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JWT Network First in India and China; New Business Wins in Chindia Validate Creative Awards

2007-04-11 08:27 4789


NEW YORK, April 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- So far in 2007, JWT's agencies in Asia are winning creative kudos and attracting a surge of new business. "We are intensely focused on this rapidly growing arena, and we're starting to realize the results of those efforts," said Michael Maedel, worldwide president of JWT.

In the just published Campaign Brief Asia's 2007 rankings, JWT's agencies rated first in both India and China. (While JWT Shanghai was first last year, and again this year, JWT Mumbai jumped from tenth to first in 2007.) "I'm seeing some unprecedented and incredibly impressive results from the creative talent at our Chindia agencies," said Craig Davis, JWT worldwide creative director.

New business won since the beginning of the year includes:

JWT India: Exide Industries, General Insurance Council, Haier Telecom, Hyundai, Sony VAIO, Sterling Resorts and Tata Steel

RMG Connect/India: Bombay Dyeing, ITC Welcomgroup Hotels and Microsoft

JWT Greater China: Cadina Potato Chips for Lian Hwa Foods, InBev, Knorr, Liugong Machinery, Pizza Hut, Rolex and UL Activation Projects (won by Always Marketing)

About JWT

JWT ranks as the largest advertising agency brand in the United States and as the fourth-largest full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (Nasdaq: WPPGY). JWT's heritage of brand-building excellence extends back to 1864, making us the world's oldest advertising agency brand. In 1939, JWT pioneered the first national consumer research panel. In 1988, we created the first research study of consumer lifestyles, "Life Stages." We believe in being anthropologists first, advertising people second.

Source: JWT
Keywords: Advertising
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