Noah’s Ark Communications Limited, Nigeria’s leading creative powerhouse, and one of the most awarded communication agencies in Sub Saharan Africa, has recorded yet another feat as it recently won the 2019 Agency of the Year at the just concluded Pitcher Awards as part of activities marking the 2019 Creativity Week held in Lagos on Friday, March 29, 2019.
The agency carted home 15 individual laurels in 7 different categories of the awards; winning 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze medals to emerge the most decorated agency.
Some of the campaigns that won laurels for the agency include ‘Father’s Day’ for Peak Milk, ‘In-Laws’ campaign for Airtel, ‘Ewa Agoyin’ for Hypo, ‘Portmanteau’ for Airtel, ‘Gele’ for Airtel among other notable campaigns. In the Social Media Innovation category, two campaigns stood out with Three Crowns ad campaign winning the Bronze while In-Laws for Airtel won the Silver. In the Heritage Awards print category, Indomie won a Bronze.
In the Young Pitcher’s Category for Print, the agency’s team of Sodiq Sheu and Mary Ogedengbe emerged winners, which qualifies them to represent Nigeria at the Young Lions contest at the Cannes Lions Festival in France.
Speaking shortly after receiving the awards, the CEO/Chief Creative Officer of the agency, Mr. Lanre Adisa, described the feat as a big recognition and reward for the agency’s contribution to raising the bar of excellence in the advertising industry.
He attributed the feat recorded to the huge support received from the agency’s clients as well as the commitment and hardworking spirit of the agency’s team who work relentlessly to churn out winning ideas.
Adisa, while dedicating the awards to the clients, thanked them for partnering with the agency and giving space for business-building creative ideas to thrive.
He said “We are highly delighted for recording yet another big win. We are proud of the clients we work with. We are grateful to them for providing the necessary support to churn out creative ideas that have won us these awards. To us, this achievement is significant to our quest to change the face of advertising in Nigeria and globally”.
Congratulating the Noah’s Ark team, Adisa stated that the Pitcher Awards is one that deserves the Agency’s deep respect, which confirms and affirms its position as a thought leader in the West Africa sub region and the continent at large.
Also speaking, Executive Creative Director of the agency, Mr. Abolaji Alausa, stated that the multiple awards bestowed on the agency remain a big honour that would spur it to achieve excellence not only in Nigeria but in the global advertising community.
Creativity Week is the Pre-Cannes Lions Festival programme of CHINI Production that brings together professionals and students from all spheres of Marketing Communications in West and Central Africa.
