BUSINESS
- Acquia Partner Awards: VML named Top Technical Excellence Partner of the Year
- AdPeople Awards: VML Thailand named Agency of the Year for the fifth consecutive year, earning 69 awards, including CEO, CCO, and Advertiser of the Year honors
- Advertising Agencies and Media Houses 2024 report by Media Marketing Polska: VML Poland recognized
- ASPID (Asociación de Profesionales de la Comunicación y la Publicidad Integral) Awards: VML named Agency of the Year and Most Awarded Agency at this annual event celebrating excellence in healthcare communication and advertising across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America
- Braze Torchie Awards: VML named Service Partner of the Year
- BOA Awards: VML Belgium named Agency of the Year
- Campaign Asia: VML Indonesia named #2 Agency of the Year
- Campaign Brief: VML Australia named Agency of the Year
- Campaign Brief Asia: VML Ogilvy Japan named Regional Design Company of the Year
- Campaign Brief's "The Work 2024": VML is the #1 agency in Australia for the second consecutive year, with top rankings across APAC: #1 in Australia and Japan, #2 in India and Thailand, #4 in Indonesia and Taiwan, #5 in Singapore, and all VML APAC countries ranked in the region's top 10, including three in Asia's top 30
- Creative Guild 4A's: VML Philippines named Agency of the Year
- Effie Awards Argentina: VML Argentina named Agency of the Year
- Effie Awards LATAM: VML named #2 Network
- Effie Awards U.S.: #2 Most Effective Agency Network, with 18 recognitions including a record number of Grand Effie finalists
- Forrester report, “The Continuous Automation Testing Landscape:" VML recognized in the report
- Forrester report, “Customer Experience Strategy Consulting Landscape:" VML recognized in the report
- Forrester report, “The Modern Application Development Services Landscape:" VML recognized in the report
- Forrester report, “Marketing Content and Creative Landscape, Q4 2024:" VML recognized in the report
- The Forrester Wave: Adobe Services, Q3 2024: WPP named a Strong Performer, earning the highest scores in Adobe Commerce, Adobe B2B, Automation, and Adobe Customer Data Management criteria
- The Forrester Wave: Commerce Services, Q2 2024: WPP named a Leader
- The Forrester Wave: CX Strategy Consulting Services, Q4 2024: VML named a Strong Performer
- Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Services: VML named a Visionary, ranking Top 5 in Content & Creative Services, Experience Solution Operations, Marketing Services, and Experience Design
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Adobe Experience Cloud Professional Services 2024-25: WPP named a Leader
- IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Experience Design and Build Services 2023-2024 Vendor Assessments: WPP named a Leader
- Ojo de Iberoamérica: VML named #2 Network of Iberoamérica
- Ojo de Iberoamérica: VML Chile wins Best Agency of Chile
- Ojo de Iberoamérica: VML Mexico wins Best Agency of Mexico
- Optimizely Hackathon: VML Enterprise Solutions wins the competition
- Poland’s National Education Commission: VML Enterprise Solutions awarded a medal for its 18-year partnership with ZSŁ
- Salesforce Data Cloud Partners Awards: The Cocktail named Partner of the Year
- VTEX Quadrant 2024 in Brazil: For the sixth consecutive year, Corebiz (a VML company) has been selected as the Most Valuable Partner
WORK
- ACT Care Awards: "Call Glenn" by VML Belgium wins impactful campaign
- ACT Good Report: VML named the 8th Most Successful Network and “The Killer Pack” recognized as one of the Top 40 Most Responsible Campaigns
- ADC Awards: 35 honors, including two Best of Discipline awards for "Life Extending Stickers" by VML Colombia — along with three Gold, five Silver, eight Bronze, and 17 merits
