With the Beat of The Drum

VMLY&R is well represented on the 2023 World Creative Rankings recently released by The Drum. The rankings chart creative performance across the advertising world by tracking how many awards a campaign secures for its client, agency and creative team. 

VMLY&R Global Chief Creative Officer Debbi Vandeven was named one of the top four CCOs in the world, and nearly two dozen VMLY&R creative leaders were recognized as top global creative leaders. 

“Our creative reputation has always been strong, and it has grown exponentially over the past few years,” said Jon Cook, VMLY&R global CEO. “We were recognized as a Top 5 agency globally at Cannes, named a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Creativity & Content, and elevated to a Top 3 placement in North America for both Cannes and Effies. And that’s just a fraction of our recent accomplishments. Thank you, Debbi, for all you have done and are doing to lead us creatively.”

VMLY&R ranked No. 6 in the world, and WPP was honored as the No. 1 holding company.

The Drum highlighted the top advertising offices in the world by market. We are thrilled to have seven of our offices included in the Top 70 global offices in The Drum ranking.

• #22 VMLY&R New York 
• #32 Scholz & Friends Berlin
• #54 VMLY&R Italy 
• #60 VMLY&R India 
• #61 VMLY&R Commerce
• #70 VMLY&R Brazil 
• #70 VMLY&R Kansas City 

Other agencies, work and people awarded include:

APAC Agencies 

• #11 VMLY&R India 

EMEA Agencies 

• #21 VMLY&R Italy 
• #26 VMLY&R Commerce
• #72 VMLY&R Johannesburg 
• #90 VMLY&R Warsaw 

U.S. Agencies

• #10 VMLY&R New York 
• #20 VMLY&R Kansas City 
• #68 VMLY&R Chicago

Campaigns

• #14 I Will Always Be Me, VMLY&R New York  
• #30 Rockin’ Mamas, VMLY&R Italy 
• #59 The Killer Pack, VMLY&R India 
• #79 Smart Fill, VMLY&R Commerce
• #95 Los Santos +3°C, VMLY&R Brazil 

Chief Creative Officers

• #4 Debbi Vandeven, VMLY&R
• #23 Jason Xenopoulos, VMLY&R
• #24 John Godsey, VMLY&R U.S.
• #38 Wayne Best, VMLY&R U.S.
• #40 Matthias Spaetgens, Scholz & Friends
• #49 Allison Pierce, VMLY&R U.S. 
• #57 Manuel Borde, VMLY&R Commerce 
• #76 Mukund Olety, VMLY&R India
• #93 Rafael Pitanguy, VMLY&R

Executive Creative Directors

• #29 Niraj Zaveri, VMLY&R
• #29 Justin Ebert, VMLY&R
• #52 McKay Hathaway, VMLY&R
• #81 Beto Rogoski, VMLY&R Brazil

Creative Directors

• #43 Tal Shub, VMLY&R U.S.
• #43 Carlos Pabon, VMLY&R U.S.
• #59 Christoph Schlossnikel, Scholz & Friends
• #59 Olivier Nowak, Scholz & Friends

Art Directors

• #61 Lorenzo Croci, VMLY&R Italy
• #77 Harish Jadhav, VMLY&R India 
• #99 Fabio Rodrigues, VMLY&R Health  

Copywriters

• #32 Alannah Stritch, Scholz & Friends
• #51 Riccardo Baita, VMLY&R Italy
• #64 Mahesh Ambaliya, VMLY&R India
• #69 Ipsita Barik, VMLY&R India
• #69 Ajinkya Shindgikar, VMLY&R India
• #78 Emily Friedman, VMLY&R U.S.