U.S. Companies Capture the Most Statues at Prestigious London International Awards 2007

U.S. Companies Capture the Most Statues at Prestigious London International Awards 2007

USA Wins One Grand Prize, 31 Gold Statues, 63 Silver Statues

LONDON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- 94 entries from 25 companies in the United States have been chosen as Gold and Silver Statue winners in the mediums of Design, Digital Media, Integrated Media, Package Design, Poster & Outdoor, Print, Radio and Television/Cinema for the 2007 London International Awards at the Hippodrome this evening. Now in its 22nd year, the London International Awards honours excellence in Advertising, Design and Digital Media.

One U.S. entry captured the Grand Prize Statue for Print. Saatchi & Saatchi, New York won the Grand Prize with its Print ads, "20th Century," "Life," "2/23/07." Only six Grand Prizes were awarded at the ceremony, chosen from a pool of 17,660 submissions.

   The 25 companies that won Gold and Silver Statues include:   -- 65Media of Marina Del Rey, CA won one Gold Statue in Digital Media   -- Arnold of Boston won one Gold and two Silver Statues in      Television/Cinema, one Silver Statue in Integrated Media, one Silver      Statue in Print and two Silver Statues in Radio   -- BBDO New York won two Gold Statues and five Silver Statues in Poster &      Outdoor, one Gold Statue and five Silver Statues in Television/Cinema,      one Silver Statue in Integrated Media, one Silver Statue in Print and      one Silver Statue in Radio   -- Ciulla/MLR of Chicago won one Silver Statue in Package Design   -- Crispin Porter + Bogusky of Miami won four Gold Statues and three      Silver Statues for Digital Media, two Silver Statues in      Television/Cinema, one Silver Statue in Integrated Media, one Silver      Statue in Print and one Silver Statue in Radio   -- DDB Chicago won two Silver Statues in Television/Cinema   -- DraftFCB of New York won one Silver Statue in Radio   -- Goodby, Silverstein and Partners of San Francisco won two Gold Statues      and one Silver Statue in Digital Media   -- harvest of Santa Monica, CA won one Gold Statue in Television/Cinema   -- JWT Chicago won one Silver Statue in Print   -- Leo Burnett of Chicago won four Gold Statues and one Silver Statue in      Poster & Outdoor, two Gold Statues in Print, six Silver Statues in      Print and three Silver Statues in Television/Cinema   -- Los Angeles Times Media Group won one Silver Statue in      Television/Cinema   -- McCann Erickson of New York won one Silver Statue in Design   -- McCann Worldgroup of San Francisco won one Gold Statue in Digital Media      and one Silver Statue in Television/Cinema   -- MMB of Boston won one Gold Statue in Radio   -- Ogilvy & Mather of New York won one Gold Statue and one Silver Statue      in Television/Cinema   -- Ogilvy & Mather Vietnam (via Chicago) won one Silver Statue in Print   -- Pond Radio Entertainment of San Francisco won one Silver Statue in      Radio   -- Publicis & Hal Riney of San Francisco won one Silver Statue in Poster &      Outdoor   -- R/GA of New York won one Silver Statue in Digital Media   -- Saatchi & Saatchi New York won two Gold Statues and one Silver Statue      in Poster & Outdoor, five Gold Statues and one Silver Statue in Print      and two Gold Statues and two Silver Statues in Television/Cinema   -- Sandstrom Design of Portland won one Gold Statue and one Silver Statue      in Package Design, and one Silver Statue in Design   -- TBWA\Chiat\Day of New York won one Silver Statue in Print   -- TM+Sedgwick Rd of Irving, TX won one Silver Statue in Print   -- Young & Rubicam Chicago won one Silver Statue in Print and one Silver      Statue in Television/Cinema   

318 entries from the U.S. reached Finalist status. Of the 17,660 total submissions from 81 countries, only six percent (6%) reached Finalist status. From that elite group, 1.4% attained Silver status and only 0.5% were awarded Gold Statues. The vast number of submissions reflects the prestige and explosive growth of the London International Awards since its inception in 1986 when 2,600 submissions were considered.

"It is clear that the USA continues to produce some very sophisticated work that is impacting the advertising industry as a whole," said Barbara Levy, President of London International Awards. "As an organization devoted to acknowledging creative endeavors, we feel privileged to highlight the tremendous talent that is consistently showcased by the United States."

A complete list of finalists and winners can be viewed at London International Awards' website, www.liaawards.com. To obtain high-resolution images, an FTP site is available. For further information, please contact Susan Weingram at (212) 843-8056 or sweingram@rubenstein.com or Andrea Sioris at (212) 843-9368 or asioris@rubenstein.com.

About London International Awards:

London International Awards honours preeminent work in advertising, design and digital media. Now in its 22nd year, the organisation's coveted statue has become an international icon of creative excellence. London International Awards is respected in an industry already saturated with awards because of its renowned jury panels and stringent judging process. In 2007, LIA has implemented a system that enables the Jury to award Silver Statues, supplementing the Finalist and Gold honours recognised to date. For more information, please visit www.liaawards.com.

Source: London International Awards

CONTACT: Susan Weingram, +1-212-843-8056, sweingram@rubenstein.com, or
Andrea Sioris, +1-212-843-9368, asioris@rubenstein.com, both of Rubenstein
Associates, Inc. Public Relations

Web site: http://www.liaawards.com/

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