MediaCom takes the lead in the Festival of Media LatAm Awards Shortlist

Award winners to be announced at the Festival of Media LatAm Awards event on 6 October 2016 at Turnberry Isle Miami

Miami, Thursday 11 August 2016 – The Shortlist for the Festival of Media LatAm Awards is revealed today http://bit.ly/shortlistEN

MediaCom is shortlisted 24 times with campaigns entered across 13 different categories including Best Communications Strategy, The Effectiveness Award, Best Social Media Campaign and the newly-introduced Best Use of an Influencer. Next on the list is OMD with 15 listings, followed closely by Initiative on 14. The top markets leading the shortlist include Argentina while Brazil and Colombia are in joint second place. Other entrants to make the shortlist include Adsmovil, ESPN, F.biz, and Posterscope Brazil.

The competition represents work from a truly wide range of advertisers such as BBVA, The Coca-Cola Company, Diageo, Grupo Ramos, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, VISA and Volkswagen.

More than 40 judges from leading brands, media agencies, specialist companies and media owners evaluated the quality of the campaigns over the last three weeks. The winners will be decided by a final jury chaired by Jennelle Tilling, CMO for KFC Global. The successful entrants will be revealed at a lively awards evening of celebration and entertainment on 6 October in Miami alongside the two day-long Festival of Media LAtAm conference taking place on 6 -7 October at Turnberry Isle Miami. The conference aims to transform everyday media challenges into solutions with educational, inspiring and innovative content featuring speakers ranging from Telefonica and AOL to Facebook and KFC.

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