- ADCE Awards: "Waiting to Live" by VML UK won Grand Prix, with VML also earning three Golds and two Bronzes
- Ad Age America's Hottest Brands: "Lincoln Nautilus" by Hudson Rouge named to the list
- Ad Age Creativity Awards: "FitChix" by VML Australia secured Tech Innovation of the Year, while "#StandUptoJewishHate" earned Best Pro Bono/Non-profit Work for Good
- Ad Age "Favorite Ads of 2024:" "Thanks for Coke-Creating" from WPP Open X, led by VML named to the list
- Ad Age "11 Best DEI Campaigns:" VML Canada's "See the Person named on the list
- ADFEST Lotus Awards: One Grand, three Gold, nine Silver, six Bronze
- AdForum PHNX Awards: Network of the Year, with five Grand Prix wins and VML Singapore winning Agency of the Year
- Adobe Experience Maker Awards: KFC Malaysia, a client of VML Malaysia, won the “Disruptor” award
- Advertising Research Foundation Awards: Silver for Intel's “The Font That Saves Eyes” and two Bronzes for Microsoft’s “Cuando Se Cierra Una Puerta"
- Adweek Experiential Award: "Tennessee Playcation" and "Charmology" by VML US won in the Travel Brand and Best Use of Mobile category
- ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards: "Prize Unravelled" by VML Canada won the Grand Prize and 2 category winners from Canada and Argentina
- ANDY Awards: Nine Golds across the Craft and Idea categories
- Best of Activation Awards: VML Belgium wins Agency of the Year and 12 trophies
- Bookmarks Awards: South Africa won two Gold, four Silver, and three Bronze
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: The VML network secured 57 Lions, including a prestigious Grand Prix, seven Gold, 19 Silver, and 30 Bronze Lions, alongside 151 shortlists across 29 of 30 Lions categories, making VML one of the four most awarded agencies at Cannes Lions 2024 and ranking as the United States' Most Creative Company with 31 Lions
- Circular de Oro: With eight Gold, seven Silver, and six Bronze wins, VML Mexico was named Agency of the Year for the sixth consecutive year
- Clio Awards: 60 awards, including three Grand Prix, 10 Gold, 22 Silver, and 25 Bronze
- Clio Health Awards: VML wins Network of the Year, with VML Madrid named Agency of the Year, and takes home two Grand Prix for "Dogs Without Borders"
- Clio Sports Awards: One Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze
- Creative Circle Ad of the Year: The Hardy Boys placed third in the OOH category for its creative activation for Stork
- Creative Circle Awards: 12 trophies including seven Gold, four Bronze, and two category winners
- The Creative Floor Awards: VML Health won seven Gold
- Creativepool Annual: Two Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze
- D&AD Awards: VML New York named Agency of the Year with VML collectively earning 35 Pencils and six offices ranked in D&AD's Top 100—tying for #2 among global networks: VML New York (#1), VML Colombia (#4), VML UK (#31), VML India (#36), VML Buenos Aires (#39), and VML Spain (#89)
- D Show: VML and Hudson Rouge were honored with multiple awards, including Best of Show, for Ford and Lincoln campaigns, celebrating the best in Detroit creativity
- The Drum "2024's 11 Most Effective Ads So Far:" "Mayo Cat" by VML New York for Hellmann's named to the list
- The Drum Awards: Honored with over three dozen accolades including a Grand Prix, two Chair's Awards, 15 Gold, 14 Silver, and seven Bronze
- The Drum World Creative Rankings: #2 Most Awarded Agency Network
- Dubai Lynx: Top-winning WPP agency, with five Grand Prix, two Gold Lynx, three Silver, and 12 Bronze
- Eficácia Awards: VML Portugal named Creative Agency of the Year
- El Ojo Awards: Five Grand Prix, 18 Gold, 16 Silver, 19 Bronze and two Best Local Idea wins
- Epica Awards: VML wins Network of the Year, winning 35 awards including three Grand Prix, 10 Gold, 11 Silver, and 11 Bronze
