ColensoBBDO's campaign 'Self Destruct' which helped gain the agency its high ranking in the YoungGuns.

YoungGuns reveal top agencies of the decade

Colenso BBDO New Zealand has been named the number one agency in the world for emerging and young creatives, topping the YoungGuns Top 10 rankings of the most awarded agencies of the past decade.

The Top 10 Agencies ranking identifies the individual agencies that have produced the most awarded creative talent in the 10 years since the YoungGuns were founded. Work from these agencies can be found at www.ygaward.com/10years

Of the YoungGuns 10th Birthday rankings only two remain before 2010 Entry deadline (October 15) which are the Top 10 Innovative Ideas and the Top 10 Young Creatives of the Decade.

The Top 10 list features agencies from the USA, UK, Argentina, India and Australia. ColensoBBDO is the only New Zealand agency in the top 10.

TBWA\CHIAT\DAY New York features second, followed by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Del Campo

Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi in Argentina took 5th position. Three UK agencies made the list – Mother London in 6th, DDB London in 8th and Saatchi & Saatchi London in 9th. Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai made 7th and Saatchi & Saatchi Australia rounded out the list in 10th spot.

The complete top 10 Awarded Agencies list is:

Rank Network Country

1 ColensoBBDO New Zealand

2 TBWA\CHIAT\DAY, New York USA

3 Crispin Porter + Bogusky USA

4 Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi Argentina

5 Mother London UK

6 Leo Burnett, Chicago USA

7 Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai India

8 DDB, London UK

9 Saatchi & Saatchi, London UK

10 Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney Australia

Entries close on Friday October 15 for the world’s best young professionals and students to enter this year’s awards, which recognize emerging creative talent in a number of fields.

www.ygaward.com

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Did it lose something in translation?

Such a great video story. Such an awkward tagline. Such a strong agency. Perhaps Australian Creative's editor isn't quite as good at French as she imagines?