As 2023 ends, we look back at a year full of drive, passion, and teamwork. Collectively, VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, now known as VML, have put together a list highlighting our accomplishments and awards for the year.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to our remarkable agency family, all around the world, for their role in making this year exciting and successful. Additionally, we are grateful for our exceptional client partners and the chance to collaborate with them this year.
Together, in 2024 we will come back bigger (by 30,000) and stronger. Until then, we wish everyone Happy Holidays.
Business
- Ad Age A-List No. 2 (VMLY&R)
- Ad Age Standout Agency (Wunderman Thompson)
- VMLY&R Mexico named Agency of the Year in Scopen Mexico Study (VMLY&R)
- Top 10 Healthcare Marketing Agency in MM+M Agency 100 (Wunderman Thompson Health and VMLY&R Health both listed in the top 10)
- VMLY&R Australia named Top 5 Agency of the Year by Campaign Brief
- VMLY&R UK named Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year by Campaign
- VMLY&R Health Spain named one of top 20 agencies in Spain by Marketing Director
- Integrated Agency Global Network of the Year at the Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards (Wunderman Thompson)
- Digital Industries Agency Team of the Year (VML Commerce)
- Named a Top Network for Good by the Good Report 2022 (Wunderman Thompson, ranked #7)
- Solution Partner of the Year at the Optimizely 2023 Partner Awards (Wunderman Thompson Commerce & Technology)
- Named a ‘Leader’ in The Forrester Wave™: Marketing Measurement and Optimization, Q3 2023 (Gain Theory)
Culture
- Fast Company’s Best Places to Work for Innovators (VMLY&R)
- Mosaic Champion – Organization at the AAF Mosaic Awards (VMLY&R)
- Top 100 of all U.S. companies by The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (VMLY&R)
- The Drum Awards: Highly Commended in the Agency Business: Best Place to Work category (VMLY&R)
Work
- Network of the Year at the ANDYs (VMLY&R)
- Network of the Year at the ADC Awards (VMLY&R)
- Network of the Year at The Drum Awards (VML)
- Network of the Year at the New York Festivals’ Advertising Awards (VMLY&R)
- Network of the Year at the Lisbon International Advertising Festivals (VMLY&R)
- Network of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R)
- Network and Agency of the Decade at the Athar Saudi Legacy Awards (Wunderman Thompson MENA and Wunderman Thompson Riyadh respectively)
- Network of the Year at the Saniss Americas 2023 (Wunderman Thompson LATAM)
- European Network of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R)
- European Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R)
- APAC Agency of the Year in Campaign Brief’s The Work (VMLY&R Australia)
- AUNZ Network of the Year at the London International Awards (VMLY&R)
- Agency of the Year at the MMA Smarties Awards (Wunderman Thompson Brazil)
- Agency of the Year at the Adman Awards & Symposium (Wunderman Thompson Thailand)
- Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R)
- Best Agency at El Ojo De Iberoamerica (VMLY&R Puerto Rico)
- Global Agency of the Year at London International Awards (VMLY&R Melbourne)
- Agency of the Year at NYF Advertising Awards (VMLY&R Commerce U.S.)
- Agency of the Year at 2023 Ideas Awards (VMLY&R Peru)
- Agency of the Year at Circular De Oro (VMLY&R Mexico)
- Agency of the Year at the New Gen Awards (VMLY&R South Africa)
- Health Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R Health Spain)
- Health Agency of the Year at Lisbon International Advertising Festivals (VMLY&R)
- Creative Team of the Year at the Luum Awards (VMLY&R(
- Fast Company Innovation by Design Award for ‘True Patriot Love’ (Wunderman Thompson Canada)
- Effie LATAM Top Agencies (Wunderman Thompson Brazil #5)
- Effie LATAM Top Agency Networks (Wunderman Thompson LATAM #5)
People
- 31 Top Tech Executives Shaping the Future of Kansas City: David Mitchell
- 4A’s Foundation MAIP Golden Gala Industry Agitator Award: Walter Geer III, Kaleeta McDade, Sherman Winfield
- 4A’s Foundation Pantheon Award winner: Emily Sander
- Ad Age Leading Women: Dania Alarcon
- Adweek’s Creative 100 List: Josh Loebner
- AMA Dallas-Fort Worth Marketer of the Year Awards — Marketing Maverick: Shawna Guevara
- BIG Awards Rising Star: Tonisha DeWitt
- Campaign Global Agency Leader of the Year: Mel Edwards
- Campaign Global Marketing / Corp Comms Team of the Year: Wunderman Thompson
- Campaign U.S. 40 Over 40: Jon Cook
- Campaign U.S. 40 Over 40: Justin Roth
- Cincinnati Business Journal 40 Under 40: Nick Brunker
- Creativepool Awards – Creative Leaders of the Year: Pip Hulbert, Emma Chiu, Daniel Bonner, Daniel Minaker, Sebastian Tarazaga, Rosie Bardales
- D-30 Disability Impact List: Josh Loebner
- The Drum’s Future 50 List: Erin Hiromoto
- Empower Role Model Senior Executives List: Debbie Ellison
- European CEO Awards: Business Woman of the Year in Marketing & Communications: Mel Edwards
- HERoes Role Models Lists — Executives Role Model List: Mel Edwards, Beth Ann Kaminkow, and Beth Wade
- HERoes Role Models Lists — 100 Future Role Models List: Nikeisha Beckford
- Kansas City Business Journal’s Top 20 to Know in Advertising & Marketing: Subashini Nadarajah and Heather Physioc
- MM+M 40 Under 40: Victoria Driscoll and Natxo Diaz
- MM+M Pinnacle Awards winner: Claire Gillis
- Merco Corporate Reputation Top 100 Business Leaders: Alvaro More
- Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40: Amanda Bailey
- OUTstanding LGBTQ+ Role Models List: Jamie June Hill
- PM360 Elite 100 Awards: Anna Ross
- Scopen Mexico Study — Most Admired Creative Agency Professionals: Luis “Madruga” Enriquez, Hector Fernandez, Gabriella Gonzalez
- She Runs It Changing the Game Awards Quantum Leap Honoree: Laura Mignott
- Women of Excellence Awards: Julianne Hudson
- Xpectives Health Early Career Achievement Awards: Kate Wallace and Amy Schwartz
