doubled their retention rate and improved client ratings four consecutive times throughout 2018.

“We also remained the most medalled agency at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. When you put all this together it is simply astonishing,” he noted.

He stated, “none of this would have been possible without the hard work, talent and adaptability of our people nor the trust placed in us by our clients and partners.”

Mr. Adamski said he is incredibly proud of what the company has achieved and look forward to building on that foundation in 2019 and beyond.

According to Adweek’s story, the turnaround began with key leadership changes, firstly by the appointment of Florian Adamski to Global CEO in late 2017 and laterally as he built out his key executive and regional leadership teams, with a blend of proven talent from within Omnicom and key hires from the wider industry.

‘Better decisions, faster’ became OMD’s new north star – combining brand promise and competitive positioning.

To ensure it would be more than a tagline, numerous global initiatives were undertaken to inform every aspect of the business and empower OMD’s talent to deliver against the promise.

The Adweek article further credits the joint introduction of a new tech platform (OMNI) and media planning process (OMD Design) with the turnaround.

Omni is a people-based precision marketing and insight platform created by Omnicom. In parallel, OMD reimagined their planning process, OMD Design, a bespoke process grounded in the practice of empathy.

The partnership of best-in-class technology guided by a unique process aims to empower OMD to craft more valued and valuable experiences that deliver better business outcomes.

The Adweek story concludes that, after years of global dominance, despite a difficult 2017, OMD with support the support of their Client including the ones added in 2018, has delivered an unprecedented comeback and is once again at the top of its game.

About mediaReach OMD

mediaReach OMD in Ghana, West & Central Africa continues to be a thought leader and pioneer of various initiatives at the industry level, including syndicated and proprietary researches. mediaReach OMD continues to add ‘value’ to their Client’s Business by delivering Better Decisions, Faster.  

In 2019, mediaReach OMD celebrates its 20^th anniversary and continues to be the leading Media Agency in West and Central Africa.

It has been ranked No. 1 by RECMA in Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon, with partner offices in West and Central Africa giving an unrivaled coverage to their existing Clients in the Region.  

In June 2018, OMD was awarded the Most Medalled Media Network at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. 

In February 2017, OMD Worldwide was awarded the Most Creative & Innovative Network of the Year for the 11th consecutive time by the Gunn Report for Media, which is the industry standard for evaluating media creativity, innovation and effectiveness.