OMD wins 11 awards at 2016 Festival of Media MENA in Dubai

Marketing performance company OMD recently received 11 awards, including Agency Network of the Year, at the Festival of Media MENA Awards 2016 in Dubai, which recognizes the best in media thinking throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Gold trophies were given to OMD, a global media network that is part of Omnicom Media Group, for its launch campaign of Cheetos and to OMD Egypt for its experiential campaign for Chipsy. OMD Cairo's campaign for Sting was also a gold winner in the Effectiveness Award category.

Silver trophies went to OMD Cairo for its launch campaign for Sting and OMD Egypt for its smart use of data in its campaign for the Misr El Kheir Development Foundation.

Bronze trophies were presented to OMD for its work for Lay's in the categories of Best Launch Campaign and Best Targeted Campaign, its work for Cheetos in the categories of Best Social Media Strategy and Twitter Live Marketing, its work for Visa Cards in the Best Use of Mobile category and its work for Pepsi in the Best Use of YouTube category.

"These accolades are a testament to all the hard work that our teams put into their clients' campaigns, highlighting their commitment and dedication to both excellence and innovation," Omnicom Media Group MENA CEO Elie Khouri said. "Therefore, a huge congratulations goes to OMD UAE and OMD Egypt for these superb wins and for always striving to exceed our clients' expectations."