Ogilvy Washington Shines with 12 ADDY® Awards

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Washington (Ogilvy) an integrated, global communications firm, won nine Gold ADDY® Awards and three Silver ADDY® Awards at the 2016 American Advertising Awards-DC. Hosted each year by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the American Advertising Awards is the industry's largest competition and recognizes the best in advertising creative excellence. This year's event took place on Friday evening at the Newseum in Washington, DC.

Ogilvy won the following ADDY® Awards in partnership with its clients:

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), "Extreme Possibilities Content Hub"

• Gold ADDY®: Online/Interactive, Microsite
• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, Responsive Design
• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, User Experience
• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, Interface & Navigation
• Gold ADDY®: Cross Platform, Online/Interactive Campaign

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Floodsmart "Max Flood"

• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, Motion Graphics, Animation or Special Effects

Glenmorangie, "Unnecessarily Well Made"

• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, Art Direction
• Silver ADDY®: Cross Platform, Online/Interactive Campaign
• Silver ADDY®: Social Media, Multiple Platforms

Hennessy, "Tasting Notes"

• Gold ADDY®: Elements of Advertising, Motion Graphics, Animation or Special Effects

Hennessy, "Friendsgiving 2015"

• Silver ADDY®: Social Media, Multiple Platforms

Hennessy, "Holiday 2015"

• Silver ADDY®: Cross Platform, Online/Interactive Campaign

"At Ogilvy Washington, we combine compelling creative with a sound strategy to produce campaigns that are as effective as they are beautiful." said Robert Mathias, CEO, Ogilvy Public Relations and President, Ogilvy Washington. "To win 12 ADDY® Awards is an unprecidented and outstanding achievement for our entire office. We are especially grateful to AAF and, of course, to our clients for their partnership."

Winners from the AAF DC ADDY® Awards will go on to compete against other winning entries in regional and national ADDY® Award competitions. A showcase of Ogilvy's winning entries can be found winners.aafdc.org.

About Ogilvy Public Relations
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2015, for the fourth consecutive year, it was named the Cannes Lions Network of the Year. Ogilvy was also named Best Digital Consultancy in the World, one of the Most Creative Agencies, Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year, and Best South-East Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world: it integrates deeply with all Ogilvy disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital, social and content, and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. For more information, visit our website at www.ogilvypr.com or follow us at @ogilvypr.

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