Y&R Shines At 2016 Golden Drum Awards With Grand Prix

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Y&R landed top accolades at this year's Golden Drum International Festival of Creativity, Central and Eastern Europe's most prestigious advertising festival. Picking up a Grand Prix in Press, five Golden Drum awards and six Silver Drum awards, the network landed a second place overall ranking at the festival.

The Grand Prix in Press was awarded to Y&R Prague for its Forbes "Cancer/Oceans/Poverty/Forests/Animals" campaign. The beautifully crafted campaign showcased heavy-hitting facts and statistics behind the costs of changing the world – from cleaning the oceans to curing cancer.

The outstanding performance of the Prague office also included three Golden Drum awards for UNHCR's campaigns in the Film category for "Windless"; the Press category for "Hang glider/Coal train"; and the Public Relations category for "We Were the Refugees Once." Y&R Prague also took home a Silver Drum award for UNHCR "We Were the Refugees Once," and a Silver award for its Doctors Without Borders "Playlists for Life" campaign.

A Golden Drum was also awarded to Y&R Istanbul in Press for Baba Radyo's "Wedding" work, as well as to Young & Rubicam FMS LLC, Mindshare Russia for TrendsBrands.ru's "Likeable Discount."

"We have long believed in the importance of having deep local roots in all our markets. Our strong performance at Golden Drum comes out of this strategy and underpins the extraordinary creativity in the region, as well as our ongoing commitment to driving success for our clients," said Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer at Y&R.

Extending its regional performance, Y&R Budapest won three Silver Drum awards in the Out of Home category for the Hungarian Red Cross "Homeless Objects" work; in the Digital category for Skyscanner "Get Me There"; and in Branded Content for Katona Jozef Theater "Every Day a Play." Y&R Team Red Istanbul also proudly took home a silver award for Vodafone's "Vodafone Coverage – Mountain" work.

About Y&R
Y&R is one of the most iconic global marketing communications companies in the world. We operate as a Global Boutique, connecting deep local insights with strategies and objectives that transcend borders. United by a global infrastructure and market-leading tools and technology, Y&R clients have access to top talent and resources from 189 offices in 93 countries around the world.

Y&R has led breakthrough campaigns for clients that include Bel Brands, Campbell's Soup Company, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Dell, Telefonica and Xerox, among many others.

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