- Eurobest Awards: VML Belgium wins Agency of the Year and VML earns 54 honors including two Grand Prix, three Gold, five Silver and 10 Bronze
- Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards: "Intel One Mono" won the Type Design category and an honorable mention in Accessible Design
- Fast Company World Changing Ideas List: "Dogs Without Borders," a VML Health initiative for the Society of French-Brazilian Oncology, fetched a spot on the list in the Health Services category
- Gerety Awards: VML wins Network of the Year, two Grand Prix, five Gold, eight Bronze, and 37 shortlists
- Golden Drum Awards: 13 awards including two Gold, seven Silver, and four Bronze
- International Echo Awards: VML Argentina was titled the most awarded agency in the region, winning one Diamond, one Grand Prix, six Gold, two Silver, and three Bronze
- KTR Awards: VML Poland won two Silver and two Bronze
- Little Black Book Immortal Awards: #1 Global Network
- London International Awards: 94 recognitions, including 14 Gold, 24 Silver, and 26 Bronze, while VML Ogilvy Japan earned a top three designation as Design Company of the Year
- MACH IMPACT Awards: Wendy's and VML won Best Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Project
- MM+M Agency 100: VML Health ranked #4 in the Top 100 healthcare marketing companies
- MM+M Awards: VML Health and AstraZeneca won silver for “It’s Time To Rescue Rescue"
- New York Festivals Advertising Awards: The VML network has captured a total of 41 awards, including a Grand Prix for Scholz & Friends’ “The 100th Edition.”
- The One Show: 131 recognitions, including 17 Gold, 16 Silver, 21 Bronze and 77 Merits
- Popular Science "Best of What's New" Awards: "SupportBelt" by VML Detroit and VML NYC won in the Auto category
- PM Society Digital Awards: "Cancer Currency" by VML Health Madrid and London Europa Donna won Gold
- REGGIE Awards: VML Commerce brought home a Gold and Bronze for "Lucky's Charmology" and a Silver for "Creep to a New Beat"
- Saniss Health and Wellness Awards: VML crowned Network of the Year, winning Grand Prix and boosting our Puerto Rico office to the continent's second most influential agency
- Sitecore Experience Awards: VML’s UK and Singapore earned Best Content Management Modernization and Best Use of Data for transforming digital experiences
- Smarties Hispanic 2024 MMA LATAM: VML Argentina won Agency of the Year, with one Grand Prix, four Gold and two Bronze
- Spikes Asia: #2 Network of the Year, with 35 wins, including five Grand Prix for "FitChix" and one Grand Prix for "Seal Alarm;" VML Melbourne named #2 Agency of the Year
- Shorty Impact Awards: "Mended Murals" by VML U.S. won the Fashion & Beauty and On a Shoestring Campaign categories and earned Gold in Multicultural campaign
- Tribeca Festival: "The Santa Stories" from WPP Open X, led by VML, won Best Episodic Film
- US Search Awards: VML and United Rentals won "Best Use of Content Marketing"
- WARC Creative 100: VML is a Top 3 Agency Network for Creativity in the World, with three offices ranked: VML New York (#22), VML São Paulo (#31), and VML Melbourne (#46)
- WARC 100 Creative “Top 100 Creative Campaigns": “FitChix” ranked #24, Dogs Without Borders ranked #60, Smart Fill ranked #76
- WARC Awards for Effectiveness: VML Spain's "Absolutely Heinz" campaign has won a Global Grand Prix, leading a haul of awards for VML campaigns
- Webbys: Five nominees and five honorees
- YouTube Works Awards: VML and Wavemaker won "Brands as Creators" category for the Navy's "Sailor Vs." campaign
CULTURE & WORKPLACE
- Business Culture Awards: THRIVE, VML's personal development, coaching, and mentoring initiative earned "Highly Commended" recognition
