New Car Review Areas


General Car Topics

Leo Burnett Detroit Earns Top Honors for Pontiac and Cadillac Campaigns at the 2006 EFFIE Awards


June 2006
 Filed under: PONTIAC Car News | PONTIAC Headlines

- LB Detroit's Pontiac Campaign a Top Six Finalist for the Grand EFFIE
- Agency is Only Detroit Winner at EFFIEs This Year

TROY, Mich., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Leo Burnett Detroit was one of the most awarded agencies of the night and the only Detroit agency to win awards at the 38th annual Effie Awards in New York City on June 7. EFFIE (http://www.effie.org/ ) is the global benchmark for marketing and advertising communications effectiveness in the industry, and recognizes campaigns that produce results.
Read more about the Effie Awards at: http://www.effie.org/

Leo Burnett Detroit won two Gold EFFIEs, the highest honor in the award categories. The first was for the Pontiac Solstice Launch: Apprentice campaign (which was also a Grand EFFIE finalist) and the second for the Pontiac G6 Launch campaign.

"We're extremely excited about the EFFIE wins, especially because they recognize advertising that works," said Jim Moore, president at Leo Burnett Detroit. "It's nice to have a creative campaign, but marketers are paying their agencies to sell products and services, which is the ultimate measure of marketing success. Winning EFFIES for two of our GM clients, Cadillac and Pontiac, makes us especially proud and shows our versatility as an agency."

Leo Burnett Detroit's complete EFFIE awards tally is as follows:

Gold Award and Grand EFFIE Finalist

* Pontiac Solstice Launch: Apprentice Campaign (New Product or Service Introduction category)

Leo Burnett Detroit; Digitas; GM Planworks

Gold and Yahoo! Purple Chair Awards for Media Strategy
* Pontiac G6 Launch Campaign (Media Strategy category)
Leo Burnett Detroit; GM Planworks (Detroit); Vigilante (New York)

Silver
* Cadillac "Under Five: Campaign (Automobiles & Vehicles category)

Leo Burnett (Detroit and Chicago offices), Arc Worldwide (Chicago) and GM Planworks

Bronze
* Cadillac "Under Five" Campaign (Media Strategy category)

Leo Burnett (Detroit and Chicago); GM Planworks (Detroit) and Arc Worldwide (Chicago)

Leo Burnett USA was the most awarded agency overall at the EFFIE Awards for a fifth consecutive year, earning 16 EFFIEs by its Chicago, Detroit and Toronto offices.

In addition to the Pontiac Solstice Launch: Apprentice campaign, the other five Grand EFFIE finalists (and top scoring Gold EFFIE winners) included Grand EFFIE winner The Campaign for Real Beauty created by Ogilvy & Mather Chicago for Unilever's Dove brand; Bathroom Moments, created by DDB New York for Georgia-Pacific Corporation's Angel Soft; Raising the Bar, created by BBDO North America for Cingular; Showerhead Campaign created by Fallon Worldwide for Holiday Inn Express and Working with Monkeys, created by Cramer-Krasselt for CareerBuilder.com.

About Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett's Detroit office creates advertising and integrated marketing communications programs for clients including Cadillac, Pontiac, GM Service and Parts Operations, GM Powertrain in the US. Global management of GM brands from the Detroit office includes Chevrolet in more than 45 countries, Cadillac in 26 countries, and HUMMER in 12 countries.

Founded in Chicago in 1935 with eight employees and three clients, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. today operates a global network of over 200 operating units including a variety of specialty marketing services and 94 full-service advertising agencies in 82 countries. Leo Burnett helps build many of the world's most valuable brands and successful marketers, including McDonald's, Disney, Procter & Gamble, Marlboro, Altoids, Heinz, Kellogg and Nintendo. The world's eighth largest agency network (as ranked by Advertising Age in April 2005), Leo Burnett Worldwide ( http://www.leoburnett.com/ ) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Publicis Groupe ( http://www.publicis.com/ ).

Source: Leo Burnett Detroit

Latest PONTIAC Headlines

Latest Car News

All images courtesy of and copyright their respective manufacturers, unless otherwise indicated. They may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any way without the express written permission of their respective owners. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Model news and specifications are presented as provided by manufacturer, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of DIGIADS. No warranty is made by DIGIADS with respect to the accuracy or timeliness of the information contained herein.