McCann Health Continues Awards Leadership

Top Performances At Shows In Singapore And New York

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Oct 06, 2014, 05:01 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Health, the health and wellness network of McCann Worldgroup, continued to demonstrate its creative preeminence in the healthcare marketing industry with its awards performance at the first Spikes Asia Healthcare Awards show held during the 2014 Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity in Singapore.

McCann Health Sydney won two Gold Spike Campaign Awards for its "Ken" and "Sarah" campaigns for Janssen's Simponi brand, an arthritis medication.

The McCann Health network also won four Bronze Spikes:

McCann Health Shanghai: "See The Effect" – for Suntory's Black Oolong Tea;
McCann Health Singapore: "Red Cross Connection" – for the Singapore Red Cross Blood Donation;
McCann Health Japan: "End ALS" – for The End ALS Association;
McCann Health Sydney: "Hardly Notice" – for Janssen's Simponi brand.

In recognition of McCann Health's global leadership, June Laffey, the Executive Creative Director at McCann Health Sydney, served as the first President of the Spikes Asia Healthcare Awards show. She also served as Chair of the Digital Jury at the Clio Healthcare Awards.

In addition, McCann Health won 7 Silver Clios and 6 Bronze Clios at the 2014 Clio Healthcare Awards in New York. The winning campaigns came from McCann Health Australia, McCann Health Singapore, McCann Health Japan, McCann Health India, and McCann Health Mexico.

John Cahill, Global CEO, McCann Health, said, "Our creative awards are directly linked to benefits for our clients. Awards drive innovation and propel us to invent on behalf of our clients and their brands. Success in healthcare is built around this innovation."

"Winning awards that celebrate the strength of our network is more than being recognized for our work or our clients alone," said Jeremy Perrott, Global Creative Director, McCann Health. "It signals the strength and professionalism in our network and our unique ability to deliver best-in-market solutions on a consistent basis across the globe. And it recognizes the fact that every one of our employees strives to deliver the work that sets standards around the world."

About McCann Health

Comprising the world's most connected health and wellness experts, McCann Health (www.mccannhealth.com) is the most awarded professional and consumer health communications network with the largest international expertise spanning 35 countries and 57 offices. McCann Health's global network includes McCann HumanCare, McCann Healthcare, McCann Regan Campbell Ward, McCann Torre Lazur, McCann Complete Medical (the leading worldwide medical communications practice), and Double Helix (an international healthcare consultancy focused on working with clients on strategic market research and market access issues). McCann Health is a part of McCann Worldgroup.

About McCann Worldgroup

McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is a leading global marketing services company with 23,000 employees in more than 120 countries, comprising McCann Erickson (advertising), MRM//McCann (digital marketing/relationship management), Momentum Worldwide (total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc communications), CRAFT (global adaptation and production), UM (media management), Weber Shandwick (public relations), FutureBrand (consulting/design), ChaseDesign (shopper marketing) and PMK-BNC (entertainment/brand/popular culture).

SOURCE McCann Worldgroup