- Cincinnati Enquirer “2024 Top Workplace:” VML Cincinnati was recognized
- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: VML named a Top 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace among all U.S. companies
- Seramount’s 2024 Inclusion Index: VML was honored on the list
- WorkLife Awards: VML named Most Dedicated to Employee Growth
PEOPLE
- Ad Club's "Icons, Rock Stars & Innovators:" Daniela Rosario
- ADCOLOR Futures: Niharika Verma, Senior Strategist, has been accepted into the ADCOLOR program
- AdPeople Awards: Parattajariya Jalayanateja, CEO of VML Thailand, won CEO of the Year 2024
- AdPeople Awards: Park Wannasiri, CCO, won Chief Creative Officer of the Year
- Advertising Week Europe’s Future is Female list: Claire Gillis, VML Health CEO
- Adweek Creative 100: Susan Golkin, VML New York ECD, recognized on the list
- ALF Awards “Business Developer 100” List: Helen Lu, Leo Madden, Lizzie Went, Ida Ong, and Eve Dain
- All Stars Project Benefit: Audrey Melofchik, Global Chief BX Officer, was honored for her work with the organization
- Automotive News All-Stars: Lynn Simoncini, Creative Director at VML was recognized with the Product Innovation award
- B2B Marketing Exchange Awards “B2BMX Trailblazer:” Karly Caylor
- Bloomberg’s 50 Women of Impact in Latin America: Karina Ribeiro
- Campaign US Agency of the Year Awards “Strategist of the Year:” Michelle Baumann
- Campaign US Agency of the Year Awards “Innovation Lead of the Year:” Brian Yamada (Honorable Mention)
- Campaign US Agency of the Year Awards “DE&I Advocate of the Year:” Tasha Gilroy (Finalist)
- Campaign US “Black Marketing Vanguard:” Walter Geer III
- Cannes Lions People Rankings: Top 10 Chief Creative Officers: Debbi Vandeven and Rafael Pitanguy ranked in Cannes Lions’ top 10 creative officers, making VML the only network with two leaders on the prestigious list
- Cannes Young Lions: More than two dozen creatives from VML offices around the world earned multiple top spots at the 2024 Cannes Young Lions
- Cannes Young Lions: João Chicau, Copywriter at VML Portugal, won Bronze in the Digital category, among dozens of other regional winners
- Cincinnati Magazine's Cincinnati 300 List: Nick Brunker, Group Director, Experience Strategy, and VML Cincinnati office lead
- Clio Health Innovator Award: Eduardo Domínguez, VML Health creative director
- Creativepool Annual: 11 VMLers recognized among the Top 100 Creative Leaders
- CX Today Rising Star: Nick Brunker (Finalist)
- The Drum World Creative Rankings “World’s Most Awarded CCO:” Debbi Vandeven
- D&AD Awards: Two of VML's Chief Creative Officers ranked in the Top 5 worldwide: Debbi Vandeven, Global Chief Creative Officer (#3) and Manuel Borde, Global Chief Creative Officer for Commerce (#4)
- D&AD Awards: Oswaldo Sa (VML New York) ranked #1 Creative Director globally and Jeremy Ruiz (VML Chicago) ranked #5
- Empower Executives Role Model List: Kapria Jenkins, Executive Director of VML’s Detroit Experience Studio
- Empower Future Leaders List: Jené Mitchell, Technology Specialist at VML Chicago
- INvolve Heroes Role Model Lists: Mel Edwards and Beth Wade featured on the Top 100 Women Executives list, and David Mitchell earned a spot on the Top 30 Advocates list
- OUTstanding's Top 100 Future Leaders List: Hayley Rozman, VML Chicago and Kaia Hemming, VML New York
- PM360's 10th Annual ELITE 100 Awards: Claire Gillis, VML Health CEO, honored as a "Transformational Leader"
- Women of Excellence Innovator: Asha Tantuwaya, group strategy and insights director at VML Chicago
- Women in Leadership Power list: Claire Gillis, VML Health CEO
Updated Dec. 17, 2024
- For a look at 2023's awards and recognition, click here
- For a look at VML's 2024 jury members, click here
- For errors or omissions, email jessica.nguyen@vml.com