Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi, one of Ghana’s top advertising agencies, came out tops at the 7th Gong-Gong Awards capturing ten awards.The awards ceremony which was held on Saturday May 2nd, 2009 at the International Conference Centre saw the participation of several advertising companies picking awards in various categories.Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi scooped four (4) gold Gong-Gongs, the highest number of gold trophies won by any agency this year. They also took home five (5) silver awards.In addition to gold and silver awards, three Platinum Gong-Gongs were presented to the highest scoring adverts in each media category: television, radio and print.Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi went home with the Platinum award for the Best of the Best Television advert, sealing their position as top winners of the occasion.Chief Executive Officer of Orgin8 Saatchi & Saatchi, Joel E. Nettey, said clients of the company are the best people to dedicate the awards to.“By God’s Infinite Grace, success was ours. I want to say kudos to my entire team for their sacrifices and hard work that have brought us thus far. We share this success with our valued clients who have given us the opportunity and latitude to exercise our creativity while developing their brands.”Speaking on the next step for Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi, Mr. Nettey who is also an Executive Council member of the Advertising Association of Ghana, commented that staying on top is a greater challenge than getting there, adding, “We will not rest on our laurels, but we will use this as a booster to drive us to even greater successes.”The Gong-Gong awards are Ghana’s local industry awards for the Advertising and Marketing Communications Agencies in Ghana. They were instituted by the Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG), the Industry Body and Professional Institute for Ghana’s thriving advertising and marketing communications businesses.Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi is a full-service Agency established in 1997. Their mission is to deliver Effective Integrated Marketing Communications Solutions, powered by CREATIVITY, to achieve total customer satisfaction.Their slogan, “the passion to originate ideas”, underscores the team’s commitment to the creative process—to produce world class marketing communications solutions. Origin8 Saatchi & Saatchi have been Ghana’s most awarded agency since the inception of the awards in 2003.