Leo Burnett Worldwide Named Cristal's "Network of the Year"

Leo Burnett Worldwide was crowned as “Network of the Year” at the 2013 Global Cristal Awards in the French Alps. The network picked up a remarkable 40 prestigious Cristal Awards - one Grand Prix, nine Gold, 10 Silver, 19 Bronze and one Special Award in Film. This exceptional creative performance follows hot on the heels of being honored as "Network of the Year" at the 2013 International EPICA Advertising Awards last month in Paris.

"Back to back 'Network of the Year' titles to end the year is a truly outstanding achievement and a testament to the incredible talent that resides in this global network,” said Mark Tutssel, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide.

Leo Burnett Paris picked up the highly coveted Grand Prix in Press for the remarkable Jeep campaign "Boat, Motorbike, Horse Float", and two Golds for Le Trefle "Emma" in Film, and Jeep in Outdoor. Other Gold wins for major campaigns included Leo Burnett Sao Paulo’s ABTO “Bentley Burial”, New York’s Village Voice “8 Million Protagonists”, Sydney/Chicago’s Coca-Cola “Small World Machines” and Beirut’s Chateau Ksara “The Original Story.”

Thirteen global offices contributed to this outstanding performance - Paris, Beirut, New York, Sao Paulo, Dubai, Cairo, Moscow, Sydney, Istanbul, Oslo, Milan, Chicago and Buenos Aires. Wins for major clients included Chrysler, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Virgin and P&G.

About Leo Burnett: Leo Burnett Worldwide, part of Publicis Groupe, is one of the world’s largest agency networks with 98 offices and nearly 10,000 employees. In 2013, the global network was named “Most Awarded Network” by the International ANDY Awards and received “Network of the Year” nods from Dubai Lynx, AdFest, Kinsale Sharks, EPICA and the Cristal Awards. A HumanKind communications company, Leo Burnett Worldwide has a simple and singular approach: put a brand’s purpose at the center of communications to truly connect with people. Leo Burnett works with some of the world’s most valuable brands including The Coca-Cola Company, Fiat, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Nintendo, P&G, Samsung and Tata among others. To learn more about Leo Burnett Worldwide visit our site, Facebook page and follow us via @leoburnett.

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