2018 Effie Effectiveness Index: Overview
Since 1968, the Effie Awards have been honoring Ideas that Work globally.
Now in its eighth year, the Global Effie Index identifies and ranks the most effective agencies, marketers and brands by analyzing finalist and winner data from more than forty national & regional Effie Award competitions. The 2018 rankings reflect a compilation of over 3,400 worldwide Effie winners and finalists announced between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
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.
From a progressive campaign for hearing loss awareness in New Zealand to a global beverage brand that demonstrated proven success in over a dozen markets, Effie continues to reward Ideas that Work across the globe.
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 region, country and product category..
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
Unilever retains its title as the most effective global marketer in 2018. It is the fifth time since 2011 that it has held the top spot. PepsiCo, fueled by a strong showing in Latin America, moves up three spots as the second most effective marketer. Nestlé moves to third, while The Coca-Cola Company retains its fourth place ranking. Mars breaks into the top 5 for the first time ever, behind successes in North America and Asia Pacific
Global FMCG companies continue their dominance of the most effective marketer ranking. Procter & Gamble ranks six - falling out of the top five for the first time since 2011. Global brewers AB InBev and Heineken, along with McDonald's and mobile phone leader Vodafone round out the Top 10.
Most Effective Marketers May 2018
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Most Effective Brands
Pepsi moves up three spots to replace Vodafone as the most effective global brand in 2018. Consistently ranked in the top five since 2011, it is the first time that Pepsi holds the top spot. McDonald's jumps up one spot to number two, while Coca-Cola slides to third. Vodafone drops to fourth, with Spanish mobile phone operator, Movistar, returning to the fifth place spot.
A diverse range of industry sectors continue to populate the top 10. Technology giant IBM, along with Chevrolet, MasterCard and fast food leaders KFC and Burger King all rank in the top 10. They are joined by two Colombian beverage brands - Poker from Bavaria Brewery and Sr. Toronjo from Postobón.
Most Effective Brands May 2018
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Most Effective Agency Holding Groups
The top five most effective holding groups remain unchanged from 2017. WPP Group remains the most effective holding company for the seventh consecutive year, followed by Omnicom, IPG, Publicis Groupe and Dentsu.
Most Effective Agency Holding Groups May 2018
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Most Effective Agency Networks
McCann Worldgroup unseats BBDO as the most effective agency network globally in 2018. Consistently ranked in the top five since 2011, it is the first time that McCann holds the top spot. BBDO drops to second with Ogilvy ranking third and DDB ranking fourth. OMD rounds out the top five. This is the first time a media network appears in the top five globally.
Most Effective Agency Networks May 2018
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Most Effective Agency Offices
Sancho BBDO (Bogota) retains its title as the most effective individual agency office in 2018 behind its success for brands like Visa, Sr. Toronjo and Winny, among other regional and global brands. McCann Worldgroup's FP7/DXB (Dubai) moves up one spot to number two followed by MullenLowe Lintas (Mumbai). OMD (Bogota) returns to the top five for the first time since 2013, ranking fourth, while Ogilvy & Mather (Mumbai) rounds out the top five. The top 20 features a globally diverse mix of agencies from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, New Zealand, Peru, Turkey, UAE, and the United States.
Most Effective Agencies May 2018
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Most Effective Independent Agencies
Budapest-based ACG Advertising Agency retains its title as the most effective independent agency for the third year in a row. Madre Buenos Aires moves up three spots to rank second, followed by Kiev-based Kinograf and MINT MENA from Dubai. A second independent agency from Ukraine, Banda Agency (Kiev), rounds out the top five.
Most Effective Independent Agencies May 2018
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Regional Rankings
The Index can also be analyzed by region and the companies that ranked highest in each region in 2017 are:
Asia Pacific Unilever (marketer), a tie between DB Export & Lifebuoy (brand), WPP Group (agency holding group) BBDO Worldwide (agency network), MullenLowe Lintas Group Mumbai (agency) and Special Group in Auckland (independent agency).
Europe Unilever (marketer), Vodafone (brand), WPP Group (agency holding group), McCann Worldgroup (agency network), Mindshare Turkey (agency) and ACG Advertising Agency in Budapest (independent agency).
Latin America PepsiCo (marketer), Pepsi (brand), WPP Group (agency holding group), BBDO Worldwide (agency network), Sancho BBDO - Bogotá (agency) and Madre Buenos Aires (independent agency).
Middle East & Africa Unilever (marketer), Coca-Cola (brand), Interpublic (agency holding group), McCann Worldgroup (agency network), FP7/DXB - Dubai (agency) and MINT MENA - Dubai (independent agency).
North America Mars (marketer), IBM (brand), Interpublic (agency holding group), Ogilvy (agency network), McCann New York (agency) and Droga5 New York (independent agency).