Independent Agency Pioneers Shine through in the 2023 Global Indie Awards Shortlist

The global awards run by thenetworkone are designed to celebrate creative excellence in the independent agency sector across the marketing, communications, and advertising industry. thenetworkone today announced the shortlist for the award entries who will now go head-to-head in January for the coveted top accolade for 2023 in the following nine categories: 

Best Lifestyle PR Campaign 

• Discover Illinois with Dilla – OKRP, USA 

• Hotel Hyundai - Launch PR, United Kingdom 

• Modibodi All Gender period underwear launch – The IMPACT Agency, Australia • Transaction Merch – RA Kombinat, Kazakhstan  

• Visit Finland Happiness Campaign: Find Your Inner Finn – Zapwater  Communications, Inc. USA 

Best Corporate PR Campaign 

• #Leapfrogging4Africa – Kurio, Finland  

• Nestle Reforestation Program in Australia – The IMPACT Agency, Australia 

• Putting cybersecurity on the map – Nelson Bostock UNLMITED, United Kingdom 

• Signs from the Ocean – MGC Global Group, Chile 

• The Great British School Trip, powered by Hyundai - Launch, United Kingdom Best Media Campaign 

• DATE AT THE MUSEUM – TECH AND SOUL, COMUNICAÇÃO E MARKETING LTDA,  Brazil 

• Genesis and Public Health Agency NI – Lifeline ‘Talking Really Helps’ Campaign – Genesis, United Kingdom 

• Hospitality Rising: Rise Fast, Work Young - Smithfield Agency, United Kingdom

• Media Campaign: Starfield – GeneraLon Media, United Kingdom 

• Plan (a) – Promise, South Africa

Best Creative (Audio Visual) 

• Finding the Forgotten Graduate – Promise, South Africa 

• Letters to Santa – Ivalo Creative Agency Oy, Finland 

• PF Low E Campaign – Barkley, USA 

• Somewhere, Anywhere – Zulu Alpha Kilo, USA 

• Welcome to Acid Town, PEIX Health GmbH, Germany 

Best Creative (Print and Design) 

• AIZOME WASTECARETM Industrial Waste – certified as skincare – SERVICEPLAN,  Germany 

• Crayons-Creatively Independent – The Crayons Network, India 

• DATA IS LIFE CRACKING, BREAKING, FROZEN – Noah’s Ark Communications Ltd,  Nigeria 

• Hakola Furniture – Domestic craftsmanship is in all of our hands, Nitro Group Oy,  Finland 

• Plan (a) – Promise, South Africa 

Public Good Award 

• §25-11 – Home without Domestic Violence – PEIX Health GmbH, Germany 

• 353 Charity Fundraising Ball – Story Agency Ltd, United Kingdom 

• Lifeline NI – Genesis, United Kingdom 

• Macmillan Coffee Morning – Story Agency Ltd, United Kingdom • Redefining “Special” – Barrec Hokerr, USA 

Innovation Excellence 

• Fly Into the Drone Safety Zone – Mower, USA 

• Photomode – Out there in games – mnstr, France 

• Signs From The Ocean – MGC Global Group, Chile 

• This Influencer Does Not Exist – But Can Go Viral – Kurio, Finland • Unstandardized Desk – Zulu Alpha Kilo, Canada 

Rising Star  

Anna Ward – Nelson Schmidt, USA

Marilla Akkermans – Equality Media + Marketing, Australia

Mikey Presser – PromoVeritas, United Kingdom

Riku Eteläkoski – Nitro, Finland

Luke Garden – GeneraLon Media, United Kingdom

Indie Legend 

A Journey of Excellence: The Stanton Way. Peter Stanton - Stanton Communications, USA

Eka Ruola – Nitro, Finland

Cornelia Lamberty: the journey from regional media pioneer to international legend,  moccamedia GmbH, Germany

Jari Lähdevuori – Kurio, Finland

Korean PR legend: Kyong-Hae Kim - Communications Korea, South Korea

Winners announced next month 

The panel of esteemed Judges now have the difficult task of selecting the winners in each category and the overarching ‘Best in Show’ which will be announced live in thenetworkone’s Indie Awards ceremony kindly hosted by Four Agency in East London on Wednesday 24 January 2024.  

For Jason Foo, CEO of BBD Perfect Storm in the UK, and winner of the Public Good Award and overall Best in Show Award in 2022, the awards are recognition among a global network of creative innovators. He said, ‘Winning was a special moment for our agency. As a proud independent agency, our Indie was recognition of the excellence we strive for in pushing boundaries and championing innovation for public good. This is the best opportunity to put your agency on the global stage, to compete with the very best independents in our industry and to showcase your creativity.’ 

Julian Boulding, founder and president of thenetworkone said, ‘Our awards are designed to honour and amplify the entrepreneurial spirit of the independent agencies. But it's not just about creativity; independent agencies are competing on the international stage against the largest holding companies and networks. Their agility, flexibility, and innovative approaches allow them to go head-to-head with industry giants, delivering exceptional results and earning client trust.’