The Golden Net Leo Burnett award was presented by the president of the Slovenian Republic.
Leo Burnett has been recognized as network of the year at the Golden Drum 2012 festival. The prestigious award is presented to the Leo Burnett network for the second year in row. This year, the Golden Drum 2012 awards ceremony was attended by the president of the Slovenian Republic, Dr. Danilo Turk, who presented the Leo Burnett Golden Net award.
All in all this year, Leo Burnett has received 5 Gold and 15 Silver awards: 2 Gold and 11 Silver awards in the single channel categories, including Press, Outdoor, Design of Brand & Corporate Identity, Digital, Mobile and New or Innovative; and a Grand Prix, 3 Gold and 4 Silver awards in the multi channel categories, which included Digital Campaigns, Mobile Campaigns, Public Relations, and Innovative Campaigns.
Leo Burnett Beirut was awarded a Grand Prix in the PR category for their work “A Bet for a National Conscience”. Other offices that contributed to the grand win were Russia, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Lebanon.
Mark Tutssel, the Global Creative Director for Leo Burnett Worldwide, commented: “This is a remarkable creative achievement and confirmation of our creative supremacy in this highly important and competitive region. Warsaw, Moscow, Beirut, Bucharest, Istanbul and Belgrade all contributed to this wonderful win, demonstrating our collective creative prowess. This is the most prestigious creative festival in CEE and I’m glad that, year after year, without fail, we demonstrate high quality creative results and our belief in the power of ideas and creativity”.