ABOUT AKQA COMPANY DESCRIPTION
MANAGEMENT TEAM
AKQA is a global marketing agency that uses
CEO: Tom Bedecarré
innovative ideas and technology to deliver results for
Chairman: Ajaz Ahmed
the world’s leading brands. Our agency was ranked in
President, Interactive Advertising: Kate Everett-Thorp
the Top Five interactive agencies by Advertising Age,
MD, Washington D.C.: Jason Whiting
named 2004 Creative Agency of the Year by OMMA
MD, Europe: Michael de Kare-Silver
Magazine and twice recognized as the “Most Respected Agency” by New Media Age.
CLIENTS
For more than a decade, AKQA has been recognized
3M
as a pioneer and innovator, providing marketing,
Accenture
digital product design and e-commerce solutions to
AOL
clients.
Atom Shockwave BMW
SERVICES
The Body Shop Boston Scientific
INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING SERVICES
British Council
Strategic consulting, consumer insights, creative
Coca-Cola Company
development, rich media design, media planning and
Domino’s
buying, ad serving, campaign analysis and
Estée Lauder
optimization, customer targeting, search engine
Gap
optimization, strategic partnerships and email
Grohe
marketing.
InterContinental Hotels London Stock Exchange
EMERGING MEDIA SERVICES
Levi Strauss
Kiosk, iTV, mobile, wireless, digital POS, in-store
Macromedia
digital marketing, advergaming, podcasting, gamelet,
Microsoft
in-flight entertainment.
MSN TV Nestlé
WEB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Nike
Strategic consulting, branding, web user interface and
Nikon
visual design, content development, technology
Norwich Union
services, quality assurance, web analytics and
Orange
customer satisfaction research.
Palm Pinnacle Systems
INTEGRATED MARKETING SERVICES
Real Living
Print and broadcast advertising, sales promotion and
Sainsbury’s
collateral materials, corporate identity and design
Samsung
materials, branding and naming strategy, offline direct
Smithsonian
marketing, special events and sports marketing.
UGS Unilever U.S. Department of Education Visa USA Vitaminwater Xbox Yell.com
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ABOUT AKQA AWARDS & RECOGNITION
LOCATIONS
CREATIVITY’S FIRST-EVER
SAN FRANCISCO
INTERACTIVE AGENCY OF THE YEAR: AKQA
118 King Street, 6th Floor
Ad Age’s Creativity, Dec ‘05/Jan ‘06
San Francisco, CA 94107 1 415 645-9400
TOP FIVE AGENCY TO WATCH: AKQA Adweek, February 2005
WASHINGTON D.C. The Powerhouse
BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN: ORANGE WEDNESDAYS
3255 Grace Street NW
Revolution Magazine, March 2005
Washington D.C. 20007 1 202 551-9900
AGENCY OF THE YEAR: AKQA BtoB Magazine, March 2005
NEW YORK 135 Spring Street, 6th Floor
CREATIVE AGENCY OF THE YEAR: AKQA
New York, NY 10012
OMMA Magazine (Mediapost), January 2005
1 212 989-2572
...and many more including Cannes Cyber Lion, Clio,
LONDON
D&AD and Communication Arts.
1 St. John’s Lane London EC1M 4BL
EMPLOYEES
+44 (0)20 7780 4786
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SINGAPORE 1 Liang Seah Street #02 - 05
PRESS CONTACTS
Singapore 189022 65 6333 5115
MOLLY PARSLEY (U.S.) Marketing & PR Manager 1 415 645-9473 molly.parsley@akqa.com
NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS ANDREW O’DELL (U.S.)
KATE HANSON (EUROPE)
Senior Vice President
PR Manager
1 415 645-9548
+44 (0)20 7087 2883
andrew.odell@akqa.com WILLIAM LIDSTONE (EUROPE) Director of Business Development +44 (0)20 7780 4798 william.lidstone@akqa.com
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