2024 Effie Index: Overview

Since 1968, the Effie Awards have been honoring Ideas that Work globally.

Now in its fourteenth year, the Effie Index identifies and ranks the most effective marketers, brands, and agencies by analyzing finalist and winner data from more than fifty Effie Awards competitions covering over 125 markets worldwide. The 2024 rankings reflect a compilation of over 5,000 worldwide Effie winners and finalists determined between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

Every brand and company ranked in the Effie Index has undergone rigorous evaluations of their case studies and work by expert industry judges to prove that their marketing achieved compelling results.

The Effie Index features the most effective Marketers, Brands, Agency Holding Groups, Agency Networks, Agency Offices, and Independent Agencies. These rankings can be filtered by geography and industry sector.

Which companies, either independent or part of larger networks, produced the most effective work in each country and region over the past year? Which agencies, brands and marketers have achieved effectiveness on a global scale? Explore this year's rankings to find out.

Most Effective Marketers

AB InBev, McDonald's, Unilever, PepsiCo, Mondelēz International

Most Effective Marketers 2024

Ranking
Rank Advertiser Points
1 AB InBev 1456
2 McDonald's 1160
3 Unilever 1130
4 PepsiCo 1108
5 Mondelez International 520
Ranking
Rank:
1
Advertiser:
AB InBev
Points:
1456
Rank:
2
Advertiser:
McDonald's
Points:
1160
Rank:
3
Advertiser:
Unilever
Points:
1130
Rank:
4
Advertiser:
PepsiCo
Points:
1108
Rank:
5
Advertiser:
Mondelez International
Points:
520

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Most Effective Brands

McDonald's, Dove, KFC, Samsung, O Boticário

Most Effective Brands 2024

Ranking
Rank Brand Points
1 McDonald's 1116
2 Dove 370
3 KFC 362
4 Samsung 330
5 O Boticário 322
Ranking
Rank:
1
Brand:
McDonald's
Points:
1116
Rank:
2
Brand:
Dove
Points:
370
Rank:
3
Brand:
KFC
Points:
362
Rank:
4
Brand:
Samsung
Points:
330
Rank:
5
Brand:
O Boticário
Points:
322

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Most Effective Agency Holding Groups

Omnicom, WPP, Publicis Groupe, Interpublic Group (IPG), Dentsu

Most Effective Agency Holding Groups 2024

Ranking
Rank Holding Group Points
1 Omnicom 7282
2 WPP 7068
3 Publicis Groupe 5432
4 Interpublic (IPG) 5226
5 Dentsu 1249
Ranking
Rank:
1
Holding Group:
Omnicom
Points:
7282
Rank:
2
Holding Group:
WPP
Points:
7068
Rank:
3
Holding Group:
Publicis Groupe
Points:
5432
Rank:
4
Holding Group:
Interpublic (IPG)
Points:
5226
Rank:
5
Holding Group:
Dentsu
Points:
1249

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Most Effective Agency Networks

Ogilvy, McCann Worldgroup, BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide, VML

Most Effective Agency Networks 2024

Ranking
Rank Agency Network Points
1 Ogilvy 3002
2 McCann Worldgroup 2806
3 BBDO Worldwide 2289
4 DDB Worldwide 2274
5 VML 2075
Ranking
Rank:
1
Agency Network:
Ogilvy
Points:
3002
Rank:
2
Agency Network:
McCann Worldgroup
Points:
2806
Rank:
3
Agency Network:
BBDO Worldwide
Points:
2289
Rank:
4
Agency Network:
DDB Worldwide
Points:
2274
Rank:
5
Agency Network:
VML
Points:
2075

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Most Effective Agency Offices

AlmapBBDO (Saão Paulo, Brazil), Ogilvy (Mumbai, India), Leo Burnett (Mumbai, India), McCann (Gurugram, India), Leo Burnett (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Most Effective Agencies 2024

Ranking
Rank Agency Location Points
1 AlmapBBDO São Paulo, Brazil 779
2 Ogilvy Mumbai, India 578
3 Leo Burnett Mumbai, India 563
4 McCann Gurugram, India 394
5 Leo Burnett Dubai, United Arab Emirates 366
Ranking
Rank:
1
Agency:
AlmapBBDO
Location:
São Paulo, Brazil
Points:
779
Rank:
2
Agency:
Ogilvy
Location:
Mumbai, India
Points:
578
Rank:
3
Agency:
Leo Burnett
Location:
Mumbai, India
Points:
563
Rank:
4
Agency:
McCann
Location:
Gurugram, India
Points:
394
Rank:
5
Agency:
Leo Burnett
Location:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Points:
366

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Most Effective Independent Agencies

Mischief @ No Fixed Address (Brooklyn, NY, United States), ISLA (Mexico City, Mexico), ISLA (Buenos Aires, Argentina), The Womb (Mumbai, India), Soko (São Paulo, Brazil)

Most Effective Independent Agencies 2024

Ranking
Rank Agency Location Points
1 Mischief @ No Fixed Address Brooklyn, NY, United States 348
2 ISLA Mexico City, Mexico 262
3 ISLA Buenos Aires, Argentina 237
4 The Womb Mumbai, India 216
5 Soko São Paulo, Brazil 207
Ranking
Rank:
1
Agency:
Mischief @ No Fixed Address
Location:
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Points:
348
Rank:
2
Agency:
ISLA
Location:
Mexico City, Mexico
Points:
262
Rank:
3
Agency:
ISLA
Location:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Points:
237
Rank:
4
Agency:
The Womb
Location:
Mumbai, India
Points:
216
Rank:
5
Agency:
Soko
Location:
São Paulo, Brazil
Points:
207

Source: www.effieindex.com. © Effie Worldwide

Regional Rankings

The Index can also be analyzed by region and the companies that ranked highest in each region in 2024 are:

Asia Pacific
McDonald's (marketer), McDonald's (brand), WPP (holding group), Ogilvy (agency network), Ogilvy Mumbai (agency office), The Womb (independent agency).

Europe
McDonald's (marketer), McDonald's (brand), WPP (holding group), Publicis (agency network), Ogilvy Athens (agency office), Banda (independent agency).

Latin America
AB InBev (marketer), O Boticário (brand), Omnicom (holding group), BBDO Worldwide (agency network), AlmapBBDO (agency office), ISLA Mexico (independent agency).

Middle East & Africa
AB InBev (marketer), Yas Island (brand), Publicis Groupe (holding group), Leo Burnett Worldwide (agency network), Leo Burnett Dubai (agency office), People of the Internet (independent agency).

North America
McDonald's (marketer), McDonald's (brand), IPG (holding group), McCann Worldgroup (agency network), Mischief @ No Fixed Address (agency office & independent agency).

Additional information about how the rankings are compiled can be found here.