thenetworkone Announces Global Indie Award Winners

The global awards run by thenetworkone are designed to celebrate creative excellence in the independent agency sector across the marketing, communications, and advertising industry. The global network announced the winners of the top creative and talent for 2023 at their Awards Ceremony hosted in London and virtually broadcast to over 100 countries on 24th January 2024: 

Best Lifestyle PR Campaign 

• WINNER: Modibodi All Gender period underwear launch – The IMPACT Agency,  Australia 
  
• SILVER: Hotel Hyundai - Launch PR, United Kingdom 
  
• BRONZE: Visit Finland Happiness Campaign: Find Your Inner Finn – Zapwater  Communications, Inc., USA 
  

Best Corporate PR Campaign 

• WINNER: Signs from the Ocean – MGC Global Group, Chile 
• SILVER: #Leapfrogging4Africa – Kurio, Finland  

Best Media Campaign 

• WINNER: Plan(a) – Promise, South Africa 
• SILVER: Hospitality Rising: Rise Fast, Work Young - Smithfield Agency, United  Kingdom 

Best Creative (Audio visual) 

• WINNER: Finding the Forgotten Graduate – Promise, South Africa SILVER: Somewhere, Anywhere – Zulu Alpha Kilo, USA

Best Creative (Print and Design) 

• WINNER: Plan (a) – Promise, South Africa 
• SILVER: AIZOME WASTERCARETM Industrial Waste – certified as skincare – SERVICEPLAN, Germany 

Public Good Award 

• WINNER: Redefining “Special” – Barrett Hofherr, USA 
• SILVER: §25-11 – Home without Domestic Violence – PEIX Health GmbH, Germany BRONZE: Lifeline NI – Genesis, United Kingdom 

Innovation Excellence 

• BRONZE: This Influencer Does Not Exist – But Can Go Viral – Kurio, Finland Rising Star  
• WINNER: Riku Eteläkoski – Nitro, Finland  
• JOINT SILVER: Anna Ward – Nelson Schmidt, USA
• JOINT SILVER: Luke Garden – Generation Media, United Kingdom

Indie Legend 

• WINNER: Cornelia Lamberty: the journey from regional media pioneer to  international legend, moccamedia GmbH, Germany
• SILVER: Korean PR Legend: Kyong-Hae Kim - Communications Korea, South Korea
• BRONZE: A Journey of Excellence: The Stanton Way. Peter Stanton - Stanton  Communications, USA 

The lead Judges from all categories then came together to decide this year’s Best in  Show. The overwhelming winner was: 

BEST IN SHOW 

• BEST IN SHOW WINNER FOR 2023: Plan(a) – Promise, South Africa 

Julian Boulding, founder 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. The entries this year made it very difficult decision as there was so much excellent creativity and innovation in 2023. We wish all  the winners and commended entries our congratulations on this well-deserved  achievement, particularly Promise in South Africa who excelled across multiple categories for our independent Judges this year.