Fourth year in a row; Seventh time in the 11-year history of The Gunn Report; With six of the world's "most awarded" agencies - the most of any network NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BBDO Worldwide (http://www.bbdo.com/) was named the "Most Awarded Agency Network in the World," according to The Gunn Report (http://www.gunnreport.com/), which combines the winners' lists from the most important award shows in the world. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091118/NY13962 ) This marks the fourth year in a row that BBDO has been ranked #1 and the seventh time in the 11-year history of this report. No other agency network has won more than twice. In June, BBDO was named Network of the Year at Cannes for the third year in a row - the only agency network to ever achieve this. The Gunn Report wrote, "BBDO racked up the fabulous total of 185 points" - 43 more than its nearest competitor. In all, 27 different BBDO agencies from all corners of the globe contributed to this success, with work for 69 different clients. Six finished among the top 50 Most Awarded individual agencies in the world: Almap BBDO, Brazil, was #2 and also the #5 most awarded in Interactive; BBDO New York (#7); AMV BBDO, London (#9); BBDO/Proximity Malaysia (#15); CLM BBDO, Paris (#29); and BBDO Argentina (#44). In addition, BBDO agencies produced the top two most awarded print campaigns in the world (in Malaysia for Jeep and in France for Alka-Seltzer). Andrew Roberson, President and CEO of BBDO Worldwide, commented, "Several years ago, Donald Gunn established a clear correlation between creative awards and in-market sales success. That's why we are so focused on 'The Work The Work The Work,' and why we are so pleased to have won The Gunn Report for an unprecedented fourth time in a row. To have done so with work from a record number of agencies and for a record number of clients proves the strength of our network, and the depth of our commitment to 'The Work.'" Among the BBDO companies that contributed to this year's Gunn Report success (in addition to those that were ranked among the Top 50 Most Awarded in the world) were Clemenger BBDO in Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington; BBDO Toronto; BBDO Chile; Sancho BBDO in Colombia; Mark BBDO in Prague; Pages BBDO in the Dominican Republic; Apex BBDO in El Salvador; BBDO Dusseldorf; KNSK in Hamburg; .Start in Munich; Irish International BBDO in Dublin; I&S BBDO in Japan; Impact BBDO in Beirut and Dubai; BBDO Mexico; FHV BBDO in Amsterdam; Colenso BBDO in Auckland; BBDO Guerrero in the Philippines; BBDO Portugal; Net#work BBDO in South Africa; Contrapunto in both Madrid and Barcelona; ANR BBDO in Sweden; BBDO Bangkok; and Energy BBDO in Chicago. Said Emma Wilkie, the author of The Gunn Report, "Seven wins in eleven years is a remarkable achievement. Your clients should be very proud of you. Here's applause to all those BBDO offices who contributed to that magnificent point total score." The idea behind The Gunn Report is to combine the winners' lists from the most important award shows everywhere in the world. Some of these are global, some regional, some national. For 2009, The Gunn Report included the top 39 shows in the world for TV and Cinema, the top 19 for Print, the top 18 for Interactive and the top 16 for All Gunns Blazing. BBDO Worldwide is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMCNYSE: www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091118/NY13962 DATASOURCE: BBDO Worldwide CONTACT: Roy Elvove, BBDO North America, +1-212-459-5797, Web Site: http://www.bbdo.com/

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