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Golden Drum: Grand Prix for MINI and DEMNER, MERLICEK & BERGMANN
Success for Austrian agencies at the 22nd Golden Drum International Advertising Festival in Portoroz.
The Vienna-based agency DEMNER, MERLICEK & BERGMANN took home a Grand Prix – the highest award- in the category ‘Outdoor’ for MINI ‘Traffic Lights’.
Francesco Bestagno / Executive Board Member and Creative Director of the campaign: ‘Naturally, we are beyond delighted to have our work receive this recognition. We have always had the suspicion that even with a car as small as the MINI, one could win great awards like the Grand Prix.’
Austria’s winners:
- DEMNER, MERLICEK & BERGMANN: 1 x Grand Prix for MINI ‘Traffic Lights’ (category ‘Outdoor’) and 3 x Shortlist for Wiener Städtische ‘The CB Radio Campaign’ (category ‘Radio’), Ja!Natürlich ‘Coq au Vin’ (category ‘Direct Communication’), BMW ‘The BMW Travel Banner’ (category ‘digital’)
- WIEN NORD: 2 x Silver Drum for Opel ‘Opel’s Airmail for Volkswagen’ (category ‘Branded Content’, category ‘Public Relations’) and 1 x Shortlist for Opel ‘Opel’s Airmail for Volkswagen’ (category ‘Direct’)
- Arts & Crafts Vienna: 1 x Silver Drum for Merkur Insurance ‘A New Handwriting’ (category ‘Design of Brand’ & ‘Corporate Identity’)
- Serviceplan: 2 x Shortlist for Lufthansa ‘Lufthansa Nonstop Flight Night Sky’ (category ‘Press’ & ‘Outdoor’)
- Heimat Wien: 1 x Shortlist for Caritas Vienna ‘End the Dying in the Mediterranean Sea’ (category ‘Digital’)
- Springer & Jacoby: 1 x Shortlist for Uniqa ‘Youngsters’ (category ‘Film’)
- Young & Rubicam Vienna: 1 x Shortlist for Euromillions (together with Young & Rubicam Prague) ‘Guides for Millionaires – Lobsters’ (category ‘Radio’)